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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities · 2010

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Bloomington, ININ83,30738.8%+31%

02West Lafayette, ININ45,74738.3%−0%

03Gary, ININ67,28934.2%+33%

04East Chicago, ININ25,61033.1%+36%

05Muncie, ININ65,46630.4%+32%

06Terre Haute, ININ58,76426.2%+37%

07Connersville, ININ13,40624.9%+137%

08South Bend, ININ103,20124.3%+46%

09Brazil, ININ8,34324.2%+83%

10Marion, ININ28,23422.9%+35%

11Kokomo, ININ59,99922.7%+74%

12Elkhart, ININ54,09222.7%+68%

13Anderson, ININ56,15322.2%+66%

14Vincennes, ININ16,37822.1%+7%

15Charlestown, ININ8,80222.1%+15%

16Cumberland, ININ8,06622.1%+236%

17Michigan City, ININ31,33822.0%+65%

18Plymouth, ININ11,08121.8%+66%

19Richmond, ININ35,37621.8%+39%

20Huntingburg, ININ6,52221.5%+99%

21Salem, ININ6,42721.3%+84%

22Notre Dame, ININ6,89021.3%–

23Hammond, ININ75,71221.1%+48%

24Princeton, ININ8,52421.0%+33%

25Lake Station, ININ12,97720.8%+43%

26Logansport, ININ18,28720.3%+101%

27New Castle, ININ17,39019.8%+60%

28Gas City, ININ6,08119.5%+91%

29Evansville, ININ116,17619.5%+43%

30Peru, ININ10,96219.2%+62%

31Linton, ININ5,24519.1%+55%

32Scottsburg, ININ7,47819.0%+23%

33Lafayette, ININ71,23818.7%+55%

34Decatur, ININ10,09018.5%+141%

35Rushville, ININ6,17118.2%+65%

36Goshen, ININ34,52518.1%+95%

37New Albany, ININ37,46318.0%+32%

38Bedford, ININ13,96218.0%+56%

39Washington, ININ12,99117.9%+26%

40La Porte, ININ22,60017.9%+63%

41Indianapolis, ININ901,11617.9%+51%

42Madison, ININ12,30417.7%+44%

43Alexandria, ININ5,22317.7%+152%

44North Vernon, ININ6,55917.6%+50%

45Crawfordsville, ININ16,69917.3%+35%

46Hartford City, ININ5,89817.3%+66%

47Clarksville, ININ22,25317.1%+112%

48Rochester, ININ6,13217.0%+44%

49Martinsville, ININ12,14117.0%+47%

50Ellettsville, ININ6,84016.9%+83%

51Portland, ININ6,23716.9%+76%

52Huntington, ININ17,16716.6%+106%

53Frankfort, ININ16,83716.3%+40%

54Lowell, ININ11,85316.0%+145%

55Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24316.0%+7%

56Mount Vernon, ININ6,28915.6%+25%

57Seymour, ININ22,45015.6%+55%

58Bluffton, ININ10,58315.5%+73%

59Elwood, ININ8,52515.4%+1%

60Greencastle, ININ9,92415.3%+56%

61Beech Grove, ININ14,67115.2%+150%

62Fort Wayne, ININ275,20315.0%+20%

63Shelbyville, ININ21,20414.9%+64%

64Wabash, ININ10,19014.9%+59%

65North Manchester, ININ5,23014.9%+71%

66Mishawaka, ININ51,22614.8%+50%

67Rensselaer, ININ5,68114.8%+48%

68Angola, ININ9,36614.7%+40%

69Winona Lake, ININ5,12614.6%+117%

70Valparaiso, ININ35,17714.3%+58%

71Kendallville, ININ10,37114.0%+42%

72Lebanon, ININ17,91313.7%+91%

73Warsaw, ININ16,13013.4%+47%

74Boonville, ININ6,68913.1%+42%

75Tipton, ININ5,26312.7%+76%

76Greenfield, ININ26,54412.7%+197%

77South Haven, ININ7,24112.5%+115%

78Portage, ININ38,63412.2%+63%

79Franklin, ININ26,74312.1%+59%

80Mooresville, ININ10,17312.1%+181%

81Greensburg, ININ12,31511.9%+4%

82Merrillville, ININ37,40711.8%+178%

83Bargersville, ININ11,86211.8%+171%

84Speedway, ININ14,37311.7%+34%

85Columbus, ININ52,65511.6%+43%

86Cicero, ININ5,58111.4%+555%

87Columbia City, ININ10,25611.2%+76%

88Jeffersonville, ININ54,13410.9%+8%

89Tell City, ININ7,44110.6%−6%

90Lawrence, ININ50,42010.5%+58%

91Nappanee, ININ6,88510.2%+121%

92Sheridan, ININ5,74610.1%+70%

93Plainfield, ININ38,5749.9%+91%

94Jasper, ININ17,2799.7%+73%

95Greenwood, ININ69,3499.4%+33%

96New Haven, ININ16,3379.3%+42%

97Griffith, ININ16,1379.3%+138%

98Cedar Lake, ININ16,7899.1%+38%

99Danville, ININ13,4159.0%+258%

100McCordsville, ININ13,0948.9%–

101Auburn, ININ14,0688.9%+72%

102Sellersburg, ININ10,3058.4%+59%

103Chesterton, ININ14,6358.4%+94%

104Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4028.2%+211%

105Westville, ININ5,3877.9%+25%

106Batesville, ININ7,4017.9%+122%

107Monticello, ININ5,5957.7%−4%

108Garrett, ININ6,6947.5%+25%

109Hobart, ININ29,2986.9%+44%

110Noblesville, ININ76,1116.7%+24%

111Crown Point, ININ35,6166.7%+79%

112Porter, ININ5,1676.6%+2%

113Dunlap, ININ6,1096.2%+1%

114Schererville, ININ29,8256.0%+89%

115Pendleton, ININ5,9305.9%+44%

116Highland, ININ23,4095.6%+87%

117Brownsburg, ININ34,0895.4%+138%

118Whiteland, ININ5,8845.1%+172%

119New Whiteland, ININ5,9375.0%+67%

120Whitestown, ININ15,7674.9%−34%

121Westfield, ININ66,2584.8%+21%

122Huntertown, ININ11,6003.7%−12%

123Avon, ININ25,3503.6%+23%

124Yorktown, ININ11,9473.4%−18%

125St. John, ININ24,8413.4%+98%

126Hidden Valley, ININ5,7063.1%+8%

127Fishers, ININ104,8123.0%+72%

128Zionsville, ININ33,6243.0%−24%

129Carmel, ININ105,6342.9%+15%

130Winfield, ININ9,1402.8%+2%

131Dyer, ININ16,2732.7%−20%

132Munster, ININ23,5042.7%−38%

133Granger, ININ30,3212.4%+75%

134Bright, ININ5,5402.4%+42%

135Highland, ININ5,1142.2%+227%

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