Ohio
State Government
Governor
Mike DeWine (R)
State Senate
7
Democrats,
26
Republicans
State House
32
Democrats,
67
Republicans
Ohio
Economic well-being - Ohio
Extreme poverty rate
0.09
Food insecurity
0.153
Minimum wage
10.7
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.295
Poverty rate
12.7%
Unemployment rate
5
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
223000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
6.7
June 27, 2016
Education Week, June 27, 2016: Kasich signs executive orders to aid low-income families
May 21, 2016
Cincinnati.com, May 21, 2016: 'This is a crisis': Suburban poverty growing, school lunch data shows
April 5, 2016
Cleveland Foundation Awards $21.3 Million in Grants in First Quarter 2016
February 18, 2016
Cincinnati Enquirer, February 18, 2016: FAFSA events first step in alleviating poverty, group says
January 27, 2016
Casey Foundation grant will help young adults develop skills, find meaningful jobs
June 17, 2015
WCBO Cincinnati, June 17, 2015: Some Tri-State schools buck the trend of low-income students dropping out of high school
"About 73 percent of students from low-income families earned a high school diploma in 2013 compared to 88 percent from middle- and high-income families, according to a study conducted by Civic Enterprises and the Everyone Graduates Center at the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University."