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Most residents in poverty, Ohio counties

Ohio counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 7,350. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Preble County, OH, up 12 places to #60.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925200,261+9%
02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536195,994+57%
03Hamilton County, OHOH838,418124,354+24%
04Montgomery County, OHOH539,59880,482+27%
05Lucas County, OHOH423,34775,838+20%
06Summit County, OHOH538,37668,924+28%
07Stark County, OHOH373,77146,550+34%
08Butler County, OHOH400,12846,424+60%
09▲1Mahoning County, OHOH224,70642,810+33%
10▼1Lorain County, OHOH323,21938,342+50%
11Trumbull County, OHOH198,97233,366+43%
12Clark County, OHOH135,34020,524+33%
13▲1Lake County, OHOH232,21719,359+68%
14▼1Clermont County, OHOH216,97719,258+53%
15▲2Portage County, OHOH163,40418,918+34%
16▲3Licking County, OHOH185,56418,583+71%
17▲4Richland County, OHOH124,89317,217+26%
18▼3Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317,092+38%
19▼3Greene County, OHOH174,32216,696+34%
20Wood County, OHOH134,17616,156+39%
21▲1Scioto County, OHOH71,36515,800+3%
22▲2Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715,257+18%
23▲7Warren County, OHOH257,18114,881+122%
24▲2Allen County, OHOH100,88113,468+3%
25▼7Athens County, OHOH63,19713,269−22%
26▼3Fairfield County, OHOH169,75213,097+81%
27▼2Muskingum County, OHOH87,01413,027+19%
28▲1Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312,401+45%
29▼2Ross County, OHOH76,42912,004+37%
30▲3Medina County, OHOH185,02511,511+66%
31▼3Wayne County, OHOH116,75810,970+23%
32▲5Marion County, OHOH65,11510,824+68%
33▼1Jefferson County, OHOH63,59710,614−5%
34Delaware County, OHOH242,03210,587+150%
35Miami County, OHOH112,63410,330+56%
36▲5Belmont County, OHOH64,43410,322+1%
37▼6Lawrence County, OHOH55,71010,074−14%
38▼2Erie County, OHOH73,2969,672+47%
39▲7Sandusky County, OHOH58,6558,818+91%
40▲4Brown County, OHOH44,3978,596+75%
41▼1Washington County, OHOH58,3898,109+12%
42▲5Huron County, OHOH58,2507,703+52%
43▼1Hancock County, OHOH75,0347,443+40%
44▼1Knox County, OHOH64,0027,350+33%
45▲4Ashland County, OHOH52,5236,942+40%
46▼7Pickaway County, OHOH62,9786,938+38%
47▲3Coshocton County, OHOH37,1886,803+104%
48Seneca County, OHOH54,5226,527+24%
49▼11Highland County, OHOH43,8236,135+27%
50▲7Jackson County, OHOH32,8176,028+12%
51▼6Guernsey County, OHOH38,3795,851−10%
52▲7Pike County, OHOH27,0615,769+12%
53▲1Darke County, OHOH51,5205,690+33%
54▲2Adams County, OHOH27,8655,569+17%
55▲6Shelby County, OHOH48,0655,558+72%
56▼5Clinton County, OHOH42,3015,410+55%
57▼2Geauga County, OHOH95,6765,316+28%
58▲6Hardin County, OHOH30,0725,277+25%
59▼7Perry County, OHOH35,9185,234+31%
60▲12Preble County, OHOH40,6645,131+98%
61▼1Logan County, OHOH46,3025,106+20%
62▼9Crawford County, OHOH41,8964,9250%
63▼5Gallia County, OHOH29,0724,780−15%
64▼1Meigs County, OHOH21,5874,771+4%
65▲3Williams County, OHOH36,5494,681+99%
66▲11Morrow County, OHOH36,3054,533+58%
67▼5Fayette County, OHOH28,5524,484+56%
68▲1Hocking County, OHOH27,5124,443+16%
69▼4Holmes County, OHOH44,9704,114−18%
70Defiance County, OHOH38,2924,018+81%
71Fulton County, OHOH41,8533,990+75%
72▼6Madison County, OHOH46,9853,757+19%
73▲2Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,426+4%
74Ottawa County, OHOH39,4813,372+39%
75▲1Union County, OHOH73,4463,357+79%
76▼3Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093,267+14%
77▲4Mercer County, OHOH42,7373,098+19%
78▼11Champaign County, OHOH38,8203,097+5%
79▼1Van Wert County, OHOH29,0132,589+60%
80▲4Henry County, OHOH27,5982,411+19%
81▼1Vinton County, OHOH12,6452,183−15%
82▲4Monroe County, OHOH12,9942,004−5%
83▲5Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671,894+50%
84▼5Putnam County, OHOH34,3801,883−2%
85▼2Harrison County, OHOH14,0701,874−11%
86▼4Morgan County, OHOH13,6261,762−36%
87Paulding County, OHOH18,7271,673+7%
88▼3Noble County, OHOH14,2761,515−5%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES