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Robocalls in Ohio

Ohio consumers have filed 36,395 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 31,218 different phone numbers between 2014-01-01 and 2026-07-27 — 3.7% of all state-attributed complaints, ranking 7 nationally. Complaints in the last 12 months are down 35% on the 12 months before that.

36,395
Complaints
31,218
Numbers reported
1,369
Last 12 months
#7
National rank

Ohio complaint volume by year

Unwanted-call complaints filed with the FCC by Ohio consumers each year. The shape of this curve reflects both actual call volume and how aware consumers are that the FCC complaint centre exists.

Area codes most reported in Ohio

The displayed area code of numbers reported by Ohio consumers — often, but not always, a local code, because spoofing favours familiar-looking numbers.

How the calls reached Ohio

Prerecorded Voice
16,747
Live Voice
11,685
Abandoned Calls
5,371
Text Message
2,370
Autodialed Live Voice Call
168
Email
3
Wireless (cell phone)
18,816
Wired
12,887
Internet (VOIP)
4,675

Numbers most reported by Ohio consumers

Ranked by how many Ohio complaints name them, limited to the last five years. A number appearing here means people in Ohio reported receiving calls that displayed it — not that its owner placed them.

Do Not Call protection in Ohio

Ohio formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.

Whatever your state does, the federal National Do Not Call Registry applies, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act gives you a private right of action against certain unlawful calls. Report unwanted calls at the FCC complaint centre and fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.

Do Not Call classification per National Association of Attorneys General — history of Do Not Call. This is general information, not legal advice.

Ohio robocall FAQs

How many robocall complaints do Ohio residents file?

Ohio consumers have filed 36,395 unwanted-call complaints with the FCC against 31,218 distinct phone numbers, covering 2014-01-01 to 2026-07-27. That is 3.7% of all state-attributed complaints in the dataset, ranking Ohio 7 among US states and territories by complaint volume.

Does Ohio have its own Do Not Call list?

Ohio formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.

Where do the calls reported in Ohio come from?

The FCC records the state the person filing the complaint was in, not where the caller was. Because caller ID is easily spoofed, a call reported in Ohio may have been placed from anywhere in the world and may have displayed a Ohio number that belongs to an uninvolved person. Area code alone tells you nothing reliable about a caller's location.

What kind of calls are reported most in Ohio?

Prerecorded Voice is the most-reported category in Ohio, accounting for 16,747 of the 36,395 complaints (46%). Live Voice is second with 11,685.

Complaint figures from the FCC Consumer Complaint Data Center, imported nightly. The state recorded is the state the complainant filed from.