What share of people in Canton are on low incomes?

53.3% of residents of Canton had incomes below twice the poverty line in 2020-2024, 13th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 28.2%; Ohio: 29.3%).

Poverty and living standards in Canton, Ohio: official figures

27.4% of residents of Canton (18,454 people) had incomes below the federal poverty line in the 2020-2024 American Community Survey, 23rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 12.5%; Ohio: 13.3%).

Poverty rate

27.4%

2020-2024

Child poverty rate (under 18)

38.9%

2020-2024

Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent

47.8%

2020-2024

How many children live in poverty in Canton?

38.9% of children under 18 in Canton lived below the poverty line in 2020-2024 (6,704 children), 18th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 16.1%; Ohio: 17.8%).

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What is the poverty rate for older people in Canton?

By age, the poverty rate in Canton was 40.4% for children under 6 and 19.7% for residents aged 60 and over in 2020-2024 (US: 17.2% and 11.0%).

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How many people in Canton live in deep poverty?

8,432 people in Canton, 12.5% of residents, had incomes below half the poverty line in 2020-2024, 53rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 6.0%).

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How many renters in Canton are cost-burdened?

47.8% of renting households in Canton spent 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities in 2020-2024 (6,663 households), 203rd lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 51.1%; Ohio: 45.9%).

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How many households in Canton spend half their income on rent?

24.6% of renting households in Canton spent half or more of their income on rent and utilities, 306th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 25.9%).

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How many people in Canton are food insecure?

An estimated 27.3% of adults in Canton experienced food insecurity in the past year, 83rd highest of 592 US cities of 50,000 or more with an estimate, and 20.9% housing insecurity (CDC PLACES model-based estimate for 2023, age-adjusted).

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How Canton compares with other cities in the United States

Residents below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Canton ranks 23 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents below the poverty line
20	Albany	27.5%
21	Utica	27.5%
22	Stillwater	27.4%
23	Canton	27.4%
24	Dayton	26.9%
25	San Marcos	26.9%
26	Athens	26.5%

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Children under 18 below the poverty line (2020-2024)

Canton ranks 18 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Children under 18 below the poverty line
15	Utica	39.4%
16	Reading	39.0%
17	Camden	38.9%
18	Canton	38.9%
19	Albany	38.8%
20	Daytona Beach	38.8%
21	Lorain	38.7%

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Residents with incomes below half the poverty line (2020-2024)

Canton ranks 53 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Residents with incomes below half the poverty line
50	Fayetteville	12.6%
51	Camden	12.6%
52	Schenectady	12.6%
53	Canton	12.5%
54	Buffalo	12.5%
55	Springfield	12.5%
56	Birmingham	12.4%

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Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent (2020-2024)

Canton ranks 621 of 823, highest first.

Rank	City	Renting households spending 30% or more of income on rent
618	Bend	47.9%
619	Carrollton	47.9%
620	Westland	47.8%
621	Canton	47.8%
622	Joplin	47.8%
623	Evansville	47.8%
624	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government	47.8%

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Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate) (2023)

Canton ranks 83 of 592, highest first.

Rank	City	Adults experiencing food insecurity (age-adjusted model estimate)
80	Palmdale	27.5%
81	New Haven	27.5%
82	New Bedford	27.4%
83	Canton	27.3%
84	Highland	27.2%
85	Baltimore	27.0%
86	Moreno Valley	27.0%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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Sources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: PLACES: Place Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2025 release: model-based age-adjusted prevalence among adults, for every place (data.cdc.gov API, columns used), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b2174bcc660f…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B17020: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 e79a292f34605560506b7f4b5c8ea242c9d6e203c8e95ba675565ddb7758571e), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 41bab025d213…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C17002: Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 dc3dc675113683ec3ff2a0e29a840f43e03268151d7f14b922658d7306da5187), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 31aa364bfddf…)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B25070: Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 862ccc17d913305d11e6f802ce4518d76b30585ea0b05b251cd8cf21f8661386), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4f8d499d9e95…)

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