An annual report from a group that works with low-income Ohioans said the poverty rate has ticked down a tenth of a point from last year, to 13.3%. But nearly 70% of Ohio’s counties are "resource deserts", with at least one area in those 60 counties where there’s no grocery store and no pharmacy.

The State of Poverty 2025 report from the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies said even though the state's poverty rate has ticked down slightly, it's the15 th highest in the US.

Each year the State of Poverty report has examined not just the poverty rate, but also the factors that might lead to it. This year's report noted 67 counties have at least one food desert, where access to healthy, affordable food is limited. The report said 67 counties also have at least one pharmacy dese

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