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Most residents in poverty, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, OHOH1,232,925216,340+18%

02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536199,996+61%

03Hamilton County, OHOH838,418123,269+23%

04Montgomery County, OHOH539,59886,072+36%

05Lucas County, OHOH423,34780,535+27%

06Summit County, OHOH538,37669,072+28%

07Stark County, OHOH373,77149,948+44%

08Butler County, OHOH400,12844,928+55%

09Lorain County, OHOH323,21941,824+63%

10Mahoning County, OHOH224,70640,134+25%

11Trumbull County, OHOH198,97234,913+50%

12Clark County, OHOH135,34020,758+34%

13Clermont County, OHOH216,97719,212+52%

14Lake County, OHOH232,21719,089+66%

15Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71318,768+52%

16Greene County, OHOH174,32218,389+47%

17Portage County, OHOH163,40418,307+30%

18Athens County, OHOH63,19717,414+2%

19Licking County, OHOH185,56417,407+60%

20Wood County, OHOH134,17617,305+49%

21Richland County, OHOH124,89317,117+26%

22Scioto County, OHOH71,36517,021+11%

23Fairfield County, OHOH169,75214,240+97%

24Columbiana County, OHOH99,37714,064+9%

25Muskingum County, OHOH87,01413,508+24%

26Allen County, OHOH100,88113,168+0%

27Ross County, OHOH76,42912,571+43%

28Wayne County, OHOH116,75812,503+40%

29Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312,051+41%

30Warren County, OHOH257,18111,766+76%

31Lawrence County, OHOH55,71011,320−4%

32Jefferson County, OHOH63,59710,989−2%

33Medina County, OHOH185,02510,607+53%

34Delaware County, OHOH242,03210,253+142%

35Miami County, OHOH112,6349,202+39%

36Erie County, OHOH73,2969,030+37%

37Marion County, OHOH65,1158,962+39%

38Highland County, OHOH43,8238,212+70%

39Pickaway County, OHOH62,9788,083+61%

40Washington County, OHOH58,3897,881+9%

41Belmont County, OHOH64,4347,811−24%

42Hancock County, OHOH75,0347,763+46%

43Knox County, OHOH64,0027,560+37%

44Brown County, OHOH44,3977,347+49%

45Guernsey County, OHOH38,3797,303+12%

46Sandusky County, OHOH58,6557,178+56%

47Huron County, OHOH58,2507,016+38%

48Seneca County, OHOH54,5226,998+33%

49Ashland County, OHOH52,5236,580+32%

50Coshocton County, OHOH37,1886,357+90%

51Clinton County, OHOH42,3016,044+73%

52Perry County, OHOH35,9185,831+45%

53Crawford County, OHOH41,8965,705+16%

54Darke County, OHOH51,5205,683+33%

55Geauga County, OHOH95,6765,634+36%

56Adams County, OHOH27,8655,560+17%

57Jackson County, OHOH32,8175,543+3%

58Gallia County, OHOH29,0725,101−9%

59Pike County, OHOH27,0615,050−2%

60Logan County, OHOH46,3024,919+15%

61Shelby County, OHOH48,0654,829+50%

62Fayette County, OHOH28,5524,539+58%

63Meigs County, OHOH21,5874,511−1%

64Hardin County, OHOH30,0724,394+4%

65Holmes County, OHOH44,9704,311−14%

66Madison County, OHOH46,9854,121+31%

67Champaign County, OHOH38,8204,108+39%

68Williams County, OHOH36,5494,068+73%

69Hocking County, OHOH27,5124,064+6%

70Defiance County, OHOH38,2923,838+73%

71Fulton County, OHOH41,8533,766+65%

72Preble County, OHOH40,6643,756+45%

73Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093,663+27%

74Ottawa County, OHOH39,4813,559+47%

75Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,481+6%

76Union County, OHOH73,4463,248+73%

77Morrow County, OHOH36,3053,184+11%

78Van Wert County, OHOH29,0132,710+67%

79Putnam County, OHOH34,3802,682+39%

80Vinton County, OHOH12,6452,564+0%

81Mercer County, OHOH42,7372,396−8%

82Morgan County, OHOH13,6262,375−13%

83Harrison County, OHOH14,0702,366+12%

84Henry County, OHOH27,5982,271+12%

85Noble County, OHOH14,2762,139+34%

86Monroe County, OHOH12,9941,953−7%

87Paulding County, OHOH18,7271,929+24%

88Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671,571+24%

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