Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Ohio was 27.74%. Among all Ohio cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Brecksville city (59.76%), followed by Wilmington city (55.07%), and Upper Arlington city (52.38%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Aurora city (0%), Dent CDP (0%), and Dover city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Ohio cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Ohio cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Ohio.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Brecksville city	59.76
2	Wilmington city	55.07
3	Upper Arlington city	52.38
4	Alliance city	50.33
5	Fremont city	50.18
6	Salem city	49.64
7	Barberton city	49.17
8	Fostoria city	46.94
9	Warren city	46.55
10	Marietta city	45.88
11	Bucyrus city	45.24
12	Conneaut city	45.16
13	East Liverpool city	43.92
14	Ashtabula city	41.97
15	Coshocton city	41.71
16	Ravenna city	41.44
16	Seven Hills city	41.44
17	Kent city	40.40
18	East Cleveland city	40.17
19	Youngstown city	39.96
20	Canton city	38.73
21	Portsmouth city	38.39
22	Newark city	38.03
23	Zanesville city	37.96
24	Cleveland city	37.82
25	Parma Heights city	37.74
26	Lorain city	37.35
27	Oxford city	37.29
28	Elyria city	37.14
29	Struthers city	36.74
30	Cambridge city	36.51
31	Medina city	36.41
32	Lima city	36.40
33	Athens city	36.31
34	Steubenville city	35.88
35	Middletown city	35.81
36	Dayton city	35.68
37	Montgomery city	35.40
38	Riverside city	35.29
39	Fairview Park city	35.09
40	Circleville city	34.98
41	Norwood city	34.90
42	Lancaster city	34.28
43	Toledo city	33.88
44	Cincinnati city	33.67
45	Centerville city	33.56
45	Massillon city	33.56
46	Mansfield city	32.35
47	Austintown CDP	32.09
48	Tiffin city	31.08
49	Akron city	30.91
50	Strongsville city	30.01
51	Xenia city	29.68
52	Maple Heights city	28.84
53	Sandusky city	28.31
54	Garfield Heights city	28.29
55	Bowling Green city	27.96
56	Blacklick Estates CDP	27.74
57	New Franklin city	27.68
58	Parma city	27.50
59	Columbus city	27.29
60	Amherst city	26.88
61	Trotwood city	26.43
62	Tallmadge city	26.00
63	Shiloh CDP	25.45
64	Springfield city	25.14
65	Euclid city	24.98
66	London city	24.38
67	Lakewood city	24.19
68	Washington Court House city	23.70
69	Urbana city	23.54
70	Chillicothe city	23.44
71	Sidney city	23.17
72	Kettering city	22.94
73	Cleveland Heights city	22.22
74	Miamisburg city	22.19
75	Avon city	21.99
76	Hamilton city	21.90
77	Norwalk city	21.71
78	Warrensville Heights city	21.55
79	Delaware city	21.29
79	Marion city	21.29
80	Cuyahoga Falls city	21.26
81	Westlake city	20.69
82	Piqua city	20.43
83	Wickliffe city	20.05
84	Clayton city	19.74
85	Niles city	19.65
86	Mayfield Heights city	19.44
87	North Canton city	19.16
88	Bridgetown CDP	19.01
89	Findlay city	18.12
90	Mentor city	18.05
91	West Carrollton city	17.55
92	South Euclid city	17.48
93	Stow city	17.46
94	Whitehall city	17.01
95	Willowick city	16.91
96	Defiance city	16.73
97	Northbrook CDP	16.31
98	Fairborn city	15.97
99	Huber Heights city	15.83
100	Amelia CDP	15.76
101	Beavercreek city	15.52
102	Shaker Heights city	15.51
103	Oregon city	15.25
104	Eastlake city	14.78
105	Mount Vernon city	14.06
106	Macedonia city	13.68
107	North Olmsted city	13.58
108	Painesville city	13.55
109	Avon Lake city	12.89
110	Finneytown CDP	12.77
111	Reading city	12.76
112	Sylvania city	12.46
113	Ashland city	12.41
114	Berea city	12.25
115	Bedford Heights city	12.04
116	Celina city	11.98
117	Bedford city	11.95
118	Richmond Heights city	11.91
119	Greenville city	11.80
120	University Heights city	11.63
121	Loveland city	11.05
122	Ironton city	10.87
123	White Oak CDP	10.25
124	Hudson city	10.19
125	Blue Ash city	10.07
126	Englewood city	9.92
127	Van Wert city	9.90
128	Middleburg Heights city	9.86
129	Gahanna city	9.60
130	Pataskala city	9.59
131	Fairfield city	9.20
132	Brooklyn city	8.99
133	Broadview Heights city	8.79
134	Reynoldsburg city	8.53
135	New Philadelphia city	8.42
136	Solon city	8.29
137	Brook Park city	7.74
138	Westerville city	7.52
139	Willoughby city	7.45
140	Maumee city	7.26
141	Wooster city	6.92
142	Sharonville city	6.76
143	Powell city	6.31
144	Marysville city	6.30
145	Springdale city	6.09
146	Bexley city	6.07
147	Forest Park city	5.99
148	Brunswick city	5.98
149	Streetsboro city	5.57
150	Bay Village city	5.52
151	Lebanon city	5.37
152	Grove City city	5.28
153	Vandalia city	4.94
154	North Ridgeville city	4.89
155	Troy city	4.70
156	North Royalton city	4.68
157	Beachwood city	4.19
158	Norton city	4.00
159	Pickerington city	3.31
160	Mason city	2.72
161	Perrysburg city	2.36
162	Wadsworth city	1.98
163	Bellefontaine city	1.93
164	Lyndhurst city	1.65
165	Heath city	1.06
166	Galion city	0.73
167	Twinsburg city	0.50
167	Worthington city	0.50
168	Monfort Heights CDP	0.07
169	Aurora city	0.00
169	Dent CDP	0.00
169	Dover city	0.00
169	Dublin city	0.00
169	Forestville CDP	0.00
169	Franklin city	0.00
169	Green city	0.00
169	Harrison city	0.00
169	Hilliard city	0.00
169	Mack CDP	0.00
169	Monroe city	0.00
169	New Albany city	0.00
169	Rocky River city	0.00
169	Springboro city	0.00
169	Tipp City city	0.00
169	Trenton city	0.00
169	Vermilion city	0.00