Poverty Rate in Mercer County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mercer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Mercer County: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #245 | Arthur County, NE | 7.2% |
| #246 | Roanoke County, VA | 7.3% |
| #247 | Smith County, KS | 7.3% |
| #248 | Mercer County, OH | 7.3% |
| #249 | Florence County, WI | 7.3% |
| #250 | Jackson County, GA | 7.3% |
| #251 | Scotland County, MO | 7.3% |
Poverty Rate in Mercer County, Ohio
Mercer County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 7.3%, which ranks #248 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 42.1% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Ohio, Mercer County ranks #8 of 88 out of 88 counties. This places it in the 92th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.