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Highest poverty rate, Ohio counties · 2010

Ohio counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Athens County, OHOH63,19730.3%+11%

02Pike County, OHOH27,06123.6%+27%

03Jackson County, OHOH32,81723.3%+42%

04Adams County, OHOH27,86523.0%+32%

05Gallia County, OHOH29,07221.3%+18%

06Meigs County, OHOH21,58720.8%+5%

07Scioto County, OHOH71,36520.8%+8%

08Vinton County, OHOH12,64519.5%−2%

09Lawrence County, OHOH55,71019.4%+3%

10Morgan County, OHOH13,62619.1%+4%

11Perry County, OHOH35,91818.5%+58%

12Harrison County, OHOH14,07018.4%+39%

13Lucas County, OHOH423,34718.0%+30%

14Jefferson County, OHOH63,59717.7%+17%

15Fayette County, OHOH28,55217.4%+72%

16Marion County, OHOH65,11517.3%+79%

17Ross County, OHOH76,42917.3%+45%

18Monroe County, OHOH12,99417.3%+24%

19Guernsey County, OHOH38,37917.3%+8%

20Coshocton County, OHOH37,18817.0%+87%

21Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53617.0%+46%

22Muskingum County, OHOH87,01416.6%+29%

23Mahoning County, OHOH224,70616.6%+33%

24Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92516.4%+25%

25Allen County, OHOH100,88116.3%+35%

26Hardin County, OHOH30,07216.2%+23%

27Highland County, OHOH43,82316.2%+37%

28Columbiana County, OHOH99,37716.0%+39%

29Clark County, OHOH135,34015.9%+49%

30Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71315.7%+30%

31Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815.7%+38%

32Ashland County, OHOH52,52315.6%+64%

33Hamilton County, OHOH838,41815.4%+30%

34Trumbull County, OHOH198,97215.4%+49%

35Hocking County, OHOH27,51215.3%+13%

36Belmont County, OHOH64,43415.2%+4%

37Washington County, OHOH58,38915.2%+33%

38Noble County, OHOH14,27614.9%+31%

39Logan County, OHOH46,30214.8%+60%

40Huron County, OHOH58,25014.5%+70%

41Clinton County, OHOH42,30114.0%+63%

42Summit County, OHOH538,37613.8%+38%

43Portage County, OHOH163,40413.5%+45%

44Holmes County, OHOH44,97013.3%+3%

45Lorain County, OHOH323,21913.1%+46%

46Knox County, OHOH64,00213.1%+29%

47Crawford County, OHOH41,89613.0%+25%

48Champaign County, OHOH38,82012.9%+70%

49Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312.8%+36%

50Butler County, OHOH400,12812.8%+47%

51Stark County, OHOH373,77112.7%+39%

52Defiance County, OHOH38,29212.7%+126%

53Carroll County, OHOH26,47512.6%+10%

54Erie County, OHOH73,29612.5%+51%

55Brown County, OHOH44,39712.4%+7%

56Richland County, OHOH124,89312.4%+17%

57Pickaway County, OHOH62,97812.4%+30%

58Wood County, OHOH134,17612.2%+27%

59Seneca County, OHOH54,52211.9%+33%

60Shelby County, OHOH48,06511.9%+77%

61Williams County, OHOH36,54911.8%+96%

62Madison County, OHOH46,98511.7%+49%

63Greene County, OHOH174,32211.4%+35%

64Hancock County, OHOH75,03411.4%+52%

65Licking County, OHOH185,56411.1%+49%

66Paulding County, OHOH18,72711.0%+43%

67Sandusky County, OHOH58,65510.9%+46%

68Morrow County, OHOH36,30510.8%+19%

69Darke County, OHOH51,52010.6%+33%

70Henry County, OHOH27,59810.6%+52%

71Fulton County, OHOH41,85310.5%+93%

72Fairfield County, OHOH169,75210.4%+77%

73Wayne County, OHOH116,7589.9%+23%

74Miami County, OHOH112,6349.5%+41%

75Preble County, OHOH40,6649.4%+54%

76Clermont County, OHOH216,9779.3%+31%

77Ottawa County, OHOH39,4819.0%+53%

78Van Wert County, OHOH29,0138.8%+61%

79Mercer County, OHOH42,7378.3%+30%

80Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.2%+49%

81Lake County, OHOH232,2178.1%+59%

82Geauga County, OHOH95,6767.6%+67%

83Auglaize County, OHOH45,9097.2%+17%

84Putnam County, OHOH34,3807.1%+28%

85Union County, OHOH73,4466.4%+40%

86Medina County, OHOH185,0256.3%+37%

87Warren County, OHOH257,1816.0%+41%

88Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.6%+19%

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