Adams County, Ohio

• White (non-Hispanic) 26,370 95.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 257 0.9%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 110 0.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 132 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 593 2.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 45 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 9 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 24 0.1%

• Under 18 6,569 23.9%
• 18–24 2,223 8.1%
• 25–44 6,093 22.1%
• 45–64 7,426 27.0%
• 65 and over 5,229 19.0%

Median household income

$55,832

90% interval $49,353–$62,311

−$16,427 vs OH · 84th of 88

Below poverty line

17.4%

90% interval 14.4%–20.4%

+4.8 pp vs OH · 7th of 88

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.3%

+1.28 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.1B

0.12% of state

Avg. annual pay

$54,612

Establishments

681

• Education & health services 2,398 34.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,200 17.3%
• Manufacturing 879 12.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 598 8.6%
• Professional & business services 524 7.6%
• Construction 449 6.5%
• Public administration 393 5.7%
• Financial activities 247 3.6%
• Other services 114 1.6%
• Information 84 1.2%
• Natural resources & mining 38 0.5%

Home ownership

71.7%

+4.5 pp vs OH · 62nd of 88

Median gross rent

$732

−$302 vs OH · 84th of 88

Owner-occupied

7,467

Renter-occupied

2,954

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 65% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $95,683/yr) pays 5.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,979/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 10 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 10,269 82.6%
• Democratic 2,098 16.9%
• Other / third-party 62 0.5%

• German or other West Germanic 103 0.4%
• Tagalog 51 0.2%
• Spanish 27 0.1%
• Arabic 10 0.0%

Households

10,421

Family households

7,109

68.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,031

28.6% of families

Single-mother families

576

8.1% of families

Veterans

1,576

7.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 4,344 15.8%
• Mainline Protestant 777 2.8%
• Catholic 290 1.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 220 0.8%

Health insured

91.8%

±1.9 pp

Uninsured

8.2%

±1.9 pp

16th of 88

With a disability

21.8%

±1.7 pp

7th of 88

Bachelor's or higher

14.9%

±2.1 pp

−16.6 pp vs OH · 78th of 88

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.4%

90% interval 8.3%–10.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Adams County Court of Common Pleas

Judges

1 (Court of Common Pleas General Division judges only; vintage 2026 supremecourt.ohio.gov roster. Domestic Relations / Juvenile / Probate Division judges separately allocated in urban counties and not counted (those divisions don't hear general civil jury trials). Small rural counties typically have 1-2 General Division judges who concurrently handle Domestic Relations and Juvenile dockets.)

Court seats

West Union

Traffic fatalities

4

19.07 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4