County · Ohio

Butler County, Ohio

Butler County, Ohio has a quality-of-life score of 55 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #1,403 of 3,143 US counties. Within Ohio it ranks #39 of 88 counties. It ranks best on mental health care shortage (low), drought exposure (low) and flu vaccinations (high). It ranks worst on median Air Quality Index (high), comfortable days (low) and high ozone days (high).

55Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #1,403 of 3,143 counties
Ohio: #39 of 88 in OH
Population: 400,128 (2025)
Land area: 467 mi²
Density: 857.7 /mi²
FIPS code: 39017

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.

Safety67#1,030/3,096
Economy64#1,136/3,143
Housing30#2,189/3,140
Health53#1,483/3,144
Healthcare85#463/3,143
Environment6#2,907/3,108
Education58#1,306/3,144
Infrastructure89#348/3,144
Community37#1,986/3,144
Leisure & amenities44#1,751/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Mental health care shortage · low0.0
96/100Ohio 12.2United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Drought exposure · low2%
92/100Ohio 11%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA
Flu vaccinations · high51.0%
91/100Ohio 48.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Distance to an emergency room · low3.9 mi
90/100Ohio 5.1 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Traffic deaths · low8.2 /100k
90/100Ohio 10.6 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional data
Average weekly wage · high$1,293
88/100Ohio $1,313United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Weaknesses

Median Air Quality Index · high55
2/1002025U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Comfortable days · low22.0%
3/100Ohio 23.4%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
High ozone days · high5 days
4/100Ohio 3 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high9.1 µg/m³
5/100Ohio 8.5 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Students per teacher · high18.6×
5/100Ohio 16.8×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education Statistics
Public libraries · low0.3 /10k
11/100Ohio 0.7 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library Services

Trends

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

High ozone daysWorsening
3 days (2017) → 5 days (2022)
+67%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Drug overdose deathsImproving
49.3 /100k (2021) → 21.1 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−57%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
21.1% (Dec 2021) → 30.7% (Aug 2026)
+9.5 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Homicide rateImproving
5.7 /100k (2021) → 3.3 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−42%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
9.1 /1k (2020) → 12.4 /1k (2025)
+36%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Median Air Quality IndexWorsening
41 (2020) → 55 (2025)
+34%5 years

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, Butler County, Ohio improved on 11 of 33 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 17 moved within the margin of error and 3 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.

Improved11

Students / teacher−2.2×20.8× → 18.6×
Overdose deaths−60%52.4 /100k → 21.1 /100k
Violent crime−33%217 /100k → 145 /100k
Unemployment−2.8 points7.4% → 4.6%
Bachelor's++2.6 points30.2% → 32.8%

Declined2

Price / income+0.6×2.6× → 3.2×
Rent / income+1.3 points27.9% → 29.2%

All 33 measures

Change of every measure of Butler County, Ohio between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.7 /10k2020	3.2 /10k2025	+20%	Within the margin of error	72%
Average commute time	25.1 min2015-2019	24.3 min2020-2024	−0.9 min	Within the margin of error	76%
Average weekly wage	$1,0502020	$1,2932025	+23%	Improved	45%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%2015-2019	32.8%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Improved	48%
Broadband subscriptions	86.8%2015-2019	92.2%2020-2024	+5.3 points	Improved	12%
Child poverty rate	14.1%2019	15.5%2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Distance to an airport	26 mi2020	26 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	52.4 /100k2020	21.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−60%	Improved	85%
Effective property tax rate	1.51%2015-2019	1.16%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Little change	93%
Firearm deaths	9.5 /100k2020	10.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+15%	Within the margin of error	28%
Grocery stores	1.4 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−9.7%	Within the margin of error	28%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−2.3%	Within the margin of error	39%
High school diploma or higher	90.6%2015-2019	91.2%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Home price to income ratio	2.6×2015-2019	3.2×2020-2024	+0.6×	Declined	33%
Homicide rate	5.1 /100k2020	3.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−35%	Within the margin of error	59%
Income adjusted for local prices	$51,5682019	$62,9522024	+22%	Improved	6%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4422015-2019	0.4402020-2024	−0.001	Within the margin of error	57%
Median household income	$68,6112019	$80,5602024	+17%	Improved	15%
New business applications	9.1 /1k2020	12.4 /1k2025	+36%	Improved	40%
Pharmacies	1.5 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+14%	Within the margin of error	91%
Poverty rate	11.7%2019	13.0%2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Property crime rate	1,668 /100k2020	1,411 /100k2025	−15%	Improved	21%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−3.6%	Within the margin of error	33%
Public transit commuters	0.5%2015-2019	0.3%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	45%
Rent as share of income	27.9%2015-2019	29.2%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Declined	35%
Rent-burdened households	45.9%2015-2019	48.1%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Within the margin of error	40%
Restaurants and bars	7.0 /10k2020	7.1 /10k2025	+1.2%	Within the margin of error	53%
Students per teacher	20.8×2019	18.6×2024	−2.2×	Improved	89%
Suicide rate	10.7 /100k2020	12.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+19%	Within the margin of error	22%
Traffic deaths	7.0 /100k2015-2019	8.2 /100k2020-2024	+16%	Within the margin of error	36%
Unemployment rate	7.4%2020	4.6%2025	−2.8 points	Improved	58%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	7.7%2019	7.9%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Violent crime rate	217 /100k2020	145 /100k2025	−33%	Improved	72%

“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 Butler County, Ohio five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Butler 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, Butler County, Ohio itself moved −1.4 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

392,876 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 (−0.6 points).

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

Race and Hispanic origin

392,876 residents

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

White75%293,022
Black8.3%32,433
Hispanic or Latino7.0%27,328
Asian4.3%16,962
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%†150
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†400
Other or two or more races5.7%22,581

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−6.4 points).

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

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

Education

253,984 residents (±66)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

No high school diploma8.8%22,284
High school or GED31%79,014
Some college19%47,489
Associate degree8.6%21,767
Bachelor's degree21%53,769
Graduate degree12%29,661

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−1.8 points).

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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

146,822 households (±835)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $25k14%19,899
$25k–50k17%24,996
$50k–75k16%22,907
$75k–100k13%19,169
$100k–150k19%27,864
$150k–200k11%15,838
$200k or more11%16,149

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+4.9 points).

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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

146,822 households (±835)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Own70%102,675
Rent30%44,147

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+1.8 points).

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

Rent paid

42,200 households (±1,518)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $75015%6,253
$750–1,00022%9,208
$1,000–1,50040%16,859

Home values

102,675 homes (±1,493)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under $150k20%20,370
$150k–250k28%28,924
$250k–400k32%33,270

Age of homes

155,372 homes (±225)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

2010 or later8.0%12,430
2000–200914%21,799
1980–199926%41,068

Size of homes

155,372 homes (±225)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Studio1.5%2,271
1 bedroom7.4%11,477
2 bedrooms24%37,164

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

185,991 workers (±2,203)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Drive alone75%139,770
Carpool8.1%15,109
Public transit0.3%†560
Walk1.7%3,250
Bike0.3%†561
Work from home13%24,818
Other1.0%1,923

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−9.3 points).

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

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

Time to get to work

161,173 workers (±2,084)

Butler County, Ohio
Ohio share

Under 15 min25%40,619
15–29 min41%66,144
30–44 min22%36,182

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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

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.

Butler County has 7,537 employer establishments, 191 for every 10,000 residents (0.77× the US rate of 248; 0.88× Ohio's), with 148,073 paid employees at an average annual pay of $57,118. The Census Bureau also counts 28,991 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 7,537; 28,991 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 191; US 248 · Ohio 216
Paid employees: 148,073
Average annual pay: $57,118; US $68,342

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

Restaurants and other eating places	663	16.8	0.91×About typical	15,063	$19,849	114
Ambulatory health care services	566	14.3	0.69×Fewer than typical	5,988	$65,819	1,049
Specialty trade contractors	433	11	0.71×Fewer than typical	5,183	$73,671	2,276
Limited-service restaurants	340	8.6	1.07×About typical	7,375	$17,690	49
Lessors of real estate	283	7.2	0.58×Fewer than typical	1,235	$55,311	2,620
Services to buildings and dwellings	240	6.1	0.90×About typical	2,646	$45,464	1,722
Full-service restaurants	232	5.9	0.77×Fewer than typical	6,433	$23,018	45
Truck transportation	222	5.6	1.11×About typical	3,186	$64,046	1,524
Automotive repair and maintenance	201	5.1	1.01×About typical	1,254	$47,296	368
Religious organizations	193	4.9	0.88×About typical	1,239	$23,805	—
Building equipment contractors	162	4.1	0.68×Fewer than typical	2,116	$75,230	369
Offices of other health practitioners	155	3.9	0.65×Fewer than typical	940	$48,553	436

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $153.6M on contracts performed in Butler County, Ohio: $384 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $153.6M; −27% vs FY2025
Per resident: $384; US $1,994
Sole-source: 78%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.0%; 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

