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Highest poverty rate, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, OHOH63,19727.9%+2%

02Scioto County, OHOH71,36523.0%+19%

03Meigs County, OHOH21,58720.3%+3%

04Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+17%

05Vinton County, OHOH12,64520.0%+0%

06Lawrence County, OHOH55,71019.4%+3%

07Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71319.2%+60%

08Guernsey County, OHOH38,37919.0%+19%

09Highland County, OHOH43,82319.0%+60%

10Lucas County, OHOH423,34718.7%+34%

11Pike County, OHOH27,06118.6%+0%

12Mahoning County, OHOH224,70617.6%+40%

13Gallia County, OHOH29,07217.5%−4%

14Coshocton County, OHOH37,18817.4%+91%

15Trumbull County, OHOH198,97217.3%+67%

16Morgan County, OHOH13,62617.2%−7%

17Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92517.1%+30%

18Jackson County, OHOH32,81717.0%+3%

19Jefferson County, OHOH63,59716.8%+11%

20Brown County, OHOH44,39716.8%+44%

21Perry County, OHOH35,91816.5%+40%

22Harrison County, OHOH14,07016.3%+23%

23Ross County, OHOH76,42916.3%+36%

24Montgomery County, OHOH539,59816.0%+42%

25Fayette County, OHOH28,55215.7%+55%

26Muskingum County, OHOH87,01415.6%+21%

27Clark County, OHOH135,34015.3%+43%

28Noble County, OHOH14,27615.2%+33%

29Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53615.1%+30%

30Hamilton County, OHOH838,41814.8%+26%

31Monroe County, OHOH12,99414.6%+5%

32Hocking County, OHOH27,51214.5%+7%

33Clinton County, OHOH42,30114.4%+67%

34Hardin County, OHOH30,07214.3%+9%

35Pickaway County, OHOH62,97813.8%+45%

36Columbiana County, OHOH99,37713.8%+20%

37Marion County, OHOH65,11513.7%+41%

38Richland County, OHOH124,89313.7%+29%

39Crawford County, OHOH41,89613.6%+30%

40Lorain County, OHOH323,21913.4%+49%

41Stark County, OHOH373,77113.3%+45%

42Washington County, OHOH58,38913.2%+16%

43Wood County, OHOH134,17613.1%+36%

44Carroll County, OHOH26,47513.0%+14%

45Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312.9%+38%

46Allen County, OHOH100,88112.9%+7%

47Summit County, OHOH538,37612.8%+29%

48Seneca County, OHOH54,52212.7%+42%

49Ashland County, OHOH52,52312.5%+33%

50Sandusky County, OHOH58,65512.2%+63%

51Knox County, OHOH64,00212.1%+19%

52Huron County, OHOH58,25012.0%+41%

53Erie County, OHOH73,29611.9%+44%

54Belmont County, OHOH64,43411.7%−19%

55Butler County, OHOH400,12811.5%+32%

56Portage County, OHOH163,40411.3%+22%

57Williams County, OHOH36,54911.0%+82%

58Darke County, OHOH51,52011.0%+37%

59Greene County, OHOH174,32210.9%+29%

60Wayne County, OHOH116,75810.7%+33%

61Logan County, OHOH46,30210.7%+15%

62Champaign County, OHOH38,82010.6%+40%

63Hancock County, OHOH75,03410.4%+39%

64Paulding County, OHOH18,72710.3%+34%

65Defiance County, OHOH38,29210.0%+78%

66Shelby County, OHOH48,06510.0%+49%

67Licking County, OHOH185,5649.8%+30%

68Holmes County, OHOH44,9709.7%−24%

69Madison County, OHOH46,9859.4%+20%

70Van Wert County, OHOH29,0139.4%+71%

71Clermont County, OHOH216,9779.2%+30%

72Preble County, OHOH40,6649.2%+50%

73Morrow County, OHOH36,3059.1%+1%

74Fairfield County, OHOH169,7529.0%+52%

75Fulton County, OHOH41,8538.8%+63%

76Ottawa County, OHOH39,4818.8%+49%

77Miami County, OHOH112,6348.5%+26%

78Henry County, OHOH27,5988.2%+18%

79Lake County, OHOH232,2178.2%+62%

80Auglaize County, OHOH45,9097.9%+28%

81Putnam County, OHOH34,3807.8%+40%

82Wyandot County, OHOH21,5677.2%+30%

83Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.9%+30%

84Medina County, OHOH185,0255.8%+27%

85Mercer County, OHOH42,7375.6%−12%

86Union County, OHOH73,4465.2%+13%

87Warren County, OHOH257,1814.9%+15%

88Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.8%+25%

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