County · Ohio

Allen County, Ohio

Allen County, Ohio has a quality-of-life score of 55 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #1,426 of 3,143 US counties. Within Ohio it ranks #42 of 88 counties. It ranks best on average commute time (low), access to exercise opportunities (high) and social associations (high). It ranks worst on mental health care shortage (high), property crime rate (high) and comfortable days (low).

55Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #1,426 of 3,143 counties
Ohio: #42 of 88 in OH
Population: 100,881 (2025)
Land area: 403 mi²
Density: 250.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 39003

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 80 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety17#2,572/3,096
Economy47#1,667/3,143
Housing79#661/3,140
Health32#2,128/3,144
Healthcare66#1,079/3,143
Environment30#2,173/3,108
Education58#1,315/3,144
Infrastructure82#571/3,144
Community58#1,307/3,144
Leisure & amenities63#1,165/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Allen County, Ohio ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Average commute time · low18.7 min
87/100Ohio 23.4 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Access to exercise opportunities · high86.3%
85/100Ohio 84.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Social associations · high16.3 /10k
85/100Ohio 10.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Rent-burdened households · low41.0%
82/100Ohio 45.9%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Reading scores · high3.21
80/100Ohio 3.06United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Mental health providers · high329 /100k
80/100Ohio 371 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Weaknesses

Mental health care shortage · high19.0
7/100Ohio 12.2United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Property crime rate · high1,927 /100k
9/100Ohio 1,429 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation
Comfortable days · low22.9%
9/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Violent crime rate · high438 /100k
11/100Ohio 276 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation
Depression · high28.2%
13/100Ohio 26.2%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Preventable hospital stays · high3,804 /100k
18/100Ohio 3,269 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 47% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+47 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
73.5% (2010 & 2021) → 86.3% (2022 & 2024)
+13 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
30.5 /100k (2021) → 13.9 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−54%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
6.8 /1k (2020) → 10.4 /1k (2025)
+52%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
PharmaciesWorsening
2.1 /10k (2020) → 1.1 /10k (2025)
−47%5 yearsUS 1.9 /10k → 1.8 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Allen County, Ohio improved on 13 of 33 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 15 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Suicides−39%29.4 /100k → 17.9 /100k
Homicides−63%16.6 /100k → 6.2 /100k
Rent burden−5.5 points46.4% → 41.0%
Unemployment−3.7 points8.5% → 4.8%
Rent / income−2.1 points28.6% → 26.5%

Declined3

Pharmacies−47%2.1 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Violent crime+29%341 /100k → 438 /100k
Price / income+0.4×2.2× → 2.6×

All 33 measures

Change of every measure of Allen County, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.4 /10k2020	3.8 /10k2025	+9.9%	Within the margin of error	59%
Average commute time	19.7 min2015-2019	18.7 min2020-2024	−1.0 min	Within the margin of error	78%
Average weekly wage	$9412020	$1,1622025	+23%	Improved	47%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%2015-2019	20.1%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Broadband subscriptions	81.0%2015-2019	88.8%2020-2024	+7.7 points	Improved	29%
Child poverty rate	19.6%2019	18.2%2024	−1.4 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Distance to an airport	57 mi2020	60 mi2025	+3 mi	Little change	2%
Drug overdose deaths	31.3 /100k2020	13.9 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−56%	Improved	82%
Effective property tax rate	1.29%2015-2019	1.06%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	80%
Firearm deaths	27.4 /100k2020	17.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−35%	Within the margin of error	91%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+15%	Within the margin of error	83%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	+10%	Within the margin of error	65%
High school diploma or higher	90.3%2015-2019	92.5%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Within the margin of error	58%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	2.6×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	53%
Homicide rate	16.6 /100k2020	6.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−63%	Improved	80%
Income adjusted for local prices	$48,0212019	$62,5262024	+30%	Improved	40%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4332015-2019	0.4402020-2024	+0.007	Within the margin of error	42%
Median household income	$58,2712019	$67,6772024	+16%	Improved	12%
New business applications	6.8 /1k2020	10.4 /1k2025	+52%	Improved	60%
Pharmacies	2.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−47%	Declined	8%
Poverty rate	12.9%2019	14.8%2024	+1.9 points	Within the margin of error	8%
Property crime rate	2,203 /100k2020	1,927 /100k2025	−13%	Improved	18%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+18%	Within the margin of error	95%
Public transit commuters	0.7%2015-2019	0.4%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Rent as share of income	28.6%2015-2019	26.5%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Improved	77%
Rent-burdened households	46.4%2015-2019	41.0%2020-2024	−5.5 points	Improved	80%
Restaurants and bars	7.1 /10k2020	7.8 /10k2025	+9.5%	Within the margin of error	73%
Students per teacher	17.1×2019	15.9×2024	−1.2×	Improved	69%
Suicide rate	29.4 /100k2020	17.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−39%	Improved	94%
Traffic deaths	10.5 /100k2015-2019	13.4 /100k2020-2024	+28%	Within the margin of error	26%
Unemployment rate	8.5%2020	4.8%2025	−3.7 points	Improved	77%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.6%2019	7.1%2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Violent crime rate	341 /100k2020	438 /100k2025	+29%	Declined	16%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Allen County, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Allen County, Ohio in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Allen County, Ohio itself moved +2.9 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

101,348 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

101,348 residents

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

White79%80,069
Black9.6%9,703
Hispanic or Latino3.6%3,682
Asian0.9%942
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%†265
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%†10
Other or two or more races6.6%6,677

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+3.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

68,305 residents (±59)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma7.4%5,089
High school or GED40%27,637
Some college21%14,202
Associate degree11%7,645
Bachelor's degree12%8,371
Graduate degree7.8%5,361

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−2.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

41,295 households (±415)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k18%7,316
$25k–50k22%8,924
$50k–75k18%7,566
$75k–100k14%5,805
$100k–150k17%7,052
$150k–200k5.6%2,312
$200k or more5.6%2,320

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−5.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

41,295 households (±415)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Own68%27,952
Rent32%13,343

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

12,681 households (±695)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75031%3,876
$750–1,00030%3,767
$1,000–1,50034%4,292

Home values

27,952 homes (±729)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k43%11,967
$150k–250k33%9,116
$250k–400k17%4,887

Age of homes

44,791 homes (±99)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later4.3%1,932
2000–20096.5%2,931
1980–199916%7,192

Size of homes

44,791 homes (±99)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio1.4%†628
1 bedroom7.7%3,450
2 bedrooms24%10,544

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

44,960 workers (±891)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone83%37,243
Carpool8.9%3,985
Public transit0.4%†194
Walk1.2%546
Bike0.4%†164
Work from home4.8%2,171
Other1.5%†657

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−3.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

42,789 workers (±894)

Allen County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min42%17,940
15–29 min39%16,858
30–44 min12%4,996

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Lima, OH

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Allen County has 2,239 employer establishments, 222 for every 10,000 residents (0.89× the US rate of 248; 1.03× Ohio's), with 44,251 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,858. The Census Bureau also counts 6,332 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,239; 6,332 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 222; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 44,251
Average annual pay: $52,858; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Allen County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	178	17.7	0.96×About typical	4,490	$17,013	18
Ambulatory health care services	168	16.7	0.80×Fewer than typical	3,182	$68,499	292
Specialty trade contractors	126	12.5	0.81×About typical	1,514	$65,834	442
Religious organizations	104	10.3	1.86×More than typical	795	$22,562	—
Limited-service restaurants	96	9.5	1.19×About typical	2,409	$15,318	12
Automotive repair and maintenance	61	6.1	1.20×About typical	384	$43,487	95
Full-service restaurants	58	5.8	0.75×Fewer than typical	1,635	$21,020	6
Lessors of real estate	56	5.6	0.45×Fewer than typical	163	$34,301	727
Offices of physicians	53	5.3	0.81×About typical	947	$125,706	63
Services to buildings and dwellings	48	4.8	0.71×Fewer than typical	463	$29,054	433
Construction of buildings	45	4.5	0.59×Fewer than typical	256	$51,813	219
Clothing and accessories stores	42	4.2	1.15×About typical	458	$19,007	82

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 100,810 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $11.1M on contracts performed in Allen County, Ohio: $110 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $11.1M; +7.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $110; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.3%; US 30%
Single offer: 4.1%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$8.3M75%
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.7M

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $642.2M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Allen County, Ohio: $6,366 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $642.2M; −2.3% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,366; US $12,955
Loan face value: $37.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$392.1M61%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$59.1M9.2%

Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Allen County, Ohio compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Allen County, Ohio
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2017	$11.15	$1,436
FY2018	$534	$1,552
FY2019	$465	$1,654
FY2020	$822	$1,880
FY2021	$818	$1,810
FY2022	$383	$1,917
FY2023	$469	$2,079
FY2024	$96.45	$2,047
FY2025	$102	$2,165
FY2026	$110 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2017	$0.48	$93.28
FY2018	$0.04	$105
FY2019	$0	$128
FY2020	$31.60	$145
FY2021	$40.45	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$1,524	$5,748
FY2022	$732	$5,221
FY2023	$885	$5,364
FY2024	$514	$5,501
FY2025	$412	$5,732
FY2026	$440

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$158	$298
FY2022	$218	$357
FY2023	$210	$301
FY2024	$218	$319
FY2025	$155	$360
FY2026	$247

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$166	$239
FY2022	$155	$185
FY2023	$157	$229
FY2024	$178	$229
FY2025	$178	$249
FY2026	$144

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$150	$2,304
FY2022	$60.32	$2,197
FY2023	$129	$2,274
FY2024	$138	$2,267
FY2025	$88.69	$2,397
FY2026	$69.62

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Allen County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$791	$1,186
FY2022	$175	$465
FY2023	$32.70	$76.52
FY2024	$11.50	$120
FY2025	$63.22	$148
FY2026	$112

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Allen County, Ohio
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Allen County, Ohio and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	−0.7%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Federal contracts · FY2018

$534 per resident in FY2018, against an earlier average of $11.15 (48× that).

