Poverty Rate in Ross County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.7%
Rank #2,070/3,222 · #67 in OH
36th
Ross 15.7%
OH 13.3% +18.1%
US 12.6% +24.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ross County's poverty rate of 15.7% 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 Ross County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,067 | Peoria County, IL | 15.7% |
| #2,068 | Blue Earth County, MN | 15.7% |
| #2,069 | Quitman County, GA | 15.7% |
| #2,070 | Ross County, OH | 15.7% |
| #2,071 | Jefferson County, AL | 15.7% |
| #2,072 | Warren County, TN | 15.7% |
| #2,073 | Gray County, TX | 15.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Ross County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 15.7%, ranking #2,070 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #67 of 88. This places it in the 36th 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.