| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2008–2012 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2008–2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 |
|
| United States | 301,333,410 | 44,852,527 | 14.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,471,864 | 4,060,430 | 16.6% | 111.5% |
| Ohio | 11,222,568 | 1,723,485 | 15.4% | 103.2% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,975,725 | 338,151 | 17.1% | 115.0% |
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| County |
| Adams | 28,204 | 6,526 | 23.1% | 155.5% |
| Ashtabula | 97,676 | 17,579 | 18.0% | 120.9% |
| Athens | 55,609 | 17,898 | 32.2% | 216.2% |
| Belmont | 66,235 | 9,677 | 14.6% | 98.2% |
| Brown | 43,969 | 5,612 | 12.8% | 85.7% |
| Carroll | 28,505 | 4,289 | 15.0% | 101.1% |
| Clermont | 195,403 | 20,034 | 10.3% | 68.9% |
| Columbiana | 103,288 | 16,611 | 16.1% | 108.0% |
| Coshocton | 36,401 | 6,186 | 17.0% | 114.2% |
| Gallia | 30,066 | 5,703 | 19.0% | 127.4% |
| Guernsey | 39,422 | 7,288 | 18.5% | 124.2% |
| Harrison | 15,486 | 3,005 | 19.4% | 130.4% |
| Highland | 42,859 | 7,533 | 17.6% | 118.1% |
| Hocking | 28,630 | 4,786 | 16.7% | 112.3% |
| Holmes | 41,621 | 6,483 | 15.6% | 104.6% |
| Jackson | 32,793 | 8,147 | 24.8% | 166.9% |
| Jefferson | 67,274 | 11,328 | 16.8% | 113.1% |
| Lawrence | 61,760 | 9,903 | 16.0% | 107.7% |
| Mahoning | 231,033 | 40,353 | 17.5% | 117.3% |
| Meigs | 23,340 | 5,034 | 21.6% | 144.9% |
| Monroe | 14,524 | 2,361 | 16.3% | 109.2% |
| Morgan | 14,844 | 2,675 | 18.0% | 121.1% |
| Muskingum | 83,441 | 14,450 | 17.3% | 116.3% |
| Noble | 12,078 | 1,697 | 14.1% | 94.4% |
| Perry | 35,723 | 6,514 | 18.2% | 122.5% |
| Pike | 28,191 | 6,213 | 22.0% | 148.1% |
| Ross | 71,418 | 13,668 | 19.1% | 128.6% |
| Scioto | 75,634 | 17,366 | 23.0% | 154.3% |
| Trumbull | 205,847 | 34,595 | 16.8% | 112.9% |
| Tuscarawas | 91,214 | 12,417 | 13.6% | 91.5% |
| Vinton | 13,287 | 2,844 | 21.4% | 143.8% |
| Washington | 59,950 | 9,376 | 15.6% | 105.1% |
