Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Ohio (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 8.86%. Among all Ohio counties, Holmes County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (43.44%), followed by Vinton County (19.76%), and Adams County (16.33%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Ohio counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Ohio counties.

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Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Holmes County
Vinton County
Adams County
Highland County
Fayette County
Coshocton County
Morgan County
Noble County
Gallia County
Pike County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Holmes County 43.44
2 Vinton County 19.76
3 Adams County 16.33
4 Highland County 16.27
5 Fayette County 15.75
6 Coshocton County 15.72
7 Morgan County 15.31
8 Noble County 14.98
9 Gallia County 14.91
10 Pike County 14.88
11 Meigs County 14.87
12 Guernsey County 14.13
13 Scioto County 14.02
14 Wayne County 13.92
15 Ashtabula County 13.61
16 Brown County 13.28
17 Pickaway County 12.81
18 Jackson County 12.55
19 Hocking County 11.89
20 Madison County 11.65
21 Tuscarawas County 11.63
22 Harrison County 11.62
23 Richland County 11.55
24 Clark County 11.26
25 Ross County 11.21
26 Perry County 11.16
27 Lawrence County 11.05
28 Morrow County 11.04
29 Trumbull County 10.79
30 Columbiana County 10.49
31 Shelby County 10.38
32 Ashland County 10.32
33 Carroll County 10.28
34 Paulding County 10.26
35 Muskingum County 10.18
36 Monroe County 10.16
37 Marion County 10.06
38 Huron County 10.05
39 Crawford County 9.97
40 Lucas County 9.84
41 Hardin County 9.55
42 Clermont County 9.46
43 Geauga County 9.41
44 Cuyahoga County 9.28
45 Lorain County 9.10
46 Athens County 9.08
47 Montgomery County 8.97
48 Allen County 8.85
49 Champaign County 8.81
50 Clinton County 8.79
51 Darke County 8.73
52 Preble County 8.65
53 Washington County 8.60
54 Mahoning County 8.57
55 Franklin County 8.54
56 Belmont County 8.48
56 Butler County 8.48
57 Williams County 8.31
58 Knox County 8.26
59 Erie County 8.10
60 Hamilton County 8.06
61 Defiance County 7.89
62 Stark County 7.70
63 Ottawa County 7.64
64 Portage County 7.60
65 Sandusky County 7.41
66 Summit County 7.38
67 Jefferson County 7.28
68 Logan County 7.19
69 Licking County 7.17
70 Van Wert County 7.12
71 Mercer County 7.09
72 Seneca County 6.98
73 Lake County 6.96
74 Fulton County 6.89
75 Miami County 6.82
76 Hancock County 6.56
77 Fairfield County 6.45
78 Henry County 6.43
79 Wyandot County 6.37
80 Auglaize County 6.32
81 Greene County 5.98
82 Union County 5.64
83 Putnam County 5.42
84 Warren County 5.40
85 Wood County 5.04
86 Medina County 4.93
87 Delaware County 2.79