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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 2021, at 32.2%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 17% and the figure for Ohio was 18.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.2Scioto County
Lowest4Delaware County
Median1788 counties
Ohio18.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 27.5 %Allen County: 20.1 %Ashland County: 14.9 %Ashtabula County: 22 %Athens County: 23.3 %Auglaize County: 10.1 %Belmont County: 21.2 %Brown County: 22.6 %Butler County: 12.8 %Carroll County: 19.8 %Champaign County: 14.7 %Clark County: 22.8 %Clermont County: 10.1 %Clinton County: 15.8 %Columbiana County: 24.3 %Coshocton County: 19 %Crawford County: 20.3 %Cuyahoga County: 23.1 %Darke County: 13.6 %Defiance County: 13.6 %Delaware County: 4 %Erie County: 20.4 %Fairfield County: 10.9 %Fayette County: 24.6 %Franklin County: 19.9 %Fulton County: 11.3 %Gallia County: 25.6 %Geauga County: 7.1 %Greene County: 12.1 %Guernsey County: 22.2 %Hamilton County: 22.1 %Hancock County: 12.5 %Hardin County: 24.5 %Harrison County: 21.4 %Henry County: 11.9 %Highland County: 20.2 %Hocking County: 23.7 %Holmes County: 13.1 %Huron County: 16.8 %Jackson County: 24.6 %Jefferson County: 23.7 %Knox County: 16.7 %Lake County: 10.6 %Lawrence County: 22.4 %Licking County: 15.5 %Logan County: 15 %Lorain County: 19.9 %Lucas County: 24.5 %Madison County: 17 %Mahoning County: 28.5 %Marion County: 21.5 %Medina County: 7.7 %Meigs County: 29.3 %Mercer County: 9.2 %Miami County: 11.5 %Monroe County: 21.8 %Montgomery County: 22.5 %Morgan County: 23.8 %Morrow County: 16.8 %Muskingum County: 22.3 %Noble County: 17 %Ottawa County: 12.3 %Paulding County: 15.6 %Perry County: 21.1 %Pickaway County: 13.3 %Pike County: 27.7 %Portage County: 15.7 %Preble County: 15.3 %Putnam County: 7.2 %Richland County: 19.1 %Ross County: 26.5 %Sandusky County: 18 %Scioto County: 32.2 %Seneca County: 16.7 %Shelby County: 14 %Stark County: 17 %Summit County: 16.1 %Trumbull County: 22.3 %Tuscarawas County: 16.1 %Union County: 5.5 %Van Wert County: 13.1 %Vinton County: 28.7 %Warren County: 6.3 %Washington County: 19.4 %Wayne County: 12.8 %Williams County: 13.6 %Wood County: 10.1 %Wyandot County: 10.9 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Scioto County: 32.2 %Scioto County32.2Meigs County: 29.3 %Meigs County29.3Vinton County: 28.7 %Vinton County28.7Mahoning County: 28.5 %Mahoning County28.5Pike County: 27.7 %Pike County27.7Adams County: 27.5 %Adams County27.5Ross County: 26.5 %Ross County26.5Gallia County: 25.6 %Gallia County25.6Fayette County: 24.6 %Fayette County24.6Jackson County: 24.6 %Jackson County24.6Hardin County: 24.5 %Hardin County24.5Lucas County: 24.5 %Lucas County24.5Columbiana County: 24.3 %Columbiana County24.3Morgan County: 23.8 %Morgan County23.8Hocking County: 23.7 %Hocking County23.7Jefferson County: 23.7 %Jefferson County23.7Athens County: 23.3 %Athens County23.3Cuyahoga County: 23.1 %Cuyahoga County23.1Clark County: 22.8 %Clark County22.8Brown County: 22.6 %Brown County22.6Montgomery County: 22.5 %Montgomery County22.5Lawrence County: 22.4 %Lawrence County22.4Muskingum County: 22.3 %Muskingum County22.3Trumbull County: 22.3 %Trumbull County22.3Guernsey County: 22.2 %Guernsey County22.2Hamilton County: 22.1 %Hamilton County22.1Ashtabula County: 22 %Ashtabula County22Monroe County: 21.8 %Monroe County21.8Marion County: 21.5 %Marion County21.5Harrison County: 21.4 %Harrison County21.4Belmont County: 21.2 %Belmont County21.2Perry County: 21.1 %Perry County21.1Erie County: 20.4 %Erie County20.4Crawford County: 20.3 %Crawford County20.3Highland County: 20.2 %Highland County20.2Allen County: 20.1 %Allen County20.1Franklin County: 19.9 %Franklin County19.9Lorain County: 19.9 %Lorain County19.9Carroll County: 19.8 %Carroll County19.8Washington County: 19.4 %Washington County19.4Scioto County: 32.2 %Scioto County32.2Meigs County: 29.3 %Meigs County29.3Vinton County: 28.7 %Vinton County28.7Mahoning County: 28.5 %Mahoning County28.5Pike County: 27.7 %Pike County27.7Adams County: 27.5 %Adams County27.5Ross County: 