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Highest poverty rate, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 292 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 292 is 9.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sheffield Lake, OH, up 155 places to #94.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲1Oxford, OHOH22,38745.5%+1.8 pts

02▲1East Cleveland, OHOH13,22940.7%+8.7 pts

03▼2Athens, OHOH25,31340.0%−12.0 pts

04▲1Youngstown, OHOH58,83237.3%+12.5 pts

05▼1Portsmouth, OHOH17,28235.4%+11.8 pts

06▲49Martins Ferry, OHOH6,04834.3%+15.9 pts

07▲7East Liverpool, OHOH9,56932.9%+7.7 pts

08▼2Warren, OHOH38,32831.9%+12.6 pts

09▲3Campbell, OHOH7,72131.1%+12.8 pts

10▼2Cleveland, OHOH363,60830.6%+4.3 pts

11▼2Ashtabula, OHOH17,47429.8%+8.4 pts

12▼5Bowling Green, OHOH31,18228.6%+3.3 pts

13▼3Cambridge, OHOH10,05527.9%+6.6 pts

14▼3Canton, OHOH69,00127.4%+8.2 pts

15▲35Logan, OHOH7,16427.3%+9.6 pts

16▲19Kent, OHOH27,73727.1%+1.8 pts

17▼4Dayton, OHOH136,68826.9%+3.9 pts

18▲8Steubenville, OHOH17,92226.6%+6.2 pts

19▲5Uhrichsville, OHOH5,14526.0%+11.4 pts

20▲45Coshocton, OHOH11,16925.9%+17.6 pts

21▲20Painesville, OHOH20,66025.6%+9.6 pts

22▲25Sandusky, OHOH24,00125.6%+10.3 pts

23▲9Cincinnati, OHOH314,36725.5%+3.6 pts

24▲19Maple Heights, OHOH22,90225.4%+19.5 pts

25▼7Lorain, OHOH65,36625.2%+8.2 pts

26▼11Wellston, OHOH5,48825.0%+6.2 pts

27▲9Shiloh, OHOH10,52624.5%+14.5 pts

28▼6Toledo, OHOH263,42324.3%+6.5 pts

29▼12Zanesville, OHOH25,13824.1%+1.7 pts

30▲4Lima, OHOH34,69523.9%+1.3 pts

31▼4Alliance, OHOH21,58223.8%+5.8 pts

32▼11Ironton, OHOH10,14823.7%+0.6 pts

33▼2Mansfield, OHOH47,38123.5%+7.2 pts

34▲5Akron, OHOH189,69123.3%+5.9 pts

35▲3Springfield, OHOH58,28123.1%+6.2 pts

36▲36Moraine, OHOH6,62722.8%+13.2 pts

37▲36Fremont, OHOH15,76522.7%+9.8 pts

38▲38Cheviot, OHOH8,62322.6%+15.0 pts

39▲36Franklin, OHOH11,64722.5%+12.4 pts

40▲13Marion, OHOH35,58722.4%+8.6 pts

41▲16Garfield Heights, OHOH28,79022.0%+13.4 pts

42▲24Mount Vernon, OHOH17,28721.9%+6.3 pts

43▼23Hillsboro, OHOH6,76321.7%+3.6 pts

44▼14Trotwood, OHOH23,19021.5%+6.2 pts

45▲17Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35321.4%+10.0 pts

46▼2Salem, OHOH11,65521.3%+9.5 pts

47▲33Mount Healthy, OHOH6,91721.0%+12.1 pts

48▼20North College Hill, OHOH9,54420.6%+11.9 pts

49▲45Girard, OHOH9,38420.0%+7.5 pts

50▲28Hamilton, OHOH64,64419.6%+6.2 pts

51▼14Conneaut, OHOH12,24719.4%+6.4 pts

52▼19Marietta, OHOH13,05319.1%+2.2 pts

53▼5Ravenna, OHOH11,13619.1%+8.8 pts

54▲54Bryan, OHOH8,57919.0%+13.0 pts

55▲59Bellevue, OHOH8,15418.9%+13.1 pts

56▼33Circleville, OHOH14,63418.9%+5.6 pts

57▼38New Carlisle, OHOH5,52518.7%+7.3 pts

58▲1Jackson, OHOH6,23318.7%0.0 pts

59▲5Kenton, OHOH7,80818.6%+2.4 pts

60▲77Willard, OHOH6,13018.5%+2.3 pts

61▼1Columbus, OHOH938,39618.1%+3.3 pts

62▲26Bellefontaine, OHOH14,15118.1%+3.5 pts

63▲4Xenia, OHOH26,42517.9%+6.3 pts

64▼6Washington Court House, OHOH14,37517.7%–

65▲40Piqua, OHOH21,06417.6%+5.4 pts

66▼15Norwood, OHOH19,65817.5%+4.6 pts

67▲20Port Clinton, OHOH5,87517.5%+7.7 pts

68▼39Wilmington, OHOH12,80217.5%+5.7 pts

69Chillicothe, OHOH21,81517.4%+5.0 pts

70▲82Obetz, OHOH7,34217.4%+11.0 pts

71▲6Newark, OHOH51,47317.1%+4.1 pts

72▼32Middletown, OHOH52,14617.1%+4.5 pts

73▼31Geneva, OHOH5,80617.1%+7.7 pts

74▲21Austintown, OHOH30,16416.9%+8.1 pts

75▼26Elyria, OHOH53,63416.7%+5.1 pts

76▼24Euclid, OHOH47,96216.6%+6.9 pts

77▲24Ashland, OHOH18,73016.6%+6.0 pts

78▼62Fostoria, OHOH12,92016.4%+5.2 pts

79▼33Whitehall, OHOH19,80516.4%+1.5 pts

80▲4Norwalk, OHOH17,19116.3%+7.6 pts

81▲51Niles, OHOH18,11616.2%+6.6 pts

82▼57Oberlin, OHOH8,60316.1%−3.4 pts

83▲13West Carrollton, OHOH12,96316.0%–

84▼21New Philadelphia, OHOH17,42415.9%+5.8 pts

85▼14Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75015.9%+5.3 pts

86▲41Belpre, OHOH6,65715.8%+0.6 pts

87▼13Barberton, OHOH24,74815.6%+2.3 pts

88▲4Riverside, OHOH24,70615.3%+5.2 pts

89▼28Toronto, OHOH5,14915.2%+1.8 pts

90▼34Galion, OHOH10,37015.2%+0.5 pts

91▲16Orrville, OHOH8,46115.2%+7.4 pts

92▼38Struthers, OHOH9,83715.0%+3.0 pts

93▲9Bucyrus, OHOH11,63114.9%+2.9 pts

94▲155Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,97114.8%+10.1 pts

95▲34Tiffin, OHOH17,80314.8%+3.6 pts

96▼15Defiance, OHOH17,00914.7%+6.0 pts

97▲1Van Wert, OHOH11,20014.2%+7.1 pts

98▲15Sidney, OHOH20,12414.2%+2.6 pts

99▲1Greenville, OHOH12,68014.2%+0.7 pts

100▲24Eaton, OHOH8,32714.1%+5.3 pts

101▼16Rittman, OHOH6,12014.0%+5.7 pts

102▼11Massillon, OHOH32,16813.9%+3.3 pts

103▲1Parma Heights, OHOH20,32713.9%+6.3 pts

104▲14Canal Fulton, OHOH5,41213.9%+9.4 pts

105▲46Northwood, OHOH5,25213.8%+3.6 pts

106▼23Withamsville, OHOH7,42913.7%+5.9 pts

107▼39Fairborn, OHOH35,75413.7%−0.4 pts

108▲14Bedford, OHOH12,72313.6%+6.0 pts

109▼39Urbana, OHOH11,14013.6%+2.7 pts

110▲2Shelby, OHOH9,23113.2%+3.0 pts

111▲91Amelia, OHOH12,87113.0%+5.4 pts

112▼26Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,38912.7%+7.2 pts

113▼23Bedford Heights, OHOH10,69112.7%+5.1 pts

114▲30Troy, OHOH27,34412.6%+4.4 pts

115▼70New Burlington, OHOH5,42612.6%–

116▼37Lancaster, OHOH41,95612.6%+2.0 pts

