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

Athens County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 counties in 2021, at 25.5%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 13% and the figure for Ohio was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.5Athens County
Lowest4.6Delaware County
Median1388 counties
Ohio13.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 19.2 %Allen County: 13 %Ashland County: 12.4 %Ashtabula County: 18.9 %Athens County: 25.5 %Auglaize County: 7.3 %Belmont County: 11.3 %Brown County: 16 %Butler County: 11.4 %Carroll County: 13.2 %Champaign County: 10.2 %Clark County: 15.2 %Clermont County: 8.9 %Clinton County: 14 %Columbiana County: 12.9 %Coshocton County: 19.1 %Crawford County: 14.1 %Cuyahoga County: 16.7 %Darke County: 10.4 %Defiance County: 9.5 %Delaware County: 4.6 %Erie County: 12.1 %Fairfield County: 8.6 %Fayette County: 16.1 %Franklin County: 14.7 %Fulton County: 8.8 %Gallia County: 16.4 %Geauga County: 5.8 %Greene County: 10.9 %Guernsey County: 18.4 %Hamilton County: 14.9 %Hancock County: 11.1 %Hardin County: 17.8 %Harrison County: 14.8 %Henry County: 9.7 %Highland County: 16.7 %Hocking County: 16.3 %Holmes County: 9 %Huron County: 12.3 %Jackson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County: 17.3 %Knox County: 12.7 %Lake County: 7.5 %Lawrence County: 18.8 %Licking County: 9.5 %Logan County: 9.5 %Lorain County: 13.2 %Lucas County: 17.6 %Madison County: 10.2 %Mahoning County: 17.3 %Marion County: 15.2 %Medina County: 5.7 %Meigs County: 20.1 %Mercer County: 5.3 %Miami County: 7.7 %Monroe County: 14.7 %Montgomery County: 15.3 %Morgan County: 17.4 %Morrow County: 10.2 %Muskingum County: 15.8 %Noble County: 16.6 %Ottawa County: 8.3 %Paulding County: 10.1 %Perry County: 15.2 %Pickaway County: 13.4 %Pike County: 19.4 %Portage County: 11.2 %Preble County: 9.8 %Putnam County: 6.3 %Richland County: 13.6 %Ross County: 16.5 %Sandusky County: 12.9 %Scioto County: 23.8 %Seneca County: 12.2 %Shelby County: 10.8 %Stark County: 13.4 %Summit County: 12.6 %Trumbull County: 17.1 %Tuscarawas County: 13 %Union County: 4.7 %Van Wert County: 9.8 %Vinton County: 18.9 %Warren County: 4.8 %Washington County: 13.6 %Wayne County: 10 %Williams County: 10.7 %Wood County: 12.6 %Wyandot County: 7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Athens County: 25.5 %Athens County25.5Scioto County: 23.8 %Scioto County23.8Meigs County: 20.1 %Meigs County20.1Pike County: 19.4 %Pike County19.4Adams County: 19.2 %Adams County19.2Coshocton County: 19.1 %Coshocton County19.1Ashtabula County: 18.9 %Ashtabula County18.9Vinton County: 18.9 %Vinton County18.9Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Guernsey County: 18.4 %Guernsey County18.4Hardin County: 17.8 %Hardin County17.8Lucas County: 17.6 %Lucas County17.6Morgan County: 17.4 %Morgan County17.4Jefferson County: 17.3 %Jefferson County17.3Mahoning County: 17.3 %Mahoning County17.3Trumbull County: 17.1 %Trumbull County17.1Jackson County: 17.1 %Jackson County17.1Cuyahoga County: 16.7 %Cuyahoga County16.7Highland County: 16.7 %Highland County16.7Noble County: 16.6 %Noble County16.6Ross County: 16.5 %Ross County16.5Gallia County: 16.4 %Gallia County16.4Hocking County: 16.3 %Hocking County16.3Fayette County: 16.1 %Fayette County16.1Brown County: 16 %Brown County16Muskingum County: 15.8 %Muskingum County15.8Montgomery County: 15.3 %Montgomery County15.3Clark County: 15.2 %Clark County15.2Perry County: 15.2 %Perry County15.2Marion County: 15.2 %Marion County15.2Hamilton County: 14.9 %Hamilton County14.9Harrison County: 14.8 %Harrison County14.8Monroe County: 14.7 %Monroe County14.7Franklin County: 14.7 %Franklin County14.7Crawford County: 14.1 %Crawford County14.1Clinton County: 14 %Clinton County14Richland County: 13.6 %Richland County13.6Washington County: 13.6 %Washington County13.6Pickaway County: 13.4 %Pickaway County13.4Stark County: 13.4 %Stark County13.4Athens County: 25.5 %Athens County25.5Scioto County: 23.8 %Scioto County23.8Meigs County: 20.1 %Meigs County20.1Pike County: 19.4 %Pike County19.4Adams County: 19.2 %Adams County19.2Coshocton County: 19.1 %Coshocton County19.1Ashtabula County: 18.9 %Ashtabula County18.9Vinton County: 18.9 %Vinton County18.9Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Guernsey County: 18.4 %Guernsey County18.4Hardin County: 17.8 %Hardin County17.8Lucas County: 17.6 %Lucas County17.6Morgan County: 17.4 %Morgan County17.4Jefferson County: 17.3 %Jefferson County17.3Mahoning County: 17.3 %Mahoning County17.3Trumbull County: 17.1 %Trumbull County17.1Jackson County: 17.1 %Jackson County17.1Cuyahoga County: 16.7 %Cuyahoga County16.7Highland County: 16.7 %Highland County16.7Noble County: 16.6 %Noble County16.6Ross County: 16.5 %Ross County16.5Gallia County: 16.4 %Gallia County16.4Hocking County: 16.3 %Hocking County16.3Fayette County: 16.1 %Fayette County16.1Brown County: 16 %Brown County16Muskingum County: 15.8 %Muskingum County15.8Montgomery County: 15.3 %Montgomery County15.3Clark County: 15.2 %Clark County15.2Perry County: 15.2 %Perry County15.2Marion County: 15.2 %Marion County15.2Hamilton County: 14.9 %Hamilton County14.9Harrison County: 14.8 %Harrison County14.8Monroe County: 14.7 %Monroe County14.7Franklin County: 14.7 %Franklin County14.7Crawford County: 14.1 %Crawford County14.1Clinton County: 14 %Clinton County14Richland County: 13.6 %Richland County13.6Washington County: 13.6 %Washington County13.6Pickaway County: 13.4 %Pickaway County13.4Stark County: 13.4 %Stark County13.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Athens County25.5
2Scioto County23.8
3Meigs County20.1
4Pike County19.4
5Adams County19.2
6Coshocton County19.1
7Ashtabula County18.9
8Vinton County18.9
9Lawrence County18.8
10Guernsey County18.4
11Hardin County17.8
12Lucas County17.6
13Morgan County17.4
14Jefferson County17.3
15Mahoning County17.3
16Trumbull County17.1
17Jackson County17.1
18Cuyahoga County16.7
19Highland County16.7
20Noble County16.6
21Ross County16.5
22Gallia County16.4
23Hocking County16.3
24Fayette County16.1
25Brown County16
26Muskingum County15.8
27Montgomery County15.3
28Clark County15.2
29Perry County15.2
30Marion County15.2
31Hamilton County14.9
32Harrison County14.8
33Monroe County14.7
34Franklin County14.7
35Crawford County14.1
36Clinton County14
37Richland County13.6
38Washington County13.6
39Pickaway County13.4
40Stark County13.4
41Carroll County13.2
41Lorain County13.2
43Allen County13
44Tuscarawas County13
45Columbiana County12.9
46Sandusky County12.9
47Knox County12.7
48Summit County12.6
48Wood County12.6
50Ashland County12.4
51Huron County12.3
52Seneca County12.2
53Erie County12.1
54Butler County11.4
55Belmont County11.3
56Portage County11.2
57Hancock County11.1
58Greene County10.9
59Shelby County10.8
60Williams County10.7
61Darke County10.4
62Champaign County10.2
63Madison County10.2
63Morrow County10.2
65Paulding County10.1
66Wayne County10
67Van Wert County9.8
68Preble County9.8
69Henry County9.7
70Defiance County9.5
71Logan County9.5
72Licking County9.5
73Holmes County9
74Clermont County8.9
75Fulton County8.8
76Fairfield County8.6
77Ottawa County8.3
78Miami County7.7
79Lake County7.5
80Auglaize County7.3
81Wyandot County7
82Putnam County6.3
83Geauga County5.8
84Medina County5.7
85Mercer County5.3
86Warren County4.8
87Union County4.7
88Delaware County4.6

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat

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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, Counties in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Athens County, with 25.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Delaware County, with 4.6% in 2021.

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