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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Athens County, OHOH63,19727.9%+0.5 pts
02Scioto County, OHOH71,36523.0%+3.7 pts
03Meigs County, OHOH21,58720.3%+0.5 pts
04Adams County, OHOH27,86520.2%+2.9 pts
05Vinton County, OHOH12,64520.0%+0.0 pts
06Lawrence County, OHOH55,71019.4%+0.5 pts
07Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71319.2%+7.2 pts
08Guernsey County, OHOH38,37919.0%+3.0 pts
09Highland County, OHOH43,82319.0%+7.1 pts
10Lucas County, OHOH423,34718.7%+4.8 pts
11Pike County, OHOH27,06118.6%+0.1 pts
12Mahoning County, OHOH224,70617.6%+5.1 pts
13Gallia County, OHOH29,07217.5%−0.7 pts
14Coshocton County, OHOH37,18817.4%+8.3 pts
15Trumbull County, OHOH198,97217.3%+7.0 pts
16Morgan County, OHOH13,62617.2%−1.2 pts
17Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92517.1%+4.0 pts
18Jackson County, OHOH32,81717.0%+0.5 pts
19Jefferson County, OHOH63,59716.8%+1.7 pts
20Brown County, OHOH44,39716.8%+5.2 pts
21Perry County, OHOH35,91816.5%+4.7 pts
22Harrison County, OHOH14,07016.3%+3.0 pts
23Ross County, OHOH76,42916.3%+4.3 pts
24Montgomery County, OHOH539,59816.0%+4.7 pts
25Fayette County, OHOH28,55215.7%+5.6 pts
26Muskingum County, OHOH87,01415.6%+2.7 pts
27Clark County, OHOH135,34015.3%+4.6 pts
28Noble County, OHOH14,27615.2%+3.8 pts
29Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53615.1%+3.5 pts
30Hamilton County, OHOH838,41814.8%+3.0 pts
31Monroe County, OHOH12,99414.6%+0.7 pts
32Hocking County, OHOH27,51214.5%+1.0 pts
33Clinton County, OHOH42,30114.4%+5.8 pts
34Hardin County, OHOH30,07214.3%+1.1 pts
35Pickaway County, OHOH62,97813.8%+4.3 pts
36Columbiana County, OHOH99,37713.8%+2.3 pts
37Marion County, OHOH65,11513.7%+4.0 pts
38Richland County, OHOH124,89313.7%+3.1 pts
39Crawford County, OHOH41,89613.6%+3.1 pts
40Lorain County, OHOH323,21913.4%+4.4 pts
41Stark County, OHOH373,77113.3%+4.1 pts
42Washington County, OHOH58,38913.2%+1.8 pts
43Wood County, OHOH134,17613.1%+3.5 pts
44Carroll County, OHOH26,47513.0%+1.6 pts
45Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312.9%+3.5 pts
46Allen County, OHOH100,88112.9%+0.8 pts
47Summit County, OHOH538,37612.8%+2.8 pts
48Seneca County, OHOH54,52212.7%+3.7 pts
49Ashland County, OHOH52,52312.5%+3.1 pts
50Sandusky County, OHOH58,65512.2%+4.7 pts
51Knox County, OHOH64,00212.1%+1.9 pts
52Huron County, OHOH58,25012.0%+3.5 pts
53Erie County, OHOH73,29611.9%+3.6 pts
54Belmont County, OHOH64,43411.7%−2.8 pts
55Butler County, OHOH400,12811.5%+2.8 pts
56Portage County, OHOH163,40411.3%+2.0 pts
57Williams County, OHOH36,54911.0%+4.9 pts
58Darke County, OHOH51,52011.0%+2.9 pts
59Greene County, OHOH174,32210.9%+2.5 pts
60Wayne County, OHOH116,75810.7%+2.7 pts
61Logan County, OHOH46,30210.7%+1.4 pts
62Champaign County, OHOH38,82010.6%+3.0 pts
63Hancock County, OHOH75,03410.4%+2.9 pts
64Paulding County, OHOH18,72710.3%+2.6 pts
65Defiance County, OHOH38,29210.0%+4.4 pts
66Shelby County, OHOH48,06510.0%+3.3 pts
67Licking County, OHOH185,5649.8%+2.3 pts
68Holmes County, OHOH44,9709.7%−3.1 pts
69Madison County, OHOH46,9859.4%+1.6 pts
70Van Wert County, OHOH29,0139.4%+3.9 pts
71Clermont County, OHOH216,9779.2%+2.1 pts
72Preble County, OHOH40,6649.2%+3.0 pts
73Morrow County, OHOH36,3059.1%+0.1 pts
74Fairfield County, OHOH169,7529.0%+3.1 pts
75Fulton County, OHOH41,8538.8%+3.4 pts
76Ottawa County, OHOH39,4818.8%+2.9 pts
77Miami County, OHOH112,6348.5%+1.7 pts
78Henry County, OHOH27,5988.2%+1.3 pts
79Lake County, OHOH232,2178.2%+3.1 pts
80Auglaize County, OHOH45,9097.9%+1.7 pts
81Putnam County, OHOH34,3807.8%+2.2 pts
82Wyandot County, OHOH21,5677.2%+1.6 pts
83Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.9%+1.4 pts
84Medina County, OHOH185,0255.8%+1.2 pts
85Mercer County, OHOH42,7375.6%−0.7 pts
86Union County, OHOH73,4465.2%+0.6 pts
87Warren County, OHOH257,1814.9%+0.6 pts
88Delaware County, OHOH242,0324.8%+0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS