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Lowest poverty rate, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 13.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alexandria, IN, up 72 places to #33.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲8McCordsville, ININ13,0940.9%+0.9 pts

02▲10Hidden Valley, ININ5,7061.9%−1.0 pts

03▲3St. John, ININ24,8412.1%+0.4 pts

04▲13Whitestown, ININ15,7672.8%−4.5 pts

05▲51Sheridan, ININ5,7463.0%−2.9 pts

06▲5Zionsville, ININ33,6243.1%−0.8 pts

07▲12Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4023.1%+0.5 pts

08▼5Huntertown, ININ11,6003.2%−1.0 pts

09▲23New Whiteland, ININ5,9373.3%+0.3 pts

10▼8Bright, ININ5,5403.3%+1.7 pts

11▲18Cedar Lake, ININ16,7893.5%−3.1 pts

12▲14Danville, ININ13,4153.5%+1.0 pts

13▲8Westfield, ININ66,2583.6%−0.3 pts

14▼7Carmel, ININ105,6343.9%+1.4 pts

15▼11Fishers, ININ104,8124.0%+2.2 pts

16▼11Granger, ININ30,3214.7%+3.3 pts

17▲21Yorktown, ININ11,9474.8%+0.7 pts

18▲4Noblesville, ININ76,1115.3%−0.1 pts

19▲26Greenfield, ININ26,5445.3%+1.1 pts

20▼7Lowell, ININ11,8535.5%−1.1 pts

21▼11Avon, ININ25,3505.7%+2.8 pts

22▲29Ellettsville, ININ6,8405.9%−3.4 pts

23▼15Winfield, ININ9,1405.9%+3.1 pts

24Munster, ININ23,5046.0%+1.7 pts

25▼2Dyer, ININ16,2736.2%+2.8 pts

26▼12Cumberland, ININ8,0666.4%−0.2 pts

27▼2Crown Point, ININ35,6166.8%+3.1 pts

28▼12Sellersburg, ININ10,3056.9%+1.6 pts

29▲6Griffith, ININ16,1377.1%+3.2 pts

30▲3Greenwood, ININ69,3497.4%+0.4 pts

31▼11Brownsburg, ININ34,0897.5%+5.2 pts

32▼14Schererville, ININ29,8257.7%+4.6 pts

33▲72Alexandria, ININ5,2237.8%+0.8 pts

34▲23Lebanon, ININ17,9137.9%+0.7 pts

35▼7Winona Lake, ININ5,1268.0%+1.2 pts

36Plainfield, ININ38,5748.1%+2.9 pts

37▼6Dunlap, ININ6,1098.4%+2.3 pts

38▲2Highland, ININ5,1148.6%+7.9 pts

39▲21Lawrence, ININ50,4208.7%+2.1 pts

40▼6Nappanee, ININ6,8859.1%+4.5 pts

41▲2Pendleton, ININ5,9309.1%+5.0 pts

42▲5Chesterton, ININ14,6359.3%+5.0 pts

43▼42Whiteland, ININ5,8849.3%+7.5 pts

44▲29Bluffton, ININ10,5839.5%+0.6 pts

45▼18New Haven, ININ16,3379.7%+3.1 pts

46▲17Auburn, ININ14,0689.8%+4.6 pts

47▲25Hobart, ININ29,29810.0%+5.2 pts

48▼33Porter, ININ5,16710.5%+4.0 pts

49▼1North Manchester, ININ5,23010.7%+2.0 pts

50▲9Franklin, ININ26,74311.0%+3.4 pts

51▼21Monticello, ININ5,59511.1%+3.1 pts

52▼3Beech Grove, ININ14,67111.1%+5.1 pts

53▼3Jeffersonville, ININ54,13411.2%+1.1 pts

54▲30Decatur, ININ10,09011.3%+3.6 pts

55▲10Columbus, ININ52,65511.3%+3.2 pts

56▲18Westville, ININ5,38711.4%+5.1 pts

57▼20Cicero, ININ5,58111.5%+9.8 pts

58▼19Highland, ININ23,40911.6%+8.5 pts

59▲17Portage, ININ38,63411.6%+4.1 pts

60▼16Bargersville, ININ11,86211.9%+7.6 pts

61▼8Greencastle, ININ9,92412.2%+2.4 pts

62▼21Kendallville, ININ10,37112.4%+2.5 pts

63▲32Charlestown, ININ8,80212.5%−6.7 pts

64▼18Merrillville, ININ37,40712.6%+8.3 pts

65▲29South Haven, ININ7,24112.7%+6.9 pts

66▲36Frankfort, ININ16,83712.9%+1.2 pts

67▲4Martinsville, ININ12,14112.9%+1.4 pts

68▼2Mooresville, ININ10,17313.0%+8.7 pts

69▼14Boonville, ININ6,68913.4%+4.1 pts

70▲56Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24313.5%−1.4 pts

71▲43Plymouth, ININ11,08113.5%+0.4 pts

72▼2Columbia City, ININ10,25613.6%+7.3 pts

73▼12Greensburg, ININ12,31513.8%+2.5 pts

74▲3Wabash, ININ10,19014.0%+4.6 pts

75▲16Batesville, ININ7,40114.2%+10.6 pts

76▼14Jasper, ININ17,27914.4%+8.8 pts

77▲40Madison, ININ12,30414.9%+2.6 pts

78▼9Valparaiso, ININ35,17714.9%+5.8 pts

79▼1Mount Vernon, ININ6,28914.9%+2.5 pts

80▲16Huntington, ININ17,16715.0%+6.9 pts

81▲27Crawfordsville, ININ16,69915.2%+2.3 pts

82▼28Garrett, ININ6,69415.3%+9.2 pts

83▼41Rensselaer, ININ5,68115.3%+5.3 pts

84▲17Lake Station, ININ12,97715.4%+0.9 pts

85▲25Seymour, ININ22,45015.5%+5.5 pts

86▲13Indianapolis, ININ901,11615.8%+4.0 pts

87▼19Huntingburg, ININ6,52216.0%+5.2 pts

88▼2Fort Wayne, ININ275,20316.0%+3.5 pts

89▲17Logansport, ININ18,28716.1%+6.0 pts

90Bedford, ININ13,96216.2%+4.7 pts

91▲9Mishawaka, ININ51,22616.4%+6.5 pts

92▲17La Porte, ININ22,60016.4%+5.5 pts

93▼26Clarksville, ININ22,25316.5%+8.4 pts

94▼15North Vernon, ININ6,55916.7%+5.0 pts

95▼31Gas City, ININ6,08116.8%+6.5 pts

96▼9Princeton, ININ8,52416.9%+1.1 pts

97▼14Kokomo, ININ59,99917.1%+4.0 pts

98▼16Goshen, ININ34,52517.1%+7.8 pts

99▲21Linton, ININ5,24517.3%+5.0 pts

100▼11Portland, ININ6,23717.3%+7.8 pts

101▼43Rushville, ININ6,17117.3%+6.4 pts

102▼22Speedway, ININ14,37317.5%+8.7 pts

103▼22Warsaw, ININ16,13017.6%+8.5 pts

104▼52Tipton, ININ5,26317.7%+10.5 pts

105▼8Lafayette, ININ71,23817.8%+5.7 pts

106▼18Angola, ININ9,36617.9%+7.4 pts

107▼32Rochester, ININ6,13218.1%+6.3 pts

108▼1Washington, ININ12,99118.2%+3.9 pts

109▲9Elkhart, ININ54,09218.2%+4.6 pts

110Ross, ININ6,75118.4%–

111▲2Evansville, ININ116,17618.4%+4.7 pts

112▼8Brazil, ININ8,34318.6%+5.4 pts

113▼10New Albany, ININ37,46318.9%+5.2 pts

114▲1Hammond, ININ75,71219.1%+4.8 pts

115▼22Elwood, ININ8,52519.5%+4.2 pts

116▼4Hartford City, ININ5,89819.5%+9.1 pts

117▲6Vincennes, ININ16,37819.6%−1.1 pts

118▲4Michigan City, ININ31,33819.7%+6.4 pts

119▼8New Castle, ININ17,39020.1%+7.7 pts

120▼4South Bend, ININ103,20120.8%+4.1 pts

121Anderson, ININ56,15321.0%+7.6 pts

122▼30Shelbyville, ININ21,20421.5%+12.4 pts

123▼25Tell City, ININ7,44122.4%+11.2 pts

124▼39Scottsburg, ININ7,47823.4%+7.9 pts

125Connersville, ININ13,40623.4%+12.9 pts

126▼2Peru, ININ10,96223.6%+11.8 pts

127Terre Haute, ININ58,76424.7%+5.5 pts

128▼9Richmond, ININ35,37625.4%+9.7 pts

129▼1Salem, ININ6,42725.7%+14.1 pts

130▲1East Chicago, ININ25,61026.3%+1.9 pts

131▼1Muncie, ININ65,46629.2%+6.1 pts

132▼3Marion, ININ28,23429.6%+12.7 pts

133Bloomington, ININ83,30729.8%+0.2 pts

134▼2Gary, ININ67,28933.1%+7.3 pts

135▼1West Lafayette, ININ45,74737.3%−1.0 pts

136▼1Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.2%–

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