| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1990 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 1990 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
|
| United States | 241,977,859 | 31,742,864 | 13.1% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 21,134,742 | 3,238,002 | 15.3% | 116.8% |
| Ohio | 10,574,315 | 1,325,768 | 12.5% | 95.6% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,917,596 | 315,138 | 16.4% | 125.3% |
|
| County |
| Adams | 25,028 | 7,140 | 28.5% | 217.5% |
| Ashtabula | 97,541 | 15,721 | 16.1% | 122.9% |
| Athens | 51,002 | 14,624 | 28.7% | 218.6% |
| Belmont | 69,952 | 12,185 | 17.4% | 132.8% |
| Brown | 34,439 | 4,875 | 14.2% | 107.9% |
| Carroll | 26,075 | 3,063 | 11.7% | 89.5% |
| Clermont | 148,417 | 12,903 | 8.7% | 66.3% |
| Columbiana | 106,943 | 16,995 | 15.9% | 121.1% |
| Coshocton | 34,833 | 4,594 | 13.2% | 100.5% |
| Gallia | 29,824 | 6,707 | 22.5% | 171.4% |
| Guernsey | 38,112 | 6,659 | 17.5% | 133.2% |
| Harrison | 15,808 | 3,114 | 19.7% | 150.2% |
| Highland | 35,314 | 5,821 | 16.5% | 125.7% |
| Hocking | 24,857 | 3,905 | 15.7% | 119.8% |
| Holmes | 31,830 | 5,489 | 17.2% | 131.5% |
| Jackson | 29,874 | 7,226 | 24.2% | 184.4% |
| Jefferson | 78,510 | 13,464 | 17.1% | 130.7% |
| Lawrence | 61,007 | 14,361 | 23.5% | 179.4% |
| Mahoning | 260,264 | 41,433 | 15.9% | 121.4% |
| Meigs | 22,665 | 5,895 | 26.0% | 198.3% |
| Monroe | 15,276 | 3,283 | 21.5% | 163.8% |
| Morgan | 13,924 | 2,953 | 21.2% | 161.7% |
| Muskingum | 80,009 | 11,778 | 14.7% | 112.2% |
| Noble | 11,176 | 1,830 | 16.4% | 124.8% |
| Perry | 31,255 | 5,959 | 19.1% | 145.3% |
| Pike | 23,830 | 6,333 | 26.6% | 202.6% |
| Ross | 63,449 | 11,262 | 17.7% | 135.3% |
| Scioto | 76,736 | 19,792 | 25.8% | 196.6% |
| Trumbull | 225,230 | 25,687 | 11.4% | 86.9% |
| Tuscarawas | 82,852 | 9,215 | 11.1% | 84.8% |
| Vinton | 10,937 | 2,582 | 23.6% | 180.0% |
| Washington | 60,627 | 8,290 | 13.7% | 104.2% |
