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

Meigs County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 88 counties in 2017, at 32.2%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for Ohio was 19.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.2Meigs County
Lowest5.3Delaware County
Median19.388 counties
Ohio19.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 27.6 %Allen County: 23 %Ashland County: 17.1 %Ashtabula County: 28.4 %Athens County: 28.5 %Auglaize County: 11.5 %Belmont County: 17.2 %Brown County: 22.6 %Butler County: 13.1 %Carroll County: 19.9 %Champaign County: 16.7 %Clark County: 22 %Clermont County: 12.2 %Clinton County: 20 %Columbiana County: 23.7 %Coshocton County: 23.9 %Crawford County: 25.3 %Cuyahoga County: 27.1 %Darke County: 12.5 %Defiance County: 14.5 %Delaware County: 5.3 %Erie County: 18.2 %Fairfield County: 12.3 %Fayette County: 24.3 %Franklin County: 22.5 %Fulton County: 10.9 %Gallia County: 27.2 %Geauga County: 7.2 %Greene County: 11.7 %Guernsey County: 27 %Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hancock County: 12.4 %Hardin County: 21.2 %Harrison County: 21.1 %Henry County: 11.1 %Highland County: 25.4 %Hocking County: 22.1 %Holmes County: 13.6 %Huron County: 23.8 %Jackson County: 26.4 %Jefferson County: 26.2 %Knox County: 16.2 %Lake County: 12.4 %Lawrence County: 26.9 %Licking County: 12.4 %Logan County: 16.7 %Lorain County: 20.1 %Lucas County: 25.6 %Madison County: 13.1 %Mahoning County: 28.9 %Marion County: 23.6 %Medina County: 7.6 %Meigs County: 32.2 %Mercer County: 9.7 %Miami County: 12 %Monroe County: 24.2 %Montgomery County: 23 %Morgan County: 27.3 %Morrow County: 17.9 %Muskingum County: 21.5 %Noble County: 19.8 %Ottawa County: 12.9 %Paulding County: 15.6 %Perry County: 24.9 %Pickaway County: 16.6 %Pike County: 30.5 %Portage County: 13.9 %Preble County: 13.9 %Putnam County: 7.3 %Richland County: 20.4 %Ross County: 23.2 %Sandusky County: 15.6 %Scioto County: 30.2 %Seneca County: 17.3 %Shelby County: 11.7 %Stark County: 22.3 %Summit County: 18.7 %Trumbull County: 24.1 %Tuscarawas County: 17.4 %Union County: 5.9 %Van Wert County: 13.7 %Vinton County: 29 %Warren County: 5.6 %Washington County: 20.8 %Wayne County: 17.4 %Williams County: 13.9 %Wood County: 9.5 %Wyandot County: 10.5 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Meigs County: 32.2 %Meigs County32.2Pike County: 30.5 %Pike County30.5Scioto County: 30.2 %Scioto County30.2Vinton County: 29 %Vinton County29Mahoning County: 28.9 %Mahoning County28.9Athens County: 28.5 %Athens County28.5Ashtabula County: 28.4 %Ashtabula County28.4Adams County: 27.6 %Adams County27.6Morgan County: 27.3 %Morgan County27.3Gallia County: 27.2 %Gallia County27.2Cuyahoga County: 27.1 %Cuyahoga County27.1Guernsey County: 27 %Guernsey County27Lawrence County: 26.9 %Lawrence County26.9Jackson County: 26.4 %Jackson County26.4Jefferson County: 26.2 %Jefferson County26.2Lucas County: 25.6 %Lucas County25.6Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hamilton County25.4Highland County: 25.4 %Highland County25.4Crawford County: 25.3 %Crawford County25.3Perry County: 24.9 %Perry County24.9Fayette County: 24.3 %Fayette County24.3Monroe County: 24.2 %Monroe County24.2Trumbull County: 24.1 %Trumbull County24.1Coshocton County: 23.9 %Coshocton County23.9Huron County: 23.8 %Huron County23.8Columbiana County: 23.7 %Columbiana County23.7Marion County: 23.6 %Marion County23.6Ross County: 23.2 %Ross County23.2Allen County: 23 %Allen County23Montgomery County: 23 %Montgomery County23Brown County: 22.6 %Brown County22.6Franklin County: 22.5 %Franklin County22.5Stark County: 22.3 %Stark County22.3Hocking County: 22.1 %Hocking County22.1Clark County: 22 %Clark County22Muskingum County: 21.5 %Muskingum County21.5Hardin County: 21.2 %Hardin County21.2Harrison County: 21.1 %Harrison County21.1Washington County: 20.8 %Washington County20.8Richland County: 20.4 %Richland County20.4Meigs County: 32.2 %Meigs County32.2Pike County: 30.5 %Pike County30.5Scioto County: 30.2 %Scioto County30.2Vinton County: 29 %Vinton County29Mahoning County: 28.9 %Mahoning County28.9Athens County: 28.5 %Athens County28.5Ashtabula County: 28.4 %Ashtabula County28.4Adams County: 27.6 %Adams County27.6Morgan County: 27.3 %Morgan County27.3Gallia County: 27.2 %Gallia County27.2Cuyahoga County: 27.1 %Cuyahoga County27.1Guernsey County: 27 %Guernsey County27Lawrence County: 26.9 %Lawrence County26.9Jackson County: 26.4 %Jackson County26.4Jefferson County: 26.2 %Jefferson County26.2Lucas County: 25.6 %Lucas County25.6Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hamilton County25.4Highland County: 25.4 %Highland County25.4Crawford County: 25.3 %Crawford County25.3Perry County: 24.9 %Perry County24.9Fayette County: 24.3 %Fayette County24.3Monroe County: 24.2 %Monroe County24.2Trumbull County: 24.1 %Trumbull County24.1Coshocton County: 23.9 %Coshocton County23.9Huron County: 23.8 %Huron County23.8Columbiana County: 23.7 %Columbiana County23.7Marion County: 23.6 %Marion County23.6Ross County: 23.2 %Ross County23.2Allen County: 23 %Allen County23Montgomery County: 23 %Montgomery County23Brown County: 22.6 %Brown County22.6Franklin County: 22.5 %Franklin County22.5Stark County: 22.3 %Stark County22.3Hocking County: 22.1 %Hocking County22.1Clark County: 22 %Clark County22Muskingum County: 21.5 %Muskingum County21.5Hardin County: 21.2 %Hardin County21.2Harrison County: 21.1 %Harrison County21.1Washington County: 20.8 %Washington County20.8Richland County: 20.4 %Richland County20.4
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Meigs County32.2+4 pts
2Pike County30.5+0.8 pts
3Scioto County30.2-1.4 pts
4Vinton County29-2.8 pts
5Mahoning County28.9+1.7 pts
6Athens County28.5+4 pts
7Ashtabula County28.4+1.9 pts
8Adams County27.6-2 pts
9Morgan County27.3-0.3 pts
10Gallia County27.2-2.6 pts
11Cuyahoga County27.1+0.7 pts
12Guernsey County27+1.6 pts
13Lawrence County26.9+0.4 pts
14Jackson County26.4-0.8 pts
15Jefferson County26.2+2.2 pts
16Lucas County25.6-2.3 pts
17Hamilton County25.4+2.2 pts
17Highland County25.4-3 pts
19Crawford County25.3+3.2 pts
20Perry County24.9+1 pts
21Fayette County24.3+1.3 pts
22Monroe County24.2+1.8 pts
23Trumbull County24.1-5.1 pts
24Coshocton County23.9+3.2 pts
25Huron County23.8+5.9 pts
26Columbiana County23.7-2.8 pts
27Marion County23.6+0.9 pts
28Ross County23.2-1.7 pts
29Allen County23+1.1 pts
29Montgomery County23-4.2 pts
31Brown County22.6-1.7 pts
32Franklin County22.5-1.4 pts
33Stark County22.3+2.9 pts
34Hocking County22.1-0.3 pts
35Clark County22-0.4 pts
36Muskingum County21.5-1.2 pts
37Hardin County21.2+4 pts
38Harrison County21.1-2.8 pts
39Washington County20.8+1.6 pts
40Richland County20.4-1.7 pts
41Lorain County20.1+2.2 pts
42Clinton County20+0.8 pts
43Carroll County19.9+1 pts
44Noble County19.8+1.7 pts
45Summit County18.7-1 pts
46Erie County18.2-1.9 pts
47Morrow County17.9-1.5 pts
48Tuscarawas County17.4+0.8 pts
48Wayne County17.4+1.2 pts
50Seneca County17.3-0.4 pts
51Belmont County17.2-4.3 pts
52Ashland County17.1-0.3 pts
53Champaign County16.7+0.7 pts
53Logan County16.7-0.8 pts
55Pickaway County16.6-1.2 pts
56Knox County16.2-1.3 pts
57Paulding County15.6+0.2 pts
57Sandusky County15.6-0.6 pts
59Defiance County14.5-0.6 pts
60Portage County13.9-1.1 pts
60Preble County13.9-2.9 pts
60Williams County13.9-0.4 pts
63Van Wert County13.7+0.6 pts
64Holmes County13.6-2.8 pts
65Butler County13.1-2.7 pts
65Madison County13.1-2.9 pts
67Ottawa County12.9-2.1 pts
68Darke County12.5-2.3 pts
69Hancock County12.4-0.7 pts
69Lake County12.4-0.1 pts
69Licking County12.4-4.7 pts
72Fairfield County12.3-0.7 pts
73Clermont County12.2-0.7 pts
74Miami County12-1.3 pts
75Greene County11.7-2.8 pts
75Shelby County11.7-0.4 pts
77Auglaize County11.50 pts
78Henry County11.1-0.2 pts
79Fulton County10.9-0.8 pts
80Wyandot County10.5-0.8 pts
81Mercer County9.7-0.6 pts
82Wood County9.5-1.4 pts
83Medina County7.6-0.5 pts
84Putnam County7.3-2.2 pts
85Geauga County7.2-1.1 pts
86Union County5.9-1.3 pts
87Warren County5.6-0.5 pts
88Delaware County5.3+0.6 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Meigs County, with 32.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Delaware County, with 5.3% in 2017.

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