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Poverty Rate in Ohio, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Ohio, ranked. The highest is Meigs County at 21.8% and the lowest is Delaware County at 4.7%.

Ohio: 13.3% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Ohio: 12.9%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Meigs County21.8%
2Scioto County21.8%
3Athens County21.5%
4Pike County21.3%
5Adams County20.2%
6Brown County19.6%
7Mahoning County18.9%
8Coshocton County18.5%
9Jackson County18.5%
10Lawrence County17.7%
11Lucas County17.7%
12Ashtabula County17.6%
13Hardin County17.3%
14Vinton County17.3%
15Marion County16.6%
16Trumbull County16.6%
17Jefferson County16.5%
18Gallia County16.4%
19Cuyahoga County16.1%
20Hocking County16.0%
21Belmont County15.8%
22Ross County15.7%
23Fayette County15.5%
24Guernsey County15.3%
25Clark County15.2%
26Columbiana County15.2%
27Monroe County15.2%
28Muskingum County15.1%
29Hamilton County15.0%
30Montgomery County15.0%
31Sandusky County15.0%
32Franklin County14.7%
33Perry County14.7%
34Highland County14.1%
35Richland County13.8%
36Washington County13.7%
37Tuscarawas County13.4%
38Allen County13.3%
39Ashland County13.3%
40Huron County13.2%
41Harrison County13.1%
42Erie County13.0%
43Carroll County12.9%
44Clinton County12.9%
45Morgan County12.9%
46Morrow County12.8%
47Summit County12.8%
48Williams County12.7%
49Preble County12.6%
50Stark County12.5%
51Wood County12.2%
52Lorain County12.1%
53Seneca County11.9%
54Butler County11.8%
55Crawford County11.8%
56Portage County11.7%
57Knox County11.6%
58Shelby County11.6%
59Pickaway County11.5%
60Logan County11.1%
61Darke County11.0%
62Noble County10.6%
63Defiance County10.5%
64Licking County10.2%
65Hancock County9.9%
66Greene County9.8%
67Fulton County9.4%
68Miami County9.4%
69Wayne County9.4%
70Holmes County9.3%
71Clermont County9.1%
72Van Wert County9.0%
73Paulding County8.9%
74Wyandot County8.8%
75Henry County8.7%
76Madison County8.5%
77Ottawa County8.4%
78Lake County8.3%
79Champaign County8.0%
80Fairfield County8.0%
81Mercer County7.3%
82Auglaize County7.1%
83Medina County6.3%
84Warren County6.0%
85Geauga County5.6%
86Putnam County5.5%
87Union County5.0%
88Delaware County4.7%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Ohio ranks 16th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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