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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. The median across all 88 is 12.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Belmont County, OH, up 33 places to #21.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01▲2Meigs County, OHOH21,58721.8%+2.0 pts
02Scioto County, OHOH71,36521.8%+2.5 pts
03▼2Athens County, OHOH63,19721.5%−5.9 pts
04▲7Pike County, OHOH27,06121.3%+2.7 pts
05▼1Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+2.9 pts
06▲14Brown County, OHOH44,39719.6%+8.0 pts
07▲5Mahoning County, OHOH224,70618.9%+6.4 pts
08▲6Coshocton County, OHOH37,18818.5%+9.4 pts
09▲9Jackson County, OHOH32,81718.5%+2.0 pts
10▼4Lawrence County, OHOH55,71017.7%−1.2 pts
11▼1Lucas County, OHOH423,34717.7%+3.8 pts
12▼5Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317.6%+5.5 pts
13▲21Hardin County, OHOH30,07217.3%+4.1 pts
14▼9Vinton County, OHOH12,64517.3%−2.7 pts
15▲22Marion County, OHOH65,11516.6%+6.9 pts
16▼1Trumbull County, OHOH198,97216.6%+6.3 pts
17▲2Jefferson County, OHOH63,59716.5%+1.3 pts
18▼5Gallia County, OHOH29,07216.4%−1.7 pts
19▼2Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92516.1%+2.9 pts
20▲12Hocking County, OHOH27,51216.0%+2.5 pts
21▲33Belmont County, OHOH64,43415.8%+1.2 pts
22▲1Ross County, OHOH76,42915.7%+3.7 pts
23▲2Fayette County, OHOH28,55215.5%+5.4 pts
24▼16Guernsey County, OHOH38,37915.3%−0.7 pts
25▲2Clark County, OHOH135,34015.2%+4.5 pts
26▲5Monroe County, OHOH12,99415.2%+1.2 pts
27▲9Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715.2%+3.6 pts
28▼2Muskingum County, OHOH87,01415.1%+2.2 pts
29▼5Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815.0%+3.7 pts
30▲20Sandusky County, OHOH58,65515.0%+7.5 pts
31▼1Hamilton County, OHOH838,41815.0%+3.2 pts
32▼11Perry County, OHOH35,91814.7%+3.0 pts
33▼4Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53614.7%+3.1 pts
34▼25Highland County, OHOH43,82314.1%+2.3 pts
35▲3Richland County, OHOH124,89313.8%+3.2 pts
36▲6Washington County, OHOH58,38913.7%+2.3 pts
37▲8Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37313.4%+4.0 pts
38▲8Allen County, OHOH100,88113.3%+1.2 pts
39▲10Ashland County, OHOH52,52313.3%+3.8 pts
40▲12Huron County, OHOH58,25013.2%+4.7 pts
41▼19Harrison County, OHOH14,07013.1%−0.2 pts
42▲11Erie County, OHOH73,29613.0%+4.7 pts
43▼27Morgan County, OHOH13,62612.9%−5.5 pts
44▼11Clinton County, OHOH42,30112.9%+4.3 pts
45▼1Carroll County, OHOH26,47512.9%+1.4 pts
46▲1Summit County, OHOH538,37612.8%+2.9 pts
47▲26Morrow County, OHOH36,30512.8%+3.8 pts
48▲9Williams County, OHOH36,54912.7%+6.7 pts
49▲23Preble County, OHOH40,66412.6%+6.5 pts
50▼9Stark County, OHOH373,77112.5%+3.3 pts
51▼8Wood County, OHOH134,17612.2%+2.6 pts
52▼12Lorain County, OHOH323,21912.1%+3.1 pts
53▼5Seneca County, OHOH54,52211.9%+2.9 pts
54▲1Butler County, OHOH400,12811.8%+3.1 pts
55▼16Crawford County, OHOH41,89611.8%+1.4 pts
56Portage County, OHOH163,40411.7%+2.4 pts
57▼6Knox County, OHOH64,00211.6%+1.5 pts
58▲8Shelby County, OHOH48,06511.6%+4.9 pts
59▼24Pickaway County, OHOH62,97811.5%+2.0 pts
60▲1Logan County, OHOH46,30211.1%+1.8 pts
61▼3Darke County, OHOH51,52011.0%+3.0 pts
62▼34Noble County, OHOH14,27610.6%−0.8 pts
63▲2Defiance County, OHOH38,29210.5%+4.9 pts
64▲3Licking County, OHOH185,56410.2%+2.7 pts
65▼2Hancock County, OHOH75,0349.9%+2.5 pts
66▼7Greene County, OHOH174,3229.8%+1.4 pts
67▲8Fulton County, OHOH41,8539.4%+4.0 pts
68▼8Wayne County, OHOH116,7589.4%+1.4 pts
69▲8Miami County, OHOH112,6349.4%+2.7 pts
70▼2Holmes County, OHOH44,9709.3%−3.6 pts
71Clermont County, OHOH216,9779.1%+2.0 pts
72▼2Van Wert County, OHOH29,0139.0%+3.5 pts
73▼9Paulding County, OHOH18,7278.9%+1.2 pts
74▲8Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.8%+3.2 pts
75▲3Henry County, OHOH27,5988.7%+1.8 pts
76▼7Madison County, OHOH46,9858.5%+0.6 pts
77▼1Ottawa County, OHOH39,4818.4%+2.5 pts
78▲1Lake County, OHOH232,2178.3%+3.3 pts
79▼5Fairfield County, OHOH169,7528.0%+2.1 pts
80▼18Champaign County, OHOH38,8208.0%+0.4 pts
81▲4Mercer County, OHOH42,7377.3%+0.9 pts
82▼2Auglaize County, OHOH45,9097.1%+0.9 pts
83▲1Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+1.7 pts
84▲3Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+1.7 pts
85▼2Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%+1.0 pts
86▼5Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.5%−0.1 pts
87▼1Union County, OHOH73,4465.0%+0.4 pts
88Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.7%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES