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

Jefferson County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 88 counties in 2022, at 30%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 17.3% and the figure for Ohio was 17.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30Jefferson County
Lowest4.5Delaware County
Median17.388 counties
Ohio17.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 26 %Allen County: 17 %Ashland County: 13.8 %Ashtabula County: 22.5 %Athens County: 22.7 %Auglaize County: 10.5 %Belmont County: 22.6 %Brown County: 21.8 %Butler County: 13.9 %Carroll County: 17.5 %Champaign County: 14.1 %Clark County: 20.4 %Clermont County: 11.4 %Clinton County: 16.6 %Columbiana County: 22.1 %Coshocton County: 18.6 %Crawford County: 22.5 %Cuyahoga County: 24.1 %Darke County: 12.9 %Defiance County: 13.2 %Delaware County: 4.5 %Erie County: 15.9 %Fairfield County: 10.3 %Fayette County: 20.1 %Franklin County: 20.8 %Fulton County: 10.3 %Gallia County: 28.2 %Geauga County: 6.6 %Greene County: 10.7 %Guernsey County: 21 %Hamilton County: 18.1 %Hancock County: 11.5 %Hardin County: 17.9 %Harrison County: 21.2 %Henry County: 11.1 %Highland County: 20.4 %Hocking County: 20 %Holmes County: 9.1 %Huron County: 17.6 %Jackson County: 23.2 %Jefferson County: 30 %Knox County: 15.2 %Lake County: 11.3 %Lawrence County: 22.3 %Licking County: 11.6 %Logan County: 18.2 %Lorain County: 19.2 %Lucas County: 23.4 %Madison County: 13.7 %Mahoning County: 28.1 %Marion County: 23.3 %Medina County: 7.3 %Meigs County: 25 %Mercer County: 8.7 %Miami County: 13.2 %Monroe County: 21.2 %Montgomery County: 20.1 %Morgan County: 24.2 %Morrow County: 14.4 %Muskingum County: 18.2 %Noble County: 16.9 %Ottawa County: 14.5 %Paulding County: 14 %Perry County: 19.1 %Pickaway County: 12.6 %Pike County: 25.9 %Portage County: 12.4 %Preble County: 15.3 %Putnam County: 7.2 %Richland County: 20.5 %Ross County: 19.4 %Sandusky County: 15.2 %Scioto County: 28.2 %Seneca County: 15.4 %Shelby County: 12.3 %Stark County: 18.8 %Summit County: 17.5 %Trumbull County: 26.2 %Tuscarawas County: 14 %Union County: 5.3 %Van Wert County: 11.2 %Vinton County: 29 %Warren County: 5.8 %Washington County: 21 %Wayne County: 12.5 %Williams County: 15 %Wood County: 9.2 %Wyandot County: 10.9 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Jefferson County: 30 %Jefferson County30Vinton County: 29 %Vinton County29Gallia County: 28.2 %Gallia County28.2Scioto County: 28.2 %Scioto County28.2Mahoning County: 28.1 %Mahoning County28.1Trumbull County: 26.2 %Trumbull County26.2Adams County: 26 %Adams County26Pike County: 25.9 %Pike County25.9Meigs County: 25 %Meigs County25Morgan County: 24.2 %Morgan County24.2Cuyahoga County: 24.1 %Cuyahoga County24.1Lucas County: 23.4 %Lucas County23.4Marion County: 23.3 %Marion County23.3Jackson County: 23.2 %Jackson County23.2Athens County: 22.7 %Athens County22.7Belmont County: 22.6 %Belmont County22.6Ashtabula County: 22.5 %Ashtabula County22.5Crawford County: 22.5 %Crawford County22.5Lawrence County: 22.3 %Lawrence County22.3Columbiana County: 22.1 %Columbiana County22.1Brown County: 21.8 %Brown County21.8Harrison County: 21.2 %Harrison County21.2Monroe County: 21.2 %Monroe County21.2Guernsey County: 21 %Guernsey County21Washington County: 21 %Washington County21Franklin County: 20.8 %Franklin County20.8Richland County: 20.5 %Richland County20.5Clark County: 20.4 %Clark County20.4Highland County: 20.4 %Highland County20.4Fayette County: 20.1 %Fayette County20.1Montgomery County: 20.1 %Montgomery County20.1Hocking County: 20 %Hocking County20Ross County: 19.4 %Ross County19.4Lorain County: 19.2 %Lorain County19.2Perry County: 19.1 %Perry County19.1Stark County: 18.8 %Stark County18.8Coshocton County: 18.6 %Coshocton County18.6Logan County: 18.2 %Logan County18.2Muskingum County: 18.2 %Muskingum County18.2Hamilton County: 18.1 %Hamilton County18.1Jefferson County: 30 %Jefferson County30Vinton County: 29 %Vinton County29Gallia County: 28.2 %Gallia County28.2Scioto County: 28.2 %Scioto County28.2Mahoning County: 28.1 %Mahoning County28.1Trumbull County: 26.2 %Trumbull County26.2Adams County: 26 %Adams County26Pike County: 25.9 %Pike County25.9Meigs County: 25 %Meigs County25Morgan County: 24.2 %Morgan County24.2Cuyahoga County: 24.1 %Cuyahoga County24.1Lucas County: 23.4 %Lucas County23.4Marion County: 23.3 %Marion County23.3Jackson County: 23.2 %Jackson County23.2Athens County: 22.7 %Athens County22.7Belmont County: 22.6 %Belmont County22.6Ashtabula County: 22.5 %Ashtabula County22.5Crawford County: 22.5 %Crawford County22.5Lawrence County: 22.3 %Lawrence County22.3Columbiana County: 22.1 %Columbiana County22.1Brown County: 21.8 %Brown County21.8Harrison County: 21.2 %Harrison County21.2Monroe County: 21.2 %Monroe County21.2Guernsey County: 21 %Guernsey County21Washington County: 21 %Washington County21Franklin County: 20.8 %Franklin County20.8Richland County: 20.5 %Richland County20.5Clark County: 20.4 %Clark County20.4Highland County: 20.4 %Highland County20.4Fayette County: 20.1 %Fayette County20.1Montgomery County: 20.1 %Montgomery County20.1Hocking County: 20 %Hocking County20Ross County: 19.4 %Ross County19.4Lorain County: 19.2 %Lorain County19.2Perry County: 19.1 %Perry County19.1Stark County: 18.8 %Stark County18.8Coshocton County: 18.6 %Coshocton County18.6Logan County: 18.2 %Logan County18.2Muskingum County: 18.2 %Muskingum County18.2Hamilton County: 18.1 %Hamilton County18.1
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jefferson County30+6.3 pts
2Vinton County29+0.3 pts
3Gallia County28.2+2.6 pts
3Scioto County28.2-4 pts
5Mahoning County28.1-0.4 pts
6Trumbull County26.2+3.9 pts
7Adams County26-1.5 pts
8Pike County25.9-1.8 pts
9Meigs County25-4.3 pts
10Morgan County24.2+0.4 pts
11Cuyahoga County24.1+1 pts
12Lucas County23.4-1.1 pts
13Marion County23.3+1.8 pts
14Jackson County23.2-1.4 pts
15Athens County22.7-0.6 pts
16Belmont County22.6+1.4 pts
17Ashtabula County22.5+0.5 pts
17Crawford County22.5+2.2 pts
19Lawrence County22.3-0.1 pts
20Columbiana County22.1-2.2 pts
21Brown County21.8-0.8 pts
22Harrison County21.2-0.2 pts
22Monroe County21.2-0.6 pts
24Guernsey County21-1.2 pts
24Washington County21+1.6 pts
26Franklin County20.8+0.9 pts
27Richland County20.5+1.4 pts
28Clark County20.4-2.4 pts
28Highland County20.4+0.2 pts
30Fayette County20.1-4.5 pts
30Montgomery County20.1-2.4 pts
32Hocking County20-3.7 pts
33Ross County19.4-7.1 pts
34Lorain County19.2-0.7 pts
35Perry County19.1-2 pts
36Stark County18.8+1.8 pts
37Coshocton County18.6-0.4 pts
38Logan County18.2+3.2 pts
38Muskingum County18.2-4.1 pts
40Hamilton County18.1-4 pts
41Hardin County17.9-6.6 pts
42Huron County17.6+0.8 pts
43Carroll County17.5-2.3 pts
43Summit County17.5+1.4 pts
45Allen County17-3.1 pts
46Noble County16.9-0.1 pts
47Clinton County16.6+0.8 pts
48Erie County15.9-4.5 pts
49Seneca County15.4-1.3 pts
50Preble County15.30 pts
51Knox County15.2-1.5 pts
51Sandusky County15.2-2.8 pts
53Williams County15+1.4 pts
54Ottawa County14.5+2.2 pts
55Morrow County14.4-2.4 pts
56Champaign County14.1-0.6 pts
57Paulding County14-1.6 pts
57Tuscarawas County14-2.1 pts
59Butler County13.9+1.1 pts
60Ashland County13.8-1.1 pts
61Madison County13.7-3.3 pts
62Defiance County13.2-0.4 pts
62Miami County13.2+1.7 pts
64Darke County12.9-0.7 pts
65Pickaway County12.6-0.7 pts
66Wayne County12.5-0.3 pts
67Portage County12.4-3.3 pts
68Shelby County12.3-1.7 pts
69Licking County11.6-3.9 pts
70Hancock County11.5-1 pts
71Clermont County11.4+1.3 pts
72Lake County11.3+0.7 pts
73Van Wert County11.2-1.9 pts
74Henry County11.1-0.8 pts
75Wyandot County10.90 pts
76Greene County10.7-1.4 pts
77Auglaize County10.5+0.4 pts
78Fairfield County10.3-0.6 pts
78Fulton County10.3-1 pts
80Wood County9.2-0.9 pts
81Holmes County9.1-4 pts
82Mercer County8.7-0.5 pts
83Medina County7.3-0.4 pts
84Putnam County7.20 pts
85Geauga County6.6-0.5 pts
86Warren County5.8-0.5 pts
87Union County5.3-0.2 pts
88Delaware County4.5+0.5 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jefferson County, with 30% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Delaware County, with 4.5% in 2022.

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