# Counties in Ohio by poverty rate, 2024

All 88 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/ohio-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/ohio-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Athens County | 25.3 |
| 2 | Gallia County | 20.1 |
| 3 | Mahoning County | 19.3 |
| 4 | Pike County | 19.1 |
| 4 | Scioto County | 19.1 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 17.7 |
| 7 | Adams County | 17.4 |
| 8 | Lucas County | 16.8 |
| 8 | Vinton County | 16.8 |
| 10 | Marion County | 16 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 15.5 |
| 12 | Ashtabula County | 15.2 |
| 12 | Brown County | 15.2 |
| 14 | Belmont County | 15.1 |
| 15 | Lawrence County | 15 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga County | 14.9 |
| 16 | Meigs County | 14.9 |
| 18 | Allen County | 14.8 |
| 18 | Morgan County | 14.8 |
| 20 | Columbiana County | 14.7 |
| 21 | Highland County | 14.6 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 14.4 |
| 23 | Hardin County | 14.3 |
| 24 | Hamilton County | 14.2 |
| 25 | Clark County | 14.1 |
| 26 | Franklin County | 13.9 |
| 26 | Noble County | 13.9 |
| 28 | Guernsey County | 13.8 |
| 28 | Harrison County | 13.8 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 13.8 |
| 28 | Washington County | 13.8 |
| 32 | Perry County | 13.7 |
| 33 | Richland County | 13.5 |
| 34 | Ross County | 13.4 |
| 35 | Sandusky County | 13.3 |
| 35 | Summit County | 13.3 |
| 35 | Trumbull County | 13.3 |
| 38 | Hocking County | 13.2 |
| 39 | Erie County | 13.1 |
| 40 | Butler County | 13 |
| 40 | Muskingum County | 13 |
| 40 | Seneca County | 13 |
| 43 | Stark County | 12.4 |
| 44 | Fayette County | 12.1 |
| 45 | Clinton County | 11.9 |
| 46 | Huron County | 11.7 |
| 46 | Portage County | 11.7 |
| 48 | Ashland County | 11.6 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 11.6 |
| 48 | Coshocton County | 11.6 |
| 48 | Darke County | 11.6 |
| 52 | Tuscarawas County | 11.3 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 11.3 |
| 54 | Crawford County | 11.2 |
| 55 | Wood County | 11 |
| 56 | Lorain County | 10.8 |
| 57 | Knox County | 10.7 |
| 58 | Morrow County | 10.4 |
| 58 | Paulding County | 10.4 |
| 58 | Preble County | 10.4 |
| 61 | Williams County | 10.3 |
| 62 | Miami County | 10 |
| 63 | Greene County | 9.9 |
| 64 | Logan County | 9.7 |
| 65 | Wyandot County | 9.4 |
| 66 | Ottawa County | 9.3 |
| 66 | Pickaway County | 9.3 |
| 68 | Licking County | 9.2 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 9 |
| 69 | Holmes County | 9 |
| 71 | Defiance County | 8.9 |
| 71 | Shelby County | 8.9 |
| 71 | Van Wert County | 8.9 |
| 74 | Madison County | 8.8 |
| 75 | Clermont County | 8.6 |
| 76 | Fulton County | 8.3 |
| 77 | Champaign County | 8.2 |
| 78 | Fairfield County | 8.1 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 8 |
| 80 | Henry County | 7.9 |
| 81 | Lake County | 7.5 |
| 82 | Auglaize County | 7 |
| 83 | Warren County | 6.6 |
| 84 | Medina County | 6.1 |
| 85 | Putnam County | 6 |
| 86 | Geauga County | 5.7 |
| 87 | Union County | 5.3 |
| 88 | Delaware County | 4.3 |