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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities · 2020

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

01Notre Dame, ININ6,89053.9%–

02West Lafayette, ININ45,74735.5%−7%

03Bloomington, ININ83,30733.6%+13%

04Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+29%

05East Chicago, ININ25,61030.6%+25%

06Muncie, ININ65,46630.2%+31%

07Marion, ININ28,23427.9%+65%

08Salem, ININ6,42727.7%+139%

09Terre Haute, ININ58,76425.3%+32%

10Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24325.0%+68%

11Connersville, ININ13,40624.7%+136%

12Peru, ININ10,96224.7%+109%

13Vincennes, ININ16,37824.2%+17%

14Michigan City, ININ31,33823.3%+75%

15Anderson, ININ56,15323.0%+72%

16Linton, ININ5,24522.4%+82%

17Richmond, ININ35,37622.1%+41%

18Elkhart, ININ54,09222.0%+63%

19Madison, ININ12,30421.5%+74%

20South Bend, ININ103,20121.5%+29%

21Hammond, ININ75,71221.2%+48%

22Plymouth, ININ11,08121.1%+61%

23Evansville, ININ116,17621.0%+54%

24Hartford City, ININ5,89821.0%+102%

25New Castle, ININ17,39020.7%+67%

26Seymour, ININ22,45020.2%+101%

27La Porte, ININ22,60019.5%+78%

28Crawfordsville, ININ16,69919.5%+51%

29Washington, ININ12,99118.9%+33%

30Logansport, ININ18,28718.6%+85%

31Alexandria, ININ5,22318.1%+158%

32Brazil, ININ8,34317.5%+33%

33New Albany, ININ37,46317.5%+27%

34Frankfort, ININ16,83717.4%+49%

35Lake Station, ININ12,97717.3%+19%

36Mishawaka, ININ51,22617.2%+74%

37Indianapolis, ININ901,11616.9%+43%

38Tell City, ININ7,44116.8%+51%

39Lafayette, ININ71,23816.8%+39%

40Huntington, ININ17,16716.5%+105%

41Charlestown, ININ8,80216.4%−14%

42South Haven, ININ7,24116.4%+181%

43Elwood, ININ8,52516.3%+7%

44Shelbyville, ININ21,20416.3%+79%

45Batesville, ININ7,40116.2%+357%

46Bedford, ININ13,96216.1%+39%

47Portland, ININ6,23716.1%+68%

48Angola, ININ9,36616.0%+53%

49Princeton, ININ8,52416.0%+1%

50Fort Wayne, ININ275,20315.5%+24%

51Scottsburg, ININ7,47815.4%−1%

52Decatur, ININ10,09015.2%+99%

53Kokomo, ININ59,99914.9%+14%

54Goshen, ININ34,52514.9%+60%

55Warsaw, ININ16,13014.8%+62%

56Speedway, ININ14,37314.8%+69%

57North Vernon, ININ6,55914.6%+24%

58Mount Vernon, ININ6,28914.5%+17%

59Wabash, ININ10,19014.5%+55%

60Portage, ININ38,63414.3%+91%

61Rochester, ININ6,13213.9%+17%

62Westville, ININ5,38713.5%+114%

63Bluffton, ININ10,58313.3%+48%

64Hobart, ININ29,29813.3%+177%

65Martinsville, ININ12,14113.2%+14%

66Columbia City, ININ10,25613.0%+103%

67Valparaiso, ININ35,17712.8%+42%

68Huntingburg, ININ6,52212.8%+19%

69Clarksville, ININ22,25312.7%+57%

70Mooresville, ININ10,17312.6%+193%

71Columbus, ININ52,65512.6%+55%

72Gas City, ININ6,08112.5%+22%

73Auburn, ININ14,06812.3%+137%

74Jasper, ININ17,27911.9%+112%

75Greensburg, ININ12,31511.8%+4%

76Lawrence, ININ50,42011.6%+73%

77Franklin, ININ26,74311.5%+51%

78Rushville, ININ6,17111.2%+2%

79Lebanon, ININ17,91311.0%+53%

80Sheridan, ININ5,74610.9%+85%

81Boonville, ININ6,68910.9%+18%

82Garrett, ININ6,69410.9%+81%

83Greencastle, ININ9,92410.9%+11%

84Tipton, ININ5,26310.8%+50%

85Ellettsville, ININ6,84010.8%+16%

86Jeffersonville, ININ54,13410.7%+6%

87Beech Grove, ININ14,67110.6%+75%

88North Manchester, ININ5,23010.5%+20%

89Chesterton, ININ14,63510.3%+136%

90Merrillville, ININ37,40710.2%+140%

91Greenfield, ININ26,54410.1%+137%

92Bargersville, ININ11,8629.8%+126%

93Pendleton, ININ5,9309.5%+130%

94Rensselaer, ININ5,6819.4%−6%

95Kendallville, ININ10,3719.3%−6%

96Highland, ININ5,1149.2%+1254%

97Highland, ININ23,4099.0%+200%

98Yorktown, ININ11,9478.7%+111%

99Cicero, ININ5,5818.4%+382%

100Plainfield, ININ38,5748.4%+61%

101Griffith, ININ16,1378.0%+104%

102Nappanee, ININ6,8857.5%+62%

103Greenwood, ININ69,3497.4%+6%

104New Whiteland, ININ5,9377.2%+143%

105Dunlap, ININ6,1097.2%+17%

106Monticello, ININ5,5957.0%−13%

107Cedar Lake, ININ16,7896.9%+4%

108Winona Lake, ININ5,1266.8%+0%

109New Haven, ININ16,3376.7%+2%

110Danville, ININ13,4156.5%+158%

111Crown Point, ININ35,6166.5%+74%

112Munster, ININ23,5046.2%+44%

113Dyer, ININ16,2735.9%+73%

114Noblesville, ININ76,1115.9%+9%

115Westfield, ININ66,2585.8%+45%

116Brownsburg, ININ34,0895.4%+136%

117Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4025.1%+93%

118Schererville, ININ29,8255.0%+58%

119Whitestown, ININ15,7675.0%−32%

120Sellersburg, ININ10,3054.9%−8%

121Porter, ININ5,1674.6%−29%

122Cumberland, ININ8,0664.6%−31%

123Lowell, ININ11,8534.6%−30%

124Hidden Valley, ININ5,7064.5%+60%

125Zionsville, ININ33,6243.8%−4%

126Avon, ININ25,3503.6%+22%

127McCordsville, ININ13,0943.6%–

128Winfield, ININ9,1403.4%+23%

129Carmel, ININ105,6343.1%+23%

130St. John, ININ24,8413.0%+72%

131Granger, ININ30,3213.0%+116%

132Fishers, ININ104,8122.9%+67%

133Huntertown, ININ11,6002.6%−38%

134Bright, ININ5,5401.8%+10%

135Whiteland, ININ5,8841.6%−14%

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