The median income of Jefferson County residents was $25,577 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 27,428 households with a population of 66,371.
The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Delaware County with $46,471 per year after adjusting for inflation – $20,894 more than Jefferson County. It had 69,985 households with a population of 201,135.
The county with the lowest median resident income in the state was Athens County with $16,021 per year after adjusting for inflation – $9,556 less than Jefferson County. It had 22,557 households with a population of 65,917.
Ohio counties by earnings per resident (2019)
| Rank | County | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware County | $46,471 |
| 2 | Warren County | $41,155 |
| 3 | Union County | $39,845 |
| 4 | Medina County | $37,069 |
| 5 | Geauga County | $36,968 |
| 6 | Putnam County | $34,795 |
| 7 | Lake County | $33,539 |
| 8 | Auglaize County | $32,918 |
| 9 | Clermont County | $32,761 |
| 10 | Franklin County | $32,427 |
| 11 | Greene County | $32,287 |
| 12 | Fairfield County | $32,050 |
| 13 | Mercer County | $31,890 |
| 14 | Hancock County | $31,737 |
| 15 | Butler County | $31,637 |
| 16 | Madison County | $31,612 |
| 17 | Hamilton County | $31,579 |
| 18 | Shelby County | $31,569 |
| 19 | Logan County | $31,536 |
| 20 | Wyandot County | $31,446 |
| 21 | Henry County | $31,093 |
| 22 | Licking County | $31,000 |
| 23 | Champaign County | $30,835 |
| 24 | Summit County | $30,799 |
| 25 | Morrow County | $30,734 |
| 26 | Pickaway County | $30,721 |
| 27 | Ottawa County | $30,701 |
| 28 | Fulton County | $30,572 |
| 29 | Miami County | $30,566 |
| 30 | Van Wert County | $30,494 |
| 31 | Defiance County | $30,487 |
| 32 | Lorain County | $30,222 |
| 33 | Preble County | $29,908 |
| 34 | Erie County | $29,836 |
| 35 | Carroll County | $29,667 |
| 36 | Sandusky County | $29,611 |
| 37 | Cuyahoga County | $29,458 |
| 38 | Wood County | $29,107 |
| 39 | Darke County | $29,106 |
| 40 | Wayne County | $29,052 |
| 41 | Paulding County | $28,873 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | $28,867 |
| 43 | Williams County | $28,748 |
| 44 | Brown County | $28,635 |
| 45 | Huron County | $28,398 |
| 46 | Fayette County | $27,986 |
| 47 | Stark County | $27,962 |
| 48 | Clinton County | $27,859 |
| 49 | Lucas County | $27,602 |
| 50 | Knox County | $27,404 |
| 51 | Portage County | $27,359 |
| 52 | Tuscarawas County | $27,316 |
| 53 | Holmes County | $27,217 |
| 54 | Allen County | $26,965 |
| 55 | Seneca County | $26,909 |
| 56 | Clark County | $26,850 |
| 57 | Ashland County | $26,810 |
| 58 | Ross County | $26,545 |
| 59 | Trumbull County | $26,458 |
| 60 | Washington County | $26,399 |
| 61 | Hocking County | $26,156 |
| 62 | Crawford County | $25,969 |
| 63 | Guernsey County | $25,942 |
| 64 | Columbiana County | $25,791 |
| 65 | Mahoning County | $25,689 |
| 66 | Jefferson County | $25,577 |
| 67 | Hardin County | $25,434 |
| 68 | Richland County | $25,390 |
| 69 | Harrison County | $25,261 |
| 70 | Belmont County | $25,252 |
| 71 | Ashtabula County | $25,123 |
| 72 | Muskingum County | $25,116 |
| 73 | Jackson County | $24,981 |
| 74 | Gallia County | $24,975 |
| 75 | Coshocton County | $24,872 |
| 76 | Perry County | $24,862 |
| 77 | Lawrence County | $24,733 |
| 78 | Monroe County | $24,070 |
| 79 | Vinton County | $23,750 |
| 80 | Highland County | $23,646 |
| 81 | Pike County | $23,430 |
| 82 | Marion County | $23,412 |
| 83 | Meigs County | $23,034 |
| 84 | Scioto County | $23,011 |
| 85 | Noble County | $22,922 |
| 86 | Morgan County | $22,096 |
| 87 | Adams County | $20,725 |
| 88 | Athens County | $16,021 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
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