Poverty Rate in Defiance County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.5%
Rank #897/3,222 · #26 in OH
72th
Defiance 10.5%
OH 13.3% -21.1%
US 12.6% -16.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Defiance County's poverty rate of 10.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Defiance County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #894 | Lincoln County, ID | 10.5% |
| #895 | Bartholomew County, IN | 10.5% |
| #896 | Warren County, NY | 10.5% |
| #897 | Defiance County, OH | 10.5% |
| #898 | Stafford County, KS | 10.5% |
| #899 | Elmore County, ID | 10.5% |
| #900 | Kenosha County, WI | 10.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Defiance County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 10.5%, ranking #897 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #26 of 88. This places it in the 72th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.