Despite of much progress regarding poverty reeducation during !11<1 past poverty remain / pervasive in Ethiopia, particulurly in rural area. The study was conducted in Tach Gayint woreda. The main objective ofthe study was lo understand the determinants ofrural poverty in the study area. Mixed research design was employed. Sample size wa.1· selected purposively and multi-stage sampling ted111i,{1_11es wen• carried 011/ to select sample households and finally 119 sample households were selected from three kebeles. Both primary and secondary data sources WC!n: used. T-l<•st and chi-square tests w«r« used to show associations between variables. CBN approach has b<1<111 employed LO i11dendjj• Lire povu(J• line. The study resulted that, the incidence, depth and severity of:iQ.od poverty were found to be 71.3%. 42.J/% and 23.15% while the respective measures for total poverty were found to he 7 l 5%, 46. 3 7% and 3 2. l 4'K Binary logistic regression result showed that educational status of households, household size, land J10/di11J?. size, oxen ownership, livestock holding size, agricultural input utilization, f!.Oats/.;·heep ownership and beehive ownership were found to he statistically significant. Determinants of variables Ip household poverty like policies which aim al reducing household size (i(1mily planning implementation), encouraging ownership of productive UYSE'ls, investing in income generating activities. givi11g al/en/ion 19 environmental protectionand improving ac,·c:ss lo micro credit with low interest and common pulled resources, will exert positive impact for reducing rural pr>w11·1y i11 the studv area