Defense Logistics Agency$95.1M62%
Department of the Navy$20.4M13%
Agricultural Marketing Service$19.2M12%
Department of the Army$11.3M7.4%
Department of the Air Force$2.6M1.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs$2.3M1.5%
Office of Procurement Operations$996K0.6%
Departmental Offices$624.8K0.4%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

254MFY2017
548MFY2018
487.2MFY2019
409.1MFY2020
354.3MFY2021
392.3MFY2022
290.4MFY2023
175.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$88.1M57%
Animal slaughtering and processing · 3116$19.2M12%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$15M9.8%
Communications equipment manufacturing · 3342$10M6.5%
Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment manufacturing · 3334$5M3.3%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413

Largest awards

BSO52 ENTERPRISE BUSINESS OFFICE - OMN$36.8M
MALASHA TECHNOLOGIES INC· Butler County, OH· IT & telecom· Oct 29, 2024 – Jun 2, 2026· N0003025C4301
8511996824!0204 MLINE SERIES 1 IN718$31M
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY· Butler County, OH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 27, 2026 – Mar 27, 2026· SPE4A226F1878
AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) COMMUNICATIONS INTEGRATION PROGRAM (ACIP) POLE/ZERO PROCUREMENT$26.9M
POLE/ZERO LLC· Butler County, OH· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jul 30, 2024 – Mar 3, 2026· FA237124PB001
CFMI DOR, DISK, COMPRESSOR, AIR IN SUPPORT OF THE F108 ENGINE

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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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 $2.1B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Butler County, Ohio: $5,180 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $2.1B; −20% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,180; US $12,955
Loan face value: $102.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.4B67%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$181.9M8.8%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$148.6M7.2%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$147.5M7.1%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$63.5M3.1%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$22.9M1.1%
14.871 · Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers$18.8M0.9%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$17.1M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$28.3M1.4%
COLUMBUS, OH
BUTLER METROPOLITAN HOUSING AUTHORITY$21.9M1.1%
HAMILTON, OH
MIAMI UNIVERSITY$21.4M1.0%
OXFORD, OH
BUTLER COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER$13M0.6%
HAMILTON, OH
MIAMI UNIVERSITY$5.7M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.8B86%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$172.6M8.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$29.8M1.4%
Department of Transportation
Department of Education$24.9M1.2%
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$21.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

1.8BFY2021
1.7BFY2022
1.8BFY2023
1.9BFY2024
2.6BFY2025
2.1BFY2026

County aggregates

95%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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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 Butler 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.

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

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2017	$667	$1,436
FY2018	$1,434	$1,552
FY2019	$1,270	$1,654
FY2020	$1,047	$1,880
FY2021	$915	$1,810
FY2022	$1,006	$1,917
FY2023	$736	$2,079
FY2024	$441	$2,047
FY2025	$525	$2,165
FY2026	$384 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2017	$2.29	$93.28
FY2018	-$0.02	$105
FY2019	$1.86	$128
FY2020	$0.97	$145
FY2021	$0.79	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$1,313	$5,748
FY2022	$1,188	$5,221
FY2023	$905	$5,364
FY2024	$690	$5,501
FY2025	$1,916	$5,732
FY2026	$526

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$113	$298
FY2022	$73.68	$357
FY2023	$71.49	$301
FY2024	$118	$319
FY2025	$75.24	$360
FY2026	$76.30

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$101	$239
FY2022	$79.40	$185
FY2023	$81.66	$229
FY2024	$84.10	$229
FY2025	$92.35	$249
FY2026	$66.92

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$61.20	$2,304
FY2022	$39.13	$2,197
FY2023	$46.80	$2,274
FY2024	$48.65	$2,267
FY2025	$44.10	$2,397
FY2026	$43.81

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Butler County, Ohio	United States
FY2021	$756	$1,186
FY2022	$266	$465
FY2023	$59.38	$76.52
FY2024	$108	$120
FY2025	$120	$148
FY2026	$93.93

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.

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

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Butler County, Ohio and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	2.8%	2.0%

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

$1,434 per resident in FY2018, against an earlier average of $667 (2.2× that).

Compared with 8 similar counties

Butler County, Ohio
Comparison counties (average)
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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.

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

House

Warren DavidsonR-OH-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 95%Missed 2.2%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

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

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN69Central county

Cities and towns in Butler County

Places whose residents live mostly in Butler 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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Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	−5.8%	−4.2%
2015	−1.2%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.4%	+3.3%
2018	+5.1%	+6.8%
2019	+7.8%	+10.5%
2020	+16.7%	+19.4%
2021	+20.2%	+26.1%
2022	+25.8%	+30.6%
2023	+30.0%	+35.0%
2024	+37.3%	+41.0%
2025	+43.7%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	−5.7%	−5.5%
2015	−2.2%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.3%	+4.1%
2018	+8.1%	+8.9%
2019	+13.9%	+13.5%
2020	+20.9%	+20.8%
2021	+29.0%	+32.1%
2022	+29.1%	+35.4%
2023	+34.3%	+42.9%
2024	+39.7%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	2.3/1k	3.3/1k
2015	2.7/1k	3.7/1k
2016	3.0/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.1/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.1/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.1/1k	4.2/1k
2020	2.9/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.4/1k	5.2/1k
2022	2.3/1k	5.0/1k
2023	1.8/1k	4.5/1k
2024	2.9/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.6/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	−7.2%	−6.9%
2015	−6.6%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.5%	+4.7%
2018	−3.2%	+7.5%
2019	+8.7%	+14.0%
2020	+9.4%	+16.9%
2021	+15.5%	+21.0%
2022	+18.6%	+29.7%
2023	+26.9%	+34.9%
2024	+27.7%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	−8.8% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−5.2% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+6.1% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+12.7% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+20.5% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+35.0% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+51.4% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+66.0% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+74.9% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+84.1% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+90.6% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	5.6%	6.2%
2015	4.6%	5.3%
2016	4.7%	4.9%
2017	4.5%	4.4%
2018	4.2%	3.9%
2019	3.9%	3.7%
2020	7.4%	8.1%
2021	4.8%	5.4%
2022	3.7%	3.7%
2023	3.5%	3.6%
2024	4.3%	4.0%
2025	4.6%	4.3%

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	14.4%	15.5%
2015	14.4%	14.7%
2016	12.4%	14.0%
2017	10.7%	13.4%
2018	12.4%	13.1%
2019	11.7%	12.3%
2020	10.1%	11.9%
2021	11.6%	12.8%
2022	11.7%	12.6%
2023	11.9%	12.5%
2024	13.0%	12.1%

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2015	−3.0% (Dec 2015)	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+2.4% (Dec 2017)	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+5.8% (Dec 2018)	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	+8.8% (Dec 2019)	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+15.6% (Dec 2020)	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	+31.0% (Dec 2021)	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+40.9% (Dec 2022)	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	+47.6% (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	+54.0% (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+58.8% (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	9.9%	13.5%
2015	7.5%	10.9%
2016	5.9%	10.0%
2017	6.9%	10.2%
2018	6.8%	10.4%
2019	7.7%	10.8%
2020	7.7%	10.4%
2021	7.9%	10.2%
2022	6.6%	9.5%
2023	7.4%	9.5%
2024	7.9%	9.8%

Calendar years	Butler County, Ohio	United States
2014	5.9/1k	8.5/1k
2015	5.7/1k	8.7/1k
2016	6.0/1k	9.1/1k
2017	6.6/1k	9.8/1k
2018	7.0/1k	10.7/1k
2019	7.7/1k	10.6/1k
2020	9.1/1k	13.1/1k
2021	10.8/1k	16.2/1k
2022	10.6/1k	15.1/1k
2023	11.5/1k	16.2/1k
2024	10.7/1k	15.4/1k
2025	12.4/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Butler County, Ohio	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−0.8 points	+0.1 points	−0.9 points to +0.8 points
Year −2	+1.1 points	−0.4 points	−2.4 points to +1.0 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−1.6 points	−0.9 points	−3.0 points to +0.3 points
Year +1	−0.6 points	−0.3 points	−1.3 points to +1.1 points
Year +2	−8.1 points	−7.7 points	−9.9 points to −6.4 points

Year	Butler County, Ohio	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−4.5%	−3.1%	−3.6% to −2.4%
Year −2	−3.3%	−2.3%	−2.9% to −1.1%
Year −1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0% to 0.0%
Year 0	+1.6%	+2.8%	+2.2% to +3.2%
Year +1	+4.2%	+6.4%	+4.9% to +7.2%
Year +2	+12.8%	+13.9%	+11.9% to +16.0%

Year	Butler County, Ohio	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−6.2%	−5.3%	−5.7% to −4.7%
Year −2	−4.2%	−3.7%	−3.9% to −3.2%
Year −1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0% to 0.0%
Year 0	+3.6%	+3.7%	+2.5% to +4.5%
Year +1	+9.2%	+8.4%	+6.0% to +12.6%
Year +2	+15.9%	+16.4%	+14.3% to +20.4%

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What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined2

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Age and sex

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Compared with 8 similar counties

Representation in Congress

House

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Metro area

Cities and towns in Butler County

Neighboring counties

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Data and sources

Improved11

Declined2

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

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How people get to work

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Money per resident

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Compared with 8 similar counties

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