Poverty Rate in Putnam County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.5%
Rank #75/3,222 · #3 in OH
98th
Putnam 5.5%
OH 13.3% -58.7%
US 12.6% -56.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's poverty rate of 5.5% 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 Putnam County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #72 | Kendall County, IL | 5.4% |
| #73 | Nassau County, NY | 5.4% |
| #74 | Haines Borough, AK | 5.4% |
| #75 | Putnam County, OH | 5.5% |
| #76 | Trego County, KS | 5.5% |
| #77 | Rooks County, KS | 5.5% |
| #78 | Sussex County, NJ | 5.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Putnam County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 5.5%, ranking #75 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #3 of 88. This places it in the 98th 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.