Poverty Rate in Portage County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Portage County Compares
National Distribution
Where Portage County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Portage County: 11.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,180 | Patrick County, VA | 11.7% |
| #1,181 | Daviess County, IN | 11.7% |
| #1,182 | Spokane County, WA | 11.7% |
| #1,183 | Portage County, OH | 11.7% |
| #1,184 | Conejos County, CO | 11.7% |
| #1,185 | Kimble County, TX | 11.7% |
| #1,186 | Marshall County, IN | 11.7% |
Poverty Rate in Portage County, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 11.7%, which ranks #1,183 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.3% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Ohio, Portage County ranks #33 of 88 out of 88 counties. This places it in the 63th 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.