Financial Stress · Ohio
Ohio — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 88 of 88 Ohio counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 54.2. Montgomery, OH has the highest score at 80.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · Ohio
How does Ohio compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), Ohio ranks #16 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 54.2 is 3% above the national average FSI of 52.6.
Within the Midwest, Ohio has the highest financial stress score; the next-most-stressed states are Michigan (53.2) and Indiana (52.0).
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in Ohio ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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