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Highest poverty rate, Indiana counties

Indiana counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 12.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Martin County, IN, up 33 places to #10.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲3Crawford County, ININ10,50922.9%+6.1 pts

02▲5Grant County, ININ66,52419.8%+8.1 pts

03▼1Monroe County, ININ143,34519.7%+0.8 pts

04▼1Delaware County, ININ113,10619.6%+4.6 pts

05▲1Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45619.2%+3.8 pts

06▼1Vigo County, ININ106,51219.2%+5.1 pts

07▲3Wayne County, ININ66,16917.9%+6.5 pts

08Fayette County, ININ23,53317.9%+9.9 pts

09▲7Scott County, ININ25,05316.6%+3.5 pts

10▲33Martin County, ININ9,85616.3%+5.1 pts

11Blackford County, ININ11,73016.2%+7.5 pts

12▲17Parke County, ININ16,64216.2%+4.7 pts

13▲28Randolph County, ININ24,43815.8%+4.7 pts

14▼1Marion County, ININ992,19615.3%+3.9 pts

15▲11Vermillion County, ININ15,48815.3%+5.8 pts

16▲8Fulton County, ININ20,09115.3%+7.7 pts

17Miami County, ININ34,48715.1%+7.1 pts

18▲21Perry County, ININ19,38915.0%+5.6 pts

19▲11Washington County, ININ28,38314.4%+3.8 pts

20▲7Jay County, ININ20,11814.4%+5.3 pts

21▼2Lake County, ININ504,61214.3%+2.1 pts

22▼8Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99514.3%+3.1 pts

23▼1St. Joseph County, ININ272,86114.2%+3.8 pts

24▲18Newton County, ININ14,18814.0%+7.1 pts

25▼4Benton County, ININ8,88313.9%+8.4 pts

26▲14Sullivan County, ININ20,83113.9%+2.9 pts

27▼12Knox County, ININ35,65213.7%−2.4 pts

28▲3Henry County, ININ49,13713.6%+5.8 pts

29▼11LaPorte County, ININ111,29413.6%+4.9 pts

30▲2Orange County, ININ19,83413.4%+1.1 pts

31▲13Howard County, ININ83,90413.4%+3.9 pts

32▼12Madison County, ININ135,08813.4%+4.0 pts

33▼24Starke County, ININ23,42513.4%+2.3 pts

34Cass County, ININ37,83613.2%+5.7 pts

35▲23Shelby County, ININ45,88213.0%+5.5 pts

36▼3Greene County, ININ31,16512.8%+1.8 pts

37▼36Switzerland County, ININ10,03712.6%−1.3 pts

38▲18Jennings County, ININ27,62212.6%+3.4 pts

39▼2Allen County, ININ402,32912.5%+3.4 pts

40▲9Elkhart County, ININ208,77412.4%+4.6 pts

41▲9Fountain County, ININ17,01312.4%+3.9 pts

42▼19Jefferson County, ININ33,27912.3%+2.7 pts

43▼18Owen County, ININ21,88612.3%+3.0 pts

44▼16Jackson County, ININ47,37012.3%+3.8 pts

45▲9Lawrence County, ININ45,56812.2%+2.4 pts

46▲13Pulaski County, ININ12,46312.1%+3.8 pts

47▼12Rush County, ININ16,76711.9%+4.6 pts

48▲3Clay County, ININ26,41011.7%+3.0 pts

49▼11Marshall County, ININ46,59911.7%+4.9 pts

50▼2Daviess County, ININ34,20911.7%−2.1 pts

51▲16Tipton County, ININ15,31911.2%+6.0 pts

52▼40Adams County, ININ36,65011.2%+2.1 pts

53▼1Wabash County, ININ30,71311.1%+4.2 pts

54▲22Dubois County, ININ44,01611.0%+5.8 pts

55▲2Warren County, ININ8,47411.0%+4.4 pts

56▲17Gibson County, ININ33,09110.8%+2.6 pts

57▲4Pike County, ININ12,00310.7%+2.6 pts

58▼12Montgomery County, ININ38,95410.5%+2.2 pts

59▼23Bartholomew County, ININ85,72910.5%+3.1 pts

60▲6Floyd County, ININ82,15310.3%+1.6 pts

61▲2Clark County, ININ130,45110.2%+2.1 pts

62▼2Decatur County, ININ26,57610.2%+0.9 pts

63▲7White County, ININ25,16410.2%+3.2 pts

64▲7Posey County, ININ24,98810.1%+2.8 pts

65▼18Ripley County, ININ29,43410.1%+2.6 pts

66▼2Whitley County, ININ35,0469.9%+5.0 pts

67▼14Huntington County, ININ37,2249.9%+4.3 pts

68▼23Clinton County, ININ33,3229.8%+1.3 pts

69▲3Kosciusko County, ININ80,8929.8%+3.4 pts

70▼2Porter County, ININ176,0499.6%+3.6 pts

71▼16DeKalb County, ININ44,5359.5%+3.6 pts

72▼10Steuben County, ININ34,7999.3%+2.6 pts

73▲4Morgan County, ININ74,9679.3%+2.6 pts

74▲10Noble County, ININ47,9379.2%+1.3 pts

75▲8Carroll County, ININ20,6558.8%+2.0 pts

76▼11Putnam County, ININ37,8768.7%+0.7 pts

77▲12Union County, ININ6,8638.5%−1.2 pts

78▲3Jasper County, ININ33,8948.4%+1.7 pts

79▼10Ohio County, ININ5,9948.1%+1.0 pts

80▼6Brown County, ININ15,7777.8%−1.1 pts

81▼3Dearborn County, ININ51,6097.6%+1.0 pts

82▼2Spencer County, ININ20,0617.5%+0.5 pts

83▲2Johnson County, ININ174,2627.4%+1.8 pts

84▼9Harrison County, ININ40,4377.2%+0.8 pts

85▼6Wells County, ININ28,8837.2%+1.3 pts

86▲2Warrick County, ININ66,8037.0%+1.7 pts

87▼5Franklin County, ININ23,2866.9%−0.2 pts

88▼1LaGrange County, ININ41,3055.9%−1.8 pts

89▲2Hendricks County, ININ193,5105.3%+1.7 pts

90Hancock County, ININ90,9694.7%+1.8 pts

91▼5Boone County, ININ80,6894.5%−0.7 pts

92Hamilton County, ININ387,0364.4%+1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES