Scioto County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 612.3 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 125.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 2.9%. On the 2000 census form, 98.7% of the population reported only one race, with 2.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 2.96 persons. In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $32,983. Per capita income grew by 11.5% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2008) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	76,587	698	Covered Employment	24,126	782
Growth (%) since 1990	-4.7%	2499	Avg wage per job	$32,038	1448
Households (2000)	30,871	628	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	8.2%	1851
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	32,766	775	Avg wage per job	$37,818	1503
Unemployment Rate (2008)	8.3	340	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	2.5%	1356
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$25,562	2309	Avg wage per job	$35,160	2207
Median Household Income (2007)	$33,044	2663	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	25.6%	27
Poverty Rate (2007)	20.6	508	Avg wage per job	$32,983	1059
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	74.1	2,090	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	2.2%	1832
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	10.1	2,645	Avg wage per job	$36,412	1662