Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has released his proposed budget earlier this month, including proposals that the Children’s Defense Fund of Ohio says are encouraging.
Based on the CDF Ohio’s 2024 Kids Count Data, more than half of children in Ohio are economically disadvantaged. The data also shows that 20% of children in the state live in poverty.
“Out of 2.6 million children that live in the state of Ohio, somewhere close to 470,000 or so, like about half a million children live in poverty,” said Guillermo Bervejillo, the research manager with the CDF Ohio.
