OHIO'S WELL-BEING DASHBOARD
Even within Ohio, there can be notable variation in poverty trends at the local level. Chang- es in employment opportunities, educational options, and other factors can be indicators that poverty is becoming more of a concern in a county. In an effort to address this, the Ohio Well-Being Dashboard was developed with the goal of using county-level indicators to determine whether concerning trends are taking place in the counties in Ohio.

This approach examines four socioeconomic and poverty indicators, and how a given county is performing in relation to the state as a whole and the county’s performance in the previous year. The four indicators represent major areas that reflect social and economic well-being that are tracked yearly at the county level and include:
• Poverty rate
• Unemployment rate
• Percentage of students receiving Free and Reduced-Price Lunches from schools
• Four-year high school graduation rates

These measures were chosen because they each gauge a slightly different aspect of a county’s economic health, with graduation rates and unemployment rates likely to be early indicators of socioeconomic troubles. The four components factor into the county’s score equally and reflect two means of comparison: how the county’s data compares to that of the state average, and how the county’s change from the previous year compares to the state’s change from the previous year. Each “point” awarded to a county indicates that they performed notably worse in the comparison.

The metrics included on this page come from our State of Poverty Report, pages 47-48, which you can find HERE

Level One: Indicates that a county has no metrics that are significantly worse in the comparisons.

Level Two: Indicates that a county has one metric which is significantly worse in the comparisons.

Level Three: Indicates that a county has 2-3 metrics which are significantly worse in the comparisons.

Level Four: Indicates that a county has four or more metrics are significantly worse in the comparisons.

Agency Directory: Based on County Level
LEVEL ONE (L1)
Butler County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Clermont County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Columbiana County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Cuyahoga County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Fairfield County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Franklin County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Fulton County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Geauga County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Greene County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Hancock County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Henry County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Holmes County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Knox County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Licking County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Lorain County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Madison County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Marion County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Medina County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Morrow County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Paulding County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Pickaway County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Portage County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Preble County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Richland County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Seneca County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Shelby County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Stark County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Tuscarawas County | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Warren | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

Wayne | L1
Total Well-Being Score: 0

LEVEL TWO (L2)
Allen County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Ashland County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Auglaize County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Brown County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Carroll County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Champaign County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Clinton County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Darke County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Defiance County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Delaware County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Erie County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Fayette County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Hamilton County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Highland County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Lake County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Logan County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Mercer County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Miami County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Montgomery County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Muskingum County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Ottawa County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Perry County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Putnam County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Ross County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Sandusky County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Summit County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Union County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Van Wert County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Williams County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Wood County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

Wyandot County | L2
Total Well-Being Score: 1

LEVEL THREE (L3)
Athens County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Belmont County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Clark County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Coshocton County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Crawford County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Gallia County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Guernsey County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Hardin County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Harrison County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Hocking County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Huron County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Lawrence County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Lucas County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Meigs County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Monroe County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Scioto County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

Trumbull County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 3

Washington County | L3
Total Well-Being Score: 2

LEVEL FOUR (L4)
Adams County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Ashtabula County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Jackson County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Jefferson County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Mahoning County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Morgan County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Noble County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Pike County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Vinton County | L4
Total Well-Being Score: 4

Metrics Guide

Level One (L1): Indicates that a county has no metrics that are significantly worse in the comparisons.

Level Two (L2): Indicates that a county has one metric which is significantly worse in the comparisons.

Level Three (L3): Indicates that a county has 2-3 metrics which are significantly worse in the comparisons.

Level Four (L4): Indicates that a county has four or more metrics are significantly worse in the comparisons.