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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 13.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tipton, IN, up 51 places to #33.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.2%–

02West Lafayette, ININ45,74737.3%−1.0 pts

03▲1Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+7.3 pts

04▼1Bloomington, ININ83,30729.8%+0.2 pts

05▲2Marion, ININ28,23429.6%+12.7 pts

06Muncie, ININ65,46629.2%+6.1 pts

07▼2East Chicago, ININ25,61026.3%+1.9 pts

08Salem, ININ6,42725.7%+14.1 pts

09▲8Richmond, ININ35,37625.4%+9.7 pts

10▼1Terre Haute, ININ58,76424.7%+5.5 pts

11▲1Peru, ININ10,96223.6%+11.8 pts

12▼1Connersville, ININ13,40623.4%+12.9 pts

13▲38Scottsburg, ININ7,47823.4%+7.9 pts

14▲24Tell City, ININ7,44122.4%+11.2 pts

15▲29Shelbyville, ININ21,20421.5%+12.4 pts

16▼1Anderson, ININ56,15321.0%+7.6 pts

17▲3South Bend, ININ103,20120.8%+4.1 pts

18▲7New Castle, ININ17,39020.1%+7.7 pts

19▼5Michigan City, ININ31,33819.7%+6.4 pts

20▼7Vincennes, ININ16,37819.6%−1.1 pts

21▲3Hartford City, ININ5,89819.5%+9.1 pts

22▲21Elwood, ININ8,52519.5%+4.2 pts

23▼2Hammond, ININ75,71219.1%+4.8 pts

24▲9New Albany, ININ37,46318.9%+5.2 pts

25▲7Brazil, ININ8,34318.6%+5.4 pts

26▼3Evansville, ININ116,17618.4%+4.7 pts

27Ross, ININ6,75118.4%–

28▼10Elkhart, ININ54,09218.2%+4.6 pts

29Washington, ININ12,99118.2%+3.9 pts

30▲31Rochester, ININ6,13218.1%+6.3 pts

31▲17Angola, ININ9,36617.9%+7.4 pts

32▲7Lafayette, ININ71,23817.8%+5.7 pts

33▲51Tipton, ININ5,26317.7%+10.5 pts

34▲21Warsaw, ININ16,13017.6%+8.5 pts

35▲21Speedway, ININ14,37317.5%+8.7 pts

36▲42Rushville, ININ6,17117.3%+6.4 pts

37▲10Portland, ININ6,23717.3%+7.8 pts

38▼22Linton, ININ5,24517.3%+5.0 pts

39▲15Goshen, ININ34,52517.1%+7.8 pts

40▲13Kokomo, ININ59,99917.1%+4.0 pts

41▲8Princeton, ININ8,52416.9%+1.1 pts

42▲30Gas City, ININ6,08116.8%+6.5 pts

43▲14North Vernon, ININ6,55916.7%+5.0 pts

44▲25Clarksville, ININ22,25316.5%+8.4 pts

45▼18La Porte, ININ22,60016.4%+5.5 pts

46▼10Mishawaka, ININ51,22616.4%+6.5 pts

47▼1Bedford, ININ13,96216.2%+4.7 pts

48▼18Logansport, ININ18,28716.1%+6.0 pts

49▲1Fort Wayne, ININ275,20316.0%+3.5 pts

50▲18Huntingburg, ININ6,52216.0%+5.2 pts

51▼14Indianapolis, ININ901,11615.8%+4.0 pts

52▼26Seymour, ININ22,45015.5%+5.5 pts

53▼18Lake Station, ININ12,97715.4%+0.9 pts

54▲40Rensselaer, ININ5,68115.3%+5.3 pts

55▲27Garrett, ININ6,69415.3%+9.2 pts

56▼28Crawfordsville, ININ16,69915.2%+2.3 pts

57▼17Huntington, ININ17,16715.0%+6.9 pts

58Mount Vernon, ININ6,28914.9%+2.5 pts

59▲8Valparaiso, ININ35,17714.9%+5.8 pts

60▼41Madison, ININ12,30414.9%+2.6 pts

61▲13Jasper, ININ17,27914.4%+8.8 pts

62▼17Batesville, ININ7,40114.2%+10.6 pts

63▼4Wabash, ININ10,19014.0%+4.6 pts

64▲11Greensburg, ININ12,31513.8%+2.5 pts

65▲1Columbia City, ININ10,25613.6%+7.3 pts

66▼44Plymouth, ININ11,08113.5%+0.4 pts

