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Highest poverty rate, Ohio counties · 1990

Ohio counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Athens County, OHOH63,19728.7%–

02Adams County, OHOH27,86528.5%–

03Pike County, OHOH27,06126.6%–

04Meigs County, OHOH21,58726.0%–

05Scioto County, OHOH71,36525.8%–

06Jackson County, OHOH32,81724.2%–

07Vinton County, OHOH12,64523.6%–

08Lawrence County, OHOH55,71023.5%–

09Gallia County, OHOH29,07222.5%–

10Monroe County, OHOH12,99421.5%–

11Morgan County, OHOH13,62621.2%–

12Harrison County, OHOH14,07019.7%–

13Perry County, OHOH35,91819.1%–

14Ross County, OHOH76,42917.7%–

15Guernsey County, OHOH38,37917.5%–

16Belmont County, OHOH64,43417.4%–

17Holmes County, OHOH44,97017.2%–

18Jefferson County, OHOH63,59717.1%–

19Highland County, OHOH43,82316.5%–

20Hardin County, OHOH30,07216.4%–

21Noble County, OHOH14,27616.4%–

22Fayette County, OHOH28,55216.2%–

23Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71316.1%–

24Mahoning County, OHOH224,70615.9%–

25Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715.9%–

26Hocking County, OHOH27,51215.7%–

27Lucas County, OHOH423,34715.3%–

28Muskingum County, OHOH87,01414.7%–

29Brown County, OHOH44,39714.2%–

30Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92513.8%–

31Washington County, OHOH58,38913.7%–

32Clark County, OHOH135,34013.4%–

33Hamilton County, OHOH838,41813.3%–

34Coshocton County, OHOH37,18813.2%–

35Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53613.0%–

36Marion County, OHOH65,11512.7%–

37Allen County, OHOH100,88112.7%–

38Montgomery County, OHOH539,59812.6%–

39Knox County, OHOH64,00212.5%–

40Clinton County, OHOH42,30112.3%–

41Summit County, OHOH538,37612.1%–

42Pickaway County, OHOH62,97812.1%–

43Portage County, OHOH163,40411.9%–

44Carroll County, OHOH26,47511.7%–

45Wayne County, OHOH116,75811.7%–

46Crawford County, OHOH41,89611.6%–

47Lorain County, OHOH323,21911.5%–

48Trumbull County, OHOH198,97211.4%–

49Ashland County, OHOH52,52311.3%–

50Richland County, OHOH124,89311.3%–

51Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37311.1%–

52Morrow County, OHOH36,30511.1%–

53Stark County, OHOH373,77111.1%–

54Seneca County, OHOH54,52210.8%–

55Butler County, OHOH400,12810.6%–

56Wood County, OHOH134,17610.6%–

57Licking County, OHOH185,56410.5%–

58Logan County, OHOH46,30210.5%–

59Preble County, OHOH40,66410.2%–

60Paulding County, OHOH18,7279.8%–

61Huron County, OHOH58,2509.5%–

62Greene County, OHOH174,3229.5%–

63Sandusky County, OHOH58,6559.0%–

64Darke County, OHOH51,5209.0%–

65Erie County, OHOH73,2969.0%–

66Champaign County, OHOH38,8208.8%–

67Fairfield County, OHOH169,7528.8%–

68Defiance County, OHOH38,2928.8%–

69Clermont County, OHOH216,9778.7%–

70Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.5%–

71Madison County, OHOH46,9858.4%–

72Miami County, OHOH112,6348.4%–

73Shelby County, OHOH48,0657.7%–

74Williams County, OHOH36,5497.6%–

75Union County, OHOH73,4467.4%–

76Hancock County, OHOH75,0347.3%–

77Van Wert County, OHOH29,0137.1%–

78Henry County, OHOH27,5987.0%–

79Mercer County, OHOH42,7376.7%–

80Ottawa County, OHOH39,4816.6%–

81Warren County, OHOH257,1816.4%–

82Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096.3%–

83Fulton County, OHOH41,8536.2%–

84Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.8%–

85Delaware County, OHOH242,0325.7%–

86Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%–

87Medina County, OHOH185,0255.5%–

88Lake County, OHOH232,2174.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS