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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Athens County, OHOH63,19727.4%−5%

02Vinton County, OHOH12,64520.0%−15%

03Meigs County, OHOH21,58719.8%−24%

04Scioto County, OHOH71,36519.3%−25%

05Lawrence County, OHOH55,71018.9%−20%

06Pike County, OHOH27,06118.6%−30%

07Morgan County, OHOH13,62618.4%−13%

08Gallia County, OHOH29,07218.1%−19%

09Adams County, OHOH27,86517.4%−39%

10Jackson County, OHOH32,81716.5%−32%

11Guernsey County, OHOH38,37916.0%−8%

12Jefferson County, OHOH63,59715.1%−12%

13Belmont County, OHOH64,43414.6%−16%

14Monroe County, OHOH12,99413.9%−35%

15Lucas County, OHOH423,34713.9%−9%

16Hocking County, OHOH27,51213.5%−14%

17Harrison County, OHOH14,07013.3%−32%

18Hardin County, OHOH30,07213.2%−20%

19Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92513.1%−5%

20Muskingum County, OHOH87,01412.9%−12%

21Holmes County, OHOH44,97012.9%−25%

22Mahoning County, OHOH224,70612.5%−21%

23Allen County, OHOH100,88112.1%−5%

24Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71312.1%−25%

25Ross County, OHOH76,42912.0%−33%

26Hamilton County, OHOH838,41811.8%−11%

27Highland County, OHOH43,82311.8%−28%

28Perry County, OHOH35,91811.8%−38%

29Brown County, OHOH44,39711.6%−18%

30Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53611.6%−10%

31Columbiana County, OHOH99,37711.5%−27%

32Carroll County, OHOH26,47511.4%−3%

33Washington County, OHOH58,38911.4%−17%

34Noble County, OHOH14,27611.4%−31%

35Montgomery County, OHOH539,59811.3%−10%

36Clark County, OHOH135,34010.7%−20%

37Richland County, OHOH124,89310.6%−6%

38Crawford County, OHOH41,89610.4%−10%

39Trumbull County, OHOH198,97210.3%−9%

40Knox County, OHOH64,00210.1%−19%

41Fayette County, OHOH28,55210.1%−38%

42Summit County, OHOH538,3769.9%−18%

43Marion County, OHOH65,1159.7%−24%

44Wood County, OHOH134,1769.6%−9%

45Pickaway County, OHOH62,9789.5%−21%

46Ashland County, OHOH52,5239.5%−17%

47Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3739.4%−16%

48Portage County, OHOH163,4049.3%−22%

49Logan County, OHOH46,3029.3%−12%

50Stark County, OHOH373,7719.2%−17%

51Coshocton County, OHOH37,1889.1%−31%

52Morrow County, OHOH36,3059.0%−18%

53Lorain County, OHOH323,2199.0%−22%

54Seneca County, OHOH54,5229.0%−17%

55Butler County, OHOH400,1288.7%−18%

56Clinton County, OHOH42,3018.6%−30%

57Huron County, OHOH58,2508.5%−10%

58Greene County, OHOH174,3228.5%−11%

59Erie County, OHOH73,2968.3%−8%

60Wayne County, OHOH116,7588.0%−31%

61Darke County, OHOH51,5208.0%−11%

62Madison County, OHOH46,9857.8%−7%

63Paulding County, OHOH18,7277.7%−22%

64Champaign County, OHOH38,8207.6%−14%

65Licking County, OHOH185,5647.5%−29%

66Sandusky County, OHOH58,6557.5%−17%

67Hancock County, OHOH75,0347.5%+2%

68Clermont County, OHOH216,9777.1%−19%

69Henry County, OHOH27,5987.0%−0%

70Shelby County, OHOH48,0656.7%−13%

71Miami County, OHOH112,6346.7%−20%

72Mercer County, OHOH42,7376.4%−5%

73Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096.2%−2%

74Preble County, OHOH40,6646.1%−40%

75Williams County, OHOH36,5496.0%−20%

76Ottawa County, OHOH39,4815.9%−11%

77Fairfield County, OHOH169,7525.9%−33%

78Defiance County, OHOH38,2925.6%−36%

79Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.6%−4%

80Wyandot County, OHOH21,5675.5%−35%

81Van Wert County, OHOH29,0135.5%−23%

82Fulton County, OHOH41,8535.4%−13%

83Lake County, OHOH232,2175.1%+3%

84Medina County, OHOH185,0254.6%−17%

85Union County, OHOH73,4464.6%−38%

86Geauga County, OHOH95,6764.6%−18%

87Warren County, OHOH257,1814.2%−33%

88Delaware County, OHOH242,0323.8%−32%

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