Poverty Rate in Guernsey County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.3%
Rank #1,998/3,222 · #65 in OH
38th
Guernsey 15.3%
OH 13.3% +15.2%
US 12.6% +21.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Guernsey County's poverty rate of 15.3% 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 Guernsey County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,995 | Washington County, ID | 15.3% |
| #1,996 | Assumption Parish, LA | 15.3% |
| #1,997 | Vermillion County, IN | 15.3% |
| #1,998 | Guernsey County, OH | 15.3% |
| #1,999 | Lewis County, ID | 15.3% |
| #2,000 | Cullman County, AL | 15.3% |
| #2,001 | Grays Harbor County, WA | 15.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Guernsey County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 15.3%, ranking #1,998 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #65 of 88. This places it in the 38th 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.