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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.2%–

02West Lafayette, ININ45,74737.3%−3%

03Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+28%

04Bloomington, ININ83,30729.8%+1%

05Marion, ININ28,23429.6%+75%

06Muncie, ININ65,46629.2%+26%

07East Chicago, ININ25,61026.3%+8%

08Salem, ININ6,42725.7%+122%

09Richmond, ININ35,37625.4%+62%

10Terre Haute, ININ58,76424.7%+28%

11Peru, ININ10,96223.6%+100%

12Connersville, ININ13,40623.4%+123%

13Scottsburg, ININ7,47823.4%+51%

14Tell City, ININ7,44122.4%+100%

15Shelbyville, ININ21,20421.5%+137%

16Anderson, ININ56,15321.0%+57%

17South Bend, ININ103,20120.8%+25%

18New Castle, ININ17,39020.1%+62%

19Michigan City, ININ31,33819.7%+48%

20Vincennes, ININ16,37819.6%−5%

21Hartford City, ININ5,89819.5%+88%

22Elwood, ININ8,52519.5%+28%

23Hammond, ININ75,71219.1%+34%

24New Albany, ININ37,46318.9%+38%

25Brazil, ININ8,34318.6%+41%

26Evansville, ININ116,17618.4%+34%

27Ross, ININ6,75118.4%–

28Elkhart, ININ54,09218.2%+34%

29Washington, ININ12,99118.2%+27%

30Rochester, ININ6,13218.1%+53%

31Angola, ININ9,36617.9%+71%

32Lafayette, ININ71,23817.8%+47%

33Tipton, ININ5,26317.7%+145%

34Warsaw, ININ16,13017.6%+92%

35Speedway, ININ14,37317.5%+100%

36Rushville, ININ6,17117.3%+58%

37Portland, ININ6,23717.3%+81%

38Linton, ININ5,24517.3%+40%

39Goshen, ININ34,52517.1%+84%

40Kokomo, ININ59,99917.1%+31%

41Princeton, ININ8,52416.9%+7%

42Gas City, ININ6,08116.8%+64%

43North Vernon, ININ6,55916.7%+42%

44Clarksville, ININ22,25316.5%+104%

45La Porte, ININ22,60016.4%+50%

46Mishawaka, ININ51,22616.4%+66%

47Bedford, ININ13,96216.2%+40%

48Logansport, ININ18,28716.1%+60%

49Fort Wayne, ININ275,20316.0%+28%

50Huntingburg, ININ6,52216.0%+48%

51Indianapolis, ININ901,11615.8%+33%

52Seymour, ININ22,45015.5%+54%

53Lake Station, ININ12,97715.4%+6%

54Rensselaer, ININ5,68115.3%+53%

55Garrett, ININ6,69415.3%+153%

56Crawfordsville, ININ16,69915.2%+18%

57Huntington, ININ17,16715.0%+86%

58Mount Vernon, ININ6,28914.9%+20%

59Valparaiso, ININ35,17714.9%+64%

60Madison, ININ12,30414.9%+21%

61Jasper, ININ17,27914.4%+158%

62Batesville, ININ7,40114.2%+299%

63Wabash, ININ10,19014.0%+50%

64Greensburg, ININ12,31513.8%+22%

65Columbia City, ININ10,25613.6%+114%

66Plymouth, ININ11,08113.5%+3%

67Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24313.5%−9%

68Boonville, ININ6,68913.4%+45%

69Mooresville, ININ10,17313.0%+203%

70Martinsville, ININ12,14112.9%+12%

71Frankfort, ININ16,83712.9%+10%

72South Haven, ININ7,24112.7%+117%

73Merrillville, ININ37,40712.6%+196%

74Charlestown, ININ8,80212.5%−35%

75Kendallville, ININ10,37112.4%+25%

76Greencastle, ININ9,92412.2%+24%

77Bargersville, ININ11,86211.9%+175%

78Portage, ININ38,63411.6%+55%

79Highland, ININ23,40911.6%+283%

80Cicero, ININ5,58111.5%+559%

81Westville, ININ5,38711.4%+81%

82Columbus, ININ52,65511.3%+39%

83Decatur, ININ10,09011.3%+47%

84Jeffersonville, ININ54,13411.2%+11%

85Beech Grove, ININ14,67111.1%+83%

86Monticello, ININ5,59511.1%+38%

87Franklin, ININ26,74311.0%+45%

88North Manchester, ININ5,23010.7%+23%

89Porter, ININ5,16710.5%+61%

90Hobart, ININ29,29810.0%+109%

91Auburn, ININ14,0689.8%+89%

92New Haven, ININ16,3379.7%+48%

93Bluffton, ININ10,5839.5%+6%

94Whiteland, ININ5,8849.3%+394%

95Chesterton, ININ14,6359.3%+114%

96Pendleton, ININ5,9309.1%+122%

97Nappanee, ININ6,8859.1%+97%

98Lawrence, ININ50,4208.7%+31%

99Highland, ININ5,1148.6%+1170%

100Dunlap, ININ6,1098.4%+37%

101Plainfield, ININ38,5748.1%+56%

102Winona Lake, ININ5,1268.0%+18%

103Lebanon, ININ17,9137.9%+10%

104Alexandria, ININ5,2237.8%+12%

105Schererville, ININ29,8257.7%+146%

106Brownsburg, ININ34,0897.5%+228%

107Greenwood, ININ69,3497.4%+5%

108Griffith, ININ16,1377.1%+82%

109Sellersburg, ININ10,3056.9%+31%

110Crown Point, ININ35,6166.8%+84%

111Cumberland, ININ8,0666.4%−3%

112Dyer, ININ16,2736.2%+81%

113Munster, ININ23,5046.0%+39%

114Winfield, ININ9,1405.9%+112%

115Ellettsville, ININ6,8405.9%−36%

116Avon, ININ25,3505.7%+94%

117Lowell, ININ11,8535.5%−16%

118Greenfield, ININ26,5445.3%+25%

119Noblesville, ININ76,1115.3%−3%

120Yorktown, ININ11,9474.8%+16%

121Granger, ININ30,3214.7%+242%

122Fishers, ININ104,8124.0%+128%

123Carmel, ININ105,6343.9%+55%

124Westfield, ININ66,2583.6%−8%

125Danville, ININ13,4153.5%+40%

126Cedar Lake, ININ16,7893.5%−47%

127Bright, ININ5,5403.3%+99%

128New Whiteland, ININ5,9373.3%+11%

129Huntertown, ININ11,6003.2%−24%

130Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4023.1%+19%

131Zionsville, ININ33,6243.1%−21%

132Sheridan, ININ5,7463.0%−50%

133Whitestown, ININ15,7672.8%−62%

134St. John, ININ24,8412.1%+25%

135Hidden Valley, ININ5,7061.9%−34%

136McCordsville, ININ13,0940.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES