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Most residents in poverty, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 292 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 292 is 1,275. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Martins Ferry, OH, up 50 places to #98.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Columbus, OHOH938,396165,844+57%

02Cleveland, OHOH363,608111,990−11%

03Cincinnati, OHOH314,36779,269+9%

04Toledo, OHOH263,42365,095+16%

05Akron, OHOH189,69144,170+17%

06Dayton, OHOH136,68836,787−4%

07▲1Youngstown, OHOH58,83222,122+9%

08▼1Canton, OHOH69,00119,087+23%

09Lorain, OHOH65,36616,507+41%

10Springfield, OHOH58,28113,420+22%

11▲6Hamilton, OHOH64,64412,457+53%

12▼1Warren, OHOH38,32812,425+37%

13▼1Mansfield, OHOH47,38111,199+39%

14▲2Oxford, OHOH22,3879,887+3%

15▼2Athens, OHOH25,3139,349−16%

16▼1Elyria, OHOH53,6348,873+36%

17▼3Middletown, OHOH52,1468,838+36%

18▲3Newark, OHOH51,4738,702+45%

19Bowling Green, OHOH31,1828,581+15%

20Lima, OHOH34,6958,384−8%

21▼3Euclid, OHOH47,9628,120+59%

22▲1Parma, OHOH78,5818,075+91%

23▲1Marion, OHOH35,5877,998+64%

24▲1Kent, OHOH27,7377,340+4%

25▼3Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,7507,070+33%

26▲5Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7906,430+145%

27▲8Sandusky, OHOH24,0016,292+48%

28▲1Portsmouth, OHOH17,2826,278+27%

29▼3Zanesville, OHOH25,1385,964+4%

30▲7Maple Heights, OHOH22,9025,907+282%

31▲7East Cleveland, OHOH13,2295,506−37%

32▲15Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,9755,367+78%

33Ashtabula, OHOH17,4745,316+19%

34▲8Painesville, OHOH20,6605,268+88%

35▼8Lancaster, OHOH41,9565,186+38%

36▼8Lakewood, OHOH49,0275,134+2%

37▼3Alliance, OHOH21,5825,111+22%

38▲8Austintown, OHOH30,1645,104+83%

39▲22Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3504,957+180%

40▼1Findlay, OHOH40,3704,950+39%

41▼9Trotwood, OHOH23,1904,945+18%

42▲1Steubenville, OHOH17,9224,821+24%

43▼7Kettering, OHOH57,3964,728+77%

44▼14Fairborn, OHOH35,7544,717+4%

45▼4Xenia, OHOH26,4254,599+65%

46▼6Massillon, OHOH32,1684,505+35%

47▲3Huber Heights, OHOH43,9054,160+85%

48▼4Barberton, OHOH24,7483,882+5%

49▼1Chillicothe, OHOH21,8153,818+41%

50▲9Fairfield, OHOH44,6823,777+111%

51Riverside, OHOH24,7063,748+57%

52▲8Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2873,733+67%

53▲20Piqua, OHOH21,0643,630+43%

54▲16Fremont, OHOH15,7653,589+60%

55Delaware, OHOH46,6363,479+88%

56▲24Troy, OHOH27,3443,393+87%

57▼8Norwood, OHOH19,6583,339+19%

58▼13Whitehall, OHOH19,8053,285+15%

59▼3Beavercreek, OHOH48,1343,265+265%

60▲6East Liverpool, OHOH9,5693,216−2%

61▲13Ashland, OHOH18,7303,132+40%

62▲37Niles, OHOH18,1162,959+48%

63▲14Sidney, OHOH20,1242,906+25%

64▲12Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,3532,901+69%

65▲35Coshocton, OHOH11,1692,865+195%

66▲3Parma Heights, OHOH20,3272,857+74%

67▼2Cambridge, OHOH10,0552,802+15%

68▲7Norwalk, OHOH17,1912,794+96%

69▼12New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4242,792+61%

70▲20Grove City, OHOH45,1802,717+120%

71▼17Circleville, OHOH14,6342,675+49%

72▼10North Olmsted, OHOH31,5422,639+90%

73▲32Franklin, OHOH11,6472,637+129%

74▲23Tiffin, OHOH17,8032,629+30%

75▲4Shiloh, OHOH10,5262,579+129%

76▼8Washington Court House, OHOH14,3752,559–

77▼6Ironton, OHOH10,1482,556−1%

78▼6Defiance, OHOH17,0092,548+77%

79▼21Marietta, OHOH13,0532,523+3%

80▲1Salem, OHOH11,6552,503+75%

81▲13Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1512,502+31%

82▼30Wooster, OHOH27,1152,468−5%

83▲5Mentor, OHOH47,0102,447+78%

84▲23Strongsville, OHOH45,6292,433+155%

85Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4662,422+20%

86Campbell, OHOH7,7212,418+40%

87▼20Conneaut, OHOH12,2472,401+48%

88▼6Miamisburg, OHOH20,4142,362+97%

89▲17Willoughby, OHOH24,2342,277+74%

90▲13Hilliard, OHOH38,8982,206+323%

91▼28Wilmington, OHOH12,8022,203+58%

92▲43Centerville, OHOH25,1942,177+132%

93▼1Medina, OHOH25,6922,160+49%

94▼10Ravenna, OHOH11,1362,154+78%

95▲1Westerville, OHOH38,1652,151+75%

96▼9Brunswick, OHOH35,1142,137+40%

97▼19Forest Park, OHOH20,0412,121+83%

98▲50Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0482,105+59%

99▲11West Carrollton, OHOH12,9632,073–

100▲8North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7862,070+191%

101▼48Fostoria, OHOH12,9202,029+30%

102▲36Gahanna, OHOH35,9861,982+65%

103▲12Wadsworth, OHOH24,7201,976+100%

104▼21North College Hill, OHOH9,5441,967+124%

105▲28Cheviot, OHOH8,6231,955+185%

106▼15Green, OHOH27,5531,951+70%

107▲20Logan, OHOH7,1641,909+61%

108▲31Girard, OHOH9,3841,898+40%

109▲16Lebanon, OHOH22,1101,869+71%

110▲3Marysville, OHOH30,1901,846+102%

111▲1Greenville, OHOH12,6801,805+1%

112▲32North Royalton, OHOH30,9361,787+168%

113▼24Stow, OHOH33,9411,771+38%

114▲9Bedford, OHOH12,7231,765+63%

115▲5Bucyrus, OHOH11,6311,729+9%

116▼5Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6671,707+39%

117▼8Oregon, OHOH19,6741,691+80%

118▼2Westlake, OHOH33,9041,672+112%

119▲73Amelia, OHOH12,8711,667+701%

120▲38Bryan, OHOH8,5791,642+227%

121▼26Brook Park, OHOH18,1951,635+66%

122▼5Fairview Park, OHOH16,7481,601+124%

123▼25Galion, OHOH10,3701,572−6%

124▲31Dublin, OHOH49,0941,570+86%

125▲43White Oak, OHOH19,2161,567+133%

126▲47Bellevue, OHOH8,1541,550+225%

127▼3Van Wert, OHOH11,2001,533+103%

128▼24Urbana, OHOH11,1401,526+20%

129▲17Dover, OHOH12,9471,505+34%

130▲29Moraine, OHOH6,6271,493+125%

131▼13University Heights, OHOH13,2001,490+83%

132▼30Struthers, OHOH9,8371,485+5%

133▼32Berea, OHOH17,9201,468+40%

134▼8Eastlake, OHOH17,3571,463+44%

135▲26Mount Healthy, OHOH6,9171,455+128%

136▼8Kenton, OHOH7,8081,423+5%

137▼23Hillsboro, OHOH6,7631,415+23%

138▼74South Euclid, OHOH21,2481,390+30%

139▼20Bedford Heights, OHOH10,6911,374+59%

140▼9Wellston, OHOH5,4881,362+19%

141▲9Vandalia, OHOH15,0141,351+77%

142▼1Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1451,349+63%

143▼50Oberlin, OHOH8,6031,337−16%

