Poverty Rate in Van Wert County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.0%
Rank #568/3,222 · #17 in OH
82th
Van Wert 9.0%
OH 13.3% -32.4%
US 12.6% -28.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Van Wert County's poverty rate of 9.0% 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 Van Wert County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #565 | Union County, PA | 9.0% |
| #566 | Custer County, SD | 9.0% |
| #567 | Douglas County, MN | 9.0% |
| #568 | Van Wert County, OH | 9.0% |
| #569 | Harris County, GA | 9.0% |
| #570 | Charlotte County, FL | 9.0% |
| #571 | Blaine County, NE | 9.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Van Wert County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 9.0%, ranking #568 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #17 of 88. This places it in the 82th 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.