Childhood Hunger By the numbers

Columbiana County

Total population: 104,597

Number in poverty: 18,001 (17 percent)

Total children (under 18): 23,549

Children in poverty: 7,332 (31 percent)

Mahoning County

Total population: 243,482

Number in poverty: 38,477 (16 percent)

Total children (under 18): 53,448

Children in poverty: 13,929 (26 percent)

Trumbull County

Total population: 213,064

Number in poverty: 23,663 (11 percent)

Total children (under 18): 48,407

Children in poverty: 8,405 (17 percent)

Source: Children’s Hunger Alliance