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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.2%
02West Lafayette, ININ45,74737.3%−1.0 pts
03Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+7.3 pts
04Bloomington, ININ83,30729.8%+0.2 pts
05Marion, ININ28,23429.6%+12.7 pts
06Muncie, ININ65,46629.2%+6.1 pts
07East Chicago, ININ25,61026.3%+1.9 pts
08Salem, ININ6,42725.7%+14.1 pts
09Richmond, ININ35,37625.4%+9.7 pts
10Terre Haute, ININ58,76424.7%+5.5 pts
11Peru, ININ10,96223.6%+11.8 pts
12Connersville, ININ13,40623.4%+12.9 pts
13Scottsburg, ININ7,47823.4%+7.9 pts
14Tell City, ININ7,44122.4%+11.2 pts
15Shelbyville, ININ21,20421.5%+12.4 pts
16Anderson, ININ56,15321.0%+7.6 pts
17South Bend, ININ103,20120.8%+4.1 pts
18New Castle, ININ17,39020.1%+7.7 pts
19Michigan City, ININ31,33819.7%+6.4 pts
20Vincennes, ININ16,37819.6%−1.1 pts
21Hartford City, ININ5,89819.5%+9.1 pts
22Elwood, ININ8,52519.5%+4.2 pts
23Hammond, ININ75,71219.1%+4.8 pts
24New Albany, ININ37,46318.9%+5.2 pts
25Brazil, ININ8,34318.6%+5.4 pts
26Evansville, ININ116,17618.4%+4.7 pts
27Ross, ININ6,75118.4%
28Elkhart, ININ54,09218.2%+4.6 pts
29Washington, ININ12,99118.2%+3.9 pts
30Rochester, ININ6,13218.1%+6.3 pts
31Angola, ININ9,36617.9%+7.4 pts
32Lafayette, ININ71,23817.8%+5.7 pts
33Tipton, ININ5,26317.7%+10.5 pts
34Warsaw, ININ16,13017.6%+8.5 pts
35Speedway, ININ14,37317.5%+8.7 pts
36Rushville, ININ6,17117.3%+6.4 pts
37Portland, ININ6,23717.3%+7.8 pts
38Linton, ININ5,24517.3%+5.0 pts
39Goshen, ININ34,52517.1%+7.8 pts
40Kokomo, ININ59,99917.1%+4.0 pts
41Princeton, ININ8,52416.9%+1.1 pts
42Gas City, ININ6,08116.8%+6.5 pts
43North Vernon, ININ6,55916.7%+5.0 pts
44Clarksville, ININ22,25316.5%+8.4 pts
45La Porte, ININ22,60016.4%+5.5 pts
46Mishawaka, ININ51,22616.4%+6.5 pts
47Bedford, ININ13,96216.2%+4.7 pts
48Logansport, ININ18,28716.1%+6.0 pts
49Fort Wayne, ININ275,20316.0%+3.5 pts
50Huntingburg, ININ6,52216.0%+5.2 pts
51Indianapolis, ININ901,11615.8%+4.0 pts
52Seymour, ININ22,45015.5%+5.5 pts
53Lake Station, ININ12,97715.4%+0.9 pts
54Rensselaer, ININ5,68115.3%+5.3 pts
55Garrett, ININ6,69415.3%+9.2 pts
56Crawfordsville, ININ16,69915.2%+2.3 pts
57Huntington, ININ17,16715.0%+6.9 pts
58Mount Vernon, ININ6,28914.9%+2.5 pts
59Valparaiso, ININ35,17714.9%+5.8 pts
60Madison, ININ12,30414.9%+2.6 pts
61Jasper, ININ17,27914.4%+8.8 pts
62Batesville, ININ7,40114.2%+10.6 pts
63Wabash, ININ10,19014.0%+4.6 pts
64Greensburg, ININ12,31513.8%+2.5 pts
65Columbia City, ININ10,25613.6%+7.3 pts
66Plymouth, ININ11,08113.5%+0.4 pts
67Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24313.5%−1.4 pts
68Boonville, ININ6,68913.4%+4.1 pts
69Mooresville, ININ10,17313.0%+8.7 pts
70Martinsville, ININ12,14112.9%+1.4 pts
71Frankfort, ININ16,83712.9%+1.2 pts
72South Haven, ININ7,24112.7%+6.9 pts
73Merrillville, ININ37,40712.6%+8.3 pts
74Charlestown, ININ8,80212.5%−6.7 pts
75Kendallville, ININ10,37112.4%+2.5 pts
76Greencastle, ININ9,92412.2%+2.4 pts
77Bargersville, ININ11,86211.9%+7.6 pts
78Portage, ININ38,63411.6%+4.1 pts
79Highland, ININ23,40911.6%+8.5 pts
80Cicero, ININ5,58111.5%+9.8 pts
81Westville, ININ5,38711.4%+5.1 pts
82Columbus, ININ52,65511.3%+3.2 pts
83Decatur, ININ10,09011.3%+3.6 pts
84Jeffersonville, ININ54,13411.2%+1.1 pts
85Beech Grove, ININ14,67111.1%+5.1 pts
86Monticello, ININ5,59511.1%+3.1 pts
87Franklin, ININ26,74311.0%+3.4 pts
88North Manchester, ININ5,23010.7%+2.0 pts
89Porter, ININ5,16710.5%+4.0 pts
90Hobart, ININ29,29810.0%+5.2 pts
91Auburn, ININ14,0689.8%+4.6 pts
92New Haven, ININ16,3379.7%+3.1 pts
93Bluffton, ININ10,5839.5%+0.6 pts
94Whiteland, ININ5,8849.3%+7.5 pts
95Chesterton, ININ14,6359.3%+5.0 pts
96Pendleton, ININ5,9309.1%+5.0 pts
97Nappanee, ININ6,8859.1%+4.5 pts
98Lawrence, ININ50,4208.7%+2.1 pts
99Highland, ININ5,1148.6%+7.9 pts
100Dunlap, ININ6,1098.4%+2.3 pts
101Plainfield, ININ38,5748.1%+2.9 pts
102Winona Lake, ININ5,1268.0%+1.2 pts
103Lebanon, ININ17,9137.9%+0.7 pts
104Alexandria, ININ5,2237.8%+0.8 pts
105Schererville, ININ29,8257.7%+4.6 pts
106Brownsburg, ININ34,0897.5%+5.2 pts
107Greenwood, ININ69,3497.4%+0.4 pts
108Griffith, ININ16,1377.1%+3.2 pts
109Sellersburg, ININ10,3056.9%+1.6 pts
110Crown Point, ININ35,6166.8%+3.1 pts
111Cumberland, ININ8,0666.4%−0.2 pts
112Dyer, ININ16,2736.2%+2.8 pts
113Munster, ININ23,5046.0%+1.7 pts
114Winfield, ININ9,1405.9%+3.1 pts
115Ellettsville, ININ6,8405.9%−3.4 pts
116Avon, ININ25,3505.7%+2.8 pts
117Lowell, ININ11,8535.5%−1.1 pts
118Greenfield, ININ26,5445.3%+1.1 pts
119Noblesville, ININ76,1115.3%−0.1 pts
120Yorktown, ININ11,9474.8%+0.7 pts
121Granger, ININ30,3214.7%+3.3 pts
122Fishers, ININ104,8124.0%+2.2 pts
123Carmel, ININ105,6343.9%+1.4 pts
124Westfield, ININ66,2583.6%−0.3 pts
125Danville, ININ13,4153.5%+1.0 pts
126Cedar Lake, ININ16,7893.5%−3.1 pts
127Bright, ININ5,5403.3%+1.7 pts
128New Whiteland, ININ5,9373.3%+0.3 pts
129Huntertown, ININ11,6003.2%−1.0 pts
130Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4023.1%+0.5 pts
131Zionsville, ININ33,6243.1%−0.8 pts
132Sheridan, ININ5,7463.0%−2.9 pts
133Whitestown, ININ15,7672.8%−4.5 pts
134St. John, ININ24,8412.1%+0.4 pts
135Hidden Valley, ININ5,7061.9%−1.0 pts
136McCordsville, ININ13,0940.9%+0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES