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Highest poverty rate, Ohio counties

Ohio counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Meigs County, OHOH21,58721.8%+2.0 pts
02Scioto County, OHOH71,36521.8%+2.5 pts
03Athens County, OHOH63,19721.5%−5.9 pts
04Pike County, OHOH27,06121.3%+2.7 pts
05Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+2.9 pts
06Brown County, OHOH44,39719.6%+8.0 pts
07Mahoning County, OHOH224,70618.9%+6.4 pts
08Coshocton County, OHOH37,18818.5%+9.4 pts
09Jackson County, OHOH32,81718.5%+2.0 pts
10Lawrence County, OHOH55,71017.7%−1.2 pts
11Lucas County, OHOH423,34717.7%+3.8 pts
12Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317.6%+5.5 pts
13Hardin County, OHOH30,07217.3%+4.1 pts
14Vinton County, OHOH12,64517.3%−2.7 pts
15Marion County, OHOH65,11516.6%+6.9 pts
16Trumbull County, OHOH198,97216.6%+6.3 pts
17Jefferson County, OHOH63,59716.5%+1.3 pts
18Gallia County, OHOH29,07216.4%−1.7 pts
19Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92516.1%+2.9 pts
20Hocking County, OHOH27,51216.0%+2.5 pts
21Belmont County, OHOH64,43415.8%+1.2 pts
22Ross County, OHOH76,42915.7%+3.7 pts
23Fayette County, OHOH28,55215.5%+5.4 pts
24Guernsey County, OHOH38,37915.3%−0.7 pts
25Clark County, OHOH135,34015.2%+4.5 pts
26Monroe County, OHOH12,99415.2%+1.2 pts
27Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715.2%+3.6 pts
28Muskingum County, OHOH87,01415.1%+2.2 pts
29Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815.0%+3.7 pts
30Sandusky County, OHOH58,65515.0%+7.5 pts
31Hamilton County, OHOH838,41815.0%+3.2 pts
32Perry County, OHOH35,91814.7%+3.0 pts
33Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53614.7%+3.1 pts
34Highland County, OHOH43,82314.1%+2.3 pts
35Richland County, OHOH124,89313.8%+3.2 pts
36Washington County, OHOH58,38913.7%+2.3 pts
37Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37313.4%+4.0 pts
38Allen County, OHOH100,88113.3%+1.2 pts
39Ashland County, OHOH52,52313.3%+3.8 pts
40Huron County, OHOH58,25013.2%+4.7 pts
41Harrison County, OHOH14,07013.1%−0.2 pts
42Erie County, OHOH73,29613.0%+4.7 pts
43Morgan County, OHOH13,62612.9%−5.5 pts
44Clinton County, OHOH42,30112.9%+4.3 pts
45Carroll County, OHOH26,47512.9%+1.4 pts
46Summit County, OHOH538,37612.8%+2.9 pts
47Morrow County, OHOH36,30512.8%+3.8 pts
48Williams County, OHOH36,54912.7%+6.7 pts
49Preble County, OHOH40,66412.6%+6.5 pts
50Stark County, OHOH373,77112.5%+3.3 pts
51Wood County, OHOH134,17612.2%+2.6 pts
52Lorain County, OHOH323,21912.1%+3.1 pts
53Seneca County, OHOH54,52211.9%+2.9 pts
54Butler County, OHOH400,12811.8%+3.1 pts
55Crawford County, OHOH41,89611.8%+1.4 pts
56Portage County, OHOH163,40411.7%+2.4 pts
57Knox County, OHOH64,00211.6%+1.5 pts
58Shelby County, OHOH48,06511.6%+4.9 pts
59Pickaway County, OHOH62,97811.5%+2.0 pts
60Logan County, OHOH46,30211.1%+1.8 pts
61Darke County, OHOH51,52011.0%+3.0 pts
62Noble County, OHOH14,27610.6%−0.8 pts
63Defiance County, OHOH38,29210.5%+4.9 pts
64Licking County, OHOH185,56410.2%+2.7 pts
65Hancock County, OHOH75,0349.9%+2.5 pts
66Greene County, OHOH174,3229.8%+1.4 pts
67Fulton County, OHOH41,8539.4%+4.0 pts
68Wayne County, OHOH116,7589.4%+1.4 pts
69Miami County, OHOH112,6349.4%+2.7 pts
70Holmes County, OHOH44,9709.3%−3.6 pts
71Clermont County, OHOH216,9779.1%+2.0 pts
72Van Wert County, OHOH29,0139.0%+3.5 pts
73Paulding County, OHOH18,7278.9%+1.2 pts
74Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.8%+3.2 pts
75Henry County, OHOH27,5988.7%+1.8 pts
76Madison County, OHOH46,9858.5%+0.6 pts
77Ottawa County, OHOH39,4818.4%+2.5 pts
78Lake County, OHOH232,2178.3%+3.3 pts
79Fairfield County, OHOH169,7528.0%+2.1 pts
80Champaign County, OHOH38,8208.0%+0.4 pts
81Mercer County, OHOH42,7377.3%+0.9 pts
82Auglaize County, OHOH45,9097.1%+0.9 pts
83Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+1.7 pts
84Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+1.7 pts
85Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%+1.0 pts
86Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.5%−0.1 pts
87Union County, OHOH73,4465.0%+0.4 pts
88Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.7%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES