Poverty Rate in Mercer County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #248/3,222 · #8 in OH
92th
Mercer 7.3%
OH 13.3% -45.1%
US 12.6% -42.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's poverty rate of 7.3% 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 Mercer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #245 | Arthur County, NE | 7.2% |
| #246 | Roanoke County, VA | 7.3% |
| #247 | Smith County, KS | 7.3% |
| #248 | Mercer County, OH | 7.3% |
| #249 | Florence County, WI | 7.3% |
| #250 | Jackson County, GA | 7.3% |
| #251 | Scotland County, MO | 7.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Mercer County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 7.3%, ranking #248 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #8 of 88. This places it in the 92th 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.