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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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%

09Mahoning County, OHOH224,70642,810+33%

10Lorain County, OHOH323,21938,342+50%

11Trumbull County, OHOH198,97233,366+43%

12Clark County, OHOH135,34020,524+33%

13Lake County, OHOH232,21719,359+68%

14Clermont County, OHOH216,97719,258+53%

15Portage County, OHOH163,40418,918+34%

16Licking County, OHOH185,56418,583+71%

17Richland County, OHOH124,89317,217+26%

18Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71317,092+38%

19Greene County, OHOH174,32216,696+34%

20Wood County, OHOH134,17616,156+39%

21Scioto County, OHOH71,36515,800+3%

22Columbiana County, OHOH99,37715,257+18%

23Warren County, OHOH257,18114,881+122%

24Allen County, OHOH100,88113,468+3%

25Athens County, OHOH63,19713,269−22%

26Fairfield County, OHOH169,75213,097+81%

27Muskingum County, OHOH87,01413,027+19%

28Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312,401+45%

29Ross County, OHOH76,42912,004+37%

30Medina County, OHOH185,02511,511+66%

31Wayne County, OHOH116,75810,970+23%

32Marion County, OHOH65,11510,824+68%

33Jefferson County, OHOH63,59710,614−5%

34Delaware County, OHOH242,03210,587+150%

35Miami County, OHOH112,63410,330+56%

36Belmont County, OHOH64,43410,322+1%

37Lawrence County, OHOH55,71010,074−14%

38Erie County, OHOH73,2969,672+47%

39Sandusky County, OHOH58,6558,818+91%

40Brown County, OHOH44,3978,596+75%

41Washington County, OHOH58,3898,109+12%

42Huron County, OHOH58,2507,703+52%

43Hancock County, OHOH75,0347,443+40%

44Knox County, OHOH64,0027,350+33%

45Ashland County, OHOH52,5236,942+40%

46Pickaway County, OHOH62,9786,938+38%

47Coshocton County, OHOH37,1886,803+104%

48Seneca County, OHOH54,5226,527+24%

49Highland County, OHOH43,8236,135+27%

50Jackson County, OHOH32,8176,028+12%

51Guernsey County, OHOH38,3795,851−10%

52Pike County, OHOH27,0615,769+12%

53Darke County, OHOH51,5205,690+33%

54Adams County, OHOH27,8655,569+17%

55Shelby County, OHOH48,0655,558+72%

56Clinton County, OHOH42,3015,410+55%

57Geauga County, OHOH95,6765,316+28%

58Hardin County, OHOH30,0725,277+25%

59Perry County, OHOH35,9185,234+31%

60Preble County, OHOH40,6645,131+98%

61Logan County, OHOH46,3025,106+20%

62Crawford County, OHOH41,8964,925+0%

63Gallia County, OHOH29,0724,780−15%

64Meigs County, OHOH21,5874,771+4%

65Williams County, OHOH36,5494,681+99%

66Morrow County, OHOH36,3054,533+58%

67Fayette County, OHOH28,5524,484+56%

68Hocking County, OHOH27,5124,443+16%

69Holmes County, OHOH44,9704,114−18%

70Defiance County, OHOH38,2924,018+81%

71Fulton County, OHOH41,8533,990+75%

72Madison County, OHOH46,9853,757+19%

73Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,426+4%

74Ottawa County, OHOH39,4813,372+39%

75Union County, OHOH73,4463,357+79%

76Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093,267+14%

77Mercer County, OHOH42,7373,098+19%

78Champaign County, OHOH38,8203,097+5%

79Van Wert County, OHOH29,0132,589+60%

80Henry County, OHOH27,5982,411+19%

81Vinton County, OHOH12,6452,183−15%

82Monroe County, OHOH12,9942,004−5%

83Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671,894+50%

84Putnam County, OHOH34,3801,883−2%

85Harrison County, OHOH14,0701,874−11%

86Morgan County, OHOH13,6261,762−36%

87Paulding County, OHOH18,7271,673+7%

88Noble County, OHOH14,2761,515−5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES