| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2005–2009 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2005–2009 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 |
|
| United States | 293,507,923 | 39,537,240 | 13.5% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 23,914,353 | 3,677,476 | 15.4% | 114.2% |
| Ohio | 11,194,344 | 1,526,350 | 13.6% | 101.2% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,958,620 | 313,519 | 16.0% | 118.8% |
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| County |
| Adams | 28,024 | 6,436 | 23.0% | 170.5% |
| Ashtabula | 98,021 | 15,788 | 16.1% | 119.6% |
| Athens | 53,648 | 17,591 | 32.8% | 243.4% |
| Belmont | 63,514 | 9,757 | 15.4% | 114.0% |
| Brown | 43,216 | 5,805 | 13.4% | 99.7% |
| Carroll | 28,265 | 3,484 | 12.3% | 91.5% |
| Clermont | 191,441 | 17,571 | 9.2% | 68.1% |
| Columbiana | 104,508 | 15,894 | 15.2% | 112.9% |
| Coshocton | 35,766 | 4,985 | 13.9% | 103.5% |
| Gallia | 29,894 | 6,878 | 23.0% | 170.8% |
| Guernsey | 39,788 | 6,843 | 17.2% | 127.7% |
| Harrison | 15,082 | 2,880 | 19.1% | 141.8% |
| Highland | 41,555 | 6,174 | 14.9% | 110.3% |
| Hocking | 27,950 | 4,329 | 15.5% | 115.0% |
| Holmes | 40,577 | 4,447 | 11.0% | 81.4% |
| Jackson | 33,173 | 6,785 | 20.5% | 151.8% |
| Jefferson | 66,048 | 11,597 | 17.6% | 130.3% |
| Lawrence | 61,893 | 12,450 | 20.1% | 149.3% |
| Mahoning | 234,133 | 39,176 | 16.7% | 124.2% |
| Meigs | 22,782 | 4,213 | 18.5% | 137.3% |
| Monroe | 14,003 | 2,470 | 17.6% | 130.9% |
| Morgan | 14,469 | 2,812 | 19.4% | 144.3% |
| Muskingum | 83,214 | 13,170 | 15.8% | 117.5% |
| Noble | 11,546 | 1,747 | 15.1% | 112.3% |
| Perry | 34,771 | 5,744 | 16.5% | 122.6% |
| Pike | 27,169 | 6,360 | 23.4% | 173.8% |
| Ross | 69,234 | 11,073 | 16.0% | 118.7% |
| Scioto | 73,255 | 16,156 | 22.1% | 163.7% |
| Trumbull | 208,851 | 29,322 | 14.0% | 104.2% |
| Tuscarawas | 89,823 | 10,162 | 11.3% | 84.0% |
| Vinton | 13,090 | 2,616 | 20.0% | 148.4% |
| Washington | 59,917 | 8,804 | 14.7% | 109.1% |
