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

Scioto County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 88 counties in 2019, at 30.1%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 17.6% and the figure for Ohio was 18.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.1Scioto County
Lowest5Delaware County
Median17.688 counties
Ohio18.1History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 29.5 %Allen County: 19.6 %Ashland County: 19.1 %Ashtabula County: 26.5 %Athens County: 25.3 %Auglaize County: 9.2 %Belmont County: 15.7 %Brown County: 18 %Butler County: 14.1 %Carroll County: 18.2 %Champaign County: 11.1 %Clark County: 21 %Clermont County: 11.7 %Clinton County: 22.2 %Columbiana County: 18.1 %Coshocton County: 18.8 %Crawford County: 23 %Cuyahoga County: 23.6 %Darke County: 17.1 %Defiance County: 13.6 %Delaware County: 5 %Erie County: 19.2 %Fairfield County: 11.5 %Fayette County: 21 %Franklin County: 18.6 %Fulton County: 9.8 %Gallia County: 24.9 %Geauga County: 6.2 %Greene County: 12.9 %Guernsey County: 22.2 %Hamilton County: 20.8 %Hancock County: 11.2 %Hardin County: 18.2 %Harrison County: 21.7 %Henry County: 10.4 %Highland County: 22.7 %Hocking County: 21.3 %Holmes County: 13 %Huron County: 15.3 %Jackson County: 26.7 %Jefferson County: 25.4 %Knox County: 16.7 %Lake County: 11.2 %Lawrence County: 22.6 %Licking County: 12.4 %Logan County: 14.6 %Lorain County: 20.3 %Lucas County: 26.3 %Madison County: 12.4 %Mahoning County: 27.4 %Marion County: 20.3 %Medina County: 7 %Meigs County: 23.7 %Mercer County: 8.8 %Miami County: 11.9 %Monroe County: 20.2 %Montgomery County: 22.5 %Morgan County: 21.4 %Morrow County: 13.6 %Muskingum County: 21.4 %Noble County: 16 %Ottawa County: 12.1 %Paulding County: 13.2 %Perry County: 20.6 %Pickaway County: 15.2 %Pike County: 27.1 %Portage County: 13.4 %Preble County: 13.3 %Putnam County: 7.9 %Richland County: 20.4 %Ross County: 20.2 %Sandusky County: 14.1 %Scioto County: 30.1 %Seneca County: 16.8 %Shelby County: 11.7 %Stark County: 18.7 %Summit County: 21 %Trumbull County: 24.8 %Tuscarawas County: 15.8 %Union County: 5.7 %Van Wert County: 12 %Vinton County: 28.1 %Warren County: 5.1 %Washington County: 15.2 %Wayne County: 13.9 %Williams County: 13.3 %Wood County: 9.8 %Wyandot County: 9.7 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Scioto County: 30.1 %Scioto County30.1Adams County: 29.5 %Adams County29.5Vinton County: 28.1 %Vinton County28.1Mahoning County: 27.4 %Mahoning County27.4Pike County: 27.1 %Pike County27.1Jackson County: 26.7 %Jackson County26.7Ashtabula County: 26.5 %Ashtabula County26.5Lucas County: 26.3 %Lucas County26.3Jefferson County: 25.4 %Jefferson County25.4Athens County: 25.3 %Athens County25.3Gallia County: 24.9 %Gallia County24.9Trumbull County: 24.8 %Trumbull County24.8Meigs County: 23.7 %Meigs County23.7Cuyahoga County: 23.6 %Cuyahoga County23.6Crawford County: 23 %Crawford County23Highland County: 22.7 %Highland County22.7Lawrence County: 22.6 %Lawrence County22.6Montgomery County: 22.5 %Montgomery County22.5Clinton County: 22.2 %Clinton County22.2Guernsey County: 22.2 %Guernsey County22.2Harrison County: 21.7 %Harrison County21.7Morgan County: 21.4 %Morgan County21.4Muskingum County: 21.4 %Muskingum County21.4Hocking County: 21.3 %Hocking County21.3Clark County: 21 %Clark County21Fayette County: 21 %Fayette County21Summit County: 21 %Summit County21Hamilton County: 20.8 %Hamilton County20.8Perry County: 20.6 %Perry County20.6Richland County: 20.4 %Richland County20.4Lorain County: 20.3 %Lorain County20.3Marion County: 20.3 %Marion County20.3Monroe County: 20.2 %Monroe County20.2Ross County: 20.2 %Ross County20.2Allen County: 19.6 %Allen County19.6Erie County: 19.2 %Erie County19.2Ashland County: 19.1 %Ashland County19.1Coshocton County: 18.8 %Coshocton County18.8Stark County: 18.7 %Stark County18.7Franklin County: 18.6 %Franklin County18.6Scioto County: 30.1 %Scioto County30.1Adams County: 29.5 %Adams County29.5Vinton County: 28.1 %Vinton County28.1Mahoning County: 27.4 %Mahoning County27.4Pike County: 27.1 %Pike County27.1Jackson County: 26.7 %Jackson County26.7Ashtabula County: 26.5 %Ashtabula County26.5Lucas County: 26.3 %Lucas County26.3Jefferson County: 25.4 %Jefferson County25.4Athens County: 25.3 %Athens County25.3Gallia County: 24.9 %Gallia County24.9Trumbull County: 24.8 %Trumbull County24.8Meigs County: 23.7 %Meigs County23.7Cuyahoga County: 23.6 %Cuyahoga County23.6Crawford County: 23 %Crawford County23Highland County: 22.7 %Highland County22.7Lawrence County: 22.6 %Lawrence County22.6Montgomery County: 22.5 %Montgomery County22.5Clinton County: 22.2 %Clinton County22.2Guernsey County: 22.2 %Guernsey County22.2Harrison County: 21.7 %Harrison County21.7Morgan County: 21.4 %Morgan County21.4Muskingum County: 21.4 %Muskingum County21.4Hocking County: 21.3 %Hocking County21.3Clark County: 21 %Clark County21Fayette County: 21 %Fayette County21Summit County: 21 %Summit County21Hamilton County: 20.8 %Hamilton County20.8Perry County: 20.6 %Perry County20.6Richland County: 20.4 %Richland County20.4Lorain County: 20.3 %Lorain County20.3Marion County: 20.3 %Marion County20.3Monroe County: 20.2 %Monroe County20.2Ross County: 20.2 %Ross County20.2Allen County: 19.6 %Allen County19.6Erie County: 19.2 %Erie County19.2Ashland County: 19.1 %Ashland County19.1Coshocton County: 18.8 %Coshocton County18.8Stark County: 18.7 %Stark County18.7Franklin County: 18.6 %Franklin County18.6
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Scioto County30.1+1.3 pts
2Adams County29.5+0.4 pts
3Vinton County28.1-0.7 pts
4Mahoning County27.4+3.1 pts
5Pike County27.1-3.8 pts
6Jackson County26.7+2.2 pts
7Ashtabula County26.5+2.5 pts
8Lucas County26.3+1.3 pts
9Jefferson County25.4-1.4 pts
10Athens County25.3-1.5 pts
11Gallia County24.9-6 pts
12Trumbull County24.8-0.9 pts
13Meigs County23.7-2.2 pts
14Cuyahoga County23.6-3 pts
15Crawford County23+2.6 pts
16Highland County22.7+0.8 pts
17Lawrence County22.6-2.7 pts
18Montgomery County22.5-2.6 pts
19Clinton County22.2+5.6 pts
19Guernsey County22.2-4.6 pts
21Harrison County21.7-0.1 pts
22Morgan County21.4-3.8 pts
22Muskingum County21.4-2.6 pts
24Hocking County21.3+0.1 pts
25Clark County21-0.7 pts
25Fayette County21-2 pts
25Summit County21+3.5 pts
28Hamilton County20.8-1.1 pts
29Perry County20.6-2.3 pts
30Richland County20.4-0.3 pts
31Lorain County20.3-1.3 pts
31Marion County20.3-4.4 pts
33Monroe County20.2+1.1 pts
33Ross County20.2-5.3 pts
35Allen County19.6+0.9 pts
36Erie County19.2+2.3 pts
37Ashland County19.1+6.5 pts
38Coshocton County18.8-5.4 pts
39Stark County18.7-4.5 pts
40Franklin County18.6-3.6 pts
41Carroll County18.2+0.9 pts
41Hardin County18.2+0.5 pts
43Columbiana County18.1-4.2 pts
44Brown County18-0.4 pts
45Darke County17.1+4.5 pts
46Seneca County16.8+0.6 pts
47Knox County16.7-3.7 pts
48Noble County16-3 pts
49Tuscarawas County15.8-1.5 pts
50Belmont County15.7-2 pts
51Huron County15.3+0.7 pts
52Pickaway County15.2-0.4 pts
52Washington County15.2-6.5 pts
54Logan County14.6-1.6 pts
55Butler County14.1-1.3 pts
55Sandusky County14.1+0.7 pts
57Wayne County13.9+0.1 pts
58Defiance County13.6-0.4 pts
58Morrow County13.6-3.6 pts
60Portage County13.4-0.9 pts
61Preble County13.3-1.1 pts
61Williams County13.3-0.9 pts
63Paulding County13.2-1.5 pts
64Holmes County13+0.4 pts
65Greene County12.9-0.4 pts
66Licking County12.4-0.1 pts
66Madison County12.4-1.7 pts
68Ottawa County12.1-0.4 pts
69Van Wert County12+0.5 pts
70Miami County11.9+0.3 pts
71Clermont County11.7+1.5 pts
71Shelby County11.7-0.1 pts
73Fairfield County11.5-0.1 pts
74Hancock County11.2-2.1 pts
74Lake County11.2+0.6 pts
76Champaign County11.1-3.7 pts
77Henry County10.4-7 pts
78Fulton County9.8-0.6 pts
78Wood County9.8-1.1 pts
80Wyandot County9.7-0.5 pts
81Auglaize County9.2+1 pts
82Mercer County8.8-1.3 pts
83Putnam County7.9+1.4 pts
84Medina County7-0.5 pts
85Geauga County6.2-0.6 pts
86Union County5.7+0.6 pts
87Warren County5.1-0.8 pts
88Delaware County5+1.2 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scioto County, with 30.1% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Delaware County, with 5% in 2019.

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