144▲112Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,9711,327+198%

145▼23Springdale, OHOH11,1341,326+41%

146▲91Obetz, OHOH7,3421,275+400%

147▲22Sharonville, OHOH13,9971,273+129%

148▲30Mason, OHOH35,8341,270+110%

149▲13Orrville, OHOH8,4611,265+91%

150▲4Reading, OHOH10,4911,259+52%

151▲26Celina, OHOH10,9361,241+3%

152▲61Upper Arlington, OHOH35,8931,200+48%

153▼11Pataskala, OHOH18,5291,186+114%

154▲21Eaton, OHOH8,3271,172+65%

155▼2Shelby, OHOH9,2311,172+17%

156▼5Jackson, OHOH6,2331,163+1%

157▼23Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7111,163+38%

158▼1Rocky River, OHOH21,3971,156+140%

159▼38Northbrook, OHOH10,7421,148+49%

160▲57Willard, OHOH6,1301,139+4%

161▼29North Canton, OHOH17,6921,132+22%

162▼15London, OHOH10,8131,131+10%

163▲22Finneytown, OHOH12,5061,108+40%

164▼4Sylvania, OHOH18,8831,068+36%

165▼25Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3891,066+103%

166▲33Belpre, OHOH6,6571,052+4%

167▼22Richmond Heights, OHOH10,4751,048+80%

168▼1Lincoln, OHOH8,9281,046−8%

169▲13Port Clinton, OHOH5,8751,043+68%

170▲4Perrysburg, OHOH25,4411,039+119%

171▼42New Carlisle, OHOH5,5251,038+58%

172▼7Loveland, OHOH13,2881,028+55%

173▼36Brooklyn, OHOH11,0721,019+33%

174▼18Withamsville, OHOH7,4291,018+317%

175▲82Broadview Heights, OHOH19,7551,006+97%

176▼33Geneva, OHOH5,8061,005+62%

177▼47Streetsboro, OHOH17,730996+53%

178▲24Trenton, OHOH14,241975+204%

179▼8Clayton, OHOH13,397934+60%

180▼28Tallmadge, OHOH18,521923+19%

181▼32Heath, OHOH10,859914+26%

182▲13Harrison, OHOH13,795906+77%

183▲60Union, OHOH7,177884+333%

184▲5Pickerington, OHOH26,333883+180%

185▲27Delphos, OHOH7,096871+85%

186▲28Hudson, OHOH23,085861+128%

187▲19North Madison, OHOH8,594855+70%

188▲17Englewood, OHOH13,343853+36%

189▼10Rittman, OHOH6,120849+61%

190▲31New Franklin, OHOH13,873841+709%

191▼1Wickliffe, OHOH12,649832−5%

192▼28Avon Lake, OHOH26,486812+95%

193▼17Toronto, OHOH5,149807+6%

194▼14Twinsburg, OHOH18,939805+126%

195▼25Willowick, OHOH14,178804+23%

196▼5Amherst, OHOH12,974799+230%

197▼16Perry Heights, OHOH8,756782+28%

198▼10Solon, OHOH23,679781+41%

199▲59Champion Heights, OHOH6,380780+213%

200▲79Groesbeck, OHOH7,824770+92%

201▼38Avon, OHOH25,611769+261%

202▲36Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661768+151%

203▼31Bridgetown, OHOH13,464760–

204▼8Louisville, OHOH9,874745+108%

205▲15Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,558742+61%

206▲9Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412740+230%

207▼21Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313720−21%

208▲34Northwood, OHOH5,252716+28%

209▲7Clyde, OHOH6,361713+37%

210▲23Portage Lakes, OHOH5,913702+42%

211▼28Norton, OHOH11,493702+4%

212▼76Napoleon, OHOH8,680698−26%

213▲21Cortland, OHOH7,024695+93%

214▲14Vermilion, OHOH10,695694+17%

215▲31Monroe, OHOH15,880694+414%

216▲11Chesterland, OHOH7,086691+713%

217▼51New Burlington, OHOH5,426685–

218▼17Maumee, OHOH13,521670+2%

219▲4Wauseon, OHOH7,430667+82%

220▼2Rossford, OHOH6,369652+176%

221▼17Northgate, OHOH6,723650+121%

222▼13Tipp City, OHOH10,644645+34%

223▲3Milford, OHOH6,436644+32%

224▲12Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522642+69%

225▲14Northridge, OHOH7,817641+291%

226▲22Bay, OHOH15,792639+30%

227▲35Uniontown, OHOH7,920615+720%

228▼21Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,120603+31%

229▼10Aurora, OHOH18,014597+23%

230▲45Mack, OHOH11,516596–

231▲61Pleasant Run, OHOH5,629592+275%

232▼34Columbiana, OHOH6,756573+56%

233▲11Springboro, OHOH19,606565+54%

234▼12Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992562+90%

235▲18Carlisle, OHOH5,885560+31%

236▼12Seven Hills, OHOH11,464559+78%

237▼40St. Marys, OHOH8,398546−10%

238▼27Blue Ash, OHOH13,707533−9%

239▼29Beachwood, OHOH13,673528+1%

240▲23Kenwood, OHOH8,326525+115%

241▼6Deer Park, OHOH5,557523+66%

242▲7Grafton, OHOH5,764522+867%

243▼59Dent, OHOH11,973518+84%

244▲23Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,669516+204%

245▲7Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112515+69%

246▼17Brookville, OHOH5,999510+80%

247▲19Whitehouse, OHOH5,073502+607%

248▼8Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496497+288%

249▲28Macedonia, OHOH12,147496+257%

250▲15Ontario, OHOH6,692496+51%

251▼4Forestville, OHOH10,831487+22%

252▼44Brecksville, OHOH13,843477+40%

253▼12Worthington, OHOH14,543477+33%

254▼60Bexley, OHOH12,452464−24%

255▼68Hubbard, OHOH7,528462−35%

256▲4Canal Winchester, OHOH10,058459+378%

257▲4Reminderville, OHOH5,336458+340%

258▼55Germantown, OHOH5,947445+58%

259▼59Howland Center, OHOH6,266440+244%

260▼1South Lebanon, OHOH6,965431+33%

261▼30Sunbury, OHOH8,857415+237%

262▼7Johnstown, OHOH5,476406+55%

263▲17Groveport, OHOH5,818399+77%

264▲10Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209392+277%

265▲8West Jefferson, OHOH5,827390+53%

266▼73Huron, OHOH6,585377+30%

267▼35Covedale, OHOH6,500357+200%

268▲20Montgomery, OHOH10,922354+23%

269▼39Chardon, OHOH5,251351+81%

270▲1Landen, OHOH7,499338+6%

271▼26Kirtland, OHOH6,925323+106%

272▼21Fairlawn, OHOH7,815319+187%

273▼19Canfield, OHOH7,584314+33%

274▲7Highland Heights, OHOH8,559295−9%

275▼3Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,903268+666%

276▼51Oakwood, OHOH9,441257−17%

277▼13Waterville, OHOH6,037257+202%

278▼9Bainbridge, OHOH8,623257+262%

279▼9Bellbrook, OHOH7,563241+49%

280▼30Monfort Heights, OHOH12,441234–

281▲8Wyoming, OHOH8,807234+105%

282Madeira, OHOH9,637232+93%

283▲1Apple Valley, OHOH5,548216–

284▼6The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114185+33%

285▲6Independence, OHOH7,456184−27%

286Granville, OHOH6,252162+36%

287▼4Powell, OHOH18,269158+558%

288▼1New Albany, OHOH11,803154+258%

289▼4Delhi Hills, OHOH5,241150–

290Miami Heights, OHOH5,269133–

291▼23Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886120−46%

292▼16Dry Run, OHOH7,687105−20%

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