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Most residents in poverty, Ohio counties · 2010

Ohio counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, OHOH1,232,925209,749+15%

02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536198,032+59%

03Hamilton County, OHOH838,418123,254+23%

04Montgomery County, OHOH539,59883,861+33%

05Lucas County, OHOH423,34779,564+26%

06Summit County, OHOH538,37674,554+38%

07Stark County, OHOH373,77147,808+38%

08Butler County, OHOH400,12847,006+62%

09Mahoning County, OHOH224,70639,613+23%

10Lorain County, OHOH323,21939,512+54%

11Trumbull County, OHOH198,97232,286+39%

12Clark County, OHOH135,34022,010+43%

13Portage County, OHOH163,40421,744+54%

14Athens County, OHOH63,19719,632+15%

15Lake County, OHOH232,21718,521+61%

16Licking County, OHOH185,56418,508+70%

17Greene County, OHOH174,32218,377+47%

18Clermont County, OHOH216,97718,358+46%

19Allen County, OHOH100,88117,308+32%

20Columbiana County, OHOH99,37717,237+33%

21Scioto County, OHOH71,36516,529+8%

22Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71315,929+29%

23Richland County, OHOH124,89315,416+13%

24Wood County, OHOH134,17615,265+31%

25Fairfield County, OHOH169,75215,228+110%

26Muskingum County, OHOH87,01414,292+31%

27Ross County, OHOH76,42913,522+54%

28Warren County, OHOH257,18112,674+89%

29Jefferson County, OHOH63,59712,342+10%

30Lawrence County, OHOH55,71012,127+3%

31Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37311,830+39%

32Marion County, OHOH65,11511,535+79%

33Wayne County, OHOH116,75811,307+26%

34Medina County, OHOH185,02510,830+56%

35Belmont County, OHOH64,43410,700+5%

36Miami County, OHOH112,6349,729+47%

37Erie County, OHOH73,2969,635+46%

38Washington County, OHOH58,3899,378+30%

39Huron County, OHOH58,2508,663+71%

40Hancock County, OHOH75,0348,489+60%

41Ashland County, OHOH52,5238,273+66%

42Knox County, OHOH64,0027,960+44%

43Delaware County, OHOH242,0327,949+88%

44Jackson County, OHOH32,8177,749+44%

45Geauga County, OHOH95,6767,119+72%

46Highland County, OHOH43,8237,043+46%

47Guernsey County, OHOH38,3796,921+6%

48Pickaway County, OHOH62,9786,891+37%

49Logan County, OHOH46,3026,790+59%

50Pike County, OHOH27,0616,775+32%

51Seneca County, OHOH54,5226,774+29%

52Perry County, OHOH35,9186,684+67%

53Sandusky County, OHOH58,6556,625+44%

54Gallia County, OHOH29,0726,596+17%

55Adams County, OHOH27,8656,555+38%

56Coshocton County, OHOH37,1886,288+88%

57Clinton County, OHOH42,3015,900+69%

58Shelby County, OHOH48,0655,890+83%

59Crawford County, OHOH41,8965,695+16%

60Darke County, OHOH51,5205,636+32%

61Holmes County, OHOH44,9705,629+12%

62Brown County, OHOH44,3975,583+13%

63Hardin County, OHOH30,0725,186+23%

64Champaign County, OHOH38,8205,168+75%

65Madison County, OHOH46,9855,082+61%

66Fayette County, OHOH28,5525,050+76%

67Defiance County, OHOH38,2924,961+123%

68Meigs County, OHOH21,5874,947+8%

69Hocking County, OHOH27,5124,509+18%

70Fulton County, OHOH41,8534,462+96%

71Williams County, OHOH36,5494,432+88%

72Preble County, OHOH40,6643,966+53%

73Morrow County, OHOH36,3053,763+32%

74Ottawa County, OHOH39,4813,735+54%

75Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,628+10%

76Mercer County, OHOH42,7373,383+30%

77Union County, OHOH73,4463,347+79%

78Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093,309+15%

79Henry County, OHOH27,5982,988+47%

80Harrison County, OHOH14,0702,927+39%

81Morgan County, OHOH13,6262,874+5%

82Vinton County, OHOH12,6452,625+2%

83Monroe County, OHOH12,9942,529+20%

84Van Wert County, OHOH29,0132,529+56%

85Putnam County, OHOH34,3802,459+27%

86Noble County, OHOH14,2762,180+36%

87Paulding County, OHOH18,7272,150+38%

88Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671,856+47%

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