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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities · 2000

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 134 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01West Lafayette, ININ45,74738.3%+0%

02Bloomington, ININ83,30729.6%+0%

03Gary, ININ67,28925.8%+0%

04East Chicago, ININ25,61024.4%+0%

05Muncie, ININ65,46623.1%+0%

06Vincennes, ININ16,37820.7%+0%

07Terre Haute, ININ58,76419.2%+0%

08Charlestown, ININ8,80219.2%+0%

09Marion, ININ28,23416.9%+0%

10South Bend, ININ103,20116.7%+0%

11Princeton, ININ8,52415.8%+0%

12Richmond, ININ35,37615.7%+0%

13Scottsburg, ININ7,47815.5%+0%

14Elwood, ININ8,52515.2%+0%

15Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24314.9%+0%

16Lake Station, ININ12,97714.6%+0%

17Hammond, ININ75,71214.3%+0%

18Washington, ININ12,99114.3%+0%

19New Albany, ININ37,46313.7%+0%

20Evansville, ININ116,17613.7%+0%

21Elkhart, ININ54,09213.6%+0%

22Anderson, ININ56,15313.4%+0%

23Michigan City, ININ31,33813.3%+0%

24Brazil, ININ8,34313.2%+0%

25Plymouth, ININ11,08113.1%+0%

26Kokomo, ININ59,99913.0%+0%

27Crawfordsville, ININ16,69912.9%+0%

28Fort Wayne, ININ275,20312.5%+0%

29Mount Vernon, ININ6,28912.5%+0%

30New Castle, ININ17,39012.4%+0%

31Linton, ININ5,24512.3%+0%

32Madison, ININ12,30412.3%+0%

33Lafayette, ININ71,23812.1%+0%

34Indianapolis, ININ901,11611.9%+0%

35Rochester, ININ6,13211.9%+0%

36Peru, ININ10,96211.8%+0%

37North Vernon, ININ6,55911.8%+0%

38Frankfort, ININ16,83711.7%+0%

39Salem, ININ6,42711.6%+0%

40Martinsville, ININ12,14111.6%+0%

41Bedford, ININ13,96211.5%+0%

42Greensburg, ININ12,31511.4%+0%

43Tell City, ININ7,44111.2%+0%

44Rushville, ININ6,17111.0%+0%

45La Porte, ININ22,60011.0%+0%

46Huntingburg, ININ6,52210.8%+0%

47Connersville, ININ13,40610.5%+0%

48Angola, ININ9,36610.5%+0%

49Hartford City, ININ5,89810.4%+0%

50Gas City, ININ6,08110.2%+0%

51Logansport, ININ18,28710.1%+0%

52Jeffersonville, ININ54,13410.1%+0%

53Seymour, ININ22,45010.0%+0%

54Rensselaer, ININ5,68110.0%+0%

55Mishawaka, ININ51,2269.9%+0%

56Kendallville, ININ10,3719.9%+0%

57Greencastle, ININ9,9249.8%+0%

58Portland, ININ6,2379.6%+0%

59Wabash, ININ10,1909.3%+0%

60Goshen, ININ34,5259.3%+0%

61Ellettsville, ININ6,8409.2%+0%

62Boonville, ININ6,6899.2%+0%

63Warsaw, ININ16,1309.2%+0%

64Valparaiso, ININ35,1779.1%+0%

65Shelbyville, ININ21,2049.1%+0%

66Bluffton, ININ10,5839.0%+0%

67Speedway, ININ14,3738.8%+0%

68North Manchester, ININ5,2308.7%+0%

69Columbus, ININ52,6558.1%+0%

70Huntington, ININ17,1678.1%+0%

71Clarksville, ININ22,2538.1%+0%

72Monticello, ININ5,5958.1%+0%

73Decatur, ININ10,0907.7%+0%

74Franklin, ININ26,7437.6%+0%

75Portage, ININ38,6347.5%+0%

76Whitestown, ININ15,7677.3%+0%

77Tipton, ININ5,2637.2%+0%

78Lebanon, ININ17,9137.1%+0%

79Greenwood, ININ69,3497.0%+0%

80Alexandria, ININ5,2237.0%+0%

81Winona Lake, ININ5,1266.7%+0%

82Lawrence, ININ50,4206.7%+0%

83Cedar Lake, ININ16,7896.6%+0%

84New Haven, ININ16,3376.6%+0%

85Cumberland, ININ8,0666.6%+0%

86Lowell, ININ11,8536.5%+0%

87Porter, ININ5,1676.5%+0%

88Columbia City, ININ10,2566.4%+0%

89Westville, ININ5,3876.3%+0%

90Dunlap, ININ6,1096.1%+0%

91Beech Grove, ININ14,6716.1%+0%

92Garrett, ININ6,6946.0%+0%

93Sheridan, ININ5,7465.9%+0%

94South Haven, ININ7,2415.8%+0%

95Jasper, ININ17,2795.6%+0%

96Noblesville, ININ76,1115.4%+0%

97Sellersburg, ININ10,3055.3%+0%

98Plainfield, ININ38,5745.2%+0%

99Auburn, ININ14,0685.2%+0%

100Hobart, ININ29,2984.8%+0%

101Nappanee, ININ6,8854.6%+0%

102Chesterton, ININ14,6354.3%+0%

103Bargersville, ININ11,8624.3%+0%

104Munster, ININ23,5044.3%+0%

105Mooresville, ININ10,1734.3%+0%

106Greenfield, ININ26,5444.3%+0%

107Merrillville, ININ37,4074.3%+0%

108Huntertown, ININ11,6004.2%+0%

109Yorktown, ININ11,9474.1%+0%

110Pendleton, ININ5,9304.1%+0%

111Westfield, ININ66,2584.0%+0%

112Zionsville, ININ33,6244.0%+0%

113Griffith, ININ16,1373.9%+0%

114Crown Point, ININ35,6163.7%+0%

115Batesville, ININ7,4013.5%+0%

116Dyer, ININ16,2733.4%+0%

117Schererville, ININ29,8253.1%+0%

118Highland, ININ23,4093.0%+0%

119New Whiteland, ININ5,9373.0%+0%

120Avon, ININ25,3502.9%+0%

121Hidden Valley, ININ5,7062.8%+0%

122Winfield, ININ9,1402.8%+0%

123Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4022.6%+0%

124Carmel, ININ105,6342.5%+0%

125Danville, ININ13,4152.5%+0%

126Brownsburg, ININ34,0892.3%+0%

127Whiteland, ININ5,8841.9%+0%

128Fishers, ININ104,8121.8%+0%

129Cicero, ININ5,5811.7%+0%

130St. John, ININ24,8411.7%+0%

131Bright, ININ5,5401.7%+0%

132Granger, ININ30,3211.4%+0%

133Highland, ININ5,1140.7%+0%

134McCordsville, ININ13,0940.0%–

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