Ohio Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the Ohio monthly child support obligation under the Income Shares model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 18%
- 1-child base rate
- #18 of 51
- base-rate rank
- $150,000
- income ceiling
- 93.1%
- cases with a support order
$940/mo
One-child base rate at Ohio's median income
18% of $62,689, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for Ohio, divided across twelve months, 1% below the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
Ohio carries an above-median one-child base rate.
According to Ohio Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2023.
- 18%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 93.1%
- of cases have a support order
- $150,000
- income ceiling
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Where Ohio's one-child starting rate sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. Ohio is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
Ohio's 18% published one-child starting rate is higher than 19 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Income Shares peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2023 Peer board lists up to 10 Income Shares states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Large Title IV-D caseload
Ohio calculator in the heavy-caseload third
692,492 active cases put Ohio in the heaviest third by OCSE P-52 volume (#4).
Ohio applies the Income Shares model across a Title IV-D caseload of 692,492 active cases (heavy third nationally), with a published 18% one-child start. Parenting-time and add-on fields adjust the estimate; courts can still deviate.
Sources: Ohio Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Enter the details above to estimate Ohio child support.
This calculator uses Ohio's Income Shares guidelines.
Ohio Guideline Summary
~18%
1 Child
~26%
2 Children
~32%
3 Children
$150,000/mo
Income Cap
Questions about this Ohio estimate
Where does Ohio's one-child starting rate sit nationally?
Ohio's 18% published one-child starting rate is higher than 19 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does Ohio cap the income used in this estimate?
Yes. This calculator applies the published $150,000 income ceiling before estimating the basic obligation. The official worksheet can apply additional rules or deviations.
Calculators nearest Ohio's 18% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) - HHS Child support enforcement caseload and collections · 2025