Cuyahoga County Poverty Rate

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About this measure

The Poverty Rate identifies the percent of people living below the poverty line. The information comes from the United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The poverty line is set by the federal government and the threshold is adjusted based on makeup (breakout of children vs adults in family) and size of the family. If the total family income is less than the poverty line based on the makeup and size of the family, then that family and each individual in that family are said to be in poverty.
Why is this important?

This measure identifies the overall economic health of our community and identifies inequalities in economic growth. It also provides an understanding of the size of the population that is in need of services to meet basic needs.
Related Key Government Measures

This is a community indicator measure.  It is provided to show an understanding of the overall community health.  The County organization does not directly control the outcome of this measure, however, a number of programs and initiatives the County is undertaking can have an impact.  Related government measures include: 

1) People enrolled in SNAP or Medicaid benefits

2) SkillUp Business Advisory Services
Reporting Agency

Outside Agency
Poverty Rate - Comparative Analysis
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Poverty Rate (2017 ACS Data)

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Bar chart shows the poverty rate for comparative counties. Cuyahoga: 18.3% Allegheny: 12.5% Franklin: 16.7% Montgomery: 17.9% Hillsborough: 15.7% Hamilton: 17.0% Lucas: 19.8% Marion: 19.8% Summit: 13.6%

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Chart type: column chart.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values.

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Poverty Rate (2017 ACS Data)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Poverty Rate (2017 ACS Data)Cuyahoga18.3%Cuyahoga18.3%Allegheny12.5%Allegheny12.5%Franklin16.7%Franklin16.7%Montgomery17.9%Montgomery17.9%Hamilton17.0%Hamilton17.0%Hillsborough15.7%Hillsborough15.7%Lucas19.8%Lucas19.8%Marion19.8%Marion19.8%Summit13.6%Summit13.6%Chart context menu2017
Poverty Rate - Historical Performance
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Cuyahoga County Poverty Rate (By Year)

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Chart type: column chart.
column series with 4 columns.
The chart has 1 X axis displaying categories.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Poverty Rate.

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Cuyahoga County Poverty Rate (By Year)Created with Highcharts 5.0.12Cuyahoga County Poverty Rate (By Year)18.70%18.70%18.50%18.50%18.30%18.30%Chart context menu2015201620172018
Data Source

Cuyahoga County and Comparative Analysis: American Community Survey (S1701)
Measure Data
Period Status Actual
2016 Not Defined 18.50%
2017 Not Defined 18.30%
2018 Community Indicator
2019 Not Defined