Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 17, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Ohio was 13.35%. Among all Ohio cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Oxford city had the highest poverty rate (44.83%), followed by Athens city (43.11%), and East Cleveland city (39.01%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Montgomery city (1.54%), Powell city (1.57%), and Aurora city (1.64%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Ohio cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Ohio cities and places with a population of 10K+.

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

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Related Topics: Ohio ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021

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Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021

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Rank	City	Poverty Rate (%)
1	Oxford city	44.83
2	Athens city	43.11
3	East Cleveland city	39.01
4	Youngstown city	35.34
5	Portsmouth city	34.71
6	Warren city	34.56
7	Cleveland city	31.36
8	Ashtabula city	31.32
9	Cambridge city	31.08
10	Bowling Green city	30.95
11	Canton city	30.28
12	East Liverpool city	29.03
13	Dayton city	28.56
14	Zanesville city	26.73
15	Lorain city	26.28
16	Alliance city	25.85
17	Ironton city	25.76
18	Trotwood city	25.46
19	Steubenville city	25.43
20	Mansfield city	25.36
21	Circleville city	25.35
22	Lima city	24.92
23	Cincinnati city	24.71
24	Fostoria city	24.57
25	Toledo city	24.46
26	Marietta city	24.38
27	Kent city	23.44
28	Akron city	22.97
29	Maple Heights city	22.88
30	Sandusky city	22.57
31	Ravenna city	22.16
32	Springfield city	22.03
33	Marion city	21.98
34	Wilmington city	21.94
35	Conneaut city	21.71
36	Norwood city	21.64
37	Painesville city	21.36
38	Garfield Heights city	21.34
39	Whitehall city	21.29
40	Washington Court House city	21.20
41	Coshocton city	21.05
41	Shiloh CDP	21.05
42	Warrensville Heights city	20.94
43	Euclid city	20.61
44	Middletown city	20.39
45	Elyria city	20.29
46	Chillicothe city	20.24
47	Galion city	20.23
48	Mount Vernon city	19.28
49	Franklin city	19.02
50	Struthers city	18.59
51	Xenia city	18.50
52	Columbus city	18.37
53	Bucyrus city	18.21
54	Barberton city	17.46
55	Fairborn city	17.39
56	Fremont city	17.30
57	New Philadelphia city	17.11
58	Newark city	16.83
59	Northbrook CDP	16.67
60	Urbana city	16.59
61	Cleveland Heights city	16.39
61	Hamilton city	16.39
62	Riverside city	15.81
63	Blacklick Estates CDP	15.74
64	Salem city	15.60
65	Van Wert city	15.14
66	Lancaster city	15.09
67	Parma Heights city	14.83
68	West Carrollton city	14.61
69	Massillon city	14.53
70	Sidney city	13.95
71	London city	13.85
72	Defiance city	13.68
73	Dover city	13.62
74	Findlay city	13.55
75	Austintown CDP	13.47
76	Norwalk city	13.33
77	South Euclid city	13.30
78	Ashland city	13.13
79	Tiffin city	12.77
80	Miamisburg city	12.74
81	Greenville city	12.57
82	University Heights city	12.55
83	Lakewood city	12.52
84	Bellefontaine city	12.24
85	Brooklyn city	12.19
86	Wooster city	11.60
87	Springdale city	11.41
88	Bedford city	11.17
89	Piqua city	11.13
90	Bedford Heights city	11.12
91	Niles city	11.02
92	Reading city	10.64
93	North Olmsted city	10.62
94	Berea city	10.46
95	Richmond Heights city	9.99
96	Heath city	9.95
97	Reynoldsburg city	9.93
98	Parma city	9.88
99	Brook Park city	9.72
100	Streetsboro city	9.70
101	Fairview Park city	9.56
102	Cuyahoga Falls city	9.47
103	Kettering city	8.88
104	Troy city	8.81
105	Celina city	8.77
106	Mayfield Heights city	8.76
107	Oregon city	8.58
108	Forest Park city	8.41
109	Norton city	8.35
110	Medina city	8.26
111	North Canton city	8.25
112	Wadsworth city	8.08
113	Shaker Heights city	8.02
114	Huber Heights city	7.91
115	Sharonville city	7.87
116	Loveland city	7.74
117	Wickliffe city	7.72
118	Clayton city	7.64
118	Lebanon city	7.64
119	Bridgetown CDP	7.60
120	Dent CDP	7.58
120	Vandalia city	7.58
121	Finneytown CDP	7.38
122	Beavercreek city	7.16
123	Fairfield city	7.11
124	Delaware city	7.08
125	Seven Hills city	7.01
126	Stow city	6.94
127	Marysville city	6.91
128	Willowick city	6.82
129	Centerville city	6.80
130	Pataskala city	6.71
131	Willoughby city	6.69
132	Eastlake city	6.68
133	Green city	6.67
134	White Oak CDP	6.57
135	Tipp City city	6.51
136	Brunswick city	6.33
137	Tallmadge city	6.30
138	Brecksville city	5.82
138	North Ridgeville city	5.82
139	Amelia CDP	5.66
140	Sylvania city	5.41
140	Westerville city	5.41
141	Gahanna city	5.19
142	Maumee city	5.16
143	Rocky River city	5.15
144	Grove City city	4.94
145	Amherst city	4.92
146	Westlake city	4.91
147	Beachwood city	4.88
148	Harrison city	4.84
149	Blue Ash city	4.82
150	Vermilion city	4.81
151	Englewood city	4.80
152	Mentor city	4.69
153	Avon Lake city	4.68
154	Macedonia city	4.61
154	Perrysburg city	4.61
155	Hilliard city	4.56
156	Avon city	4.54
156	Forestville CDP	4.54
157	Strongsville city	4.51
158	North Royalton city	4.41
159	Trenton city	4.40
160	Bexley city	4.39
161	New Franklin city	4.34
162	Middleburg Heights city	4.14
163	Twinsburg city	3.92
164	Pickerington city	3.75
165	Bay Village city	3.68
166	Monroe city	3.39
167	Solon city	3.38
168	Mason city	3.35
169	Lyndhurst city	3.21
170	Hudson city	3.15
171	Springboro city	2.95
172	Mack CDP	2.32
173	Upper Arlington city	2.31
173	Worthington city	2.31
174	Monfort Heights CDP	2.28
175	Dublin city	1.88
176	New Albany city	1.87
177	Broadview Heights city	1.81
178	Aurora city	1.64
179	Powell city	1.57
180	Montgomery city	1.54