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Highest poverty rate, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Notre Dame, ININ6,89053.9%–
02West Lafayette, ININ45,74735.5%−2.8 pts
03Bloomington, ININ83,30733.6%+4.0 pts
04Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+7.4 pts
05East Chicago, ININ25,61030.6%+6.2 pts
06Muncie, ININ65,46630.2%+7.1 pts
07Marion, ININ28,23427.9%+10.9 pts
08Salem, ININ6,42727.7%+16.1 pts
09Terre Haute, ININ58,76425.3%+6.1 pts
10Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24325.0%+10.1 pts
11Connersville, ININ13,40624.7%+14.2 pts
12Peru, ININ10,96224.7%+12.9 pts
13Vincennes, ININ16,37824.2%+3.5 pts
14Michigan City, ININ31,33823.3%+10.0 pts
15Anderson, ININ56,15323.0%+9.6 pts
16Linton, ININ5,24522.4%+10.1 pts
17Richmond, ININ35,37622.1%+6.4 pts
18Elkhart, ININ54,09222.0%+8.5 pts
19Madison, ININ12,30421.5%+9.2 pts
20South Bend, ININ103,20121.5%+4.8 pts
21Hammond, ININ75,71221.2%+6.8 pts
22Plymouth, ININ11,08121.1%+8.0 pts
23Evansville, ININ116,17621.0%+7.4 pts
24Hartford City, ININ5,89821.0%+10.6 pts
25New Castle, ININ17,39020.7%+8.3 pts
26Seymour, ININ22,45020.2%+10.2 pts
27La Porte, ININ22,60019.5%+8.5 pts
28Crawfordsville, ININ16,69919.5%+6.6 pts
29Washington, ININ12,99118.9%+4.6 pts
30Logansport, ININ18,28718.6%+8.5 pts
31Alexandria, ININ5,22318.1%+11.1 pts
32Brazil, ININ8,34317.5%+4.3 pts
33New Albany, ININ37,46317.5%+3.8 pts
34Frankfort, ININ16,83717.4%+5.8 pts
35Lake Station, ININ12,97717.3%+2.7 pts
36Mishawaka, ININ51,22617.2%+7.3 pts
37Indianapolis, ININ901,11616.9%+5.1 pts
38Tell City, ININ7,44116.8%+5.7 pts
39Lafayette, ININ71,23816.8%+4.7 pts
40Huntington, ININ17,16716.5%+8.4 pts
41Charlestown, ININ8,80216.4%−2.8 pts
42South Haven, ININ7,24116.4%+10.6 pts
43Elwood, ININ8,52516.3%+1.0 pts
44Shelbyville, ININ21,20416.3%+7.2 pts
45Batesville, ININ7,40116.2%+12.7 pts
46Bedford, ININ13,96216.1%+4.6 pts
47Portland, ININ6,23716.1%+6.5 pts
48Angola, ININ9,36616.0%+5.6 pts
49Princeton, ININ8,52416.0%+0.1 pts
50Fort Wayne, ININ275,20315.5%+2.9 pts
51Scottsburg, ININ7,47815.4%−0.2 pts
52Decatur, ININ10,09015.2%+7.6 pts
53Kokomo, ININ59,99914.9%+1.9 pts
54Goshen, ININ34,52514.9%+5.6 pts
55Warsaw, ININ16,13014.8%+5.6 pts
56Speedway, ININ14,37314.8%+6.0 pts
57North Vernon, ININ6,55914.6%+2.9 pts
58Mount Vernon, ININ6,28914.5%+2.1 pts
59Wabash, ININ10,19014.5%+5.1 pts
60Portage, ININ38,63414.3%+6.8 pts
61Rochester, ININ6,13213.9%+2.0 pts
62Westville, ININ5,38713.5%+7.2 pts
63Bluffton, ININ10,58313.3%+4.3 pts
64Hobart, ININ29,29813.3%+8.5 pts
65Martinsville, ININ12,14113.2%+1.6 pts
66Columbia City, ININ10,25613.0%+6.6 pts
