Poverty Rate in Muskingum County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.1%
Rank #1,956/3,222 · #61 in OH
39th
Muskingum 15.1%
OH 13.3% +13.5%
US 12.6% +19.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Muskingum County's poverty rate of 15.1% 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 Muskingum County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,953 | Logan County, KS | 15.0% |
| #1,954 | Houston County, TX | 15.0% |
| #1,955 | Madison County, KY | 15.1% |
| #1,956 | Muskingum County, OH | 15.1% |
| #1,957 | Berrien County, MI | 15.1% |
| #1,958 | Carlisle County, KY | 15.1% |
| #1,959 | Greenwood County, SC | 15.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Muskingum County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 15.1%, ranking #1,956 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #61 of 88. This places it in the 39th 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.