Counties in Ohio by poverty rate

Scioto County had the highest poverty rate of 88 counties in 2022, at 21.8%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for Ohio was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.8Scioto County
Median12.788 counties
Ohio13.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Scioto CountyScioto County: 21.8 %21.8Athens CountyAthens County: 21.6 %21.6Vinton CountyVinton County: 20.9 %20.9Gallia CountyGallia County: 20 %20Adams CountyAdams County: 19.8 %19.8Pike CountyPike County: 19.7 %19.7Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 19.2 %19.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 18.8 %18.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 18.4 %18.4Meigs CountyMeigs County: 18.3 %18.3Lucas CountyLucas County: 17.9 %17.9Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 17.4 %17.4Belmont CountyBelmont County: 17.2 %17.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 17.1 %17.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 17 %17Marion CountyMarion County: 16.9 %16.9Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 16.6 %16.6Brown CountyBrown County: 16.3 %16.3Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 16.2 %16.2Noble CountyNoble County: 15.9 %15.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 15.6 %15.6Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 15.5 %15.5Perry CountyPerry County: 15.5 %15.5Washington CountyWashington County: 15.3 %15.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 15.2 %15.2Guernsey CountyGuernsey County: 15.2 %15.2Hocking CountyHocking County: 15.2 %15.2Richland CountyRichland County: 15.2 %15.2Clark CountyClark County: 15.1 %15.1Coshocton CountyCoshocton County: 15.1 %15.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 15.1 %15.1Hardin CountyHardin County: 15 %15Highland CountyHighland County: 14.8 %14.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 14.7 %14.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 14.3 %14.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 13.9 %13.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.9 %13.9Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 13.7 %13.7Ross CountyRoss County: 13.7 %13.7Stark CountyStark County: 13.2 %13.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Scioto County21.8-2.1 pts
2Athens County21.6+0.7 pts
3Vinton County20.9+1.6 pts
4Gallia County20+2 pts
5Adams County19.8+0.9 pts
6Pike County19.7+0.5 pts
7Mahoning County19.2-0.1 pts
8Jefferson County18.8+1.6 pts
9Jackson County18.4+0.7 pts
10Meigs County18.3-2.8 pts
11Lucas County17.9+0.5 pts
12Ashtabula County17.4+1.7 pts
13Belmont County17.2+1.3 pts
14Lawrence County17.1-0.1 pts
15Morgan County17+0.6 pts
16Marion County16.9+1.1 pts
17Cuyahoga County16.6+0.4 pts
18Brown County16.3-0.5 pts
19Trumbull County16.2+0.7 pts
20Noble County15.9-0.4 pts
21Hamilton County15.6-0.1 pts
22Columbiana County15.5-1.2 pts
22Perry County15.5+1.6 pts
24Washington County15.3+1.7 pts
25Crawford County15.2+1.7 pts
25Guernsey County15.20 pts
25Hocking County15.2-1.3 pts
25Richland County15.2+1.8 pts
29Clark County15.1-0.9 pts
29Coshocton County15.1+1.2 pts
29Franklin County15.1+0.8 pts
32Hardin County15-1.9 pts
33Highland County14.8+0.9 pts
34Fayette County14.7-1.6 pts
35Montgomery County14.3-0.9 pts
36Harrison County13.9-0.2 pts
36Monroe County13.9-0.3 pts
38Muskingum County13.7-2.1 pts
38Ross County13.7-5.2 pts
40Stark County13.2+0.4 pts
41Allen County12.9-2.4 pts
41Huron County12.9+1.7 pts
41Logan County12.9+2.8 pts
44Lorain County12.80 pts
45Summit County12.6+0.1 pts
46Portage County12.40 pts
47Williams County12.3+3.3 pts
48Clinton County12.2+0.2 pts
48Knox County12.2-0.3 pts
50Sandusky County12.1-1 pts
50Wood County12.1+1.2 pts
52Seneca County120 pts
53Butler County11.7+0.1 pts
54Carroll County11.6-1.7 pts
55Tuscarawas County11.5-0.9 pts
56Erie County11.4-1.2 pts
57Darke County10.9+0.5 pts
58Morrow County10.8-0.5 pts
59Defiance County10.7+0.6 pts
60Ashland County10.6-0.3 pts
61Preble County10.5-0.5 pts
62Licking County10.2-0.8 pts
62Wayne County10.2+0.6 pts
64Madison County10-3.4 pts
64Paulding County10-0.3 pts
66Ottawa County9.9+1.5 pts
67Champaign County9.8-0.8 pts
67Miami County9.8+1.6 pts
69Pickaway County9.6-0.6 pts
70Greene County9.4-0.9 pts
71Shelby County9.3-1.4 pts
71Van Wert County9.3+0.4 pts
73Wyandot County9.1+1.2 pts
74Clermont County9-0.5 pts
74Henry County9+0.1 pts
76Lake County8.9+1.9 pts
77Fairfield County8.8+0.6 pts
78Hancock County8.6-1.4 pts
79Auglaize County8.4+0.5 pts
80Mercer County8.3+1 pts
81Fulton County8.10 pts
82Holmes County8-2.1 pts
83Medina County6.8+0.7 pts
84Putnam County6.5-0.6 pts
85Geauga County6.4+0.2 pts
86Warren County5.5-0.4 pts
87Union County5.2-0.3 pts
88Delaware County4.6+0.5 pts

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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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Scioto County, with 21.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Delaware County, with 4.6% in 2022.

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.

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