Poverty Rate in Fayette County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.5%
Rank #2,046/3,222 · #66 in OH
37th
Fayette 15.5%
OH 13.3% +16.9%
US 12.6% +23.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's poverty rate of 15.5% 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 Fayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,043 | Itawamba County, MS | 15.5% |
| #2,044 | Putnam County, MO | 15.5% |
| #2,045 | Little River County, AR | 15.5% |
| #2,046 | Fayette County, OH | 15.5% |
| #2,047 | Washington County, TN | 15.5% |
| #2,048 | Roscommon County, MI | 15.5% |
| #2,049 | Simpson County, KY | 15.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Fayette County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 15.5%, ranking #2,046 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #66 of 88. This places it in the 37th 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.