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

Vinton County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 88 counties in 2016, at 31.8%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 18.5% and the figure for Ohio was 20.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.8Vinton County
Lowest4.7Delaware County
Median18.588 counties
Ohio20.4History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 29.6 %Allen County: 21.9 %Ashland County: 17.4 %Ashtabula County: 26.5 %Athens County: 24.5 %Auglaize County: 11.5 %Belmont County: 21.5 %Brown County: 24.3 %Butler County: 15.8 %Carroll County: 18.9 %Champaign County: 16 %Clark County: 22.4 %Clermont County: 12.9 %Clinton County: 19.2 %Columbiana County: 26.5 %Coshocton County: 20.7 %Crawford County: 22.1 %Cuyahoga County: 26.4 %Darke County: 14.8 %Defiance County: 15.1 %Delaware County: 4.7 %Erie County: 20.1 %Fairfield County: 13 %Fayette County: 23 %Franklin County: 23.9 %Fulton County: 11.7 %Gallia County: 29.8 %Geauga County: 8.3 %Greene County: 14.5 %Guernsey County: 25.4 %Hamilton County: 23.2 %Hancock County: 13.1 %Hardin County: 17.2 %Harrison County: 23.9 %Henry County: 11.3 %Highland County: 28.4 %Hocking County: 22.4 %Holmes County: 16.4 %Huron County: 17.9 %Jackson County: 27.2 %Jefferson County: 24 %Knox County: 17.5 %Lake County: 12.5 %Lawrence County: 26.5 %Licking County: 17.1 %Logan County: 17.5 %Lorain County: 17.9 %Lucas County: 27.9 %Madison County: 16 %Mahoning County: 27.2 %Marion County: 22.7 %Medina County: 8.1 %Meigs County: 28.2 %Mercer County: 10.3 %Miami County: 13.3 %Monroe County: 22.4 %Montgomery County: 27.2 %Morgan County: 27.6 %Morrow County: 19.4 %Muskingum County: 22.7 %Noble County: 18.1 %Ottawa County: 15 %Paulding County: 15.4 %Perry County: 23.9 %Pickaway County: 17.8 %Pike County: 29.7 %Portage County: 15 %Preble County: 16.8 %Putnam County: 9.5 %Richland County: 22.1 %Ross County: 24.9 %Sandusky County: 16.2 %Scioto County: 31.6 %Seneca County: 17.7 %Shelby County: 12.1 %Stark County: 19.4 %Summit County: 19.7 %Trumbull County: 29.2 %Tuscarawas County: 16.6 %Union County: 7.2 %Van Wert County: 13.1 %Vinton County: 31.8 %Warren County: 6.1 %Washington County: 19.2 %Wayne County: 16.2 %Williams County: 14.3 %Wood County: 10.9 %Wyandot County: 11.3 %
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%, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Vinton County: 31.8 %Vinton County31.8Scioto County: 31.6 %Scioto County31.6Gallia County: 29.8 %Gallia County29.8Pike County: 29.7 %Pike County29.7Adams County: 29.6 %Adams County29.6Trumbull County: 29.2 %Trumbull County29.2Highland County: 28.4 %Highland County28.4Meigs County: 28.2 %Meigs County28.2Lucas County: 27.9 %Lucas County27.9Morgan County: 27.6 %Morgan County27.6Jackson County: 27.2 %Jackson County27.2Mahoning County: 27.2 %Mahoning County27.2Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Ashtabula County: 26.5 %Ashtabula County26.5Columbiana County: 26.5 %Columbiana County26.5Lawrence County: 26.5 %Lawrence County26.5Cuyahoga County: 26.4 %Cuyahoga County26.4Guernsey County: 25.4 %Guernsey County25.4Ross County: 24.9 %Ross County24.9Athens County: 24.5 %Athens County24.5Brown County: 24.3 %Brown County24.3Jefferson County: 24 %Jefferson County24Franklin County: 23.9 %Franklin County23.9Harrison County: 23.9 %Harrison County23.9Perry County: 23.9 %Perry County23.9Hamilton County: 23.2 %Hamilton County23.2Fayette County: 23 %Fayette County23Marion County: 22.7 %Marion County22.7Muskingum County: 22.7 %Muskingum County22.7Clark County: 22.4 %Clark County22.4Hocking County: 22.4 %Hocking County22.4Monroe County: 22.4 %Monroe County22.4Crawford County: 22.1 %Crawford County22.1Richland County: 22.1 %Richland County22.1Allen County: 21.9 %Allen County21.9Belmont County: 21.5 %Belmont County21.5Coshocton County: 20.7 %Coshocton County20.7Erie County: 20.1 %Erie County20.1Summit County: 19.7 %Summit County19.7Morrow County: 19.4 %Morrow County19.4Vinton County: 31.8 %Vinton County31.8Scioto County: 31.6 %Scioto County31.6Gallia County: 29.8 %Gallia County29.8Pike County: 29.7 %Pike County29.7Adams County: 29.6 %Adams County29.6Trumbull County: 29.2 %Trumbull County29.2Highland County: 28.4 %Highland County28.4Meigs County: 28.2 %Meigs County28.2Lucas County: 27.9 %Lucas County27.9Morgan County: 27.6 %Morgan County27.6Jackson County: 27.2 %Jackson County27.2Mahoning County: 27.2 %Mahoning County27.2Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Ashtabula County: 26.5 %Ashtabula County26.5Columbiana County: 26.5 %Columbiana County26.5Lawrence County: 26.5 %Lawrence County26.5Cuyahoga County: 26.4 %Cuyahoga County26.4Guernsey County: 25.4 %Guernsey County25.4Ross County: 24.9 %Ross County24.9Athens County: 24.5 %Athens County24.5Brown County: 24.3 %Brown County24.3Jefferson County: 24 %Jefferson County24Franklin County: 23.9 %Franklin County23.9Harrison County: 23.9 %Harrison County23.9Perry County: 23.9 %Perry County23.9Hamilton County: 23.2 %Hamilton County23.2Fayette County: 23 %Fayette County23Marion County: 22.7 %Marion County22.7Muskingum County: 22.7 %Muskingum County22.7Clark County: 22.4 %Clark County22.4Hocking County: 22.4 %Hocking County22.4Monroe County: 22.4 %Monroe County22.4Crawford County: 22.1 %Crawford County22.1Richland County: 22.1 %Richland County22.1Allen County: 21.9 %Allen County21.9Belmont County: 21.5 %Belmont County21.5Coshocton County: 20.7 %Coshocton County20.7Erie County: 20.1 %Erie County20.1Summit County: 19.7 %Summit County19.7Morrow County: 19.4 %Morrow County19.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Vinton County31.8-1.1 pts
2Scioto County31.6-0.5 pts
3Gallia County29.8-2.6 pts
4Pike County29.7-3.6 pts
5Adams County29.6+0.3 pts
6Trumbull County29.2+2.3 pts
7Highland County28.4+0.8 pts
8Meigs County28.2-3.1 pts
9Lucas County27.9-1 pts
10Morgan County27.6-1.5 pts
11Jackson County27.2-2 pts
11Mahoning County27.2+0.4 pts
11Montgomery County27.2+0.2 pts
14Ashtabula County26.5-2.1 pts
14Columbiana County26.5+4.2 pts
14Lawrence County26.5-3.6 pts
17Cuyahoga County26.4+0.2 pts
18Guernsey County25.4-3.3 pts
19Ross County24.9-1 pts
20Athens County24.5-4.6 pts
21Brown County24.3+0.7 pts
22Jefferson County24-4.5 pts
23Franklin County23.9-0.6 pts
23Harrison County23.9-0.4 pts
23Perry County23.9-2 pts
26Hamilton County23.2+0.1 pts
27Fayette County23-3.2 pts
28Marion County22.7-5 pts
28Muskingum County22.7-4 pts
30Clark County22.4-2.7 pts
30Hocking County22.4-1.4 pts
30Monroe County22.4-2 pts
33Crawford County22.1-2.3 pts
33Richland County22.1-1.3 pts
35Allen County21.9-1.5 pts
36Belmont County21.5+0.4 pts
37Coshocton County20.7-2.7 pts
38Erie County20.1-2.2 pts
39Summit County19.7-1.8 pts
40Morrow County19.40 pts
40Stark County19.4-0.8 pts
42Clinton County19.2-1.9 pts
42Washington County19.2-2.3 pts
44Carroll County18.9-1.1 pts
45Noble County18.1+0.3 pts
46Huron County17.9-2.8 pts
46Lorain County17.9-3 pts
48Pickaway County17.8+0.2 pts
49Seneca County17.7-2.1 pts
50Knox County17.5-2.4 pts
50Logan County17.5+0.2 pts
52Ashland County17.4-2.7 pts
53Hardin County17.2-4 pts
54Licking County17.1-0.3 pts
55Preble County16.8-2.1 pts
56Tuscarawas County16.6-1.4 pts
57Holmes County16.4+0.7 pts
58Sandusky County16.2-2.1 pts
58Wayne County16.2-0.7 pts
60Champaign County16-0.2 pts
60Madison County16+2 pts
62Butler County15.8-2.5 pts
63Paulding County15.4-1.9 pts
64Defiance County15.1-1.1 pts
65Ottawa County15-0.3 pts
65Portage County15-1.1 pts
67Darke County14.8-0.4 pts
68Greene County14.5-1.7 pts
69Williams County14.3-3.2 pts
70Miami County13.3-0.7 pts
71Hancock County13.1-1.5 pts
71Van Wert County13.1-2.2 pts
73Fairfield County13+0.6 pts
74Clermont County12.9-0.6 pts
75Lake County12.5-0.1 pts
76Shelby County12.1-1.5 pts
77Fulton County11.7-0.7 pts
78Auglaize County11.50 pts
79Henry County11.3-2.6 pts
79Wyandot County11.3-0.4 pts
81Wood County10.90 pts
82Mercer County10.3-0.3 pts
83Putnam County9.5+0.8 pts
84Geauga County8.3-0.5 pts
85Medina County8.1-0.7 pts
86Union County7.2-1.6 pts
87Warren County6.1-0.5 pts
88Delaware County4.70 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Ohio by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Ohio by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Ohio by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Vinton County, with 31.8% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Delaware County, with 4.7% in 2016.

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