67Valparaiso, ININ35,17712.8%+3.8 pts
68Huntingburg, ININ6,52212.8%+2.0 pts
69Clarksville, ININ22,25312.7%+4.6 pts
70Mooresville, ININ10,17312.6%+8.3 pts
71Columbus, ININ52,65512.6%+4.5 pts
72Gas City, ININ6,08112.5%+2.3 pts
73Auburn, ININ14,06812.3%+7.1 pts
74Jasper, ININ17,27911.9%+6.3 pts
75Greensburg, ININ12,31511.8%+0.4 pts
76Lawrence, ININ50,42011.6%+4.9 pts
77Franklin, ININ26,74311.5%+3.9 pts
78Rushville, ININ6,17111.2%+0.2 pts
79Lebanon, ININ17,91311.0%+3.8 pts
80Sheridan, ININ5,74610.9%+5.0 pts
81Boonville, ININ6,68910.9%+1.7 pts
82Garrett, ININ6,69410.9%+4.9 pts
83Greencastle, ININ9,92410.9%+1.0 pts
84Tipton, ININ5,26310.8%+3.6 pts
85Ellettsville, ININ6,84010.8%+1.5 pts
86Jeffersonville, ININ54,13410.7%+0.6 pts
87Beech Grove, ININ14,67110.6%+4.5 pts
88North Manchester, ININ5,23010.5%+1.8 pts
89Chesterton, ININ14,63510.3%+5.9 pts
90Merrillville, ININ37,40710.2%+5.9 pts
91Greenfield, ININ26,54410.1%+5.9 pts
92Bargersville, ININ11,8629.8%+5.4 pts
93Pendleton, ININ5,9309.5%+5.4 pts
94Rensselaer, ININ5,6819.4%−0.6 pts
95Kendallville, ININ10,3719.3%−0.6 pts
96Highland, ININ5,1149.2%+8.5 pts
97Highland, ININ23,4099.0%+6.0 pts
98Yorktown, ININ11,9478.7%+4.6 pts
99Cicero, ININ5,5818.4%+6.7 pts
100Plainfield, ININ38,5748.4%+3.2 pts
101Griffith, ININ16,1378.0%+4.1 pts
102Nappanee, ININ6,8857.5%+2.8 pts
103Greenwood, ININ69,3497.4%+0.4 pts
104New Whiteland, ININ5,9377.2%+4.3 pts
105Dunlap, ININ6,1097.2%+1.0 pts
106Monticello, ININ5,5957.0%−1.1 pts
107Cedar Lake, ININ16,7896.9%+0.3 pts
108Winona Lake, ININ5,1266.8%+0.0 pts
109New Haven, ININ16,3376.7%+0.1 pts
110Danville, ININ13,4156.5%+4.0 pts
111Crown Point, ININ35,6166.5%+2.7 pts
112Munster, ININ23,5046.2%+1.9 pts
113Dyer, ININ16,2735.9%+2.5 pts
114Noblesville, ININ76,1115.9%+0.5 pts
115Westfield, ININ66,2585.8%+1.8 pts
116Brownsburg, ININ34,0895.4%+3.1 pts
117Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4025.1%+2.5 pts
118Schererville, ININ29,8255.0%+1.8 pts
119Whitestown, ININ15,7675.0%−2.4 pts
120Sellersburg, ININ10,3054.9%−0.4 pts
121Porter, ININ5,1674.6%−1.9 pts
122Cumberland, ININ8,0664.6%−2.0 pts
123Lowell, ININ11,8534.6%−2.0 pts
124Hidden Valley, ININ5,7064.5%+1.7 pts
125Zionsville, ININ33,6243.8%−0.2 pts
126Avon, ININ25,3503.6%+0.7 pts
127McCordsville, ININ13,0943.6%+3.6 pts
128Winfield, ININ9,1403.4%+0.6 pts
129Carmel, ININ105,6343.1%+0.6 pts
130St. John, ININ24,8413.0%+1.2 pts
131Granger, ININ30,3213.0%+1.6 pts
132Fishers, ININ104,8122.9%+1.2 pts
133Huntertown, ININ11,6002.6%−1.6 pts
134Bright, ININ5,5401.8%+0.2 pts
135Whiteland, ININ5,8841.6%−0.3 pts
SHOWING 1–135 OF 135

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