Compared with 15 similar counties

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/39003

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Allen County, Ohio is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jim JordanR-OH-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 3.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

The metro or micro area Allen County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Lima, OH51Central county

Cities and towns in Allen County

Places whose residents live mostly in Allen County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Year

Allen County, Ohio

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

−0.6 points

−0.3 points

−0.8 points to +0.8 points

Year −2

−0.2 points

−1.2 points

−2.7 points to +0.8 points

Year −1

0.0 points

0.0 points to 0.0 points

Year 0

−1.2 points

−1.0 points

−3.1 points to +2.2 points

Year +1

−2.3 points

−0.6 points

−3.0 points to +5.0 points

Year +2

−5.8 points

−6.2 points

−11.3 points to +0.1 points

Year

Allen County, Ohio

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

Year

Allen County, Ohio

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

Year

Allen County, Ohio

Comparison counties (average)

Range of comparison counties

Year −3

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	−4.2%	−4.2%
2015	−2.6%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.2%	+3.3%
2018	+7.0%	+6.8%
2019	+9.2%	+10.5%
2020	+15.7%	+19.4%
2021	+20.2%	+26.1%
2022	+26.0%	+30.6%
2023	+32.2%	+35.0%
2024	+39.1%	+41.0%
2025	+42.9%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	−5.6%	−5.5%
2015	−2.3%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.5%	+4.1%
2018	+8.0%	+8.9%
2019	+11.1%	+13.5%
2020	+20.9%	+20.8%
2021	+29.6%	+32.1%
2022	+30.9%	+35.4%
2023	+39.1%	+42.9%
2024	+44.5%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	0.6/1k	3.3/1k
2015	0.7/1k	3.7/1k
2016	0.7/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.2/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.8/1k	4.1/1k
2019	1.9/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.7/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.2/1k	5.2/1k
2022	1.1/1k	5.0/1k
2023	0.8/1k	4.5/1k
2024	1.0/1k	4.3/1k
2025	1.6/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	−9.0%	−6.9%
2015	+2.9%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+7.1%	+4.7%
2018	+5.0%	+7.5%
2019	+21.6%	+14.0%
2020	+9.7%	+16.9%
2021	+9.6%	+21.0%
2022	+26.0%	+29.7%
2023	+37.0%	+34.9%
2024	+41.2%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	−8.1% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−3.9% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+5.4% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+11.3% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+18.1% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+33.5% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+45.6% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+61.1% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+67.8% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+76.5% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+88.8% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	5.8%	6.2%
2015	4.9%	5.3%
2016	5.0%	4.9%
2017	4.9%	4.4%
2018	4.4%	3.9%
2019	4.0%	3.7%
2020	8.5%	8.1%
2021	5.9%	5.4%
2022	4.2%	3.7%
2023	3.8%	3.6%
2024	4.5%	4.0%
2025	4.8%	4.3%

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	18.0%	15.5%
2015	15.5%	14.7%
2016	15.5%	14.0%
2017	15.2%	13.4%
2018	14.4%	13.1%
2019	12.9%	12.3%
2020	12.9%	11.9%
2021	15.3%	12.8%
2022	12.9%	12.6%
2023	14.1%	12.5%
2024	14.8%	12.1%

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2015	—	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	—	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	—	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	—	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	—	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	—	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	—	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	—	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	—	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	— (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	— (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	10.0%	13.5%
2015	7.4%	10.9%
2016	7.2%	10.0%
2017	7.7%	10.2%
2018	7.4%	10.4%
2019	7.6%	10.8%
2020	8.4%	10.4%
2021	8.2%	10.2%
2022	6.8%	9.5%
2023	6.8%	9.5%
2024	7.1%	9.8%

Calendar years	Allen County, Ohio	United States
2014	4.0/1k	8.5/1k
2015	4.4/1k	8.7/1k
2016	4.4/1k	9.1/1k
2017	4.9/1k	9.8/1k
2018	5.0/1k	10.7/1k
2019	5.2/1k	10.6/1k
2020	6.8/1k	13.1/1k
2021	9.3/1k	16.2/1k
2022	8.1/1k	15.1/1k
2023	8.8/1k	16.2/1k
2024	7.9/1k	15.4/1k
2025	10.4/1k	16.6/1k

Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined3

Counties like Allen County, Ohio five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 15 similar counties

Representation in Congress

House

Senate

Metro area

Cities and towns in Allen County

Neighboring counties

Similar counties

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined3

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

House

Senate

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 15 similar counties

Top buying agencies

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Jumps not compared

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards