Richest & Poorest Counties in Ohio

Name: Ohio County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Ohio has 88 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is Delaware County at $133,540 , while the lowest-income county is Meigs County at $46,873 . The statewide median household income is $71,389, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Ohio — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

47K 58K 64K 72K 76K 134K

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Ohio — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

119K 155K 169K 191K 228K 446K

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Ohio — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

26K 32K 34K 36K 41K 61K

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Ohio — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

5% 9% 12% 14% 16% 22%

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Richest Counties in Ohio

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
3	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
4	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
5	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
6	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%
7	Greene County	$87,309	$252,200	$45,142	9.8%
8	Madison County	$87,045	$250,100	$38,124	8.5%
9	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%
10	Putnam County	$84,928	$201,100	$39,590	5.5%

Poorest Counties in Ohio

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
88	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%
87	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%
86	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
85	Pike County	$52,736	$163,800	$32,737	21.3%
84	Harrison County	$54,414	$121,500	$31,539	13.1%
83	Vinton County	$55,336	$150,000	$29,951	17.3%
82	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
81	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
80	Noble County	$56,098	$163,600	$30,878	10.6%
79	Trumbull County	$56,435	$141,800	$32,429	16.6%

All 88 Counties Ranked

Every county in Ohio ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
3	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
4	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
5	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
6	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%
7	Greene County	$87,309	$252,200	$45,142	9.8%
8	Madison County	$87,045	$250,100	$38,124	8.5%
9	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%
10	Putnam County	$84,928	$201,100	$39,590	5.5%
11	Licking County	$84,426	$275,200	$42,609	10.2%
12	Butler County	$81,590	$258,500	$40,027	11.8%
13	Lake County	$80,925	$214,100	$45,279	8.3%
14	Henry County	$80,099	$168,600	$41,771	8.7%
15	Auglaize County	$78,660	$189,800	$38,755	7.1%
16	Miami County	$76,817	$229,100	$40,297	9.4%
17	Mercer County	$76,782	$210,600	$35,761	7.3%
18	Holmes County	$76,140	$267,700	$31,481	9.3%
19	Ottawa County	$76,101	$219,900	$49,306	8.4%
20	Portage County	$75,766	$227,000	$40,483	11.7%
21	Champaign County	$75,556	$204,000	$36,927	8.0%
22	Morrow County	$75,283	$222,300	$36,803	12.8%
23	Franklin County	$75,176	$288,400	$43,731	14.7%
24	Wood County	$74,216	$227,600	$42,918	12.2%
25	Pickaway County	$74,040	$256,800	$35,587	11.5%
26	Shelby County	$73,978	$208,100	$37,984	11.6%
27	Knox County	$73,878	$239,400	$35,489	11.6%
28	Wayne County	$73,574	$222,100	$35,229	9.4%
29	Lorain County	$73,347	$223,200	$40,798	12.1%
30	Hancock County	$73,141	$204,700	$39,068	9.9%
31	Defiance County	$73,064	$163,200	$35,589	10.5%
32	Fulton County	$72,864	$191,000	$38,002	9.4%
33	Hamilton County	$72,470	$241,900	$45,936	15.0%
34	Erie County	$71,993	$199,700	$40,578	13.0%
35	Summit County	$71,622	$208,700	$43,061	12.8%
36	Logan County	$71,551	$203,200	$38,989	11.1%
37	Brown County	$71,270	$196,200	$34,980	19.6%
38	Clinton County	$70,407	$211,900	$36,071	12.9%
39	Ashland County	$69,860	$186,800	$33,219	13.3%
40	Wyandot County	$69,768	$163,400	$35,837	8.8%
41	Preble County	$69,223	$180,900	$34,711	12.6%
42	Stark County	$67,934	$186,400	$36,762	12.5%
43	Van Wert County	$67,917	$152,000	$34,583	9.0%
44	Huron County	$67,878	$166,000	$33,599	13.2%
45	Paulding County	$67,731	$140,800	$36,594	8.9%
46	Perry County	$67,460	$191,100	$32,288	14.7%
47	Montgomery County	$66,139	$180,900	$38,450	15.0%
48	Seneca County	$66,025	$154,700	$33,984	11.9%
49	Highland County	$65,785	$168,900	$30,843	14.1%
50	Tuscarawas County	$65,044	$185,400	$33,617	13.4%
51	Carroll County	$64,835	$183,100	$35,281	12.9%
52	Darke County	$64,486	$173,200	$34,842	11.0%
53	Cuyahoga County	$64,468	$195,400	$42,747	16.1%
54	Allen County	$64,038	$165,300	$34,331	13.3%
55	Washington County	$63,603	$185,600	$35,495	13.7%
56	Fayette County	$63,275	$170,700	$33,678	15.5%
57	Clark County	$63,132	$169,900	$33,791	15.2%
58	Hocking County	$62,960	$186,400	$32,655	16.0%
59	Hardin County	$62,484	$151,200	$32,470	17.3%
60	Sandusky County	$62,295	$160,700	$35,064	15.0%
61	Lucas County	$62,224	$163,900	$37,575	17.7%
62	Ross County	$61,303	$171,500	$32,544	15.7%
63	Williams County	$61,048	$150,000	$32,405	12.7%
64	Muskingum County	$60,780	$182,200	$32,809	15.1%
65	Monroe County	$60,134	$142,700	$34,516	15.2%
66	Richland County	$59,509	$164,800	$31,336	13.8%
67	Marion County	$59,371	$156,800	$30,260	16.6%
68	Morgan County	$59,351	$150,900	$30,055	12.9%
69	Jefferson County	$59,055	$127,800	$32,081	16.5%
70	Guernsey County	$58,478	$157,700	$32,627	15.3%
71	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%
72	Columbiana County	$58,180	$151,600	$33,491	15.2%
73	Crawford County	$58,044	$136,700	$32,852	11.8%
74	Ashtabula County	$57,728	$159,500	$31,369	17.6%
75	Jackson County	$57,106	$150,700	$30,379	18.5%
76	Belmont County	$57,017	$154,900	$32,244	15.8%
77	Mahoning County	$56,942	$154,700	$34,566	18.9%
78	Gallia County	$56,830	$155,600	$30,969	16.4%
79	Trumbull County	$56,435	$141,800	$32,429	16.6%
80	Noble County	$56,098	$163,600	$30,878	10.6%
81	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
82	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
83	Vinton County	$55,336	$150,000	$29,951	17.3%
84	Harrison County	$54,414	$121,500	$31,539	13.1%
85	Pike County	$52,736	$163,800	$32,737	21.3%
86	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
87	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%
88	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%

Richest Counties in Ohio

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
3	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
4	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
5	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%
6	Franklin County	$75,176	$288,400	$43,731	14.7%
7	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
8	Licking County	$84,426	$275,200	$42,609	10.2%
9	Holmes County	$76,140	$267,700	$31,481	9.3%
10	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%

Poorest Counties in Ohio

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
88	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%
87	Harrison County	$54,414	$121,500	$31,539	13.1%
86	Jefferson County	$59,055	$127,800	$32,081	16.5%
85	Crawford County	$58,044	$136,700	$32,852	11.8%
84	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
83	Paulding County	$67,731	$140,800	$36,594	8.9%
82	Trumbull County	$56,435	$141,800	$32,429	16.6%
81	Monroe County	$60,134	$142,700	$34,516	15.2%
80	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%
79	Williams County	$61,048	$150,000	$32,405	12.7%

All 88 Counties Ranked

Every county in Ohio ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
3	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
4	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
5	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%
6	Franklin County	$75,176	$288,400	$43,731	14.7%
7	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
8	Licking County	$84,426	$275,200	$42,609	10.2%
9	Holmes County	$76,140	$267,700	$31,481	9.3%
10	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%
11	Butler County	$81,590	$258,500	$40,027	11.8%
12	Pickaway County	$74,040	$256,800	$35,587	11.5%
13	Greene County	$87,309	$252,200	$45,142	9.8%
14	Madison County	$87,045	$250,100	$38,124	8.5%
15	Hamilton County	$72,470	$241,900	$45,936	15.0%
16	Knox County	$73,878	$239,400	$35,489	11.6%
17	Miami County	$76,817	$229,100	$40,297	9.4%
18	Wood County	$74,216	$227,600	$42,918	12.2%
19	Portage County	$75,766	$227,000	$40,483	11.7%
20	Lorain County	$73,347	$223,200	$40,798	12.1%
21	Morrow County	$75,283	$222,300	$36,803	12.8%
22	Wayne County	$73,574	$222,100	$35,229	9.4%
23	Ottawa County	$76,101	$219,900	$49,306	8.4%
24	Lake County	$80,925	$214,100	$45,279	8.3%
25	Clinton County	$70,407	$211,900	$36,071	12.9%
26	Mercer County	$76,782	$210,600	$35,761	7.3%
27	Summit County	$71,622	$208,700	$43,061	12.8%
28	Shelby County	$73,978	$208,100	$37,984	11.6%
29	Hancock County	$73,141	$204,700	$39,068	9.9%
30	Champaign County	$75,556	$204,000	$36,927	8.0%
31	Logan County	$71,551	$203,200	$38,989	11.1%
32	Putnam County	$84,928	$201,100	$39,590	5.5%
33	Erie County	$71,993	$199,700	$40,578	13.0%
34	Brown County	$71,270	$196,200	$34,980	19.6%
35	Cuyahoga County	$64,468	$195,400	$42,747	16.1%
36	Perry County	$67,460	$191,100	$32,288	14.7%
37	Fulton County	$72,864	$191,000	$38,002	9.4%
38	Auglaize County	$78,660	$189,800	$38,755	7.1%
39	Ashland County	$69,860	$186,800	$33,219	13.3%
40	Hocking County	$62,960	$186,400	$32,655	16.0%
41	Stark County	$67,934	$186,400	$36,762	12.5%
42	Washington County	$63,603	$185,600	$35,495	13.7%
43	Tuscarawas County	$65,044	$185,400	$33,617	13.4%
44	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
45	Carroll County	$64,835	$183,100	$35,281	12.9%
46	Muskingum County	$60,780	$182,200	$32,809	15.1%
47	Montgomery County	$66,139	$180,900	$38,450	15.0%
48	Preble County	$69,223	$180,900	$34,711	12.6%
49	Darke County	$64,486	$173,200	$34,842	11.0%
50	Ross County	$61,303	$171,500	$32,544	15.7%
51	Fayette County	$63,275	$170,700	$33,678	15.5%
52	Clark County	$63,132	$169,900	$33,791	15.2%
53	Highland County	$65,785	$168,900	$30,843	14.1%
54	Henry County	$80,099	$168,600	$41,771	8.7%
55	Huron County	$67,878	$166,000	$33,599	13.2%
56	Allen County	$64,038	$165,300	$34,331	13.3%
57	Richland County	$59,509	$164,800	$31,336	13.8%
58	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%
59	Lucas County	$62,224	$163,900	$37,575	17.7%
60	Pike County	$52,736	$163,800	$32,737	21.3%
61	Noble County	$56,098	$163,600	$30,878	10.6%
62	Wyandot County	$69,768	$163,400	$35,837	8.8%
63	Defiance County	$73,064	$163,200	$35,589	10.5%
64	Sandusky County	$62,295	$160,700	$35,064	15.0%
65	Ashtabula County	$57,728	$159,500	$31,369	17.6%
66	Guernsey County	$58,478	$157,700	$32,627	15.3%
67	Marion County	$59,371	$156,800	$30,260	16.6%
68	Gallia County	$56,830	$155,600	$30,969	16.4%
69	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
70	Belmont County	$57,017	$154,900	$32,244	15.8%
71	Mahoning County	$56,942	$154,700	$34,566	18.9%
72	Seneca County	$66,025	$154,700	$33,984	11.9%
73	Van Wert County	$67,917	$152,000	$34,583	9.0%
74	Columbiana County	$58,180	$151,600	$33,491	15.2%
75	Hardin County	$62,484	$151,200	$32,470	17.3%
76	Morgan County	$59,351	$150,900	$30,055	12.9%
77	Jackson County	$57,106	$150,700	$30,379	18.5%
78	Vinton County	$55,336	$150,000	$29,951	17.3%
79	Williams County	$61,048	$150,000	$32,405	12.7%
80	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%
81	Monroe County	$60,134	$142,700	$34,516	15.2%
82	Trumbull County	$56,435	$141,800	$32,429	16.6%
83	Paulding County	$67,731	$140,800	$36,594	8.9%
84	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
85	Crawford County	$58,044	$136,700	$32,852	11.8%
86	Jefferson County	$59,055	$127,800	$32,081	16.5%
87	Harrison County	$54,414	$121,500	$31,539	13.1%
88	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%

Richest Counties in Ohio

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
3	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
4	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
5	Ottawa County	$76,101	$219,900	$49,306	8.4%
6	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
7	Hamilton County	$72,470	$241,900	$45,936	15.0%
8	Lake County	$80,925	$214,100	$45,279	8.3%
9	Greene County	$87,309	$252,200	$45,142	9.8%
10	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%

Poorest Counties in Ohio

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
88	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%
87	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%
86	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
85	Vinton County	$55,336	$150,000	$29,951	17.3%
84	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
83	Morgan County	$59,351	$150,900	$30,055	12.9%
82	Marion County	$59,371	$156,800	$30,260	16.6%
81	Jackson County	$57,106	$150,700	$30,379	18.5%
80	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
79	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%

All 88 Counties Ranked

Every county in Ohio ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
3	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
4	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
5	Ottawa County	$76,101	$219,900	$49,306	8.4%
6	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
7	Hamilton County	$72,470	$241,900	$45,936	15.0%
8	Lake County	$80,925	$214,100	$45,279	8.3%
9	Greene County	$87,309	$252,200	$45,142	9.8%
10	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%
11	Franklin County	$75,176	$288,400	$43,731	14.7%
12	Summit County	$71,622	$208,700	$43,061	12.8%
13	Wood County	$74,216	$227,600	$42,918	12.2%
14	Cuyahoga County	$64,468	$195,400	$42,747	16.1%
15	Licking County	$84,426	$275,200	$42,609	10.2%
16	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%
17	Henry County	$80,099	$168,600	$41,771	8.7%
18	Lorain County	$73,347	$223,200	$40,798	12.1%
19	Erie County	$71,993	$199,700	$40,578	13.0%
20	Portage County	$75,766	$227,000	$40,483	11.7%
21	Miami County	$76,817	$229,100	$40,297	9.4%
22	Butler County	$81,590	$258,500	$40,027	11.8%
23	Putnam County	$84,928	$201,100	$39,590	5.5%
24	Hancock County	$73,141	$204,700	$39,068	9.9%
25	Logan County	$71,551	$203,200	$38,989	11.1%
26	Auglaize County	$78,660	$189,800	$38,755	7.1%
27	Montgomery County	$66,139	$180,900	$38,450	15.0%
28	Madison County	$87,045	$250,100	$38,124	8.5%
29	Fulton County	$72,864	$191,000	$38,002	9.4%
30	Shelby County	$73,978	$208,100	$37,984	11.6%
31	Lucas County	$62,224	$163,900	$37,575	17.7%
32	Champaign County	$75,556	$204,000	$36,927	8.0%
33	Morrow County	$75,283	$222,300	$36,803	12.8%
34	Stark County	$67,934	$186,400	$36,762	12.5%
35	Paulding County	$67,731	$140,800	$36,594	8.9%
36	Clinton County	$70,407	$211,900	$36,071	12.9%
37	Wyandot County	$69,768	$163,400	$35,837	8.8%
38	Mercer County	$76,782	$210,600	$35,761	7.3%
39	Defiance County	$73,064	$163,200	$35,589	10.5%
40	Pickaway County	$74,040	$256,800	$35,587	11.5%
41	Washington County	$63,603	$185,600	$35,495	13.7%
42	Knox County	$73,878	$239,400	$35,489	11.6%
43	Carroll County	$64,835	$183,100	$35,281	12.9%
44	Wayne County	$73,574	$222,100	$35,229	9.4%
45	Sandusky County	$62,295	$160,700	$35,064	15.0%
46	Brown County	$71,270	$196,200	$34,980	19.6%
47	Darke County	$64,486	$173,200	$34,842	11.0%
48	Preble County	$69,223	$180,900	$34,711	12.6%
49	Van Wert County	$67,917	$152,000	$34,583	9.0%
50	Mahoning County	$56,942	$154,700	$34,566	18.9%
51	Monroe County	$60,134	$142,700	$34,516	15.2%
52	Allen County	$64,038	$165,300	$34,331	13.3%
53	Seneca County	$66,025	$154,700	$33,984	11.9%
54	Clark County	$63,132	$169,900	$33,791	15.2%
55	Fayette County	$63,275	$170,700	$33,678	15.5%
56	Tuscarawas County	$65,044	$185,400	$33,617	13.4%
57	Huron County	$67,878	$166,000	$33,599	13.2%
58	Columbiana County	$58,180	$151,600	$33,491	15.2%
59	Ashland County	$69,860	$186,800	$33,219	13.3%
60	Crawford County	$58,044	$136,700	$32,852	11.8%
61	Muskingum County	$60,780	$182,200	$32,809	15.1%
62	Pike County	$52,736	$163,800	$32,737	21.3%
63	Hocking County	$62,960	$186,400	$32,655	16.0%
64	Guernsey County	$58,478	$157,700	$32,627	15.3%
65	Ross County	$61,303	$171,500	$32,544	15.7%
66	Hardin County	$62,484	$151,200	$32,470	17.3%
67	Trumbull County	$56,435	$141,800	$32,429	16.6%
68	Williams County	$61,048	$150,000	$32,405	12.7%
69	Perry County	$67,460	$191,100	$32,288	14.7%
70	Belmont County	$57,017	$154,900	$32,244	15.8%
71	Jefferson County	$59,055	$127,800	$32,081	16.5%
72	Harrison County	$54,414	$121,500	$31,539	13.1%
73	Holmes County	$76,140	$267,700	$31,481	9.3%
74	Ashtabula County	$57,728	$159,500	$31,369	17.6%
75	Richland County	$59,509	$164,800	$31,336	13.8%
76	Gallia County	$56,830	$155,600	$30,969	16.4%
77	Noble County	$56,098	$163,600	$30,878	10.6%
78	Highland County	$65,785	$168,900	$30,843	14.1%
79	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%
80	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
81	Jackson County	$57,106	$150,700	$30,379	18.5%
82	Marion County	$59,371	$156,800	$30,260	16.6%
83	Morgan County	$59,351	$150,900	$30,055	12.9%
84	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
85	Vinton County	$55,336	$150,000	$29,951	17.3%
86	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
87	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%
88	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%

Richest Counties in Ohio

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
3	Putnam County	$84,928	$201,100	$39,590	5.5%
4	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
5	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
6	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
7	Auglaize County	$78,660	$189,800	$38,755	7.1%
8	Mercer County	$76,782	$210,600	$35,761	7.3%
9	Champaign County	$75,556	$204,000	$36,927	8.0%
10	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%

Poorest Counties in Ohio

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
88	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%
87	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
86	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
85	Pike County	$52,736	$163,800	$32,737	21.3%
84	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%
83	Brown County	$71,270	$196,200	$34,980	19.6%
82	Mahoning County	$56,942	$154,700	$34,566	18.9%
81	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
80	Jackson County	$57,106	$150,700	$30,379	18.5%
79	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%

All 88 Counties Ranked

Every county in Ohio ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Delaware County	$133,540	$445,500	$61,395	4.7%
2	Union County	$112,322	$344,900	$50,711	5.0%
3	Putnam County	$84,928	$201,100	$39,590	5.5%
4	Geauga County	$107,860	$331,100	$53,583	5.6%
5	Warren County	$110,132	$349,400	$53,621	6.0%
6	Medina County	$94,968	$287,000	$47,889	6.3%
7	Auglaize County	$78,660	$189,800	$38,755	7.1%
8	Mercer County	$76,782	$210,600	$35,761	7.3%
9	Champaign County	$75,556	$204,000	$36,927	8.0%
10	Fairfield County	$90,966	$298,800	$41,813	8.0%
11	Lake County	$80,925	$214,100	$45,279	8.3%
12	Ottawa County	$76,101	$219,900	$49,306	8.4%
13	Madison County	$87,045	$250,100	$38,124	8.5%
14	Henry County	$80,099	$168,600	$41,771	8.7%
15	Wyandot County	$69,768	$163,400	$35,837	8.8%
16	Paulding County	$67,731	$140,800	$36,594	8.9%
17	Van Wert County	$67,917	$152,000	$34,583	9.0%
18	Clermont County	$85,510	$266,200	$44,226	9.1%
19	Holmes County	$76,140	$267,700	$31,481	9.3%
20	Miami County	$76,817	$229,100	$40,297	9.4%
21	Wayne County	$73,574	$222,100	$35,229	9.4%
22	Fulton County	$72,864	$191,000	$38,002	9.4%
23	Greene County	$87,309	$252,200	$45,142	9.8%
24	Hancock County	$73,141	$204,700	$39,068	9.9%
25	Licking County	$84,426	$275,200	$42,609	10.2%
26	Defiance County	$73,064	$163,200	$35,589	10.5%
27	Noble County	$56,098	$163,600	$30,878	10.6%
28	Darke County	$64,486	$173,200	$34,842	11.0%
29	Logan County	$71,551	$203,200	$38,989	11.1%
30	Pickaway County	$74,040	$256,800	$35,587	11.5%
31	Shelby County	$73,978	$208,100	$37,984	11.6%
32	Knox County	$73,878	$239,400	$35,489	11.6%
33	Portage County	$75,766	$227,000	$40,483	11.7%
34	Crawford County	$58,044	$136,700	$32,852	11.8%
35	Butler County	$81,590	$258,500	$40,027	11.8%
36	Seneca County	$66,025	$154,700	$33,984	11.9%
37	Lorain County	$73,347	$223,200	$40,798	12.1%
38	Wood County	$74,216	$227,600	$42,918	12.2%
39	Stark County	$67,934	$186,400	$36,762	12.5%
40	Preble County	$69,223	$180,900	$34,711	12.6%
41	Williams County	$61,048	$150,000	$32,405	12.7%
42	Morrow County	$75,283	$222,300	$36,803	12.8%
43	Summit County	$71,622	$208,700	$43,061	12.8%
44	Carroll County	$64,835	$183,100	$35,281	12.9%
45	Clinton County	$70,407	$211,900	$36,071	12.9%
46	Morgan County	$59,351	$150,900	$30,055	12.9%
47	Erie County	$71,993	$199,700	$40,578	13.0%
48	Harrison County	$54,414	$121,500	$31,539	13.1%
49	Huron County	$67,878	$166,000	$33,599	13.2%
50	Ashland County	$69,860	$186,800	$33,219	13.3%
51	Allen County	$64,038	$165,300	$34,331	13.3%
52	Tuscarawas County	$65,044	$185,400	$33,617	13.4%
53	Washington County	$63,603	$185,600	$35,495	13.7%
54	Richland County	$59,509	$164,800	$31,336	13.8%
55	Highland County	$65,785	$168,900	$30,843	14.1%
56	Franklin County	$75,176	$288,400	$43,731	14.7%
57	Perry County	$67,460	$191,100	$32,288	14.7%
58	Hamilton County	$72,470	$241,900	$45,936	15.0%
59	Sandusky County	$62,295	$160,700	$35,064	15.0%
60	Montgomery County	$66,139	$180,900	$38,450	15.0%
61	Muskingum County	$60,780	$182,200	$32,809	15.1%
62	Columbiana County	$58,180	$151,600	$33,491	15.2%
63	Monroe County	$60,134	$142,700	$34,516	15.2%
64	Clark County	$63,132	$169,900	$33,791	15.2%
65	Guernsey County	$58,478	$157,700	$32,627	15.3%
66	Fayette County	$63,275	$170,700	$33,678	15.5%
67	Ross County	$61,303	$171,500	$32,544	15.7%
68	Belmont County	$57,017	$154,900	$32,244	15.8%
69	Hocking County	$62,960	$186,400	$32,655	16.0%
70	Cuyahoga County	$64,468	$195,400	$42,747	16.1%
71	Gallia County	$56,830	$155,600	$30,969	16.4%
72	Jefferson County	$59,055	$127,800	$32,081	16.5%
73	Trumbull County	$56,435	$141,800	$32,429	16.6%
74	Marion County	$59,371	$156,800	$30,260	16.6%
75	Vinton County	$55,336	$150,000	$29,951	17.3%
76	Hardin County	$62,484	$151,200	$32,470	17.3%
77	Ashtabula County	$57,728	$159,500	$31,369	17.6%
78	Lucas County	$62,224	$163,900	$37,575	17.7%
79	Lawrence County	$58,325	$144,000	$30,812	17.7%
80	Jackson County	$57,106	$150,700	$30,379	18.5%
81	Coshocton County	$55,577	$155,500	$29,978	18.5%
82	Mahoning County	$56,942	$154,700	$34,566	18.9%
83	Brown County	$71,270	$196,200	$34,980	19.6%
84	Adams County	$50,264	$164,200	$25,916	20.2%
85	Pike County	$52,736	$163,800	$32,737	21.3%
86	Athens County	$56,001	$185,000	$30,645	21.5%
87	Scioto County	$50,609	$137,900	$28,749	21.8%
88	Meigs County	$46,873	$119,300	$26,289	21.8%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Ohio only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.