1 in 3 Cincinnatians live below
the poverty line*
Cincinnati is the second poorest city in Ohio behind Cleveland**
That’s more than 90,000 people….
Enough to fill Paul Brown Stadium
and half of Great American Ballpark
*Source: US census bureau
**Source: 2016 City Data
Cincinnati’s 10 poorest neighborhoods are within a few miles from CityLink
Poverty is concentrated within the urban core.
Unfortunately, if left unaltered,
individuals growing up in poverty are statistically:
more likely to
drop out of
high school
more likely to
spend adulthood
in poverty
more likely to
have an
unplanned teen
pregnancy
more likely to
go to prison if
one drops out of high school
Source: Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences, Urban Institute Brief 14, June 2010