# Counties in Ohio by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 88 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gallia County | 28.3 |
| 2 | Pike County | 26.7 |
| 3 | Mahoning County | 26.5 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 25.6 |
| 5 | Vinton County | 24.3 |
| 6 | Scioto County | 23.1 |
| 7 | Lucas County | 22.8 |
| 8 | Ashtabula County | 22.1 |
| 8 | Meigs County | 22.1 |
| 10 | Cuyahoga County | 21.7 |
| 11 | Adams County | 21.3 |
| 12 | Marion County | 21.2 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 20.9 |
| 14 | Columbiana County | 20.8 |
| 15 | Brown County | 20.2 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 20.2 |
| 17 | Morgan County | 20.1 |
| 18 | Clark County | 20 |
| 19 | Erie County | 19.7 |
| 20 | Athens County | 19.3 |
| 21 | Belmont County | 19.1 |
| 22 | Guernsey County | 19 |
| 23 | Lawrence County | 18.9 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 18.9 |
| 23 | Washington County | 18.9 |
| 26 | Sandusky County | 18.8 |
| 27 | Hamilton County | 18.7 |
| 27 | Richland County | 18.7 |
| 29 | Hocking County | 18.3 |
| 30 | Allen County | 18.2 |
| 30 | Ross County | 18.2 |
| 32 | Stark County | 18.1 |
| 33 | Summit County | 18 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 17.8 |
| 35 | Harrison County | 17.5 |
| 35 | Muskingum County | 17.5 |
| 37 | Perry County | 17.4 |
| 38 | Highland County | 17.1 |
| 38 | Trumbull County | 17.1 |
| 40 | Ashland County | 17 |
| 41 | Fayette County | 16.8 |
| 42 | Coshocton County | 16.6 |
| 43 | Carroll County | 16.5 |
| 43 | Hardin County | 16.5 |
| 45 | Huron County | 16 |
| 46 | Crawford County | 15.9 |
| 47 | Lorain County | 15.8 |
| 48 | Seneca County | 15.6 |
| 49 | Butler County | 15.5 |
| 50 | Noble County | 14.4 |
| 51 | Wayne County | 14.1 |
| 52 | Tuscarawas County | 14 |
| 53 | Clinton County | 13.9 |
| 54 | Morrow County | 13.7 |
| 55 | Williams County | 13.6 |
| 56 | Preble County | 13.2 |
| 57 | Logan County | 13 |
| 58 | Knox County | 12.9 |
| 59 | Paulding County | 12.6 |
| 60 | Darke County | 12.5 |
| 61 | Miami County | 12.2 |
| 62 | Defiance County | 12.1 |
| 63 | Van Wert County | 12 |
| 64 | Ottawa County | 11.4 |
| 65 | Champaign County | 11.1 |
| 65 | Greene County | 11.1 |
| 65 | Licking County | 11.1 |
| 68 | Wyandot County | 11 |
| 69 | Pickaway County | 10.9 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 10.7 |
| 71 | Madison County | 10.6 |
| 72 | Portage County | 10.5 |
| 73 | Fulton County | 10.4 |
| 74 | Hancock County | 10.3 |
| 74 | Holmes County | 10.3 |
| 76 | Lake County | 9.7 |
| 76 | Wood County | 9.7 |
| 78 | Fairfield County | 9.3 |
| 78 | Henry County | 9.3 |
| 80 | Clermont County | 9 |
| 81 | Auglaize County | 8.1 |
| 82 | Mercer County | 7.2 |
| 83 | Medina County | 6.8 |
| 84 | Warren County | 6.6 |
| 85 | Geauga County | 5.9 |
| 86 | Putnam County | 5.8 |
| 87 | Union County | 4.3 |
| 88 | Delaware County | 3.6 |