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Highest poverty rate, Ohio counties · 2000

Ohio counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Athens County, OHOH63,19727.4%−1.3 pts
02Vinton County, OHOH12,64520.0%−3.6 pts
03Meigs County, OHOH21,58719.8%−6.2 pts
04Scioto County, OHOH71,36519.3%−6.5 pts
05Lawrence County, OHOH55,71018.9%−4.6 pts
06Pike County, OHOH27,06118.6%−8.0 pts
07Morgan County, OHOH13,62618.4%−2.8 pts
08Gallia County, OHOH29,07218.1%−4.4 pts
09Adams County, OHOH27,86517.4%−11.2 pts
10Jackson County, OHOH32,81716.5%−7.7 pts
11Guernsey County, OHOH38,37916.0%−1.5 pts
12Jefferson County, OHOH63,59715.1%−2.0 pts
13Belmont County, OHOH64,43414.6%−2.8 pts
14Monroe County, OHOH12,99413.9%−7.6 pts
15Lucas County, OHOH423,34713.9%−1.4 pts
16Hocking County, OHOH27,51213.5%−2.2 pts
17Harrison County, OHOH14,07013.3%−6.4 pts
18Hardin County, OHOH30,07213.2%−3.2 pts
19Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92513.1%−0.6 pts
20Muskingum County, OHOH87,01412.9%−1.8 pts
21Holmes County, OHOH44,97012.9%−4.4 pts
22Mahoning County, OHOH224,70612.5%−3.4 pts
23Allen County, OHOH100,88112.1%−0.6 pts
24Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71312.1%−4.1 pts
25Ross County, OHOH76,42912.0%−5.8 pts
26Hamilton County, OHOH838,41811.8%−1.5 pts
27Highland County, OHOH43,82311.8%−4.7 pts
28Perry County, OHOH35,91811.8%−7.3 pts
29Brown County, OHOH44,39711.6%−2.5 pts
30Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53611.6%−1.3 pts
31Columbiana County, OHOH99,37711.5%−4.4 pts
32Carroll County, OHOH26,47511.4%−0.3 pts
33Washington County, OHOH58,38911.4%−2.3 pts
34Noble County, OHOH14,27611.4%−5.0 pts
35Montgomery County, OHOH539,59811.3%−1.3 pts
36Clark County, OHOH135,34010.7%−2.7 pts
37Richland County, OHOH124,89310.6%−0.7 pts
38Crawford County, OHOH41,89610.4%−1.2 pts
39Trumbull County, OHOH198,97210.3%−1.1 pts
40Knox County, OHOH64,00210.1%−2.3 pts
41Fayette County, OHOH28,55210.1%−6.1 pts
42Summit County, OHOH538,3769.9%−2.2 pts
43Marion County, OHOH65,1159.7%−3.0 pts
44Wood County, OHOH134,1769.6%−1.0 pts
45Pickaway County, OHOH62,9789.5%−2.5 pts
46Ashland County, OHOH52,5239.5%−1.9 pts
47Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3739.4%−1.7 pts
48Portage County, OHOH163,4049.3%−2.6 pts
49Logan County, OHOH46,3029.3%−1.2 pts
50Stark County, OHOH373,7719.2%−1.9 pts
51Coshocton County, OHOH37,1889.1%−4.1 pts
52Morrow County, OHOH36,3059.0%−2.0 pts
53Lorain County, OHOH323,2199.0%−2.5 pts
54Seneca County, OHOH54,5229.0%−1.8 pts
55Butler County, OHOH400,1288.7%−2.0 pts
56Clinton County, OHOH42,3018.6%−3.7 pts
57Huron County, OHOH58,2508.5%−1.0 pts
58Greene County, OHOH174,3228.5%−1.0 pts
59Erie County, OHOH73,2968.3%−0.7 pts
60Wayne County, OHOH116,7588.0%−3.6 pts
61Darke County, OHOH51,5208.0%−1.0 pts
62Madison County, OHOH46,9857.8%−0.6 pts
63Paulding County, OHOH18,7277.7%−2.1 pts
64Champaign County, OHOH38,8207.6%−1.2 pts
65Licking County, OHOH185,5647.5%−3.0 pts
66Sandusky County, OHOH58,6557.5%−1.5 pts
67Hancock County, OHOH75,0347.5%+0.2 pts
68Clermont County, OHOH216,9777.1%−1.6 pts
69Henry County, OHOH27,5987.0%−0.0 pts
70Shelby County, OHOH48,0656.7%−1.0 pts
71Miami County, OHOH112,6346.7%−1.6 pts
72Mercer County, OHOH42,7376.4%−0.3 pts
73Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096.2%−0.1 pts
74Preble County, OHOH40,6646.1%−4.1 pts
75Williams County, OHOH36,5496.0%−1.5 pts
76Ottawa County, OHOH39,4815.9%−0.7 pts
77Fairfield County, OHOH169,7525.9%−2.9 pts
78Defiance County, OHOH38,2925.6%−3.1 pts
79Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.6%−0.2 pts
80Wyandot County, OHOH21,5675.5%−3.0 pts
81Van Wert County, OHOH29,0135.5%−1.6 pts
82Fulton County, OHOH41,8535.4%−0.8 pts
83Lake County, OHOH232,2175.1%+0.2 pts
84Medina County, OHOH185,0254.6%−0.9 pts
85Union County, OHOH73,4464.6%−2.9 pts
86Geauga County, OHOH95,6764.6%−1.0 pts
87Warren County, OHOH257,1814.2%−2.1 pts
88Delaware County, OHOH242,0323.8%−1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS