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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.

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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%

07Youngstown, OHOH58,83222,122+9%

08Canton, OHOH69,00119,087+23%

09Lorain, OHOH65,36616,507+41%

10Springfield, OHOH58,28113,420+22%

11Hamilton, OHOH64,64412,457+53%

12Warren, OHOH38,32812,425+37%

13Mansfield, OHOH47,38111,199+39%

14Oxford, OHOH22,3879,887+3%

15Athens, OHOH25,3139,349−16%

16Elyria, OHOH53,6348,873+36%

17Middletown, OHOH52,1468,838+36%

18Newark, OHOH51,4738,702+45%

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

20Lima, OHOH34,6958,384−8%

21Euclid, OHOH47,9628,120+59%

22Parma, OHOH78,5818,075+91%

23Marion, OHOH35,5877,998+64%

24Kent, OHOH27,7377,340+4%

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

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

27Sandusky, OHOH24,0016,292+48%

28Portsmouth, OHOH17,2826,278+27%

29Zanesville, OHOH25,1385,964+4%

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

31East Cleveland, OHOH13,2295,506−37%

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

33Ashtabula, OHOH17,4745,316+19%

34Painesville, OHOH20,6605,268+88%

35Lancaster, OHOH41,9565,186+38%

36Lakewood, OHOH49,0275,134+2%

37Alliance, OHOH21,5825,111+22%

38Austintown, OHOH30,1645,104+83%

39Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3504,957+180%

40Findlay, OHOH40,3704,950+39%

41Trotwood, OHOH23,1904,945+18%

42Steubenville, OHOH17,9224,821+24%

43Kettering, OHOH57,3964,728+77%

44Fairborn, OHOH35,7544,717+4%

45Xenia, OHOH26,4254,599+65%

46Massillon, OHOH32,1684,505+35%

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

48Barberton, OHOH24,7483,882+5%

49Chillicothe, OHOH21,8153,818+41%

50Fairfield, OHOH44,6823,777+111%

51Riverside, OHOH24,7063,748+57%

52Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2873,733+67%

53Piqua, OHOH21,0643,630+43%

54Fremont, OHOH15,7653,589+60%

55Delaware, OHOH46,6363,479+88%

56Troy, OHOH27,3443,393+87%

57Norwood, OHOH19,6583,339+19%

58Whitehall, OHOH19,8053,285+15%

59Beavercreek, OHOH48,1343,265+265%

60East Liverpool, OHOH9,5693,216−2%

61Ashland, OHOH18,7303,132+40%

62Niles, OHOH18,1162,959+48%

63Sidney, OHOH20,1242,906+25%

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

65Coshocton, OHOH11,1692,865+195%

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

67Cambridge, OHOH10,0552,802+15%

68Norwalk, OHOH17,1912,794+96%

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

70Grove City, OHOH45,1802,717+120%

71Circleville, OHOH14,6342,675+49%

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

73Franklin, OHOH11,6472,637+129%

74Tiffin, OHOH17,8032,629+30%

75Shiloh, OHOH10,5262,579+129%

76Washington Court House, OHOH14,3752,559–

77Ironton, OHOH10,1482,556−1%

78Defiance, OHOH17,0092,548+77%

79Marietta, OHOH13,0532,523+3%

80Salem, OHOH11,6552,503+75%

81Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1512,502+31%

82Wooster, OHOH27,1152,468−5%

83Mentor, OHOH47,0102,447+78%

84Strongsville, OHOH45,6292,433+155%

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

86Campbell, OHOH7,7212,418+40%

87Conneaut, OHOH12,2472,401+48%

88Miamisburg, OHOH20,4142,362+97%

89Willoughby, OHOH24,2342,277+74%

90Hilliard, OHOH38,8982,206+323%

91Wilmington, OHOH12,8022,203+58%

92Centerville, OHOH25,1942,177+132%

93Medina, OHOH25,6922,160+49%

94Ravenna, OHOH11,1362,154+78%

95Westerville, OHOH38,1652,151+75%

96Brunswick, OHOH35,1142,137+40%

97Forest Park, OHOH20,0412,121+83%

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

99West Carrollton, OHOH12,9632,073–

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

101Fostoria, OHOH12,9202,029+30%

102Gahanna, OHOH35,9861,982+65%

103Wadsworth, OHOH24,7201,976+100%

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

105Cheviot, OHOH8,6231,955+185%

106Green, OHOH27,5531,951+70%

107Logan, OHOH7,1641,909+61%

108Girard, OHOH9,3841,898+40%

109Lebanon, OHOH22,1101,869+71%

110Marysville, OHOH30,1901,846+102%

111Greenville, OHOH12,6801,805+1%

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

113Stow, OHOH33,9411,771+38%

114Bedford, OHOH12,7231,765+63%

115Bucyrus, OHOH11,6311,729+9%

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

117Oregon, OHOH19,6741,691+80%

118Westlake, OHOH33,9041,672+112%

119Amelia, OHOH12,8711,667+701%

120Bryan, OHOH8,5791,642+227%

121Brook Park, OHOH18,1951,635+66%

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

123Galion, OHOH10,3701,572−6%

124Dublin, OHOH49,0941,570+86%

125White Oak, OHOH19,2161,567+133%

126Bellevue, OHOH8,1541,550+225%

127Van Wert, OHOH11,2001,533+103%

128Urbana, OHOH11,1401,526+20%

129Dover, OHOH12,9471,505+34%

130Moraine, OHOH6,6271,493+125%

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

132Struthers, OHOH9,8371,485+5%

133Berea, OHOH17,9201,468+40%

134Eastlake, OHOH17,3571,463+44%

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

136Kenton, OHOH7,8081,423+5%

137Hillsboro, OHOH6,7631,415+23%

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

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

140Wellston, OHOH5,4881,362+19%

141Vandalia, OHOH15,0141,351+77%

142Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1451,349+63%

143Oberlin, OHOH8,6031,337−16%

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

145Springdale, OHOH11,1341,326+41%

146Obetz, OHOH7,3421,275+400%

147Sharonville, OHOH13,9971,273+129%

148Mason, OHOH35,8341,270+110%

149Orrville, OHOH8,4611,265+91%

150Reading, OHOH10,4911,259+52%

151Celina, OHOH10,9361,241+3%

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

153Pataskala, OHOH18,5291,186+114%

154Eaton, OHOH8,3271,172+65%

155Shelby, OHOH9,2311,172+17%

156Jackson, OHOH6,2331,163+1%

157Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7111,163+38%

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

159Northbrook, OHOH10,7421,148+49%

160Willard, OHOH6,1301,139+4%

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

162London, OHOH10,8131,131+10%

163Finneytown, OHOH12,5061,108+40%

164Sylvania, OHOH18,8831,068+36%

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

166Belpre, OHOH6,6571,052+4%

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

168Lincoln, OHOH8,9281,046−8%

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

170Perrysburg, OHOH25,4411,039+119%

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

172Loveland, OHOH13,2881,028+55%

173Brooklyn, OHOH11,0721,019+33%

174Withamsville, OHOH7,4291,018+317%

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

176Geneva, OHOH5,8061,005+62%

177Streetsboro, OHOH17,730996+53%

178Trenton, OHOH14,241975+204%

179Clayton, OHOH13,397934+60%

180Tallmadge, OHOH18,521923+19%

181Heath, OHOH10,859914+26%

182Harrison, OHOH13,795906+77%

183Union, OHOH7,177884+333%

184Pickerington, OHOH26,333883+180%

185Delphos, OHOH7,096871+85%

186Hudson, OHOH23,085861+128%

187North Madison, OHOH8,594855+70%

188Englewood, OHOH13,343853+36%

189Rittman, OHOH6,120849+61%

190New Franklin, OHOH13,873841+709%

191Wickliffe, OHOH12,649832−5%

192Avon Lake, OHOH26,486812+95%

193Toronto, OHOH5,149807+6%

194Twinsburg, OHOH18,939805+126%

195Willowick, OHOH14,178804+23%

196Amherst, OHOH12,974799+230%

197Perry Heights, OHOH8,756782+28%

198Solon, OHOH23,679781+41%

199Champion Heights, OHOH6,380780+213%

200Groesbeck, OHOH7,824770+92%

201Avon, OHOH25,611769+261%

202Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661768+151%

203Bridgetown, OHOH13,464760–

204Louisville, OHOH9,874745+108%

205Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,558742+61%

206Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412740+230%

207Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313720−21%

208Northwood, OHOH5,252716+28%

209Clyde, OHOH6,361713+37%

210Portage Lakes, OHOH5,913702+42%

211Norton, OHOH11,493702+4%

212Napoleon, OHOH8,680698−26%

213Cortland, OHOH7,024695+93%

214Vermilion, OHOH10,695694+17%

215Monroe, OHOH15,880694+414%

216Chesterland, OHOH7,086691+713%

217New Burlington, OHOH5,426685–

218Maumee, OHOH13,521670+2%

219Wauseon, OHOH7,430667+82%

220Rossford, OHOH6,369652+176%

221Northgate, OHOH6,723650+121%

222Tipp City, OHOH10,644645+34%

223Milford, OHOH6,436644+32%

224Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522642+69%

225Northridge, OHOH7,817641+291%

226Bay, OHOH15,792639+30%

227Uniontown, OHOH7,920615+720%

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

229Aurora, OHOH18,014597+23%

230Mack, OHOH11,516596–

231Pleasant Run, OHOH5,629592+275%

232Columbiana, OHOH6,756573+56%

233Springboro, OHOH19,606565+54%

234Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992562+90%

235Carlisle, OHOH5,885560+31%

236Seven Hills, OHOH11,464559+78%

237St. Marys, OHOH8,398546−10%

238Blue Ash, OHOH13,707533−9%

239Beachwood, OHOH13,673528+1%

240Kenwood, OHOH8,326525+115%

241Deer Park, OHOH5,557523+66%

242Grafton, OHOH5,764522+867%

243Dent, OHOH11,973518+84%

244Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,669516+204%

245Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112515+69%

246Brookville, OHOH5,999510+80%

247Whitehouse, OHOH5,073502+607%

248Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496497+288%

249Macedonia, OHOH12,147496+257%

250Ontario, OHOH6,692496+51%

251Forestville, OHOH10,831487+22%

252Brecksville, OHOH13,843477+40%

253Worthington, OHOH14,543477+33%

254Bexley, OHOH12,452464−24%

255Hubbard, OHOH7,528462−35%

256Canal Winchester, OHOH10,058459+378%

257Reminderville, OHOH5,336458+340%

258Germantown, OHOH5,947445+58%

259Howland Center, OHOH6,266440+244%

260South Lebanon, OHOH6,965431+33%

261Sunbury, OHOH8,857415+237%

262Johnstown, OHOH5,476406+55%

263Groveport, OHOH5,818399+77%

264Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209392+277%

265West Jefferson, OHOH5,827390+53%

266Huron, OHOH6,585377+30%

267Covedale, OHOH6,500357+200%

268Montgomery, OHOH10,922354+23%

269Chardon, OHOH5,251351+81%

270Landen, OHOH7,499338+6%

271Kirtland, OHOH6,925323+106%

272Fairlawn, OHOH7,815319+187%

273Canfield, OHOH7,584314+33%

274Highland Heights, OHOH8,559295−9%

275Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,903268+666%

276Waterville, OHOH6,037257+202%

277Oakwood, OHOH9,441257−17%

278Bainbridge, OHOH8,623257+262%

279Bellbrook, OHOH7,563241+49%

280Monfort Heights, OHOH12,441234–

281Wyoming, OHOH8,807234+105%

282Madeira, OHOH9,637232+93%

283Apple Valley, OHOH5,548216–

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

285Independence, OHOH7,456184−27%

286Granville, OHOH6,252162+36%

287Powell, OHOH18,269158+558%

288New Albany, OHOH11,803154+258%

289Delhi Hills, OHOH5,241150–

290Miami Heights, OHOH5,269133–

291Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886120−46%

292Dry Run, OHOH7,687105−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES