Ohio’s poverty rate was 8.7% in 2021, according to a recent study by Columbus-based firm Scioto Analysis. The Ohio Poverty Measure study showed the state’s poverty was a bit higher than the 8.1% poverty rate in 2021 listed by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure. Scioto Analysis used data from The American Community Survey and […] The post Ohio poverty rate was 8.7% in 2021, according to new study appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
A quarter of the children in the counties surrounding Alpena are living in poverty. Families here, around the state, and around the country are working hard t
The first full year that we struggled through the disruptions of COVID, 2021, turned out to be a great year in terms of reducing the number of children living in poverty.