26.5 %Ross County26.5Gallia County: 25.6 %Gallia County25.6Fayette County: 24.6 %Fayette County24.6Jackson County: 24.6 %Jackson County24.6Hardin County: 24.5 %Hardin County24.5Lucas County: 24.5 %Lucas County24.5Columbiana County: 24.3 %Columbiana County24.3Morgan County: 23.8 %Morgan County23.8Hocking County: 23.7 %Hocking County23.7Jefferson County: 23.7 %Jefferson County23.7Athens County: 23.3 %Athens County23.3Cuyahoga County: 23.1 %Cuyahoga County23.1Clark County: 22.8 %Clark County22.8Brown County: 22.6 %Brown County22.6Montgomery County: 22.5 %Montgomery County22.5Lawrence County: 22.4 %Lawrence County22.4Muskingum County: 22.3 %Muskingum County22.3Trumbull County: 22.3 %Trumbull County22.3Guernsey County: 22.2 %Guernsey County22.2Hamilton County: 22.1 %Hamilton County22.1Ashtabula County: 22 %Ashtabula County22Monroe County: 21.8 %Monroe County21.8Marion County: 21.5 %Marion County21.5Harrison County: 21.4 %Harrison County21.4Belmont County: 21.2 %Belmont County21.2Perry County: 21.1 %Perry County21.1Erie County: 20.4 %Erie County20.4Crawford County: 20.3 %Crawford County20.3Highland County: 20.2 %Highland County20.2Allen County: 20.1 %Allen County20.1Franklin County: 19.9 %Franklin County19.9Lorain County: 19.9 %Lorain County19.9Carroll County: 19.8 %Carroll County19.8Washington County: 19.4 %Washington 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Scioto County32.2+5.6 pts
2Meigs County29.3+6 pts
3Vinton County28.7+4.1 pts
4Mahoning County28.5+6 pts
5Pike County27.7+3.2 pts
6Adams County27.5-1.2 pts
7Ross County26.5+7.2 pts
8Gallia County25.6+3.8 pts
9Fayette County24.6+4.9 pts
9Jackson County24.6+2.9 pts
11Hardin County24.5+5.5 pts
11Lucas County24.5-2.1 pts
13Columbiana County24.3+5.1 pts
14Morgan County23.8+3.5 pts
15Hocking County23.7+4.3 pts
15Jefferson County23.7+2.9 pts
17Athens County23.3+2.3 pts
18Cuyahoga County23.1+3.2 pts
19Clark County22.8+2.3 pts
20Brown County22.6+5 pts
21Montgomery County22.5+2 pts
22Lawrence County22.4-6.2 pts
23Muskingum County22.3+1.4 pts
23Trumbull County22.3-7.1 pts
25Guernsey County22.2-1.4 pts
26Hamilton County22.1+5.6 pts
27Ashtabula County22-1.6 pts
28Monroe County21.8+0.8 pts
29Marion County21.5+2.1 pts
30Harrison County21.4+2.5 pts
31Belmont County21.2+3 pts
32Perry County21.1+3.9 pts
33Erie County20.4+5.9 pts
34Crawford County20.3+2.3 pts
35Highland County20.2-1.7 pts
36Allen County20.1+2.2 pts
37Franklin County19.9-0.4 pts
37Lorain County19.9+3.8 pts
39Carroll County19.8+3.4 pts
40Washington County19.4-0.4 pts
41Richland County19.1+1.1 pts
42Coshocton County19-2.7 pts
43Sandusky County18+4.2 pts
44Madison County17+4.9 pts
44Noble County17+1 pts
44Stark County17-1.2 pts
47Huron County16.8+2.2 pts
47Morrow County16.8+3.6 pts
49Knox County16.7+1.8 pts
49Seneca County16.7+3.4 pts
51Summit County16.1+0.5 pts
51Tuscarawas County16.1+2.5 pts
53Clinton County15.8+0.6 pts
54Portage County15.7+3.4 pts
55Paulding County15.6+1.7 pts
56Licking County15.5+3.1 pts
57Preble County15.3+2.3 pts
58Logan County15+1 pts
59Ashland County14.9-0.7 pts
60Champaign County14.7+1.5 pts
61Shelby County14+2 pts
62Darke County13.6+1.1 pts
62Defiance County13.6+1.1 pts
62Williams County13.6-1.6 pts
65Pickaway County13.3-5 pts
66Holmes County13.1+1 pts
66Van Wert County13.1+3.2 pts
68Butler County12.8+0.9 pts
68Wayne County12.8+1.2 pts
70Hancock County12.5+1.5 pts
71Ottawa County12.3+1.9 pts
72Greene County12.1+1.8 pts
73Henry County11.9+1.2 pts
74Miami County11.5+0.6 pts
75Fulton County11.3+0.9 pts
76Fairfield County10.9+2.7 pts
76Wyandot County10.9+1.7 pts
78Lake County10.6+0.1 pts
79Auglaize County10.1+3.1 pts
79Clermont County10.1-0.8 pts
79Wood County10.1+1.2 pts
82Mercer County9.2+1.6 pts
83Medina County7.7+1.4 pts
84Putnam County7.2+0.9 pts
85Geauga County7.1+0.9 pts
86Warren County6.3+0.7 pts
87Union County5.5+0.8 pts
88Delaware County4+0.7 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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scioto County, with 32.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Delaware County, with 4% in 2021.

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