117▲78Union, OHOH7,17712.6%+8.9 pts

118▲1Findlay, OHOH40,37012.3%+3.1 pts

119▲101Champion Heights, OHOH6,38012.2%+7.0 pts

120▲30Delphos, OHOH7,09612.2%+5.4 pts

121▲59Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,35012.0%+6.5 pts

122▼29Springdale, OHOH11,13412.0%+3.1 pts

123▲11Reading, OHOH10,49112.0%+4.6 pts

124▲45Portage Lakes, OHOH5,91311.9%+6.9 pts

125▼10Miamisburg, OHOH20,41411.8%+5.7 pts

126▼29Wapakoneta, OHOH9,71111.8%+2.9 pts

127▲54Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,66111.7%+7.0 pts

128▲5Lincoln, OHOH8,92811.7%−0.3 pts

129▲16Dover, OHOH12,94711.5%+2.3 pts

130▼27Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31311.4%−2.8 pts

131▲22Celina, OHOH10,93611.4%−0.3 pts

132▲6Clyde, OHOH6,36111.3%+2.7 pts

133▼5University Heights, OHOH13,20011.1%+5.4 pts

134▲72Whitehouse, OHOH5,07310.8%+8.2 pts

135▼15London, OHOH10,81310.8%−0.9 pts

136▼47Northbrook, OHOH10,74210.7%+3.7 pts

137▼26Forest Park, OHOH20,04110.6%+4.6 pts

138▲28Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,97510.5%+4.4 pts

139▲148Pleasant Run, OHOH5,62910.5%+7.5 pts

140▼1Rossford, OHOH6,36910.3%+6.6 pts

141▼31Lakewood, OHOH49,02710.3%+1.4 pts

142▲47Carlisle, OHOH5,88510.1%+1.7 pts

143▲11Parma, OHOH78,58110.1%+5.2 pts

144▲14North Madison, OHOH8,5949.9%+4.0 pts

145▲19Milford, OHOH6,4369.9%+2.1 pts

146▼20Richmond Heights, OHOH10,4759.9%+4.5 pts

147▲130Groesbeck, OHOH7,8249.8%+4.3 pts

148▲39Cortland, OHOH7,0249.8%+4.5 pts

149▲28Chesterland, OHOH7,0869.8%+6.5 pts

150▼2Deer Park, OHOH5,5579.7%+4.5 pts

151▼11Northgate, OHOH6,7239.7%+6.0 pts

152▲10Huber Heights, OHOH43,9059.6%+3.7 pts

153▲18Willoughby, OHOH24,2349.5%+3.7 pts

154▼7Fairview Park, OHOH16,7489.4%+5.3 pts

155▲27Grafton, OHOH5,7649.2%+6.9 pts

156▼47Wooster, OHOH27,1159.2%−1.3 pts

157▼36Brooklyn, OHOH11,0729.1%+2.5 pts

158▲26Sharonville, OHOH13,9979.1%+5.0 pts

159▲13Vandalia, OHOH15,0149.0%+3.7 pts

160▼29Brook Park, OHOH18,1958.9%+4.3 pts

161▼25Perry Heights, OHOH8,7568.9%+2.1 pts

162▲17Wauseon, OHOH7,4308.9%+3.7 pts

163▲49West Jefferson, OHOH5,8278.9%+3.0 pts

164▲28Finneytown, OHOH12,5068.9%+3.0 pts

165▼9Brookville, OHOH5,9998.8%+3.5 pts

166▲17Lebanon, OHOH22,1108.7%+2.3 pts

167▲49Centerville, OHOH25,1948.6%+4.6 pts

168▼43Heath, OHOH10,8598.6%+0.1 pts

169▼20Oregon, OHOH19,6748.5%+3.7 pts

170▼15Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6678.5%+2.2 pts

171▲38Reminderville, OHOH5,3368.5%+4.0 pts

172▼30Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,1208.5%+2.8 pts

173▲20Fairfield, OHOH44,6828.4%+4.2 pts

174▼1Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4668.4%+1.5 pts

175▼16Eastlake, OHOH17,3578.4%+3.3 pts

176▼8Medina, OHOH25,6928.3%+2.6 pts

177▼60Columbiana, OHOH6,7568.3%+1.8 pts

178▼32North Olmsted, OHOH31,5428.3%+4.2 pts

179▼22Kettering, OHOH57,3968.3%+3.6 pts

180▲21Northridge, OHOH7,8178.2%+5.8 pts

181▲42White Oak, OHOH19,2168.2%+3.1 pts

182▲14Wadsworth, OHOH24,7208.1%+2.7 pts

183▼48Berea, OHOH17,9208.1%+2.5 pts

184▼102Napoleon, OHOH8,6807.9%−2.1 pts

185▼22Delaware, OHOH46,6367.8%+0.5 pts

186▼21Loveland, OHOH13,2887.8%+2.1 pts

187▲55Uniontown, OHOH7,9207.8%+5.1 pts

188▼28Louisville, OHOH9,8747.8%+3.7 pts

189▲1Johnstown, OHOH5,4767.7%+0.1 pts

190▼84Germantown, OHOH5,9477.6%+1.9 pts

191▲43Ontario, OHOH6,6927.4%+1.3 pts

192▲19Trenton, OHOH14,2417.2%+3.5 pts

193▼18Green, OHOH27,5537.1%+2.1 pts

194▼18Clayton, OHOH13,3977.0%+2.7 pts

195▼79Howland Center, OHOH6,2667.0%+5.0 pts

196▼5Beavercreek, OHOH48,1346.9%+4.6 pts

197▲10Harrison, OHOH13,7956.9%+0.1 pts

198▲71Groveport, OHOH5,8186.8%+0.9 pts

199▲31Vermilion, OHOH10,6956.7%+1.3 pts

200▼3Marysville, OHOH30,1906.7%+1.0 pts

201▼60Chardon, OHOH5,2516.7%+2.9 pts

202▼59St. Marys, OHOH8,3986.6%−0.7 pts

203▼4Wickliffe, OHOH12,6496.6%0.0 pts

204▼19Pataskala, OHOH18,5296.5%+1.1 pts

205▼106South Euclid, OHOH21,2486.5%+1.9 pts

206▲15South Lebanon, OHOH6,9656.4%−6.3 pts

207▲22Grove City, OHOH45,1806.4%+1.8 pts

208▼41North Canton, OHOH17,6926.4%+0.7 pts

209▲13Englewood, OHOH13,3436.4%+1.3 pts

210▲54Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,2096.3%+3.6 pts

211▲32Kenwood, OHOH8,3266.3%+3.0 pts

212▼12Amherst, OHOH12,9746.2%+4.1 pts

213▼10Tipp City, OHOH10,6446.2%+1.0 pts

214▼36Norton, OHOH11,4936.1%+0.2 pts

215▼85Hubbard, OHOH7,5286.1%−2.5 pts

216▲31New Franklin, OHOH13,8736.1%+1.3 pts

217▼13Brunswick, OHOH35,1146.1%+1.5 pts

218▲40Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,6696.0%+3.8 pts

219▲13Grandview Heights, OHOH9,1126.0%+1.4 pts

220▲5Hilliard, OHOH38,8985.8%+3.6 pts

221▲29North Royalton, OHOH30,9365.8%+3.4 pts

222▼36Willowick, OHOH14,1785.7%+1.1 pts

223▲3North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7865.7%+2.5 pts

224▼30Bridgetown, OHOH13,4645.6%–

225▼64Streetsboro, OHOH17,7305.6%+0.3 pts

226▼11Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,9925.6%+2.2 pts

227▼13Sylvania, OHOH18,8835.6%+1.4 pts

228▲28Gahanna, OHOH35,9865.6%+1.9 pts

229▼106Huron, OHOH6,5855.6%+1.9 pts

230▼2Westerville, OHOH38,1655.6%+2.1 pts

231▼61Covedale, OHOH6,5005.5%+3.6 pts

232▼5Rocky River, OHOH21,3975.4%+3.1 pts

233▲18Strongsville, OHOH45,6295.3%+3.1 pts

234▼10Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,4965.2%+3.8 pts

235▲6Mentor, OHOH47,0105.2%+2.4 pts

236▼62Sunbury, OHOH8,8575.2%+0.5 pts

237▲45Mack, OHOH11,5165.2%–

238▼33Stow, OHOH33,9415.2%+1.2 pts

239▲46Broadview Heights, OHOH19,7555.1%+1.9 pts

240▼32Tallmadge, OHOH18,5215.0%+0.3 pts

241▼2Westlake, OHOH33,9044.9%+2.4 pts

242▼25Maumee, OHOH13,5214.9%+0.6 pts

243▼6Seven Hills, OHOH11,4644.8%+2.2 pts

244▲11Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,5584.7%+1.7 pts

245▼47Kirtland, OHOH6,9254.7%+2.3 pts

246▲15Lyndhurst, OHOH13,5224.7%+2.2 pts

247▼11Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,9034.5%+3.9 pts

248▲9Canal Winchester, OHOH10,0584.5%+2.4 pts

249▲4Landen, OHOH7,4994.5%+2.0 pts

250▲21Monroe, OHOH15,8804.5%+2.6 pts

251▼7Forestville, OHOH10,8314.5%+0.9 pts

252▼64Dent, OHOH11,9734.3%+0.6 pts

253▼34Waterville, OHOH6,0374.3%+2.5 pts

254▼14Twinsburg, OHOH18,9394.1%+2.1 pts

255▼37Fairlawn, OHOH7,8154.1%+2.6 pts

256▼4Perrysburg, OHOH25,4414.1%+1.3 pts

257▼22Canfield, OHOH7,5844.1%+0.9 pts

258▲28Macedonia, OHOH12,1474.1%+2.6 pts

259▲15Bay, OHOH15,7924.0%+0.9 pts

260▼27Blue Ash, OHOH13,7074.0%−0.7 pts

261▲6Apple Valley, OHOH5,5483.9%–

262▼24Beachwood, OHOH13,6733.8%−0.5 pts

263▲12Hudson, OHOH23,0853.7%+2.1 pts

264▼5Pickerington, OHOH26,3333.6%+0.4 pts

265▲8Mason, OHOH35,8343.6%+0.8 pts

266▼56Bexley, OHOH12,4523.5%−1.1 pts

267▼36Brecksville, OHOH13,8433.5%+0.9 pts

268▲13Highland Heights, OHOH8,5593.4%−0.6 pts

269▼9Aurora, OHOH18,0143.4%−0.2 pts

270▲14Upper Arlington, OHOH35,8933.3%+0.9 pts

271▼8Solon, OHOH23,6793.3%+0.7 pts

272▼18Bellbrook, OHOH7,5633.3%+0.9 pts

273▲17Montgomery, OHOH10,9223.3%+0.4 pts

274▼8Worthington, OHOH14,5433.2%+0.7 pts

275▲4Dublin, OHOH49,0943.2%+0.5 pts

276▼30Avon Lake, OHOH26,4863.2%+0.9 pts

277▼9The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,1143.1%+0.7 pts

278▼33Avon, OHOH25,6113.0%+1.2 pts

279▼9Bainbridge, OHOH8,6233.0%+0.9 pts

280▼15Delhi Hills, OHOH5,2412.9%–

281▼3Springboro, OHOH19,6062.8%−0.1 pts

282▼69Oakwood, OHOH9,4412.7%−0.6 pts

283▼7Granville, OHOH6,2522.7%−1.1 pts

284▲4Wyoming, OHOH8,8072.7%+1.3 pts

285▼5Miami Heights, OHOH5,2692.5%–

286▼3Madeira, OHOH9,6372.5%+1.1 pts

287▲5Independence, OHOH7,4562.4%−1.1 pts

288▼26Monfort Heights, OHOH12,4411.9%–

289▼41Pepper Pike, OHOH6,8861.8%−1.9 pts

290▼1New Albany, OHOH11,8031.4%+0.3 pts

291▼19Dry Run, OHOH7,6871.4%−0.6 pts

292▼1Powell, OHOH18,2691.1%+0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES