Poverty Rate in Lorain County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.1%
Rank #1,297/3,222 · #37 in OH
60th
Lorain 12.1%
OH 13.3% -9.0%
US 12.6% -4.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lorain County's poverty rate of 12.1% 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 Lorain County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,294 | Stark County, ND | 12.1% |
| #1,295 | Hardin County, TX | 12.1% |
| #1,296 | Wrangell City and Borough, AK | 12.1% |
| #1,297 | Lorain County, OH | 12.1% |
| #1,298 | Crawford County, IL | 12.1% |
| #1,299 | Cherokee County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,300 | Columbia County, NY | 12.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Lorain County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 12.1%, ranking #1,297 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #37 of 88. This places it in the 60th 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.