Columbus city, Ohio Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 12, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Columbus city, OH was 18.37%.

By Race: The Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Columbus city, OH (36.63%), followed by Black Alone (27.29%), and Some Other Race Alone (26.53%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (9.54%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (26.02%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (12.70%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Columbus city, Ohio.

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

You can also see similar information for other Ohio cities and places, Ohio counties, and for Ohio.

Columbus city, OH Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Black Alone
Some Other Race Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
White Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Columbus city, OH Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Columbus city, OH Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 36.63
Black Alone 27.29
Some Other Race Alone 26.53
Two or More Races 22.55
Asian Alone 15.56
White Alone 13.14
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 9.54
Columbus city, OH Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 26.02
Non-Hispanic White Alone 12.70