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Lowest poverty rate, Ohio counties · 1990

Ohio counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Lake County, OHOH232,2174.9%−3%

02Medina County, OHOH185,0255.5%+20%

03Geauga County, OHOH95,6765.6%+22%

04Delaware County, OHOH242,0325.7%+48%

05Putnam County, OHOH34,3805.8%+4%

06Fulton County, OHOH41,8536.2%+15%

07Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096.3%+2%

08Warren County, OHOH257,1816.4%+50%

09Ottawa County, OHOH39,4816.6%+12%

10Mercer County, OHOH42,7376.7%+5%

11Henry County, OHOH27,5987.0%+0%

12Van Wert County, OHOH29,0137.1%+30%

13Hancock County, OHOH75,0347.3%−2%

14Union County, OHOH73,4467.4%+62%

15Williams County, OHOH36,5497.6%+26%

16Shelby County, OHOH48,0657.7%+15%

17Miami County, OHOH112,6348.4%+24%

18Madison County, OHOH46,9858.4%+8%

19Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.5%+54%

20Clermont County, OHOH216,9778.7%+23%

21Defiance County, OHOH38,2928.8%+56%

22Fairfield County, OHOH169,7528.8%+49%

23Champaign County, OHOH38,8208.8%+16%

24Erie County, OHOH73,2969.0%+8%

25Darke County, OHOH51,5209.0%+12%

26Sandusky County, OHOH58,6559.0%+20%

27Greene County, OHOH174,3229.5%+12%

28Huron County, OHOH58,2509.5%+12%

29Paulding County, OHOH18,7279.8%+28%

30Preble County, OHOH40,66410.2%+67%

31Logan County, OHOH46,30210.5%+13%

32Licking County, OHOH185,56410.5%+40%

33Wood County, OHOH134,17610.6%+10%

34Butler County, OHOH400,12810.6%+22%

35Seneca County, OHOH54,52210.8%+20%

36Stark County, OHOH373,77111.1%+20%

37Morrow County, OHOH36,30511.1%+22%

38Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37311.1%+18%

39Richland County, OHOH124,89311.3%+6%

40Ashland County, OHOH52,52311.3%+20%

41Trumbull County, OHOH198,97211.4%+10%

42Lorain County, OHOH323,21911.5%+28%

43Crawford County, OHOH41,89611.6%+11%

44Wayne County, OHOH116,75811.7%+45%

45Carroll County, OHOH26,47511.7%+3%

46Portage County, OHOH163,40411.9%+28%

47Pickaway County, OHOH62,97812.1%+27%

48Summit County, OHOH538,37612.1%+22%

49Clinton County, OHOH42,30112.3%+43%

50Knox County, OHOH64,00212.5%+23%

51Montgomery County, OHOH539,59812.6%+12%

52Allen County, OHOH100,88112.7%+5%

53Marion County, OHOH65,11512.7%+31%

54Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53613.0%+12%

55Coshocton County, OHOH37,18813.2%+45%

56Hamilton County, OHOH838,41813.3%+12%

57Clark County, OHOH135,34013.4%+26%

58Washington County, OHOH58,38913.7%+20%

59Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92513.8%+5%

60Brown County, OHOH44,39714.2%+22%

61Muskingum County, OHOH87,01414.7%+14%

62Lucas County, OHOH423,34715.3%+10%

63Hocking County, OHOH27,51215.7%+16%

64Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715.9%+38%

65Mahoning County, OHOH224,70615.9%+27%

66Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71316.1%+34%

67Fayette County, OHOH28,55216.2%+61%

68Noble County, OHOH14,27616.4%+44%

69Hardin County, OHOH30,07216.4%+24%

70Highland County, OHOH43,82316.5%+40%

71Jefferson County, OHOH63,59717.1%+13%

72Holmes County, OHOH44,97017.2%+34%

73Belmont County, OHOH64,43417.4%+19%

74Guernsey County, OHOH38,37917.5%+9%

75Ross County, OHOH76,42917.7%+48%

76Perry County, OHOH35,91819.1%+62%

77Harrison County, OHOH14,07019.7%+48%

78Morgan County, OHOH13,62621.2%+15%

79Monroe County, OHOH12,99421.5%+55%

80Gallia County, OHOH29,07222.5%+24%

81Lawrence County, OHOH55,71023.5%+25%

82Vinton County, OHOH12,64523.6%+18%

83Jackson County, OHOH32,81724.2%+47%

84Scioto County, OHOH71,36525.8%+34%

85Meigs County, OHOH21,58726.0%+31%

86Pike County, OHOH27,06126.6%+43%

87Adams County, OHOH27,86528.5%+64%

88Athens County, OHOH63,19728.7%+5%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES