Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.7%
Rank #2,411/3,222 · #79 in OH
25th
Lawrence 17.7%
OH 13.3% +33.4%
US 12.6% +40.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 17.7% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,408 | Crittenden County, KY | 17.7% |
| #2,409 | Lucas County, OH | 17.7% |
| #2,410 | Iosco County, MI | 17.7% |
| #2,411 | Lawrence County, OH | 17.7% |
| #2,412 | Cook County, GA | 17.7% |
| #2,413 | Northampton County, VA | 17.7% |
| #2,414 | Pittsburg County, OK | 17.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 17.7%, ranking #2,411 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #79 of 88. This places it in the 25th 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.