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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in Ohio?

1,235,472homes in Ohio heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 88 Ohio counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 26% of the 4,829,571 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 3 of 35 by count, 15 by share. Franklin County holds the most: 166,512 electric-heated homes at 5,361 heating degree days.

Where Ohio sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. Ohio is outlined.

Ohio: cold counties and electric heat

Ohio cold counties, electric heating
Franklin County547,92230.4166,5125,361-7%13.5
Hamilton County352,18134.9122,9144,950-6%9.9
Cuyahoga County554,17316.390,1185,873-7%7.3
Montgomery County230,14931.271,9195,347-7%5.8
Butler County145,23239.357,1465,185-6%4.6
Clermont County84,33448.540,9304,969-6%3.3
Lucas County182,14620.737,7075,893-9%3.1
Warren County90,28837.834,1265,149-7%2.8
Summit County229,50313.130,0325,907-9%2.4
Stark County155,36616.124,9895,934-8%2.0
Lorain County125,85617.822,3935,901-5%1.8
Greene County67,47830.720,7415,374-7%1.7
Delaware County80,45523.418,8445,621-6%1.5
Fairfield County59,97928.216,8925,418-6%1.4
Lake County100,31915.215,2526,004-8%1.2
Mahoning County98,19015.315,0686,064-6%1.2
Licking County68,30521.814,8695,665-6%1.2
Portage County64,56021.513,8876,121-8%1.1
Ross County29,42946.013,5335,176-7%1.1
Medina County72,50018.413,3725,994-7%1.1

Largest 20 of 88 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 68 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Cuyahoga County, hold 31% of the 1,235,472 electric-heated homes in Ohio cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Brown County at 59%. The coldest, Geauga County, averages 6,328 heating degree days; Ohio as a whole averages 5,624 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, Ohio cold counties, 12 largest

  • Franklin County166,512
  • Hamilton County122,914
  • Cuyahoga County90,118
  • Montgomery County71,919
  • Butler County57,146
  • Clermont County40,930
  • Lucas County37,707
  • Warren County34,126
  • Summit County30,032
  • Stark County24,989
  • Lorain County22,393
  • Greene County20,741

Ohio: the 10 coldest counties

Geauga County is coldest at 6,328 heating degree days with 19% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 70,625 electric-heated homes.

Ohio 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Geauga County35,58718.86,3285,874
Ashtabula County38,95919.86,2675,844
Williams County15,45524.16,2565,895
Richland County50,06821.86,1745,726
Trumbull County86,13511.86,1745,780
Fulton County16,88117.16,1495,723
Portage County64,56021.56,1215,650
Ashland County20,65422.76,1055,717
Huron County23,43226.36,0665,681
Crawford County18,12020.76,0645,583

Ohio: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Brown County is highest at 59% and Ross County is 10th at 46%.

Ohio 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Brown County17,14559.25,0624,811
Adams County10,23055.14,9584,702
Meigs County8,87550.24,9904,798
Gallia County11,30550.04,8304,678
Jackson County12,67249.45,0244,768
Pike County10,81649.15,0654,704
Clermont County84,33448.54,9694,675
Highland County16,81447.95,2354,946
Athens County22,72246.35,1634,834
Ross County29,42946.05,1764,821

Winter disconnections and price in Ohio

Ohio utilities logged 0.41 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.52 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 16.96 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 170 dollars in Ohio.

Ohio in the ranking

Washington is 1st with 1,742,020 homes (57.7% of its homes). Pennsylvania is 2nd with 1,297,991 homes (24.8% of its homes). New York is 4th with 1,104,384 homes (14.4% of its homes). Virginia is 5th with 1,069,495 homes (32.2% of its homes).

Ohio beside 5 neighbors

Ohio neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Indiana824,33230.7%5,625
Kentucky886,22349.5%4,435
Michigan467,60911.6%6,722
Pennsylvania1,297,99124.8%5,554
West Virginia328,48345.5%5,043

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Questions

How many Ohio homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

1,235,472 homes, 25.6% of 4,829,571 occupied Ohio homes, in 88 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which Ohio county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Franklin County, with 166,512 of its 547,922 homes (30%) at 5,361 normal heating degree days.

Which Ohio county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Geauga County, at 6,328 normal heating degree days: 6,676 of 35,587 homes (19%).

How far did the last decade run from the Ohio normal?

Ohio cold counties averaged 6.4% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_ohio,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Ohio winter exposure: 1,235,472 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/ohio.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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