RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Most residents in poverty, Ohio counties · 1990

Ohio counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 6,422.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925194,397–

02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536124,891–

03Hamilton County, OHOH838,418115,143–

04Montgomery County, OHOH539,59872,464–

05Lucas County, OHOH423,34770,597–

06Summit County, OHOH538,37662,571–

07Mahoning County, OHOH224,70642,156–

08Stark County, OHOH373,77140,657–

09Lorain County, OHOH323,21931,156–

10Butler County, OHOH400,12831,042–

11Trumbull County, OHOH198,97225,982–

12Scioto County, OHOH71,36520,718–

13Clark County, OHOH135,34019,796–

14Columbiana County, OHOH99,37717,207–

15Athens County, OHOH63,19717,075–

16Portage County, OHOH163,40416,980–

17Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71316,088–

18Lawrence County, OHOH55,71014,556–

19Richland County, OHOH124,89314,193–

20Allen County, OHOH100,88113,902–

21Jefferson County, OHOH63,59713,771–

22Licking County, OHOH185,56413,471–

23Clermont County, OHOH216,97713,057–

24Greene County, OHOH174,32212,977–

25Belmont County, OHOH64,43412,380–

26Ross County, OHOH76,42912,306–

27Muskingum County, OHOH87,01412,081–

28Wood County, OHOH134,17611,976–

29Wayne County, OHOH116,75811,826–

30Lake County, OHOH232,21710,554–

31Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3739,353–

32Fairfield County, OHOH169,7529,081–

33Washington County, OHOH58,3898,512–

34Marion County, OHOH65,1158,171–

35Miami County, OHOH112,6347,782–

36Jackson County, OHOH32,8177,312–

37Adams County, OHOH27,8657,238–

38Warren County, OHOH257,1817,236–

39Gallia County, OHOH29,0726,961–

40Erie County, OHOH73,2966,899–

41Guernsey County, OHOH38,3796,818–

42Medina County, OHOH185,0256,755–

43Pike County, OHOH27,0616,444–

44Seneca County, OHOH54,5226,422–

45Perry County, OHOH35,9186,017–

46Meigs County, OHOH21,5875,979–

47Knox County, OHOH64,0025,911–

48Highland County, OHOH43,8235,889–

49Pickaway County, OHOH62,9785,828–

50Holmes County, OHOH44,9705,665–

51Sandusky County, OHOH58,6555,575–

52Crawford County, OHOH41,8965,549–

53Ashland County, OHOH52,5235,389–

54Huron County, OHOH58,2505,345–

55Hardin County, OHOH30,0725,097–

56Brown County, OHOH44,3974,950–

57Darke County, OHOH51,5204,818–

58Hancock County, OHOH75,0344,769–

59Coshocton County, OHOH37,1884,672–

60Geauga County, OHOH95,6764,504–

61Fayette County, OHOH28,5524,455–

62Logan County, OHOH46,3024,429–

63Clinton County, OHOH42,3014,339–

64Preble County, OHOH40,6644,087–

65Hocking County, OHOH27,5124,011–

66Delaware County, OHOH242,0323,797–

67Shelby County, OHOH48,0653,479–

68Defiance County, OHOH38,2923,446–

69Monroe County, OHOH12,9943,330–

70Champaign County, OHOH38,8203,179–

71Harrison County, OHOH14,0703,169–

72Madison County, OHOH46,9853,124–

73Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,115–

74Morrow County, OHOH36,3053,073–

75Morgan County, OHOH13,6263,010–

76Auglaize County, OHOH45,9092,795–

77Williams County, OHOH36,5492,792–

78Ottawa County, OHOH39,4812,647–

79Mercer County, OHOH42,7372,644–

80Vinton County, OHOH12,6452,620–

81Fulton County, OHOH41,8532,398–

82Union County, OHOH73,4462,376–

83Van Wert County, OHOH29,0132,160–

84Henry County, OHOH27,5982,027–

85Paulding County, OHOH18,7272,006–

86Putnam County, OHOH34,3801,947–

87Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671,890–

88Noble County, OHOH14,2761,856–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS