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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Meigs County, OHOH21,58721.8%+10%

02Scioto County, OHOH71,36521.8%+13%

03Athens County, OHOH63,19721.5%−21%

04Pike County, OHOH27,06121.3%+15%

05Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+16%

06Brown County, OHOH44,39719.6%+68%

07Mahoning County, OHOH224,70618.9%+51%

08Coshocton County, OHOH37,18818.5%+103%

09Jackson County, OHOH32,81718.5%+12%

10Lawrence County, OHOH55,71017.7%−6%

11Lucas County, OHOH423,34717.7%+28%

12Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317.6%+46%

13Hardin County, OHOH30,07217.3%+31%

14Vinton County, OHOH12,64517.3%−14%

15Marion County, OHOH65,11516.6%+71%

16Trumbull County, OHOH198,97216.6%+61%

17Jefferson County, OHOH63,59716.5%+9%

18Gallia County, OHOH29,07216.4%−9%

19Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92516.1%+22%

20Hocking County, OHOH27,51216.0%+18%

21Belmont County, OHOH64,43415.8%+8%

22Ross County, OHOH76,42915.7%+31%

23Fayette County, OHOH28,55215.5%+54%

24Guernsey County, OHOH38,37915.3%−4%

25Clark County, OHOH135,34015.2%+42%

26Monroe County, OHOH12,99415.2%+9%

27Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715.2%+31%

28Muskingum County, OHOH87,01415.1%+17%

29Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815.0%+33%

30Sandusky County, OHOH58,65515.0%+101%

31Hamilton County, OHOH838,41815.0%+27%

32Perry County, OHOH35,91814.7%+25%

33Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53614.7%+26%

34Highland County, OHOH43,82314.1%+19%

35Richland County, OHOH124,89313.8%+30%

36Washington County, OHOH58,38913.7%+21%

37Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37313.4%+43%

38Allen County, OHOH100,88113.3%+10%

39Ashland County, OHOH52,52313.3%+40%

40Huron County, OHOH58,25013.2%+55%

41Harrison County, OHOH14,07013.1%−2%

42Erie County, OHOH73,29613.0%+56%

43Morgan County, OHOH13,62612.9%−30%

44Clinton County, OHOH42,30112.9%+50%

45Carroll County, OHOH26,47512.9%+12%

46Summit County, OHOH538,37612.8%+29%

47Morrow County, OHOH36,30512.8%+42%

48Williams County, OHOH36,54912.7%+112%

49Preble County, OHOH40,66412.6%+106%

50Stark County, OHOH373,77112.5%+36%

51Wood County, OHOH134,17612.2%+27%

52Lorain County, OHOH323,21912.1%+34%

53Seneca County, OHOH54,52211.9%+33%

54Butler County, OHOH400,12811.8%+36%

55Crawford County, OHOH41,89611.8%+13%

56Portage County, OHOH163,40411.7%+26%

57Knox County, OHOH64,00211.6%+15%

58Shelby County, OHOH48,06511.6%+72%

59Pickaway County, OHOH62,97811.5%+21%

60Logan County, OHOH46,30211.1%+20%

61Darke County, OHOH51,52011.0%+38%

62Noble County, OHOH14,27610.6%−7%

63Defiance County, OHOH38,29210.5%+86%

64Licking County, OHOH185,56410.2%+37%

65Hancock County, OHOH75,0349.9%+33%

66Greene County, OHOH174,3229.8%+16%

67Fulton County, OHOH41,8539.4%+74%

68Wayne County, OHOH116,7589.4%+17%

69Miami County, OHOH112,6349.4%+39%

70Holmes County, OHOH44,9709.3%−28%

71Clermont County, OHOH216,9779.1%+29%

72Van Wert County, OHOH29,0139.0%+64%

73Paulding County, OHOH18,7278.9%+16%

74Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.8%+59%

75Henry County, OHOH27,5988.7%+26%

76Madison County, OHOH46,9858.5%+8%

77Ottawa County, OHOH39,4818.4%+43%

78Lake County, OHOH232,2178.3%+65%

79Fairfield County, OHOH169,7528.0%+36%

80Champaign County, OHOH38,8208.0%+5%

81Mercer County, OHOH42,7377.3%+14%

82Auglaize County, OHOH45,9097.1%+15%

83Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+37%

84Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+41%

85Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%+22%

86Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.5%−1%

87Union County, OHOH73,4465.0%+9%

88Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.7%+21%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES