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Most residents in poverty, Ohio counties · 2000

Ohio counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925183,092−6%

02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536124,524−0%

03Hamilton County, OHOH838,41899,899−13%

04Montgomery County, OHOH539,59863,259−13%

05Lucas County, OHOH423,34763,226−10%

06Summit County, OHOH538,37653,959−14%

07Stark County, OHOH373,77134,740−15%

08Mahoning County, OHOH224,70632,205−24%

09Butler County, OHOH400,12828,939−7%

10Lorain County, OHOH323,21925,608−18%

11Trumbull County, OHOH198,97223,257−10%

12Athens County, OHOH63,19717,020−0%

13Clark County, OHOH135,34015,442−22%

14Scioto County, OHOH71,36515,277−26%

15Portage County, OHOH163,40414,114−17%

16Richland County, OHOH124,89313,637−4%

17Allen County, OHOH100,88113,121−6%

18Columbiana County, OHOH99,37712,932−25%

19Clermont County, OHOH216,97712,600−4%

20Greene County, OHOH174,32212,505−4%

21Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71312,386−23%

22Lawrence County, OHOH55,71011,773−19%

23Wood County, OHOH134,17611,639−3%

24Lake County, OHOH232,21711,515+9%

25Jefferson County, OHOH63,59711,176−19%

26Muskingum County, OHOH87,01410,911−10%

27Licking County, OHOH185,56410,884−19%

28Belmont County, OHOH64,43410,239−17%

29Wayne County, OHOH116,7588,946−24%

30Ross County, OHOH76,4298,775−29%

31Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3738,540−9%

32Fairfield County, OHOH169,7527,242−20%

33Washington County, OHOH58,3897,215−15%

34Medina County, OHOH185,0256,929+3%

35Warren County, OHOH257,1816,695−7%

36Miami County, OHOH112,6346,639−15%

37Erie County, OHOH73,2966,599−4%

38Guernsey County, OHOH38,3796,524−4%

39Marion County, OHOH65,1156,429−21%

40Gallia County, OHOH29,0725,635−19%

41Knox County, OHOH64,0025,517−7%

42Jackson County, OHOH32,8175,375−26%

43Hancock County, OHOH75,0345,313+11%

44Seneca County, OHOH54,5225,267−18%

45Pike County, OHOH27,0615,148−20%

46Huron County, OHOH58,2505,069−5%

47Pickaway County, OHOH62,9785,027−14%

48Holmes County, OHOH44,9705,011−12%

49Ashland County, OHOH52,5234,971−8%

50Brown County, OHOH44,3974,926−0%

51Crawford County, OHOH41,8964,901−12%

52Highland County, OHOH43,8234,830−18%

53Adams County, OHOH27,8654,744−34%

54Sandusky County, OHOH58,6554,614−17%

55Meigs County, OHOH21,5874,566−24%

56Darke County, OHOH51,5204,274−11%

57Logan County, OHOH46,3024,260−4%

58Delaware County, OHOH242,0324,230+11%

59Hardin County, OHOH30,0724,207−17%

60Geauga County, OHOH95,6764,138−8%

61Perry County, OHOH35,9184,010−33%

62Hocking County, OHOH27,5123,818−5%

63Clinton County, OHOH42,3013,484−20%

64Coshocton County, OHOH37,1883,339−29%

65Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,294+6%

66Shelby County, OHOH48,0653,225−7%

67Madison County, OHOH46,9853,150+1%

68Champaign County, OHOH38,8202,950−7%

69Auglaize County, OHOH45,9092,874+3%

70Fayette County, OHOH28,5522,872−36%

71Morrow County, OHOH36,3052,861−7%

72Morgan County, OHOH13,6262,743−9%

73Mercer County, OHOH42,7372,607−1%

74Preble County, OHOH40,6642,588−37%

75Vinton County, OHOH12,6452,562−2%

76Ottawa County, OHOH39,4812,418−9%

77Williams County, OHOH36,5492,358−16%

78Fulton County, OHOH41,8532,281−5%

79Defiance County, OHOH38,2922,224−35%

80Monroe County, OHOH12,9942,111−37%

81Harrison County, OHOH14,0702,110−33%

82Henry County, OHOH27,5982,031+0%

83Putnam County, OHOH34,3801,929−1%

84Union County, OHOH73,4461,873−21%

85Van Wert County, OHOH29,0131,622−25%

86Noble County, OHOH14,2761,600−14%

87Paulding County, OHOH18,7271,557−22%

88Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671,266−33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS