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Highest poverty rate, Ohio cities · 2000

Ohio cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 283 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Athens, OHOH25,31351.9%+0%

02Oxford, OHOH22,38743.7%+0%

03East Cleveland, OHOH13,22932.0%+0%

04Cleveland, OHOH363,60826.3%+0%

05Bowling Green, OHOH31,18225.3%+0%

06Kent, OHOH27,73725.2%+0%

07East Liverpool, OHOH9,56925.2%+0%

08Youngstown, OHOH58,83224.8%+0%

09Portsmouth, OHOH17,28223.6%+0%

10Ironton, OHOH10,14823.1%+0%

11Dayton, OHOH136,68823.0%+0%

12Lima, OHOH34,69522.7%+0%

13Zanesville, OHOH25,13822.4%+0%

14Cincinnati, OHOH314,36721.9%+0%

15Ashtabula, OHOH17,47421.4%+0%

16Cambridge, OHOH10,05521.2%+0%

17Steubenville, OHOH17,92220.4%+0%

18Oberlin, OHOH8,60319.4%+0%

19Warren, OHOH38,32819.4%+0%

20Canton, OHOH69,00119.2%+0%

21Wellston, OHOH5,48818.8%+0%

22Jackson, OHOH6,23318.7%+0%

23Martins Ferry, OHOH6,04818.3%+0%

24Campbell, OHOH7,72118.3%+0%

25Hillsboro, OHOH6,76318.1%+0%

26Alliance, OHOH21,58218.0%+0%

27Toledo, OHOH263,42317.9%+0%

28Logan, OHOH7,16417.7%+0%

29Akron, OHOH189,69117.5%+0%

30Lorain, OHOH65,36617.1%+0%

31Marietta, OHOH13,05316.9%+0%

32Springfield, OHOH58,28116.9%+0%

33Mansfield, OHOH47,38116.3%+0%

34Kenton, OHOH7,80816.2%+0%

35Willard, OHOH6,13016.2%+0%

36Painesville, OHOH20,66016.0%+0%

37Mount Vernon, OHOH17,28715.6%+0%

38Trotwood, OHOH23,19015.3%+0%

39Sandusky, OHOH24,00115.3%+0%

40Belpre, OHOH6,65715.2%+0%

41Whitehall, OHOH19,80514.9%+0%

42Columbus, OHOH938,39614.8%+0%

43Galion, OHOH10,37014.7%+0%

44Uhrichsville, OHOH5,14514.6%+0%

45Bellefontaine, OHOH14,15114.6%+0%

46Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31314.2%+0%

47Fairborn, OHOH35,75414.1%+0%

48Marion, OHOH35,58713.8%+0%

49Toronto, OHOH5,14913.4%+0%

50Greenville, OHOH12,68013.4%+0%

51Hamilton, OHOH64,64413.4%+0%

52Barberton, OHOH24,74813.3%+0%

53Circleville, OHOH14,63413.3%+0%

54Conneaut, OHOH12,24713.0%+0%

55Newark, OHOH51,47313.0%+0%

56Norwood, OHOH19,65812.9%+0%

57Fremont, OHOH15,76512.9%+0%

58South Lebanon, OHOH6,96512.7%+0%

59Middletown, OHOH52,14612.6%+0%

60Girard, OHOH9,38412.5%+0%

61Chillicothe, OHOH21,81512.4%+0%

62Piqua, OHOH21,06412.2%+0%

63Bucyrus, OHOH11,63112.0%+0%

64Struthers, OHOH9,83712.0%+0%

65Lincoln, OHOH8,92812.0%+0%

66Salem, OHOH11,65511.7%+0%

67London, OHOH10,81311.7%+0%

68Wilmington, OHOH12,80211.7%+0%

69Celina, OHOH10,93611.7%+0%

70Elyria, OHOH53,63411.7%+0%

71Xenia, OHOH26,42511.6%+0%

72Sidney, OHOH20,12411.5%+0%

73New Carlisle, OHOH5,52511.5%+0%

74Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35311.4%+0%

75Fostoria, OHOH12,92011.2%+0%

76Tiffin, OHOH17,80311.1%+0%

77Urbana, OHOH11,14010.9%+0%

78Massillon, OHOH32,16810.7%+0%

79Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75010.6%+0%

80Lancaster, OHOH41,95610.6%+0%

81Ashland, OHOH18,73010.5%+0%

82Wooster, OHOH27,11510.4%+0%

83Ravenna, OHOH11,13610.3%+0%

84Northwood, OHOH5,25210.2%+0%

85Shelby, OHOH9,23110.2%+0%

86New Philadelphia, OHOH17,42410.2%+0%

87Franklin, OHOH11,64710.1%+0%

88Riverside, OHOH24,70610.1%+0%

89Napoleon, OHOH8,68010.1%+0%

90Shiloh, OHOH10,52610.0%+0%

91Port Clinton, OHOH5,8759.7%+0%

92Euclid, OHOH47,9629.7%+0%

93Moraine, OHOH6,6279.6%+0%

94Niles, OHOH18,1169.6%+0%

95Geneva, OHOH5,8069.4%+0%

96Dover, OHOH12,9479.2%+0%

97Findlay, OHOH40,3709.1%+0%

98Springdale, OHOH11,1348.9%+0%

99Mount Healthy, OHOH6,9178.9%+0%

100Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7118.9%+0%

101Lakewood, OHOH49,0278.9%+0%

102Austintown, OHOH30,1648.8%+0%

103Norwalk, OHOH17,1918.8%+0%

104Defiance, OHOH17,0098.8%+0%

105Eaton, OHOH8,3278.7%+0%

106North College Hill, OHOH9,5448.7%+0%

107Hubbard, OHOH7,5288.6%+0%

108Clyde, OHOH6,3618.6%+0%

109Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7908.5%+0%

110Heath, OHOH10,8598.5%+0%

111Carlisle, OHOH5,8858.4%+0%

112Rittman, OHOH6,1208.3%+0%

113Coshocton, OHOH11,1698.3%+0%

114Troy, OHOH27,3448.2%+0%

115Milford, OHOH6,4367.8%+0%

116Withamsville, OHOH7,4297.8%+0%

117Orrville, OHOH8,4617.7%+0%

118Bedford, OHOH12,7237.6%+0%

119Johnstown, OHOH5,4767.6%+0%

120Cheviot, OHOH8,6237.6%+0%

121Bedford Heights, OHOH10,6917.6%+0%

122Amelia, OHOH12,8717.6%+0%

123Parma Heights, OHOH20,3277.6%+0%

124Delaware, OHOH46,6367.3%+0%

125Reading, OHOH10,4917.3%+0%

126St. Marys, OHOH8,3987.3%+0%

127Van Wert, OHOH11,2007.1%+0%

128Northbrook, OHOH10,7427.0%+0%

129Perry Heights, OHOH8,7566.9%+0%

130Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4666.9%+0%

131Harrison, OHOH13,7956.8%+0%

132Delphos, OHOH7,0966.8%+0%

133Brooklyn, OHOH11,0726.6%+0%

134Columbiana, OHOH6,7566.5%+0%

135Wickliffe, OHOH12,6496.5%+0%

136Lebanon, OHOH22,1106.4%+0%

137Obetz, OHOH7,3426.4%+0%

138Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6676.3%+0%

139Ontario, OHOH6,6926.2%+0%

140Miamisburg, OHOH20,4146.1%+0%

141Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,9756.1%+0%

142Bryan, OHOH8,5796.0%+0%

143Forest Park, OHOH20,0416.0%+0%

144North Madison, OHOH8,5945.9%+0%

145Maple Heights, OHOH22,9025.9%+0%

146West Jefferson, OHOH5,8275.9%+0%

147Huber Heights, OHOH43,9055.9%+0%

148Groveport, OHOH5,8185.9%+0%

149Finneytown, OHOH12,5065.9%+0%

150Norton, OHOH11,4935.9%+0%

151Bellevue, OHOH8,1545.8%+0%

152Germantown, OHOH5,9475.8%+0%

153Willoughby, OHOH24,2345.8%+0%

154University Heights, OHOH13,2005.8%+0%

155Medina, OHOH25,6925.7%+0%

156Marysville, OHOH30,1905.7%+0%

157Loveland, OHOH13,2885.7%+0%

158North Canton, OHOH17,6925.7%+0%

159Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,1205.7%+0%

160Groesbeck, OHOH7,8245.6%+0%

161Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3505.5%+0%

162Berea, OHOH17,9205.5%+0%

163Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3895.5%+0%

164Vermilion, OHOH10,6955.4%+0%

165Pataskala, OHOH18,5295.4%+0%

166Wadsworth, OHOH24,7205.4%+0%

167Brookville, OHOH5,9995.3%+0%

168Richmond Heights, OHOH10,4755.3%+0%

169Streetsboro, OHOH17,7305.3%+0%

170Cortland, OHOH7,0245.3%+0%

171Champion Heights, OHOH6,3805.3%+0%

172Deer Park, OHOH5,5575.3%+0%

173Vandalia, OHOH15,0145.2%+0%

174Tipp City, OHOH10,6445.2%+0%

175Wauseon, OHOH7,4305.2%+0%

176Englewood, OHOH13,3435.1%+0%

177White Oak, OHOH19,2165.1%+0%

178Eastlake, OHOH17,3575.0%+0%

179Green, OHOH27,5535.0%+0%

180Portage Lakes, OHOH5,9135.0%+0%

181Parma, OHOH78,5814.9%+0%

182Oregon, OHOH19,6744.8%+0%

183New Franklin, OHOH13,8734.8%+0%

184Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,9714.7%+0%

185Tallmadge, OHOH18,5214.7%+0%

186Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,6614.7%+0%

187Sunbury, OHOH8,8574.7%+0%

188Blue Ash, OHOH13,7074.7%+0%

189Kettering, OHOH57,3964.6%+0%

190Brook Park, OHOH18,1954.6%+0%

191Bexley, OHOH12,4524.6%+0%

192Brunswick, OHOH35,1144.6%+0%

193Grove City, OHOH45,1804.6%+0%

194Grandview Heights, OHOH9,1124.5%+0%

195Willowick, OHOH14,1784.5%+0%

196South Euclid, OHOH21,2484.5%+0%

197Reminderville, OHOH5,3364.4%+0%

198Canal Fulton, OHOH5,4124.4%+0%

199Clayton, OHOH13,3974.4%+0%

200Maumee, OHOH13,5214.3%+0%

201Beachwood, OHOH13,6734.3%+0%

202Fairfield, OHOH44,6824.2%+0%

203Sylvania, OHOH18,8834.2%+0%

204Centerville, OHOH25,1944.1%+0%

205Fairview Park, OHOH16,7484.1%+0%

206North Olmsted, OHOH31,5424.1%+0%

207Sharonville, OHOH13,9974.0%+0%

208Louisville, OHOH9,8744.0%+0%

209Highland Heights, OHOH8,5594.0%+0%

210Stow, OHOH33,9414.0%+0%

211Granville, OHOH6,2523.8%+0%

212Chardon, OHOH5,2513.8%+0%

213Dent, OHOH11,9733.7%+0%

214Rossford, OHOH6,3693.7%+0%

215Pepper Pike, OHOH6,8863.7%+0%

216Gahanna, OHOH35,9863.7%+0%

217Trenton, OHOH14,2413.7%+0%

218Northgate, OHOH6,7233.7%+0%

219Union, OHOH7,1773.7%+0%

220Huron, OHOH6,5853.6%+0%

221Forestville, OHOH10,8313.6%+0%

222Aurora, OHOH18,0143.6%+0%

223Independence, OHOH7,4563.6%+0%

224Westerville, OHOH38,1653.5%+0%

225Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,9923.4%+0%

226Oakwood, OHOH9,4413.3%+0%

227Kenwood, OHOH8,3263.3%+0%

228Chesterland, OHOH7,0863.2%+0%

229Pickerington, OHOH26,3333.2%+0%

230Canfield, OHOH7,5843.2%+0%

231Broadview Heights, OHOH19,7553.2%+0%

232North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7863.2%+0%

233Bay, OHOH15,7923.1%+0%

234Pleasant Run, OHOH5,6293.0%+0%

235Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,5583.0%+0%

236Springboro, OHOH19,6063.0%+0%

237Montgomery, OHOH10,9222.8%+0%

238Perrysburg, OHOH25,4412.8%+0%

239Mason, OHOH35,8342.8%+0%

240Mentor, OHOH47,0102.7%+0%

241Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,2092.7%+0%

242Dublin, OHOH49,0942.7%+0%

243Uniontown, OHOH7,9202.7%+0%

244Whitehouse, OHOH5,0732.6%+0%

245Seven Hills, OHOH11,4642.6%+0%

246Solon, OHOH23,6792.5%+0%

247Brecksville, OHOH13,8432.5%+0%

248Worthington, OHOH14,5432.5%+0%

249Landen, OHOH7,4992.5%+0%

250Westlake, OHOH33,9042.5%+0%

251Lyndhurst, OHOH13,5222.5%+0%

252Upper Arlington, OHOH35,8932.4%+0%

253Northridge, OHOH7,8172.4%+0%

254Grafton, OHOH5,7642.4%+0%

255The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,1142.4%+0%

256Beavercreek, OHOH48,1342.4%+0%

257Kirtland, OHOH6,9252.3%+0%

258North Royalton, OHOH30,9362.3%+0%

259Rocky River, OHOH21,3972.3%+0%

260Bellbrook, OHOH7,5632.3%+0%

261Avon Lake, OHOH26,4862.3%+0%

262Strongsville, OHOH45,6292.2%+0%

263Canal Winchester, OHOH10,0582.2%+0%

264Hilliard, OHOH38,8982.2%+0%

265Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,6692.1%+0%

266Twinsburg, OHOH18,9392.1%+0%

267Bainbridge, OHOH8,6232.1%+0%

268Amherst, OHOH12,9742.1%+0%

269Dry Run, OHOH7,6872.0%+0%

270Howland Center, OHOH6,2662.0%+0%

271Monroe, OHOH15,8801.9%+0%

272Covedale, OHOH6,5001.9%+0%

273Avon, OHOH25,6111.9%+0%

274Waterville, OHOH6,0371.8%+0%

275Hudson, OHOH23,0851.7%+0%

276Fairlawn, OHOH7,8151.5%+0%

277Macedonia, OHOH12,1471.5%+0%

278Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,4961.5%+0%

279Wyoming, OHOH8,8071.4%+0%

280Madeira, OHOH9,6371.3%+0%

281New Albany, OHOH11,8031.2%+0%

282Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,9030.7%+0%

283Powell, OHOH18,2690.4%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES