Poverty Rate in Jackson County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.5%
Rank #2,518/3,222 · #80 in OH
22th
Jackson 18.5%
OH 13.3% +38.9%
US 12.6% +46.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 18.5% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,515 | Choctaw County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,516 | Jackson County, WV | 18.5% |
| #2,517 | Walker County, AL | 18.5% |
| #2,518 | Jackson County, OH | 18.5% |
| #2,519 | Nottoway County, VA | 18.5% |
| #2,520 | Mineral County, NV | 18.5% |
| #2,521 | Broome County, NY | 18.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 18.5%, ranking #2,518 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #80 of 88. This places it in the 22th 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.