Each row shows where Cincinnati sits on the national distribution for one economic concept across all three mobility measures.

All income a person receives, including wages and transfers.

α Absolute mobility 28th percentile

this county national median

29.23 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 81st percentile

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 47th percentile

this county national median

The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

Income earned from work (wages and salaries).

α Absolute mobility 29th percentile

this county national median

34.15 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 84th percentile

this county national median

0.40 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 92nd percentile

this county national median

13.57 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The probability of owning a home (the extensive margin of housing wealth).

α Absolute mobility 27th percentile

this county national median

55.90 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 83rd percentile

this county national median

0.48 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 25th percentile

this county national median

-13.26 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The value of housing assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 13th percentile

this county national median

33.96 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 89th percentile

this county national median

0.42 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 58th percentile

this county national median

-0.58 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

The total value of all assets a person holds.

α Absolute mobility 16th percentile

this county national median

34.06 — Higher means children who started at the bottom reach a higher rank on average.
β Persistence 94th percentile

this county national median

0.43 — Higher means rank sticks across generations — less mobility.
δ Extensive margin 75th percentile

this county national median

6.45 — The gap for children whose parents had zero of the resource vs. the lowest positive amount.

County	State	α (absolute mobility)	β (persistence)	δ (extensive margin)	n
Boone	KY	42.98	0.313	6.66	1000
Bracken	KY	34.68	0.245	5.14	200
Brown	OH	36.66	0.337	4.60	700
Butler	OH	34.11	0.433	3.47	3300
Campbell	KY	35.45	0.431	5.24	1000
Clermont	OH	37.55	0.357	4.58	2100
Dearborn	IN	35.66	0.365	5.64	550
Franklin	IN	41.25	0.301	0.76	300
Gallatin	KY	35.62	0.370	13.37	100
Grant	KY	29.49	0.383	8.96	350
Hamilton	OH	31.03	0.479	6.55	8900
Kenton	KY	31.87	0.473	10.68	1800
Ohio	IN	—	—	—	80
Pendleton	KY	38.50	0.314	14.01	200
Warren	OH	39.12	0.362	10.46	1700

Cincinnati

The five lenses at a glance