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 2022, at 24.5%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 12.9% and the figure for Ohio was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.5Athens County
Median12.988 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 19.6 %Allen County: 12.3 %Ashland County: 11.7 %Ashtabula County: 18 %Athens County: 24.5 %Auglaize County: 6.6 %Belmont County: 14 %Brown County: 15.9 %Butler County: 11.9 %Carroll County: 12.2 %Champaign County: 9.3 %Clark County: 15.6 %Clermont County: 8.4 %Clinton County: 14.5 %Columbiana County: 13.2 %Coshocton County: 18.9 %Crawford County: 14.1 %Cuyahoga County: 16.5 %Darke County: 11.1 %Defiance County: 10.5 %Delaware County: 4.5 %Erie County: 11.5 %Fairfield County: 8.7 %Fayette County: 15.8 %Franklin County: 14.5 %Fulton County: 8.5 %Gallia County: 17.2 %Geauga County: 5.9 %Greene County: 10.6 %Guernsey County: 17 %Hamilton County: 14.9 %Hancock County: 10.5 %Hardin County: 18.2 %Harrison County: 15.4 %Henry County: 9.5 %Highland County: 14.9 %Hocking County: 16.6 %Holmes County: 9 %Huron County: 11 %Jackson County: 17.4 %Jefferson County: 18.2 %Knox County: 12.9 %Lake County: 7.6 %Lawrence County: 17.9 %Licking County: 9.8 %Logan County: 10.9 %Lorain County: 13.5 %Lucas County: 17.8 %Madison County: 10.2 %Mahoning County: 17.6 %Marion County: 16.1 %Medina County: 6 %Meigs County: 19.6 %Mercer County: 6.4 %Miami County: 8.5 %Monroe County: 13.9 %Montgomery County: 15.1 %Morgan County: 16.6 %Morrow County: 10.6 %Muskingum County: 15.6 %Noble County: 16.6 %Ottawa County: 8.8 %Paulding County: 9.4 %Perry County: 15.3 %Pickaway County: 12.5 %Pike County: 19.8 %Portage County: 11.3 %Preble County: 10.3 %Putnam County: 6.6 %Richland County: 13.9 %Ross County: 16.1 %Sandusky County: 13 %Scioto County: 23.8 %Seneca County: 11.6 %Shelby County: 10.9 %Stark County: 13.2 %Summit County: 12.4 %Trumbull County: 17.1 %Tuscarawas County: 12.5 %Union County: 5.2 %Van Wert County: 8.4 %Vinton County: 19.1 %Warren County: 5.1 %Washington County: 14.2 %Wayne County: 8.8 %Williams County: 11.2 %Wood County: 12.9 %Wyandot County: 6.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Athens County: 24.5 %Athens County24.5Scioto County: 23.8 %Scioto County23.8Pike County: 19.8 %Pike County19.8Adams County: 19.6 %Adams County19.6Meigs County: 19.6 %Meigs County19.6Vinton County: 19.1 %Vinton County19.1Coshocton County: 18.9 %Coshocton County18.9Hardin County: 18.2 %Hardin County18.2Jefferson County: 18.2 %Jefferson County18.2Ashtabula County: 18 %Ashtabula County18Lawrence County: 17.9 %Lawrence County17.9Lucas County: 17.8 %Lucas County17.8Mahoning County: 17.6 %Mahoning County17.6Jackson County: 17.4 %Jackson County17.4Gallia County: 17.2 %Gallia County17.2Trumbull County: 17.1 %Trumbull County17.1Guernsey County: 17 %Guernsey County17Noble County: 16.6 %Noble County16.6Hocking County: 16.6 %Hocking County16.6Morgan County: 16.6 %Morgan County16.6Cuyahoga County: 16.5 %Cuyahoga County16.5Ross County: 16.1 %Ross County16.1Marion County: 16.1 %Marion County16.1Brown County: 15.9 %Brown County15.9Fayette County: 15.8 %Fayette County15.8Muskingum County: 15.6 %Muskingum County15.6Clark County: 15.6 %Clark County15.6Harrison County: 15.4 %Harrison County15.4Perry County: 15.3 %Perry County15.3Montgomery County: 15.1 %Montgomery County15.1Hamilton County: 14.9 %Hamilton County14.9Highland County: 14.9 %Highland County14.9Franklin County: 14.5 %Franklin County14.5Clinton County: 14.5 %Clinton County14.5Washington County: 14.2 %Washington County14.2Crawford County: 14.1 %Crawford County14.1Belmont County: 14 %Belmont County14Monroe County: 13.9 %Monroe County13.9Richland County: 13.9 %Richland County13.9Lorain County: 13.5 %Lorain County13.5Athens County: 24.5 %Athens County24.5Scioto County: 23.8 %Scioto County23.8Pike County: 19.8 %Pike County19.8Adams County: 19.6 %Adams County19.6Meigs County: 19.6 %Meigs County19.6Vinton County: 19.1 %Vinton County19.1Coshocton County: 18.9 %Coshocton County18.9Hardin County: 18.2 %Hardin County18.2Jefferson County: 18.2 %Jefferson County18.2Ashtabula County: 18 %Ashtabula County18Lawrence County: 17.9 %Lawrence County17.9Lucas County: 17.8 %Lucas County17.8Mahoning County: 17.6 %Mahoning County17.6Jackson County: 17.4 %Jackson County17.4Gallia County: 17.2 %Gallia County17.2Trumbull County: 17.1 %Trumbull County17.1Guernsey County: 17 %Guernsey County17Noble County: 16.6 %Noble County16.6Hocking County: 16.6 %Hocking County16.6Morgan County: 16.6 %Morgan County16.6Cuyahoga County: 16.5 %Cuyahoga County16.5Ross County: 16.1 %Ross County16.1Marion County: 16.1 %Marion County16.1Brown County: 15.9 %Brown County15.9Fayette County: 15.8 %Fayette County15.8Muskingum County: 15.6 %Muskingum County15.6Clark County: 15.6 %Clark County15.6Harrison County: 15.4 %Harrison County15.4Perry County: 15.3 %Perry County15.3Montgomery County: 15.1 %Montgomery County15.1Hamilton County: 14.9 %Hamilton County14.9Highland County: 14.9 %Highland County14.9Franklin County: 14.5 %Franklin County14.5Clinton County: 14.5 %Clinton County14.5Washington County: 14.2 %Washington County14.2Crawford County: 14.1 %Crawford County14.1Belmont County: 14 %Belmont County14Monroe County: 13.9 %Monroe County13.9Richland County: 13.9 %Richland County13.9Lorain County: 13.5 %Lorain County13.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Athens County24.5-1 pts
2Scioto County23.8-0 pts
3Pike County19.8+0.5 pts
4Adams County19.6+0.4 pts
5Meigs County19.6-0.5 pts
6Vinton County19.1+0.2 pts
7Coshocton County18.9-0.3 pts
8Hardin County18.2+0.3 pts
8Jefferson County18.2+0.8 pts
10Ashtabula County18-0.9 pts
11Lawrence County17.9-0.8 pts
12Lucas County17.8+0.2 pts
13Mahoning County17.6+0.3 pts
14Jackson County17.4+0.3 pts
15Gallia County17.2+0.7 pts
16Trumbull County17.10 pts
17Guernsey County17-1.4 pts
18Noble County16.60 pts
19Hocking County16.6+0.3 pts
20Morgan County16.6-0.8 pts
21Cuyahoga County16.5-0.2 pts
22Ross County16.1-0.4 pts
23Marion County16.1+0.9 pts
24Brown County15.9-0.1 pts
25Fayette County15.8-0.3 pts
26Muskingum County15.6-0.2 pts
27Clark County15.6+0.4 pts
28Harrison County15.4+0.6 pts
29Perry County15.3+0.2 pts
30Montgomery County15.1-0.2 pts
31Hamilton County14.90 pts
32Highland County14.9-1.8 pts
33Franklin County14.5-0.1 pts
34Clinton County14.5+0.5 pts
35Washington County14.2+0.6 pts
36Crawford County14.1-0 pts
37Belmont County14+2.8 pts
38Monroe County13.9-0.8 pts
39Richland County13.9+0.3 pts
40Lorain County13.5+0.3 pts
41Columbiana County13.2+0.2 pts
42Stark County13.2-0.2 pts
43Sandusky County13+0.1 pts
44Wood County12.9+0.3 pts
45Knox County12.9+0.2 pts
46Pickaway County12.5-0.9 pts
47Tuscarawas County12.5-0.5 pts
48Summit County12.4-0.2 pts
49Allen County12.3-0.7 pts
50Carroll County12.2-1 pts
51Butler County11.9+0.5 pts
52Ashland County11.7-0.6 pts
53Seneca County11.6-0.6 pts
54Erie County11.5-0.6 pts
55Portage County11.3+0.2 pts
56Williams County11.2+0.4 pts
57Darke County11.1+0.6 pts
58Huron County11-1.3 pts
59Logan County10.9+1.4 pts
59Shelby County10.9+0.1 pts
61Greene County10.6-0.3 pts
62Morrow County10.6+0.4 pts
63Hancock County10.5-0.5 pts
64Defiance County10.5+1 pts
65Preble County10.3+0.6 pts
66Madison County10.20 pts
67Licking County9.8+0.3 pts
68Henry County9.5-0.2 pts
69Paulding County9.4-0.6 pts
70Champaign County9.3-0.9 pts
71Holmes County9-0 pts
72Wayne County8.8-1.2 pts
73Ottawa County8.8+0.5 pts
74Fairfield County8.7+0.1 pts
75Fulton County8.5-0.3 pts
76Miami County8.5+0.8 pts
77Clermont County8.4-0.6 pts
78Van Wert County8.4-1.5 pts
79Lake County7.6+0.1 pts
80Wyandot County6.9-0.1 pts
81Auglaize County6.6-0.7 pts
82Putnam County6.6+0.2 pts
83Mercer County6.4+1.1 pts
84Medina County6+0.2 pts
85Geauga County5.90 pts
86Union County5.2+0.5 pts
87Warren County5.1+0.3 pts
88Delaware County4.5-0.1 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Athens County, with 24.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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