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Most residents in poverty, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Indianapolis, ININ901,116140,250+51%

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,20343,073+67%

03Bloomington, ININ83,30723,862+16%

04Gary, ININ67,28922,567−15%

05South Bend, ININ103,20121,452+19%

06Evansville, ININ116,17621,351+28%

07Muncie, ININ65,46618,907+21%

08West Lafayette, ININ45,74716,859+53%

09Hammond, ININ75,71214,700+24%

10Terre Haute, ININ58,76414,404+26%

11Lafayette, ININ71,23812,665+86%

12Anderson, ININ56,15311,611+45%

13Kokomo, ININ59,99910,094+68%

14Elkhart, ININ54,0929,764+39%

15Richmond, ININ35,3769,038+47%

16Mishawaka, ININ51,2268,378+82%

17Marion, ININ28,2348,149+54%

18New Albany, ININ37,4637,085+37%

19East Chicago, ININ25,6106,844−13%

20Michigan City, ININ31,3386,282+43%

21Goshen, ININ34,5255,887+116%

22Columbus, ININ52,6555,850+84%

23Jeffersonville, ININ54,1345,696+106%

24Valparaiso, ININ35,1775,180+108%

25Greenwood, ININ69,3494,887+92%

26Merrillville, ININ37,4074,585+253%

27Portage, ININ38,6344,414+76%

28Shelbyville, ININ21,2044,356+168%

29Lawrence, ININ50,4204,322+67%

30Fishers, ININ104,8124,095+517%

31Carmel, ININ105,6343,998+317%

32Noblesville, ININ76,1113,857+150%

33La Porte, ININ22,6003,690+56%

34Clarksville, ININ22,2533,626+110%

35New Castle, ININ17,3903,487+58%

36Seymour, ININ22,4503,465+91%

37Notre Dame, ININ6,8903,387–

38Vincennes, ININ16,3783,253−16%

39Connersville, ININ13,4063,072+90%

40Hobart, ININ29,2982,963+144%

41Warsaw, ININ16,1302,957+160%

42Plainfield, ININ38,5742,930+207%

43Franklin, ININ26,7432,887+95%

44Logansport, ININ18,2872,868+44%

45Highland, ININ23,4092,737+285%

46Peru, ININ10,9622,572+67%

47Huntington, ININ17,1672,552+81%

48Crawfordsville, ININ16,6992,501+27%

49Speedway, ININ14,3732,440+117%

50Crown Point, ININ35,6162,354+219%

51Brownsburg, ININ34,0892,330+604%

52Jasper, ININ17,2792,306+241%

53Schererville, ININ29,8252,297+194%

54Washington, ININ12,9912,246+38%

55Bedford, ININ13,9622,242+41%

56Frankfort, ININ16,8372,047+5%

57Lake Station, ININ12,9772,037+0%

58Westfield, ININ66,2581,989+439%

59Madison, ININ12,3041,823+23%

60Scottsburg, ININ7,4781,723+84%

61Greensburg, ININ12,3151,692+45%

62Angola, ININ9,3661,683+119%

63Tell City, ININ7,4411,678+91%

64Salem, ININ6,4271,668+133%

65Beech Grove, ININ14,6711,660+84%

66Elwood, ININ8,5251,629+10%

67Martinsville, ININ12,1411,543+14%

68New Haven, ININ16,3371,527+87%

69Brazil, ININ8,3431,453+34%

70Wabash, ININ10,1901,447+32%

71Plymouth, ININ11,0811,438+11%

72Munster, ININ23,5041,426+53%

73Granger, ININ30,3211,424+267%

74Princeton, ININ8,5241,417+10%

75Lebanon, ININ17,9131,403+38%

76Columbia City, ININ10,2561,349+199%

77Chesterton, ININ14,6351,344+195%

78Avon, ININ25,3501,333+628%

79Greenfield, ININ26,5441,332+113%

80Auburn, ININ14,0681,327+112%

81Kendallville, ININ10,3711,307+38%

82Bargersville, ININ11,8621,281+1292%

83Mooresville, ININ10,1731,272+218%

84Ross, ININ6,7511,241–

85Greencastle, ININ9,9241,205+24%

86North Vernon, ININ6,5591,183+54%

87Griffith, ININ16,1371,161+71%

88Hartford City, ININ5,8981,131+57%

89Rochester, ININ6,1321,127+48%

90Portland, ININ6,2371,112+81%

91Decatur, ININ10,0901,105+51%

92Rushville, ININ6,1711,047+59%

93Charlestown, ININ8,8021,035−10%

94Batesville, ININ7,4011,031+382%

95Huntingburg, ININ6,5221,024+69%

96Dyer, ININ16,2731,020+114%

97Gas City, ININ6,0811,019+68%

98Garrett, ININ6,6941,014+190%

99Zionsville, ININ33,6241,003+189%

100Bluffton, ININ10,5831,003+17%

101Mount Vernon, ININ6,289956+3%

102Tipton, ININ5,263936+146%

103South Haven, ININ7,241919+180%

104Linton, ININ5,245910+28%

105Boonville, ININ6,689897+42%

106Rensselaer, ININ5,681854+61%

107Sellersburg, ININ10,305704+119%

108Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243698+0%

109Cicero, ININ5,581634+745%

110Nappanee, ININ6,885619+100%

111Monticello, ININ5,595611+33%

112Lowell, ININ11,853604+23%

113Westville, ININ5,387602+349%

114Yorktown, ININ11,947562+184%

115Porter, ININ5,167547+69%

116Cedar Lake, ININ16,789531−13%

117North Manchester, ININ5,230516−5%

118Dunlap, ININ6,109515+42%

119Pendleton, ININ5,930487+204%

120St. John, ININ24,841485+237%

121Whiteland, ININ5,884484+545%

122Winfield, ININ9,140459+617%

123Highland, ININ5,114439+1468%

124Danville, ININ13,415412+154%

125Winona Lake, ININ5,126405+51%

126Alexandria, ININ5,223404−8%

127Cumberland, ININ8,066401+11%

128Ellettsville, ININ6,840393−16%

129Huntertown, ININ11,600359+385%

130Whitestown, ININ15,767349+926%

131Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402232+21%

132New Whiteland, ININ5,937188+38%

133Bright, ININ5,540184+104%

134Hidden Valley, ININ5,706107−15%

135Sheridan, ININ5,74696−36%

136McCordsville, ININ13,09489–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES