Poverty Rate in Wayne County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.4%
Rank #667/3,222 · #21 in OH
79th
Wayne 9.4%
OH 13.3% -29.2%
US 12.6% -25.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 9.4% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #664 | Suffolk city, VA | 9.4% |
| #665 | Davie County, NC | 9.4% |
| #666 | Gates County, NC | 9.4% |
| #667 | Wayne County, OH | 9.4% |
| #668 | Linn County, IA | 9.4% |
| #669 | Deuel County, NE | 9.4% |
| #670 | Chesapeake city, VA | 9.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 9.4%, ranking #667 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Ohio, it ranks #21 of 88. This places it in the 79th 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.