Data / Rankings / Poverty rate (US official measure) / Counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio by poverty rate

Scioto County had the highest poverty rate of 88 counties in 2021, at 23.9%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 12.8% and the figure for Ohio was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.9Scioto County
Lowest4.1Delaware County
Median12.888 counties
Ohio13.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Scioto CountyScioto County: 23.9 %23.9Meigs CountyMeigs County: 21.1 %21.1Athens CountyAthens County: 20.9 %20.9Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 19.3 %19.3Vinton CountyVinton County: 19.3 %19.3Pike CountyPike County: 19.2 %19.2Adams CountyAdams County: 18.9 %18.9Ross CountyRoss County: 18.9 %18.9Gallia CountyGallia County: 18 %18Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.7 %17.7Lucas CountyLucas County: 17.4 %17.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.2 %17.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 17.2 %17.2Hardin CountyHardin County: 16.9 %16.9Brown CountyBrown County: 16.8 %16.8Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 16.7 %16.7Hocking CountyHocking County: 16.5 %16.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 16.4 %16.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.3 %16.3Noble CountyNoble County: 16.3 %16.3Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 16.2 %16.2Clark CountyClark County: 16 %16Belmont CountyBelmont County: 15.9 %15.9Marion CountyMarion County: 15.8 %15.8Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 15.8 %15.8Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 15.7 %15.7Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 15.7 %15.7Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 15.5 %15.5Allen CountyAllen County: 15.3 %15.3Guernsey CountyGuernsey County: 15.2 %15.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.2 %15.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 14.3 %14.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14.2 %14.2Harrison CountyHarrison County: 14.1 %14.1Coshocton CountyCoshocton County: 13.9 %13.9Highland CountyHighland County: 13.9 %13.9Perry CountyPerry County: 13.9 %13.9Washington CountyWashington County: 13.6 %13.6Crawford CountyCrawford County: 13.5 %13.5Madison CountyMadison County: 13.4 %13.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Scioto County23.9+1.1 pts
2Meigs County21.1+2.3 pts
3Athens County20.9-1.1 pts
4Mahoning County19.3+3.5 pts
4Vinton County19.3+3.2 pts
6Pike County19.2+1.8 pts
7Adams County18.9-1.7 pts
7Ross County18.9+3.9 pts
9Gallia County18+1.9 pts
10Jackson County17.7+1.8 pts
11Lucas County17.4-0.1 pts
12Jefferson County17.2+1.9 pts
12Lawrence County17.2-2.6 pts
14Hardin County16.9+1.8 pts
15Brown County16.8+3.2 pts
16Columbiana County16.7+2.8 pts
17Hocking County16.5+1.8 pts
18Morgan County16.4+1.4 pts
19Fayette County16.3+2.5 pts
19Noble County16.3+1.3 pts
21Cuyahoga County16.2+0.9 pts
22Clark County16+1.7 pts
23Belmont County15.9+3.2 pts
24Marion County15.8+1.5 pts
24Muskingum County15.8+0.8 pts
26Ashtabula County15.7-0.8 pts
26Hamilton County15.7+3 pts
28Trumbull County15.5-0.3 pts
29Allen County15.3+2.4 pts
30Guernsey County15.2+1.7 pts
30Montgomery County15.2+0.5 pts
32Franklin County14.3-1.1 pts
33Monroe County14.2-0.4 pts
34Harrison County14.1+0.4 pts
35Coshocton County13.9-1 pts
35Highland County13.9-1 pts
35Perry County13.9+0.8 pts
38Washington County13.6+0.2 pts
39Crawford County13.5+1.4 pts
40Madison County13.4+3.9 pts
40Richland County13.4+0.7 pts
42Carroll County13.3+1.7 pts
43Sandusky County13.1+2.7 pts
44Lorain County12.8+0.9 pts
44Stark County12.8-0.4 pts
46Erie County12.6+1.7 pts
47Knox County12.5+1.6 pts
47Summit County12.5+0.4 pts
49Portage County12.4+2.5 pts
49Tuscarawas County12.4+0.8 pts
51Clinton County12+0.7 pts
51Seneca County12+1.6 pts
53Butler County11.6+1.5 pts
54Morrow County11.3+2.3 pts
55Huron County11.2+1.4 pts
56Licking County11+1.2 pts
56Preble County11+2.2 pts
58Ashland County10.9-0.5 pts
58Wood County10.9+1 pts
60Shelby County10.7+1.4 pts
61Champaign County10.6+0.5 pts
62Darke County10.4+0.2 pts
63Greene County10.3+1.3 pts
63Paulding County10.3+1 pts
65Pickaway County10.2-2.3 pts
66Defiance County10.1+1.6 pts
66Holmes County10.1+1.7 pts
66Logan County10.10 pts
69Hancock County10+0.7 pts
70Wayne County9.6+0.6 pts
71Clermont County9.5+0.3 pts
72Williams County9-1.3 pts
73Henry County8.9+0.9 pts
73Van Wert County8.9+1.5 pts
75Ottawa County8.4+0.7 pts
76Fairfield County8.2+0.7 pts
76Miami County8.2+0.2 pts
78Fulton County8.1-0.2 pts
79Auglaize County7.9+2 pts
79Wyandot County7.9+0.9 pts
81Mercer County7.3+1.8 pts
82Putnam County7.1+0.6 pts
83Lake County7-0.9 pts
84Geauga County6.20 pts
85Medina County6.1+0.2 pts
86Warren County5.9+0.7 pts
87Union County5.5+0.5 pts
88Delaware County4.1+0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Ohio by poverty rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"poverty_rate","level":"province","within":"Ohio","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=poverty_rate&level=province&within=Ohio&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Scioto County, with 23.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Delaware County, with 4.1% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Poverty rate (US official measure): other rankings

Counties in Ohio: more rankings