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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities · 2000

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 134 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01West Lafayette, ININ45,74738.3%+4.1 pts
02Bloomington, ININ83,30729.6%−1.8 pts
03Gary, ININ67,28925.8%−3.6 pts
04East Chicago, ININ25,61024.4%−1.2 pts
05Muncie, ININ65,46623.1%−0.7 pts
06Vincennes, ININ16,37820.7%+0.0 pts
07Terre Haute, ININ58,76419.2%−1.2 pts
08Charlestown, ININ8,80219.2%+2.6 pts
09Marion, ININ28,23416.9%−1.9 pts
10South Bend, ININ103,20116.7%+2.3 pts
11Princeton, ININ8,52415.8%+1.9 pts
12Richmond, ININ35,37615.7%−4.8 pts
13Scottsburg, ININ7,47815.5%−1.9 pts
14Elwood, ININ8,52515.2%−0.8 pts
15Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24314.9%−4.0 pts
16Lake Station, ININ12,97714.6%+2.8 pts
17Hammond, ININ75,71214.3%+0.8 pts
18Washington, ININ12,99114.3%−1.1 pts
19New Albany, ININ37,46313.7%−1.8 pts
20Evansville, ININ116,17613.7%−0.9 pts
21Elkhart, ININ54,09213.6%+1.1 pts
22Anderson, ININ56,15313.4%−4.6 pts
23Michigan City, ININ31,33813.3%−3.1 pts
24Brazil, ININ8,34313.2%−6.5 pts
25Plymouth, ININ11,08113.1%+0.6 pts
26Kokomo, ININ59,99913.0%−3.4 pts
27Crawfordsville, ININ16,69912.9%−2.0 pts
28Fort Wayne, ININ275,20312.5%+1.0 pts
29Mount Vernon, ININ6,28912.5%+2.4 pts
30New Castle, ININ17,39012.4%−7.3 pts
31Linton, ININ5,24512.3%−5.1 pts
32Madison, ININ12,30412.3%−0.9 pts
33Lafayette, ININ71,23812.1%+3.2 pts
34Indianapolis, ININ901,11611.9%–
35Rochester, ININ6,13211.9%+0.6 pts
36Peru, ININ10,96211.8%−4.7 pts
37North Vernon, ININ6,55911.8%−2.5 pts
38Frankfort, ININ16,83711.7%−0.5 pts
39Salem, ININ6,42711.6%−0.6 pts
40Martinsville, ININ12,14111.6%+0.7 pts
41Bedford, ININ13,96211.5%+0.1 pts
42Greensburg, ININ12,31511.4%+2.0 pts
43Tell City, ININ7,44111.2%−0.6 pts
44Rushville, ININ6,17111.0%−4.7 pts
45La Porte, ININ22,60011.0%+0.8 pts
46Huntingburg, ININ6,52210.8%−0.4 pts
47Connersville, ININ13,40610.5%−3.7 pts
48Angola, ININ9,36610.5%+1.1 pts
49Hartford City, ININ5,89810.4%−0.5 pts
50Gas City, ININ6,08110.2%+0.1 pts
51Logansport, ININ18,28710.1%−5.8 pts
52Jeffersonville, ININ54,13410.1%−4.8 pts
53Seymour, ININ22,45010.0%−1.5 pts
54Rensselaer, ININ5,68110.0%+1.3 pts
55Mishawaka, ININ51,2269.9%+0.8 pts
56Kendallville, ININ10,3719.9%−1.7 pts
57Greencastle, ININ9,9249.8%−3.5 pts
58Portland, ININ6,2379.6%−0.0 pts
59Wabash, ININ10,1909.3%−2.5 pts
60Goshen, ININ34,5259.3%+1.6 pts
61Ellettsville, ININ6,8409.2%−2.3 pts
62Boonville, ININ6,6899.2%−3.2 pts
63Warsaw, ININ16,1309.2%+0.4 pts
64Valparaiso, ININ35,1779.1%+0.4 pts
65Shelbyville, ININ21,2049.1%+0.1 pts
66Bluffton, ININ10,5839.0%+1.2 pts
67Speedway, ININ14,3738.8%+2.5 pts
68North Manchester, ININ5,2308.7%+0.9 pts
69Columbus, ININ52,6558.1%−2.8 pts
70Huntington, ININ17,1678.1%−0.7 pts
71Clarksville, ININ22,2538.1%−1.2 pts
72Monticello, ININ5,5958.1%+0.2 pts
73Decatur, ININ10,0907.7%−3.7 pts
74Franklin, ININ26,7437.6%−3.3 pts
75Portage, ININ38,6347.5%−0.4 pts
76Whitestown, ININ15,7677.3%+0.4 pts
77Tipton, ININ5,2637.2%+2.1 pts
78Lebanon, ININ17,9137.1%−3.4 pts
79Greenwood, ININ69,3497.0%+1.0 pts
80Alexandria, ININ5,2237.0%−7.8 pts
81Winona Lake, ININ5,1266.7%−5.0 pts
82Lawrence, ININ50,4206.7%−0.8 pts
83Cedar Lake, ININ16,7896.6%−6.5 pts
84New Haven, ININ16,3376.6%+2.9 pts
85Cumberland, ININ8,0666.6%−3.5 pts
86Lowell, ININ11,8536.5%+0.7 pts
87Porter, ININ5,1676.5%+2.3 pts
88Columbia City, ININ10,2566.4%+0.5 pts
89Westville, ININ5,3876.3%−0.4 pts
90Dunlap, ININ6,1096.1%+3.1 pts
91Beech Grove, ININ14,6716.1%+0.9 pts
92Garrett, ININ6,6946.0%−4.1 pts
93Sheridan, ININ5,7465.9%−5.4 pts
94South Haven, ININ7,2415.8%−0.8 pts
95Jasper, ININ17,2795.6%−0.3 pts
96Noblesville, ININ76,1115.4%−2.1 pts
97Sellersburg, ININ10,3055.3%−3.6 pts
98Plainfield, ININ38,5745.2%+0.6 pts
99Auburn, ININ14,0685.2%+0.2 pts
100Hobart, ININ29,2984.8%−0.3 pts
101Nappanee, ININ6,8854.6%−2.0 pts
102Chesterton, ININ14,6354.3%+0.3 pts
103Bargersville, ININ11,8624.3%+0.6 pts
104Munster, ININ23,5044.3%+3.1 pts
105Mooresville, ININ10,1734.3%−2.2 pts
106Greenfield, ININ26,5444.3%−3.5 pts
107Merrillville, ININ37,4074.3%+0.7 pts
108Huntertown, ININ11,6004.2%+0.8 pts
109Yorktown, ININ11,9474.1%−0.9 pts
110Pendleton, ININ5,9304.1%−0.9 pts
111Westfield, ININ66,2584.0%−1.0 pts
112Zionsville, ININ33,6244.0%+3.0 pts
113Griffith, ININ16,1373.9%−0.2 pts
114Crown Point, ININ35,6163.7%+0.3 pts
115Batesville, ININ7,4013.5%+0.6 pts
116Dyer, ININ16,2733.4%+1.6 pts
117Schererville, ININ29,8253.1%−0.3 pts
118Highland, ININ23,4093.0%−0.6 pts
119New Whiteland, ININ5,9373.0%+0.7 pts
120Avon, ININ25,3502.9%–
121Hidden Valley, ININ5,7062.8%+0.8 pts
122Winfield, ININ9,1402.8%–
123Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4022.6%+1.8 pts
124Carmel, ININ105,6342.5%+1.0 pts
125Danville, ININ13,4152.5%−2.3 pts
126Brownsburg, ININ34,0892.3%−0.7 pts
127Whiteland, ININ5,8841.9%−1.9 pts
128Fishers, ININ104,8121.8%−0.2 pts
129Cicero, ININ5,5811.7%−1.6 pts
130St. John, ININ24,8411.7%+1.3 pts
131Bright, ININ5,5401.7%−1.3 pts
132Granger, ININ30,3211.4%+0.2 pts
133Highland, ININ5,1140.7%−1.7 pts
134McCordsville, ININ13,0940.0%−7.1 pts
SHOWING 1–134 OF 134

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS