Return to the PIE Home PageIn 1989, 19.7% of the population (184,182 individuals) in Franklin County lived at or below 150% of the federally defined poverty level. As the graph above illustrates, the percentage of Franklin County's population below 150% of the poverty level is lower than percentages in many other metropolitan counties in Ohio. Mahoning County (Youngstown) had the highest percentage at 24.8%, and Stark and Summit Counties (Canton and Akron) had the lowest at 19.3%.
The 150% poverty level is defined as an annual income at or below a point 50% above the federal poverty standard. For a family of three in 1989, annual income at the 150% poverty level was $14,828. The 150% poverty level concept captures both the poor and the near-poor.
County Location 1-100% 100-150% 150-200% > 200% Franklin 13.0 6.7 8.2 72.1 Cuyahoga 13.8 7.1 8.3 70.8 Hamilton 13.3 7.0 8.2 71.5 Lucas 15.3 7.7 8.2 68.9 Mahoning 16.0 8.8 10.3 64.9 Montgomery 12.6 7.1 8.3 72.0 Stark 11.1 8.2 9.8 71.0 Summit 12.1 7.2 8.9 71.8 Ohio 12.5 7.8 9.2 70.5
County Location 1-100% 100-150% 150-200% > 200% Franklin 121,475 62,707 77,111 673,849 Cuyahoga 191,149 98,542 115,820 983,036 Hamilton 112,575 59,019 69,502 605,813 Lucas 69,374 34,883 37,080 313,014 Mahoning 41,733 22,947 26,884 169,000 Montgomery 70,967 39,684 46,683 404,618 Stark 39,733 29,326 35,073 255,099 Summit 61,491 36,602 44,860 363,147 Ohio 1,325,768 821,936 974,001 7,452,610
Source: Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: CD-047