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Most residents in poverty, Ohio cities · 2000

Ohio cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 283 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 1990

01Cleveland, OHOH363,608125,657−13%

02Columbus, OHOH938,396105,344−3%

03Cincinnati, OHOH314,36772,600−18%

04Toledo, OHOH263,42356,099−12%

05Dayton, OHOH136,68838,204−21%

06Akron, OHOH189,69137,879−17%

07Youngstown, OHOH58,83220,323−27%

08Canton, OHOH69,00115,481−16%

09Lorain, OHOH65,36611,730−17%

10Athens, OHOH25,31311,083+17%

11Springfield, OHOH58,28111,044−25%

12Oxford, OHOH22,3879,581+21%

13Lima, OHOH34,6959,088−8%

14Warren, OHOH38,3289,074−11%

15East Cleveland, OHOH13,2298,702−5%

16Hamilton, OHOH64,6448,138−21%

17Mansfield, OHOH47,3818,057−11%

18Bowling Green, OHOH31,1827,490−2%

19Kent, OHOH27,7377,042−11%

20Elyria, OHOH53,6346,535−16%

21Middletown, OHOH52,1466,513−8%

22Newark, OHOH51,4736,016−13%

23Zanesville, OHOH25,1385,734−17%

24Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,7505,314+16%

25Euclid, OHOH47,9625,115+20%

26Lakewood, OHOH49,0275,019−1%

27Portsmouth, OHOH17,2824,933−22%

28Marion, OHOH35,5874,869−15%

29Fairborn, OHOH35,7544,520−6%

30Ashtabula, OHOH17,4744,476−13%

31Sandusky, OHOH24,0014,253−7%

32Parma, OHOH78,5814,227+18%

33Trotwood, OHOH23,1904,194+699%

34Alliance, OHOH21,5824,178−8%

35Steubenville, OHOH17,9223,882−28%

36Lancaster, OHOH41,9563,746−23%

37Barberton, OHOH24,7483,707−21%

38Findlay, OHOH40,3703,560+17%

39Massillon, OHOH32,1683,343−25%

40East Liverpool, OHOH9,5693,293−23%

41Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,9753,018−7%

42Whitehall, OHOH19,8052,867+51%

43Painesville, OHOH20,6602,798+17%

44Norwood, OHOH19,6582,797−10%

45Xenia, OHOH26,4252,792−27%

46Austintown, OHOH30,1642,782+5%

47Chillicothe, OHOH21,8152,713−38%

48Kettering, OHOH57,3962,674+6%

49Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7902,626+40%

50Ironton, OHOH10,1482,593−15%

51Wooster, OHOH27,1152,585−8%

52Piqua, OHOH21,0642,530−13%

53Marietta, OHOH13,0532,460−7%

54Cambridge, OHOH10,0552,445−4%

55Riverside, OHOH24,7062,380+1230%

56Sidney, OHOH20,1242,333+15%

57Huber Heights, OHOH43,9052,246+34%

58Fremont, OHOH15,7652,241−13%

59Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2872,238−17%

60Ashland, OHOH18,7302,236−8%

61Tiffin, OHOH17,8032,016+1%

62Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4662,016+89%

63Niles, OHOH18,1162,005−25%

64Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1511,906+17%

65Delaware, OHOH46,6361,853−6%

66Troy, OHOH27,3441,813−5%

67Circleville, OHOH14,6341,790+5%

68Fairfield, OHOH44,6821,786+19%

69Greenville, OHOH12,6801,784+26%

70Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3501,770+56%

71New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4241,737−12%

72Campbell, OHOH7,7211,729−10%

73Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,3531,720+6%

74Galion, OHOH10,3701,670−10%

75Parma Heights, OHOH20,3271,638+104%

76Conneaut, OHOH12,2471,624−36%

77Oberlin, OHOH8,6031,593−24%

78Bucyrus, OHOH11,6311,589−24%

79Fostoria, OHOH12,9201,560−34%

80Maple Heights, OHOH22,9021,548+43%

81Brunswick, OHOH35,1141,528+30%

82Medina, OHOH25,6921,445−10%

83Defiance, OHOH17,0091,443−26%

84Salem, OHOH11,6551,433−15%

85Norwalk, OHOH17,1911,425−6%

86Struthers, OHOH9,8371,411−24%

87Wilmington, OHOH12,8021,397−17%

88North Olmsted, OHOH31,5421,388+32%

89Mentor, OHOH47,0101,378+1%

90Girard, OHOH9,3841,358−0%

91Kenton, OHOH7,8081,350−3%

92Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0481,325−19%

93Willoughby, OHOH24,2341,306+33%

94Stow, OHOH33,9411,283+51%

95Urbana, OHOH11,1401,267−4%

96Grove City, OHOH45,1801,234+8%

97Westerville, OHOH38,1651,230+47%

98Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6671,226+21%

99Ravenna, OHOH11,1361,210−30%

100Celina, OHOH10,9361,205+57%

101Gahanna, OHOH35,9861,200−14%

102Miamisburg, OHOH20,4141,196−13%

103Logan, OHOH7,1641,186+10%

104Forest Park, OHOH20,0411,158+12%

105Franklin, OHOH11,6471,154−36%

106Jackson, OHOH6,2331,154−14%

107Hillsboro, OHOH6,7631,154−20%

108Green, OHOH27,5531,147–

109Wellston, OHOH5,4881,140−32%

110Lincoln, OHOH8,9281,137+13%

111Shiloh, OHOH10,5261,128+24%

112Dover, OHOH12,9471,126+33%

113Willard, OHOH6,1301,100+12%

114Lebanon, OHOH22,1101,091+21%

115Bedford, OHOH12,7231,086+53%

116South Euclid, OHOH21,2481,070+37%

117Berea, OHOH17,9201,046+27%

118London, OHOH10,8131,029−3%

119Eastlake, OHOH17,3571,018−2%

120Belpre, OHOH6,6571,015+22%

121Shelby, OHOH9,2311,001+4%

122Wadsworth, OHOH24,720990−19%

123Brook Park, OHOH18,195986+64%

124Coshocton, OHOH11,169972−38%

125Strongsville, OHOH45,629953+17%

126Springdale, OHOH11,134942+121%

127Centerville, OHOH25,194939+19%

128Oregon, OHOH19,674937−33%

129Napoleon, OHOH8,680937+25%

130North Canton, OHOH17,692929+23%

131Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313917+21%

132Marysville, OHOH30,190912+24%

133Beavercreek, OHOH48,134894−24%

134Wickliffe, OHOH12,649880+44%

135North College Hill, OHOH9,544880+34%

136Bedford Heights, OHOH10,691864+5%

137Dublin, OHOH49,094845+397%

138Wapakoneta, OHOH9,711842+4%

139Reading, OHOH10,491829+14%

140Uhrichsville, OHOH5,145826−25%

141University Heights, OHOH13,200815+90%

142Upper Arlington, OHOH35,893810+72%

143Finneytown, OHOH12,506791+36%

144Westlake, OHOH33,904790+42%

145Sylvania, OHOH18,883786+25%

146Tallmadge, OHOH18,521777−3%

147Northbrook, OHOH10,742772−23%

148Brooklyn, OHOH11,072766+19%

149Vandalia, OHOH15,014764+38%

150Toronto, OHOH5,149762−10%

151Van Wert, OHOH11,200757−22%

152Heath, OHOH10,859726+67%

153Fairview Park, OHOH16,748715−4%

154North Ridgeville, OHOH37,786712−20%

155Hubbard, OHOH7,528711+34%

156Eaton, OHOH8,327710−20%

157Cheviot, OHOH8,623686+12%

158Norton, OHOH11,493675+9%

159White Oak, OHOH19,216672+11%

160North Royalton, OHOH30,936667+13%

161Moraine, OHOH6,627664−9%

162Loveland, OHOH13,288663−13%

163Orrville, OHOH8,461661−30%

164New Carlisle, OHOH5,525658−7%

165Maumee, OHOH13,521657+13%

166Willowick, OHOH14,178653+47%

167Streetsboro, OHOH17,730652+38%

168Mount Healthy, OHOH6,917638−15%

169Englewood, OHOH13,343625+74%

170Port Clinton, OHOH5,875622−10%

171Geneva, OHOH5,806619−31%

172Perry Heights, OHOH8,756611−0%

173St. Marys, OHOH8,398610−6%

174Bexley, OHOH12,452608−12%

175Mason, OHOH35,834606+99%

176Vermilion, OHOH10,695591−38%

177Blue Ash, OHOH13,707584+9%

178Clayton, OHOH13,397583+6378%

179Richmond Heights, OHOH10,475582+44%

180Northwood, OHOH5,252558+37%

181Sharonville, OHOH13,997556−12%

182Solon, OHOH23,679554+21%

183Pataskala, OHOH18,529554+47%

184Rittman, OHOH6,120526−41%

185Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,389525+30%

186Beachwood, OHOH13,673522+137%

187Hilliard, OHOH38,898521+5%

188Clyde, OHOH6,361519+3%

189Harrison, OHOH13,795512+4%

190Broadview Heights, OHOH19,755510−12%

191North Madison, OHOH8,594503−13%

192Bryan, OHOH8,579502−28%

193Portage Lakes, OHOH5,913493−41%

194Bay, OHOH15,792491+13%

195Milford, OHOH6,436489−32%

196Aurora, OHOH18,014486+106%

197Rocky River, OHOH21,397482−35%

198Tipp City, OHOH10,644480+16%

199Bellevue, OHOH8,154477−37%

200Perrysburg, OHOH25,441475+79%

201Delphos, OHOH7,096472+20%

202Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,120460+46%

203Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,558460+29%

204Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,971445−12%

205Carlisle, OHOH5,885429+19%

206Avon Lake, OHOH26,486417−8%

207Groesbeck, OHOH7,824401−13%

208Forestville, OHOH10,831398+83%

209Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522380−17%

210Hudson, OHOH23,085378–

211Columbiana, OHOH6,756368−11%

212Springboro, OHOH19,606366+53%

213Wauseon, OHOH7,430366−15%

214Cortland, OHOH7,024360+4%

215Worthington, OHOH14,543358+2%

216Louisville, OHOH9,874358−38%

217Twinsburg, OHOH18,939356+37%

218Brecksville, OHOH13,843340+27%

219Ontario, OHOH6,692328+183%

220South Lebanon, OHOH6,965324−20%

221Highland Heights, OHOH8,559323+30%

222Trenton, OHOH14,241321−27%

223Landen, OHOH7,499318+169%

224Deer Park, OHOH5,557315+66%

225Pickerington, OHOH26,333315+189%

226Seven Hills, OHOH11,464314+32%

227Oakwood, OHOH9,441309+15%

228Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661306−31%

229Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112305−21%

230Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992296+10%

231Northgate, OHOH6,723294−3%

232Huron, OHOH6,585289−6%

233Montgomery, OHOH10,922288+59%

234Brookville, OHOH5,999283+2%

235Germantown, OHOH5,947282−10%

236Dent, OHOH11,973281+61%

237Johnstown, OHOH5,476262−32%

238West Jefferson, OHOH5,827255–

239Obetz, OHOH7,342255+26%

240Independence, OHOH7,456253+40%

241Champion Heights, OHOH6,380249+47%

242Kenwood, OHOH8,326244+3%

243Withamsville, OHOH7,429244+35%

244Amherst, OHOH12,974242−48%

245Canfield, OHOH7,584236+87%

246Rossford, OHOH6,369236+2%

247Groveport, OHOH5,818226+4%

248Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412224−28%

249Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886222−27%

250Avon, OHOH25,611213−46%

251Amelia, OHOH12,871208+72%

252Union, OHOH7,177204−23%

253Chardon, OHOH5,251194−11%

254Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,669170+55%

255Northridge, OHOH7,817164−32%

256Bellbrook, OHOH7,563162−6%

257Pleasant Run, OHOH5,629158−18%

258Kirtland, OHOH6,925157−20%

259The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114139+51%

260Macedonia, OHOH12,147139−8%

261Monroe, OHOH15,880135+47%

262Dry Run, OHOH7,687131+96%

263Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496128+374%

264Howland Center, OHOH6,266128−24%

265Sunbury, OHOH8,857123−50%

266Madeira, OHOH9,637120−58%

267Covedale, OHOH6,500119+61%

268Granville, OHOH6,252119−66%

269Wyoming, OHOH8,807114−50%

270Fairlawn, OHOH7,815111+12%

271Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209104−63%

272Reminderville, OHOH5,336104+39%

273New Franklin, OHOH13,873104–

274Canal Winchester, OHOH10,05896+2%

275Chesterland, OHOH7,08685−3%

276Waterville, OHOH6,03785+23%

277Uniontown, OHOH7,92075−34%

278Bainbridge, OHOH8,62371+78%

279Whitehouse, OHOH5,07371−39%

280Grafton, OHOH5,76454−71%

281New Albany, OHOH11,80343−30%

282Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90335+59%

283Powell, OHOH18,26924−37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS