COLUMBUS, Ohio-Ohio’s poverty rate stood at 13.4% in 2022, with a child poverty rate of 17.7%, as reported by the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA). While the overall poverty rate remained unchanged from 2021, it is slightly above the national rate of 12.6%. This marks the 31st year the OACAA has published its State of Poverty report. Executive Director Philip E. Cole emphasized the need to remain aware of both child and overall poverty, noting that nearly 20% of Ohio children under six lived in poverty in 2022, along with 18% of children ages 6 to 11 and 15.9% of those ages 12 to 17.
Ohio’s child poverty rate was 17.7% in 2022, according to new report
