# Counties in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Meigs County | 21.8 |
| 2 | Scioto County | 21.8 |
| 3 | Athens County | 21.5 |
| 4 | Pike County | 21.3 |
| 5 | Adams County | 20.2 |
| 6 | Brown County | 19.6 |
| 7 | Mahoning County | 18.9 |
| 8 | Coshocton County | 18.5 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 18.5 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | 17.7 |
| 11 | Lucas County | 17.7 |
| 12 | Ashtabula County | 17.6 |
| 13 | Hardin County | 17.3 |
| 14 | Vinton County | 17.3 |
| 15 | Marion County | 16.7 |
| 16 | Trumbull County | 16.6 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 16.5 |
| 18 | Gallia County | 16.4 |
| 19 | Cuyahoga County | 16.1 |
| 20 | Hocking County | 16 |
| 21 | Belmont County | 15.8 |
| 22 | Ross County | 15.7 |
| 23 | Fayette County | 15.5 |
| 24 | Guernsey County | 15.3 |
| 25 | Clark County | 15.2 |
| 26 | Columbiana County | 15.2 |
| 26 | Monroe County | 15.2 |
| 28 | Muskingum County | 15.1 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | 15 |
| 30 | Sandusky County | 15 |
| 31 | Hamilton County | 15 |
| 32 | Perry County | 14.7 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 14.7 |
| 34 | Highland County | 14.1 |
| 35 | Richland County | 13.8 |
| 36 | Washington County | 13.8 |
| 37 | Tuscarawas County | 13.4 |
| 38 | Allen County | 13.3 |
| 39 | Ashland County | 13.3 |
| 40 | Huron County | 13.2 |
| 41 | Harrison County | 13.1 |
| 42 | Erie County | 13 |
| 43 | Morgan County | 12.9 |
| 44 | Clinton County | 12.9 |
| 45 | Carroll County | 12.9 |
| 46 | Summit County | 12.8 |
| 47 | Morrow County | 12.8 |
| 48 | Williams County | 12.8 |
| 49 | Preble County | 12.6 |
| 50 | Stark County | 12.5 |
| 51 | Wood County | 12.2 |
| 52 | Lorain County | 12.1 |
| 53 | Seneca County | 11.9 |
| 54 | Butler County | 11.8 |
| 55 | Crawford County | 11.8 |
| 56 | Portage County | 11.7 |
| 57 | Knox County | 11.6 |
| 58 | Shelby County | 11.6 |
| 59 | Pickaway County | 11.5 |
| 60 | Logan County | 11.1 |
| 61 | Darke County | 11 |
| 62 | Noble County | 10.6 |
| 63 | Defiance County | 10.5 |
| 64 | Licking County | 10.2 |
| 65 | Hancock County | 9.9 |
| 66 | Greene County | 9.8 |
| 67 | Fulton County | 9.5 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 9.4 |
| 69 | Miami County | 9.4 |
| 70 | Holmes County | 9.3 |
| 71 | Clermont County | 9.1 |
| 72 | Van Wert County | 9 |
| 73 | Paulding County | 8.9 |
| 74 | Wyandot County | 8.8 |
| 75 | Henry County | 8.8 |
| 76 | Madison County | 8.5 |
| 77 | Ottawa County | 8.4 |
| 78 | Lake County | 8.3 |
| 79 | Fairfield County | 8 |
| 80 | Champaign County | 8 |
| 81 | Mercer County | 7.3 |
| 82 | Auglaize County | 7.1 |
| 83 | Medina County | 6.3 |
| 84 | Warren County | 6 |
| 85 | Geauga County | 5.6 |
| 86 | Putnam County | 5.5 |
| 87 | Union County | 5 |
| 88 | Delaware County | 4.7 |