Nearly half of Ohioans don’t make enough to be economically secure, report says

By: Marty Schladen

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 541

Last Updated: 1 day, 4 hours ago

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Updated data from the Urban Institute underscores what candidates and pollsters are hearing in Ohio and around the country: Average people are having a harder and harder time getting by.

Other measures, such as those of income fragility, also show widespread economic insecurity.

The Urban Institute this week updated 2023 research into the “true cost of economic security.”

The group used data from the U.S. Census Bureau and its own methodology to …

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