67▼57Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24313.5%−1.4 pts

68▲13Boonville, ININ6,68913.4%+4.1 pts

69▲1Mooresville, ININ10,17313.0%+8.7 pts

70▼5Martinsville, ININ12,14112.9%+1.4 pts

71▼37Frankfort, ININ16,83712.9%+1.2 pts

72▼30South Haven, ININ7,24112.7%+6.9 pts

73▲17Merrillville, ININ37,40712.6%+8.3 pts

74▼33Charlestown, ININ8,80212.5%−6.7 pts

75▲20Kendallville, ININ10,37112.4%+2.5 pts

76▲7Greencastle, ININ9,92412.2%+2.4 pts

77▲15Bargersville, ININ11,86211.9%+7.6 pts

78▼18Portage, ININ38,63411.6%+4.1 pts

79▲18Highland, ININ23,40911.6%+8.5 pts

80▲19Cicero, ININ5,58111.5%+9.8 pts

81▼19Westville, ININ5,38711.4%+5.1 pts

82▼11Columbus, ININ52,65511.3%+3.2 pts

83▼31Decatur, ININ10,09011.3%+3.6 pts

84▲2Jeffersonville, ININ54,13411.2%+1.1 pts

85▲2Beech Grove, ININ14,67111.1%+5.1 pts

86▲20Monticello, ININ5,59511.1%+3.1 pts

87▼10Franklin, ININ26,74311.0%+3.4 pts

88North Manchester, ININ5,23010.7%+2.0 pts

89▲32Porter, ININ5,16710.5%+4.0 pts

90▼26Hobart, ININ29,29810.0%+5.2 pts

91▼18Auburn, ININ14,0689.8%+4.6 pts

92▲17New Haven, ININ16,3379.7%+3.1 pts

93▼30Bluffton, ININ10,5839.5%+0.6 pts

94▲41Whiteland, ININ5,8849.3%+7.5 pts

95▼6Chesterton, ININ14,6359.3%+5.0 pts

96▼3Pendleton, ININ5,9309.1%+5.0 pts

97▲5Nappanee, ININ6,8859.1%+4.5 pts

98▼22Lawrence, ININ50,4208.7%+2.1 pts

99▼3Highland, ININ5,1148.6%+7.9 pts

100▲5Dunlap, ININ6,1098.4%+2.3 pts

101▼1Plainfield, ININ38,5748.1%+2.9 pts

102▲6Winona Lake, ININ5,1268.0%+1.2 pts

103▼24Lebanon, ININ17,9137.9%+0.7 pts

104▼73Alexandria, ININ5,2237.8%+0.8 pts

105▲13Schererville, ININ29,8257.7%+4.6 pts

106▲10Brownsburg, ININ34,0897.5%+5.2 pts

107▼4Greenwood, ININ69,3497.4%+0.4 pts

108▼7Griffith, ININ16,1377.1%+3.2 pts

109▲11Sellersburg, ININ10,3056.9%+1.6 pts

110▲1Crown Point, ININ35,6166.8%+3.1 pts

111▲11Cumberland, ININ8,0666.4%−0.2 pts

112▲1Dyer, ININ16,2736.2%+2.8 pts

113▼1Munster, ININ23,5046.0%+1.7 pts

114▲14Winfield, ININ9,1405.9%+3.1 pts

115▼30Ellettsville, ININ6,8405.9%−3.4 pts

116▲10Avon, ININ25,3505.7%+2.8 pts

117▲6Lowell, ININ11,8535.5%−1.1 pts

118▼27Greenfield, ININ26,5445.3%+1.1 pts

119▼5Noblesville, ININ76,1115.3%−0.1 pts

120▼22Yorktown, ININ11,9474.8%+0.7 pts

121▲10Granger, ININ30,3214.7%+3.3 pts

122▲10Fishers, ININ104,8124.0%+2.2 pts

123▲6Carmel, ININ105,6343.9%+1.4 pts

124▼9Westfield, ININ66,2583.6%−0.3 pts

125▼15Danville, ININ13,4153.5%+1.0 pts

126▼19Cedar Lake, ININ16,7893.5%−3.1 pts

127▲7Bright, ININ5,5403.3%+1.7 pts

128▼24New Whiteland, ININ5,9373.3%+0.3 pts

129▲4Huntertown, ININ11,6003.2%−1.0 pts

130▼13Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4023.1%+0.5 pts

131▼6Zionsville, ININ33,6243.1%−0.8 pts

132▼52Sheridan, ININ5,7463.0%−2.9 pts

133▼14Whitestown, ININ15,7672.8%−4.5 pts

134▼4St. John, ININ24,8412.1%+0.4 pts

135▼11Hidden Valley, ININ5,7061.9%−1.0 pts

136▼9McCordsville, ININ13,0940.9%+0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES