On May 6, 2011, the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA) released The State of Poverty in Ohio: A Path to Recovery, prepared by Community Research Partners. This annual report provides an update on the magnitude and impacts of poverty across Ohio.
In 2009, the Ohio poverty rate was 15.2%, the highest since 1983 and 16th highest among the 50 states. From 2007 to 2009, an additional 246,000 Ohioans fell below the poverty line.
Read the entire report.