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Cities in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Oxford, OH had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 176 cities in 2024, at 45.5%. Powell, OH had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 10.6% and the figure for Ohio was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.5Oxford, OH
Lowest1.1Powell, OH
Median10.6176 cities
Ohio13.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Oxford, OH: 45.5 %Oxford, OH45.5East Cleveland, OH: 40.7 %East Cleveland, OH40.7Athens, OH: 40 %Athens, OH40Youngstown, OH: 37.3 %Youngstown, OH37.3Portsmouth, OH: 35.4 %Portsmouth, OH35.4Warren, OH: 31.9 %Warren, OH31.9Cleveland, OH: 30.6 %Cleveland, OH30.6Ashtabula, OH: 29.8 %Ashtabula, OH29.8Bowling Green, OH: 28.6 %Bowling Green, OH28.6Cambridge, OH: 27.9 %Cambridge, OH27.9Canton, OH: 27.4 %Canton, OH27.4Kent, OH: 27.1 %Kent, OH27.1Dayton, OH: 26.9 %Dayton, OH26.9Steubenville, OH: 26.6 %Steubenville, OH26.6Coshocton, OH: 25.9 %Coshocton, OH25.9Painesville, OH: 25.6 %Painesville, OH25.6Sandusky, OH: 25.6 %Sandusky, OH25.6Cincinnati, OH: 25.5 %Cincinnati, OH25.5Maple Heights, OH: 25.4 %Maple Heights, OH25.4Lorain, OH: 25.2 %Lorain, OH25.2Toledo, OH: 24.3 %Toledo, OH24.3Zanesville, OH: 24.1 %Zanesville, OH24.1Lima, OH: 24 %Lima, OH24Alliance, OH: 23.8 %Alliance, OH23.8Ironton, OH: 23.7 %Ironton, OH23.7Mansfield, OH: 23.5 %Mansfield, OH23.5Akron, OH: 23.3 %Akron, OH23.3Springfield, OH: 23.1 %Springfield, OH23.1Fremont, OH: 22.7 %Fremont, OH22.7Franklin, OH: 22.5 %Franklin, OH22.5Marion, OH: 22.4 %Marion, OH22.4Garfield Heights, OH: 22 %Garfield Heights, OH22Mount Vernon, OH: 21.9 %Mount Vernon, OH21.9Trotwood, OH: 21.5 %Trotwood, OH21.5Warrensville Heights, OH: 21.4 %Warrensville Heights, OH21.4Salem, OH: 21.3 %Salem, OH21.3Hamilton, OH: 19.6 %Hamilton, OH19.6Conneaut, OH: 19.4 %Conneaut, OH19.4Marietta, OH: 19.1 %Marietta, OH19.1Ravenna, OH: 19.1 %Ravenna, OH19.1Oxford, OH: 45.5 %Oxford, OH45.5East Cleveland, OH: 40.7 %East Cleveland, OH40.7Athens, OH: 40 %Athens, OH40Youngstown, OH: 37.3 %Youngstown, OH37.3Portsmouth, OH: 35.4 %Portsmouth, OH35.4Warren, OH: 31.9 %Warren, OH31.9Cleveland, OH: 30.6 %Cleveland, OH30.6Ashtabula, OH: 29.8 %Ashtabula, OH29.8Bowling Green, OH: 28.6 %Bowling Green, OH28.6Cambridge, OH: 27.9 %Cambridge, OH27.9Canton, OH: 27.4 %Canton, OH27.4Kent, OH: 27.1 %Kent, OH27.1Dayton, OH: 26.9 %Dayton, OH26.9Steubenville, OH: 26.6 %Steubenville, OH26.6Coshocton, OH: 25.9 %Coshocton, OH25.9Painesville, OH: 25.6 %Painesville, OH25.6Sandusky, OH: 25.6 %Sandusky, OH25.6Cincinnati, OH: 25.5 %Cincinnati, OH25.5Maple Heights, OH: 25.4 %Maple Heights, OH25.4Lorain, OH: 25.2 %Lorain, OH25.2Toledo, OH: 24.3 %Toledo, OH24.3Zanesville, OH: 24.1 %Zanesville, OH24.1Lima, OH: 24 %Lima, OH24Alliance, OH: 23.8 %Alliance, OH23.8Ironton, OH: 23.7 %Ironton, OH23.7Mansfield, OH: 23.5 %Mansfield, OH23.5Akron, OH: 23.3 %Akron, OH23.3Springfield, OH: 23.1 %Springfield, OH23.1Fremont, OH: 22.7 %Fremont, OH22.7Franklin, OH: 22.5 %Franklin, OH22.5Marion, OH: 22.4 %Marion, OH22.4Garfield Heights, OH: 22 %Garfield Heights, OH22Mount Vernon, OH: 21.9 %Mount Vernon, OH21.9Trotwood, OH: 21.5 %Trotwood, OH21.5Warrensville Heights, OH: 21.4 %Warrensville Heights, OH21.4Salem, OH: 21.3 %Salem, OH21.3Hamilton, OH: 19.6 %Hamilton, OH19.6Conneaut, OH: 19.4 %Conneaut, OH19.4Marietta, OH: 19.1 %Marietta, OH19.1Ravenna, OH: 19.1 %Ravenna, OH19.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oxford, OH45.5-0 pts
2East Cleveland, OH40.7-3.6 pts
3Athens, OH40-1.6 pts
4Youngstown, OH37.3+1.1 pts
5Portsmouth, OH35.4-2.1 pts
6Warren, OH31.9-1 pts
7Cleveland, OH30.6-0.2 pts
8Ashtabula, OH29.8-1.8 pts
9Bowling Green, OH28.6-1.1 pts
10Cambridge, OH27.9-2.1 pts
11Canton, OH27.4-1.1 pts
12Kent, OH27.1+2.3 pts
13Dayton, OH26.9-0.1 pts
14Steubenville, OH26.6+0.9 pts
15Coshocton, OH25.9+0.8 pts
16Painesville, OH25.6+2.8 pts
17Sandusky, OH25.6+1.4 pts
18Cincinnati, OH25.5+1 pts
19Maple Heights, OH25.4-1 pts
20Lorain, OH25.2-2.2 pts
21Toledo, OH24.3-0.2 pts
22Zanesville, OH24.1-2.7 pts
23Lima, OH24-0.9 pts
24Alliance, OH23.8-0.3 pts
25Ironton, OH23.7-1.8 pts
26Mansfield, OH23.5-1.4 pts
27Akron, OH23.3+0.5 pts
28Springfield, OH23.1+0.3 pts
29Fremont, OH22.7+3.6 pts
30Franklin, OH22.5+1.5 pts
31Marion, OH22.4+0.4 pts
32Garfield Heights, OH22+0.6 pts
33Mount Vernon, OH21.9+3.4 pts
34Trotwood, OH21.5-0.2 pts
35Warrensville Heights, OH21.4-0.2 pts
36Salem, OH21.3+2.1 pts
37Hamilton, OH19.6+0.8 pts
38Conneaut, OH19.4-2.1 pts
39Marietta, OH19.1+0.1 pts
39Ravenna, OH19.1-2.1 pts
41Circleville, OH18.9-2.6 pts
42Columbus, OH18.1+0.3 pts
43Bellefontaine, OH18.1+0.7 pts
44Xenia, OH17.9+0.7 pts
45Washington Court House, OH17.7-1.2 pts
46Piqua, OH17.6+2 pts
47Norwood, OH17.5-0 pts
48Wilmington, OH17.5-3.8 pts
49Chillicothe, OH17.4-2.6 pts
50Newark, OH17.1-0.4 pts
51Middletown, OH17.1-1.9 pts
52Elyria, OH16.7-0.8 pts
53Euclid, OH16.6-0.8 pts
54Ashland, OH16.6+0.3 pts
55Fostoria, OH16.4-3.1 pts
56Whitehall, OH16.4-0.9 pts
57Norwalk, OH16.3+1.3 pts
58Niles, OH16.2+3.2 pts
59West Carrollton, OH16+1 pts
60New Philadelphia, OH15.9+0.4 pts
61Cleveland Heights, OH15.9+1.2 pts
62Barberton, OH15.6-1.3 pts
63Riverside, OH15.3-1.3 pts
64Galion, OH15.2-4.3 pts
65Bucyrus, OH14.9-2 pts
66Defiance, OH14.80 pts
66Tiffin, OH14.8+2.4 pts
68Van Wert, OH14.2-0.9 pts
69Greenville, OH14.2-0.1 pts
69Sidney, OH14.2+0.8 pts
71Massillon, OH13.9-0.6 pts
72Parma Heights, OH13.9-2.3 pts
73Fairborn, OH13.7-1.6 pts
74Bedford, OH13.7+1.8 pts
75Urbana, OH13.6+0.9 pts
76Bedford Heights, OH12.7+0.1 pts
77Troy, OH12.6+1.4 pts
78Lancaster, OH12.6-2.3 pts
79Findlay, OH12.3-1.4 pts
80Reynoldsburg, OH12+1.1 pts
80Springdale, OH12-0.3 pts
82Reading, OH12-0.9 pts
83Miamisburg, OH11.8+2.1 pts
84Dover, OH11.5+0.4 pts
85Celina, OH11.4+0.7 pts
86University Heights, OH11.1-1.2 pts
87London, OH10.8-1.8 pts
88Forest Park, OH10.6-0.3 pts
89Cuyahoga Falls, OH10.5+0.7 pts
90Lakewood, OH10.3-0.6 pts
91Parma, OH10.1+0.3 pts
92Richmond Heights, OH9.9-0.1 pts
93Huber Heights, OH9.6+1 pts
94Willoughby, OH9.5+0.6 pts
95Fairview Park, OH9.4-0.3 pts
96Wooster, OH9.2-0.9 pts
97Brooklyn, OH9.1+1.9 pts
98Sharonville, OH9.1+3.4 pts
99Vandalia, OH9+0.2 pts
100Brook Park, OH8.9-0.1 pts
101Lebanon, OH8.7+1.9 pts
102Centerville, OH8.6-0.3 pts
103Heath, OH8.6+1 pts
104Oregon, OH8.5+1.4 pts
105Mayfield Heights, OH8.5-0.4 pts
106Fairfield, OH8.4-0.7 pts
107Shaker Heights, OH8.4+1.3 pts
108Eastlake, OH8.4+0.7 pts
109Medina, OH8.3-0.4 pts
110North Olmsted, OH8.3-1.8 pts
111Kettering, OH8.3-0.3 pts
112Wadsworth, OH8.1+0.6 pts
113Berea, OH8.1-1.3 pts
114Delaware, OH7.8-0.9 pts
115Loveland, OH7.8-0.3 pts
116Trenton, OH7.2+1.1 pts
117Green, OH7.1+0.8 pts
118Clayton, OH7+1 pts
119Beavercreek, OH6.9+0.3 pts
119Harrison, OH6.9+1.5 pts
121Marysville, OH6.7-0.6 pts
121Vermilion, OH6.7+1.3 pts
123Wickliffe, OH6.6-0.2 pts
124Pataskala, OH6.5+0.9 pts
125South Euclid, OH6.5-0.4 pts
126Grove City, OH6.4-0.4 pts
126North Canton, OH6.4+0.2 pts
128Englewood, OH6.4-1 pts
129Amherst, OH6.2+1.7 pts
130Tipp City, OH6.2+0.9 pts
131Norton, OH6.1-0.3 pts
132New Franklin, OH6.1-0.2 pts
133Brunswick, OH6.1-0 pts
134Hilliard, OH5.8+0.6 pts
135North Royalton, OH5.8+0.6 pts
136Willowick, OH5.7+0.4 pts
137North Ridgeville, OH5.7+0.8 pts
138Streetsboro, OH5.6-0.9 pts
139Sylvania, OH5.6+0.3 pts
140Gahanna, OH5.6-0 pts
141Westerville, OH5.6+0.2 pts
142Rocky River, OH5.4+0.5 pts
143Strongsville, OH5.3+0.2 pts
144Mentor, OH5.2-0.2 pts
145Stow, OH5.2-1.2 pts
146Broadview Heights, OH5.1+1.5 pts
147Tallmadge, OH5-0.1 pts
148Westlake, OH4.9-0.2 pts
149Maumee, OH4.9-1.3 pts
150Seven Hills, OH4.8+0.2 pts
151Middleburg Heights, OH4.7+0.3 pts
152Lyndhurst, OH4.7+1.5 pts
153Canal Winchester, OH4.5-0.4 pts
153Monroe, OH4.5+0.7 pts
155Twinsburg, OH4.2+0.6 pts
156Perrysburg, OH4.1+0.5 pts
157Macedonia, OH4.1-0.5 pts
158Bay Village, OH4-0.2 pts
159Blue Ash, OH4-1.3 pts
160Beachwood, OH3.8+0.3 pts
161Hudson, OH3.7+0.4 pts
162Pickerington, OH3.6+0.9 pts
163Mason, OH3.6-0.4 pts
164Bexley, OH3.5+0.6 pts
165Brecksville, OH3.5+0.5 pts
166Aurora, OH3.4+0.9 pts
167Upper Arlington, OH3.3+0.5 pts
168Montgomery, OH3.3+0.6 pts
168Solon, OH3.3-0.8 pts
170Dublin, OH3.2+0.7 pts
170Worthington, OH3.2+0.3 pts
172Avon Lake, OH3.2-0.7 pts
173Avon, OH3-0.8 pts
174Springboro, OH2.8-0.8 pts
175New Albany, OH1.4-0.4 pts
176Powell, OH1.1-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Ohio by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/ohio-cities.

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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Oxford, OH, with 45.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Powell, OH, with 1.1% in 2024.

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