Poverty Rate in Portage County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #1,183/3,222 · #33 in OH
63th
Portage 11.7%
OH 13.3% -12.1%
US 12.6% -7.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Portage County's poverty rate of 11.7% 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 Portage County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,180 | Patrick County, VA | 11.7% |
| #1,181 | Daviess County, IN | 11.7% |
| #1,182 | Spokane County, WA | 11.7% |
| #1,183 | Portage County, OH | 11.7% |
| #1,184 | Conejos County, CO | 11.7% |
| #1,185 | Kimble County, TX | 11.7% |
| #1,186 | Marshall County, IN | 11.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Portage County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 11.7%, ranking #1,183 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #33 of 88. This places it in the 63th 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.