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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities · 1990

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 131 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01West Lafayette, ININ45,74734.2%−11%

02Bloomington, ININ83,30731.5%+6%

03Gary, ININ67,28929.4%+14%

04East Chicago, ININ25,61025.6%+5%

05Muncie, ININ65,46623.8%+3%

06Vincennes, ININ16,37820.7%−0%

07Richmond, ININ35,37620.5%+31%

08Terre Haute, ININ58,76420.4%+6%

09New Castle, ININ17,39019.7%+59%

10Brazil, ININ8,34319.7%+49%

11Marion, ININ28,23418.9%+11%

12Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24318.8%+27%

13Anderson, ININ56,15318.0%+34%

14Scottsburg, ININ7,47817.5%+12%

15Linton, ININ5,24517.5%+42%

16Charlestown, ININ8,80216.6%−14%

17Peru, ININ10,96216.6%+40%

18Kokomo, ININ59,99916.4%+26%

19Michigan City, ININ31,33816.4%+23%

20Elwood, ININ8,52516.1%+5%

21Logansport, ININ18,28715.9%+57%

22Rushville, ININ6,17115.7%+43%

23New Albany, ININ37,46315.5%+13%

24Washington, ININ12,99115.4%+8%

25Jeffersonville, ININ54,13414.9%+48%

26Crawfordsville, ININ16,69914.9%+16%

27Alexandria, ININ5,22314.8%+111%

28Evansville, ININ116,17614.6%+7%

29South Bend, ININ103,20114.4%−14%

30North Vernon, ININ6,55914.3%+22%

31Connersville, ININ13,40614.2%+36%

32Princeton, ININ8,52414.0%−12%

33Hammond, ININ75,71213.5%−6%

34Greencastle, ININ9,92413.3%+35%

35Madison, ININ12,30413.3%+8%

36Cedar Lake, ININ16,78913.1%+98%

37Elkhart, ININ54,09212.5%−8%

38Plymouth, ININ11,08112.5%−5%

39Boonville, ININ6,68912.4%+34%

40Salem, ININ6,42712.2%+5%

41Frankfort, ININ16,83712.2%+4%

42Tell City, ININ7,44111.8%+6%

43Wabash, ININ10,19011.8%+26%

44Winona Lake, ININ5,12611.8%+75%

45Lake Station, ININ12,97711.7%−19%

46Ellettsville, ININ6,84011.6%+25%

47Seymour, ININ22,45011.6%+15%

48Kendallville, ININ10,37111.5%+17%

49Fort Wayne, ININ275,20311.5%−8%

50Bedford, ININ13,96211.4%−1%

51Decatur, ININ10,09011.4%+49%

52Sheridan, ININ5,74611.3%+91%

53Rochester, ININ6,13211.3%−5%

54Huntingburg, ININ6,52211.2%+4%

55Franklin, ININ26,74310.9%+44%

56Hartford City, ININ5,89810.9%+5%

57Columbus, ININ52,65510.9%+34%

58Martinsville, ININ12,14110.8%−6%

59Lebanon, ININ17,91310.6%+48%

60La Porte, ININ22,60010.2%−7%

61Gas City, ININ6,08110.1%−1%

62Garrett, ININ6,69410.1%+68%

63Mount Vernon, ININ6,28910.1%−19%

64Cumberland, ININ8,06610.1%+53%

65Portland, ININ6,2379.6%+0%

66Greensburg, ININ12,3159.4%−17%

67Angola, ININ9,3669.3%−11%

68Clarksville, ININ22,2539.3%+15%

69Mishawaka, ININ51,2269.1%−8%

70Shelbyville, ININ21,2048.9%−1%

71Sellersburg, ININ10,3058.9%+68%

72Lafayette, ININ71,2388.9%−27%

73Huntington, ININ17,1678.8%+9%

74Warsaw, ININ16,1308.8%−4%

75Rensselaer, ININ5,6818.6%−13%

76Valparaiso, ININ35,1778.6%−5%

77Portage, ININ38,6347.9%+5%

78Monticello, ININ5,5957.9%−2%

79North Manchester, ININ5,2307.8%−10%

80Bluffton, ININ10,5837.8%−13%

81Greenfield, ININ26,5447.8%+82%

82Goshen, ININ34,5257.6%−18%

83Noblesville, ININ76,1117.5%+39%

84Lawrence, ININ50,4207.4%+12%

85McCordsville, ININ13,0947.1%–

86Whitestown, ININ15,7676.9%−6%

87Westville, ININ5,3876.8%+7%

88South Haven, ININ7,2416.6%+13%

89Nappanee, ININ6,8856.6%+43%

90Mooresville, ININ10,1736.5%+51%

91Speedway, ININ14,3736.2%−29%

92Greenwood, ININ69,3496.1%−14%

93Jasper, ININ17,2795.9%+5%

94Columbia City, ININ10,2565.9%−8%

95Lowell, ININ11,8535.8%−11%

96Beech Grove, ININ14,6715.2%−14%

97Tipton, ININ5,2635.1%−30%

98Hobart, ININ29,2985.1%+6%

99Yorktown, ININ11,9475.1%+23%

100Pendleton, ININ5,9305.1%+23%

101Auburn, ININ14,0685.0%−3%

102Westfield, ININ66,2585.0%+25%

103Danville, ININ13,4154.8%+93%

104Plainfield, ININ38,5744.6%−11%

105Porter, ININ5,1674.2%−35%

106Griffith, ININ16,1374.2%+6%

107Chesterton, ININ14,6354.0%−8%

108Whiteland, ININ5,8843.8%+100%

109Bargersville, ININ11,8623.7%−15%

110New Haven, ININ16,3373.6%−45%

111Highland, ININ23,4093.6%+19%

112Merrillville, ININ37,4073.6%−16%

113Crown Point, ININ35,6163.4%−8%

114Schererville, ININ29,8253.4%+9%

115Huntertown, ININ11,6003.4%−18%

116Cicero, ININ5,5813.3%+91%

117Dunlap, ININ6,1093.1%−50%

118Batesville, ININ7,4013.0%−16%

119Brownsburg, ININ34,0892.9%+29%

120Bright, ININ5,5402.9%+75%

121Highland, ININ5,1142.4%+250%

122New Whiteland, ININ5,9372.2%−25%

123Hidden Valley, ININ5,7062.0%−28%

124Fishers, ININ104,8121.9%+9%

125Dyer, ININ16,2731.8%−47%

126Carmel, ININ105,6341.6%−38%

127Munster, ININ23,5041.3%−71%

128Granger, ININ30,3211.2%−14%

129Zionsville, ININ33,6241.0%−75%

130Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4020.9%−67%

131St. John, ININ24,8410.4%−75%

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