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Most residents in poverty, Ohio cities · 2020

Ohio cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, OHOH938,396173,082+64%

02Cleveland, OHOH363,608119,224−5%

03Cincinnati, OHOH314,36775,167+4%

04Toledo, OHOH263,42369,432+24%

05Akron, OHOH189,69143,759+16%

06Dayton, OHOH136,68840,682+6%

07Canton, OHOH69,00121,698+40%

08Youngstown, OHOH58,83220,937+3%

09Lorain, OHOH65,36617,539+50%

10Springfield, OHOH58,28113,514+22%

11Warren, OHOH38,32813,496+49%

12Mansfield, OHOH47,38111,637+44%

13Athens, OHOH25,31311,587+5%

14Middletown, OHOH52,14611,497+77%

15Elyria, OHOH53,63410,970+68%

16Oxford, OHOH22,38710,394+8%

17Hamilton, OHOH64,64410,360+27%

18Euclid, OHOH47,96210,163+99%

19Bowling Green, OHOH31,18210,097+35%

20Lima, OHOH34,6958,599−5%

21Newark, OHOH51,4738,352+39%

22Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,7508,170+54%

23Parma, OHOH78,5817,342+74%

24Marion, OHOH35,5877,311+50%

25Kent, OHOH27,7376,751−4%

26Zanesville, OHOH25,1386,738+18%

27Lancaster, OHOH41,9566,614+77%

28Lakewood, OHOH49,0276,601+32%

29Portsmouth, OHOH17,2826,431+30%

30Fairborn, OHOH35,7546,301+39%

31Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7905,935+126%

32Trotwood, OHOH23,1905,654+35%

33Ashtabula, OHOH17,4745,510+23%

34Alliance, OHOH21,5825,373+29%

35Sandusky, OHOH24,0015,292+24%

36Kettering, OHOH57,3965,195+94%

37Maple Heights, OHOH22,9025,179+235%

38East Cleveland, OHOH13,2295,029−42%

39Findlay, OHOH40,3704,959+39%

40Massillon, OHOH32,1684,776+43%

41Xenia, OHOH26,4254,652+67%

42Painesville, OHOH20,6604,520+62%

43Steubenville, OHOH17,9224,510+16%

44Barberton, OHOH24,7484,429+19%

45Whitehall, OHOH19,8054,336+51%

46Austintown, OHOH30,1644,260+53%

47Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,9754,204+39%

48Chillicothe, OHOH21,8153,998+47%

49Norwood, OHOH19,6583,930+41%

50Huber Heights, OHOH43,9053,673+64%

51Riverside, OHOH24,7063,632+53%

52Wooster, OHOH27,1153,568+38%

53Fostoria, OHOH12,9203,567+129%

54Circleville, OHOH14,6343,517+96%

55Delaware, OHOH46,6363,492+88%

56Beavercreek, OHOH48,1343,363+276%

57New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4243,346+93%

58Marietta, OHOH13,0533,247+32%

59Fairfield, OHOH44,6823,223+80%

60Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2873,139+40%

61Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3503,132+77%

62North Olmsted, OHOH31,5423,130+126%

63Wilmington, OHOH12,8023,109+123%

64South Euclid, OHOH21,2483,099+190%

65Cambridge, OHOH10,0553,089+26%

66East Liverpool, OHOH9,5692,924−11%

67Conneaut, OHOH12,2472,864+76%

68Washington Court House, OHOH14,3752,840–

69Parma Heights, OHOH20,3272,826+73%

70Fremont, OHOH15,7652,811+25%

71Ironton, OHOH10,1482,782+7%

72Defiance, OHOH17,0092,731+89%

73Piqua, OHOH21,0642,728+8%

74Ashland, OHOH18,7302,713+21%

75Norwalk, OHOH17,1912,689+89%

76Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,3532,630+53%

77Sidney, OHOH20,1242,606+12%

78Forest Park, OHOH20,0412,598+124%

79Shiloh, OHOH10,5262,576+128%

80Troy, OHOH27,3442,574+42%

81Salem, OHOH11,6552,573+80%

82Miamisburg, OHOH20,4142,499+109%

83North College Hill, OHOH9,5442,380+170%

84Ravenna, OHOH11,1362,375+96%

85Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4662,375+18%

86Campbell, OHOH7,7212,361+37%

87Brunswick, OHOH35,1142,358+54%

88Mentor, OHOH47,0102,277+65%

89Stow, OHOH33,9412,275+77%

90Grove City, OHOH45,1802,184+77%

91Green, OHOH27,5532,173+89%

92Medina, OHOH25,6922,135+48%

93Oberlin, OHOH8,6032,132+34%

94Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1512,125+11%

95Brook Park, OHOH18,1952,108+114%

96Westerville, OHOH38,1652,088+70%

97Tiffin, OHOH17,8032,087+4%

98Galion, OHOH10,3702,086+25%

99Niles, OHOH18,1162,077+4%

100Coshocton, OHOH11,1692,055+111%

101Berea, OHOH17,9202,048+96%

102Struthers, OHOH9,8372,023+43%

103Hilliard, OHOH38,8982,018+287%

104Urbana, OHOH11,1402,010+59%

105Franklin, OHOH11,6471,966+70%

106Willoughby, OHOH24,2341,947+49%

107Strongsville, OHOH45,6291,917+101%

108North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7861,904+167%

109Oregon, OHOH19,6741,900+103%

110West Carrollton, OHOH12,9631,889–

111Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6671,838+50%

112Greenville, OHOH12,6801,810+1%

113Marysville, OHOH30,1901,795+97%

114Hillsboro, OHOH6,7631,732+50%

115Wadsworth, OHOH24,7201,686+70%

116Westlake, OHOH33,9041,662+110%

117Fairview Park, OHOH16,7481,659+132%

118University Heights, OHOH13,2001,649+102%

119Bedford Heights, OHOH10,6911,640+90%

120Bucyrus, OHOH11,6311,629+3%

121Northbrook, OHOH10,7421,626+111%

122Springdale, OHOH11,1341,617+72%

123Bedford, OHOH12,7231,610+48%

124Van Wert, OHOH11,2001,583+109%

125Lebanon, OHOH22,1101,560+43%

126Eastlake, OHOH17,3571,549+52%

127Logan, OHOH7,1641,519+28%

128Kenton, OHOH7,8081,503+11%

129New Carlisle, OHOH5,5251,491+127%

130Streetsboro, OHOH17,7301,489+128%

131Wellston, OHOH5,4881,487+30%

132North Canton, OHOH17,6921,466+58%

133Cheviot, OHOH8,6231,449+111%

134Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7111,425+69%

135Centerville, OHOH25,1941,415+51%

136Napoleon, OHOH8,6801,413+51%

137Brooklyn, OHOH11,0721,396+82%

138Gahanna, OHOH35,9861,394+16%

139Girard, OHOH9,3841,389+2%

140Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3891,385+164%

141Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1451,326+61%

142Pataskala, OHOH18,5291,325+139%

143Geneva, OHOH5,8061,304+111%

144North Royalton, OHOH30,9361,301+95%

145Richmond Heights, OHOH10,4751,291+122%

146Dover, OHOH12,9471,268+13%

147London, OHOH10,8131,264+23%

148Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0481,252−6%

149Heath, OHOH10,8591,249+72%

150Vandalia, OHOH15,0141,236+62%

151Jackson, OHOH6,2331,215+5%

152Tallmadge, OHOH18,5211,204+55%

153Shelby, OHOH9,2311,185+18%

154Reading, OHOH10,4911,176+42%

155Withamsville, OHOH7,4291,173+381%

156Dublin, OHOH49,0941,173+39%

157Rocky River, OHOH21,3971,172+143%

158Bryan, OHOH8,5791,149+129%

159Moraine, OHOH6,6271,132+70%

160Sylvania, OHOH18,8831,129+44%

161Mount Healthy, OHOH6,9171,123+76%

162Orrville, OHOH8,4611,117+69%

163Avon, OHOH25,6111,106+419%

164Avon Lake, OHOH26,4861,101+164%

165Loveland, OHOH13,2881,100+66%

166New Burlington, OHOH5,4261,089–

167Lincoln, OHOH8,9281,083−5%

168White Oak, OHOH19,2161,081+61%

169Sharonville, OHOH13,9971,052+89%

170Willowick, OHOH14,1781,052+61%

171Clayton, OHOH13,3971,043+79%

172Bridgetown, OHOH13,4641,042–

173Bellevue, OHOH8,1541,039+118%

174Perrysburg, OHOH25,4411,026+116%

175Eaton, OHOH8,3271,013+43%

176Toronto, OHOH5,1491,012+33%

177Celina, OHOH10,9361,006−17%

178Mason, OHOH35,8341,001+65%

179Rittman, OHOH6,120948+80%

180Twinsburg, OHOH18,939927+160%

181Perry Heights, OHOH8,756921+51%

182Port Clinton, OHOH5,875916+47%

183Norton, OHOH11,493900+33%

184Dent, OHOH11,973899+220%

185Finneytown, OHOH12,506891+13%

186Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313885−3%

187Hubbard, OHOH7,528876+23%

188Solon, OHOH23,679875+58%

189Pickerington, OHOH26,333865+175%

190Wickliffe, OHOH12,649865−2%

191Amherst, OHOH12,974853+252%

192Amelia, OHOH12,871845+306%

193Huron, OHOH6,585842+191%

194Bexley, OHOH12,452842+38%

195Harrison, OHOH13,795827+62%

196Louisville, OHOH9,874826+131%

197St. Marys, OHOH8,398823+35%

198Columbiana, OHOH6,756820+123%

199Belpre, OHOH6,657803−21%

200Howland Center, OHOH6,266796+522%

201Maumee, OHOH13,521795+21%

202Trenton, OHOH14,241777+142%

203Germantown, OHOH5,947768+172%

204Northgate, OHOH6,723754+156%

205Englewood, OHOH13,343745+19%

206North Madison, OHOH8,594732+46%

207Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,120709+54%

208Brecksville, OHOH13,843695+104%

209Tipp City, OHOH10,644689+44%

210Beachwood, OHOH13,673685+31%

211Blue Ash, OHOH13,707677+16%

212Delphos, OHOH7,096672+42%

213Upper Arlington, OHOH35,893668−18%

214Hudson, OHOH23,085661+75%

215Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412661+195%

216Clyde, OHOH6,361659+27%

217Willard, OHOH6,130656−40%

218Rossford, OHOH6,369654+177%

219Aurora, OHOH18,014637+31%

220Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,558627+36%

221New Franklin, OHOH13,873604+481%

222Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992593+100%

223Wauseon, OHOH7,430582+59%

224Seven Hills, OHOH11,464580+85%

225Oakwood, OHOH9,441570+84%

226Milford, OHOH6,436556+14%

227Chesterland, OHOH7,086554+552%

228Vermilion, OHOH10,695544−8%

229Brookville, OHOH5,999539+90%

230Chardon, OHOH5,251533+175%

231Sunbury, OHOH8,857531+332%

232Covedale, OHOH6,500527+343%

233Portage Lakes, OHOH5,913523+6%

234Cortland, OHOH7,024521+45%

235Deer Park, OHOH5,557520+65%

236Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522519+37%

237Obetz, OHOH7,342510+100%

238Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661506+65%

239Northridge, OHOH7,817505+208%

240Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496502+292%

241Worthington, OHOH14,543492+37%

242Northwood, OHOH5,252486−13%

243Union, OHOH7,177483+137%

244Kirtland, OHOH6,925478+204%

245Springboro, OHOH19,606478+31%

246Monroe, OHOH15,880478+254%

247Forestville, OHOH10,831474+19%

248Bay, OHOH15,792464−5%

249Grafton, OHOH5,764445+724%

250Monfort Heights, OHOH12,441438–

251Fairlawn, OHOH7,815436+293%

252Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112411+35%

253Carlisle, OHOH5,885401−7%

254Canfield, OHOH7,584382+62%

255Johnstown, OHOH5,476375+43%

256Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,971373−16%

257Broadview Heights, OHOH19,755357−30%

258Champion Heights, OHOH6,380356+43%

259South Lebanon, OHOH6,965355+10%

260Canal Winchester, OHOH10,058353+268%

261Reminderville, OHOH5,336350+237%

262Uniontown, OHOH7,920343+357%

263Kenwood, OHOH8,326342+40%

264Waterville, OHOH6,037339+299%

265Ontario, OHOH6,692336+2%

266Whitehouse, OHOH5,073329+363%

267Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,669324+91%

268Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886296+33%

269Bainbridge, OHOH8,623291+310%

270Bellbrook, OHOH7,563289+78%

271Landen, OHOH7,499286−10%

272Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,903260+643%

273West Jefferson, OHOH5,827247−3%

274Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209225+116%

275Mack, OHOH11,516225–

276Dry Run, OHOH7,687224+71%

277Macedonia, OHOH12,147200+44%

278The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114197+42%

279Groesbeck, OHOH7,824194−52%

280Groveport, OHOH5,818193−15%

281Highland Heights, OHOH8,559181−44%

282Madeira, OHOH9,637180+50%

283Powell, OHOH18,269177+638%

284Apple Valley, OHOH5,548175–

285Delhi Hills, OHOH5,241175–

286Granville, OHOH6,252166+39%

287New Albany, OHOH11,803153+256%

288Montgomery, OHOH10,922149−48%

289Wyoming, OHOH8,807137+20%

290Miami Heights, OHOH5,269123–

291Independence, OHOH7,45688−65%

292Pleasant Run, OHOH5,62976−52%

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