Highest Poverty in Ohio

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Ohio

1 East Cleveland 37.3%

2 Portsmouth 32.2%

3 Youngstown 30.9%

4 New Burlington 27.1%

5 Warren 27.1%

6 East Liverpool 26.9%

7 Campbell 26.4%

8 Ashtabula 26.4%

9 Cambridge 25.8%

10 Cleveland 25.2%

11 Canton 23.6%

12 Zanesville 23.3%

13 Martins Ferry 22.6%

14 Ironton 21.6%

15 Lima 21.2%

16 Mansfield 21.1%

17 Lorain 21.0%

18 Maple Heights 21.0%

19 Dayton 20.9%

20 North College Hill 20.9%

21 Girard 20.4%

22 Summerside 20.3%

23 Warrensville Heights 20.1%

24 Conneaut 19.9%

25 Salem 19.7%

26 Wilmington 19.5%

27 Sandusky 19.2%

28 Steubenville 19.2%

29 Toledo 19.1%

30 Bryan 19.0%

31 Painesville 18.9%

32 Cincinnati 18.4%

33 Jackson 18.4%

34 Logan 18.3%

35 Garfield Heights 18.1%

36 Circleville 18.0%

37 Alliance 17.9%

38 Mount Healthy 17.7%

39 Geneva 17.7%

40 Ravenna 17.6%

41 Uhrichsville 17.6%

42 Akron 17.6%

43 Hillsboro 17.6%

44 Springfield 17.3%

45 Withamsville 17.1%

46 Franklin 16.9%

47 Cheviot 16.7%

48 Trotwood 16.6%

49 Kenton 16.4%

50 Coshocton 15.9%

51 Marion 15.9%

52 Moraine 15.9%

53 New Carlisle 15.6%

54 Marietta 15.2%

55 Middletown 15.1%

56 Elyria 15.0%

57 Kent 15.0%

58 Galion 14.8%

59 Euclid 14.8%

60 Hamilton 14.5%

61 Whitehall 14.5%

62 Bellefontaine 13.9%

63 Austintown 13.8%

64 Riverside 13.8%

65 Bellevue 13.7%

66 Fremont 13.7%

67 Parma Heights 13.7%

68 Fostoria 13.6%

69 Columbus 13.5%

70 Chillicothe 13.3%

71 Van Wert 13.2%

72 Xenia 13.1%

73 Barberton 13.1%

74 Rossford 13.1%

75 Wellston 13.0%

76 Washington Court House 13.0%

77 Bowling Green 12.9%

78 Mount Vernon 12.9%

79 New Philadelphia 12.7%

80 Bucyrus 12.6%

81 Willard 12.6%

82 West Carrollton 12.5%

83 Obetz 12.5%

84 Delphos 12.3%

85 Lincoln Village 12.2%

86 Newark 11.8%

87 Northwood 11.1%

88 Sheffield Lake 11.1%

89 Wapakoneta 11.1%

90 Belpre 10.9%

91 Port Clinton 10.8%

92 Athens 10.8%

93 Lancaster 10.5%

94 Piqua 10.5%

95 Oxford 10.4%

96 Fairborn 10.4%

97 Carlisle 10.3%

98 Northridge 10.3%

99 Groesbeck 10.2%

100 Shelby 10.2%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Ohio face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. East Cleveland has a poverty rate of 37.3%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In East Cleveland, 37.3% of residents — roughly 1 in 3 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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