Poverty Rate in Shelby County, OH

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.6% −8.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,160 of 3,222
64th percentile

How Shelby County Compares

Shelby County
11.6%
Ohio Average
11.6%
Rank #31 of 88 in state
National
12.6%
8.0% below

National Distribution

Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Shelby County: 11.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,157 Onslow County, NC 11.6%
#1,158 Pleasants County, WV 11.6%
#1,159 Scurry County, TX 11.6%
#1,160 Shelby County, OH 11.6%
#1,161 Oglethorpe County, GA 11.6%
#1,162 Crawford County, GA 11.6%
#1,163 Macon County, NC 11.6%
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Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Ohio

Shelby County, Ohio has a poverty rate of 11.6%, which ranks #1,160 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Ohio, Shelby County ranks #31 of 88 out of 88 counties. This places it in the 64th 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.