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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. The median across all 136 is 1,527. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Scottsburg, IN, up 27 places to #60.

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Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Indianapolis, ININ901,116140,250+51%
02Fort Wayne, ININ275,20343,073+67%
03Bloomington, ININ83,30723,862+16%
04▲1Gary, ININ67,28922,567−15%
05▲1South Bend, ININ103,20121,452+19%
06▼2Evansville, ININ116,17621,351+28%
07Muncie, ININ65,46618,907+21%
08▲1West Lafayette, ININ45,74716,859+53%
09▼1Hammond, ININ75,71214,700+24%
10Terre Haute, ININ58,76414,404+26%
11▲1Lafayette, ININ71,23812,665+86%
12▼1Anderson, ININ56,15311,611+45%
13▲1Kokomo, ININ59,99910,094+68%
14▼1Elkhart, ININ54,0929,764+39%
15▲3Richmond, ININ35,3769,038+47%
16▼1Mishawaka, ININ51,2268,378+82%
17Marion, ININ28,2348,149+54%
18▲2New Albany, ININ37,4637,085+37%
19▼3East Chicago, ININ25,6106,844−13%
20▼1Michigan City, ININ31,3386,282+43%
21▲4Goshen, ININ34,5255,887+116%
22▼1Columbus, ININ52,6555,850+84%
23▲1Jeffersonville, ININ54,1345,696+106%
24▲3Valparaiso, ININ35,1775,180+108%
25▲1Greenwood, ININ69,3494,887+92%
26▲8Merrillville, ININ37,4074,585+253%
27▼4Portage, ININ38,6344,414+76%
28▲10Shelbyville, ININ21,2044,356+168%
29▼7Lawrence, ININ50,4204,322+67%
30▲13Fishers, ININ104,8124,095+517%
31▲9Carmel, ININ105,6343,998+317%
32▼2Noblesville, ININ76,1113,857+150%
33▼5La Porte, ININ22,6003,690+56%
34▲11Clarksville, ININ22,2533,626+110%
35New Castle, ININ17,3903,487+58%
36▼7Seymour, ININ22,4503,465+91%
37▼4Notre Dame, ININ6,8903,387–
38▼7Vincennes, ININ16,3783,253−16%
39▼2Connersville, ININ13,4063,072+90%
40▼8Hobart, ININ29,2982,963+144%
41▲10Warsaw, ININ16,1302,957+160%
42▲2Plainfield, ININ38,5742,930+207%
43▼1Franklin, ININ26,7432,887+95%
44▼8Logansport, ININ18,2872,868+44%
45▲11Highland, ININ23,4092,737+285%
46▲1Peru, ININ10,9622,572+67%
47▼1Huntington, ININ17,1672,552+81%
48▼9Crawfordsville, ININ16,6992,501+27%
49▲9Speedway, ININ14,3732,440+117%
50▲5Crown Point, ININ35,6162,354+219%
51▲14Brownsburg, ININ34,0892,330+604%
52▲7Jasper, ININ17,2792,306+241%
53▲17Schererville, ININ29,8252,297+194%
54▼1Washington, ININ12,9912,246+38%
55▼1Bedford, ININ13,9622,242+41%
56▼15Frankfort, ININ16,8372,047+5%
57▼5Lake Station, ININ12,9772,0370%
58▼10Westfield, ININ66,2581,989+439%
59▼10Madison, ININ12,3041,823+23%
60▲27Scottsburg, ININ7,4781,723+84%
61▲11Greensburg, ININ12,3151,692+45%
62▲6Angola, ININ9,3661,683+119%
63▲19Tell City, ININ7,4411,678+91%
64▼3Salem, ININ6,4271,668+133%
65▼1Beech Grove, ININ14,6711,660+84%
66▲8Elwood, ININ8,5251,629+10%
67▼4Martinsville, ININ12,1411,543+14%
68▲21New Haven, ININ16,3371,527+87%
69▲4Brazil, ININ8,3431,453+34%
70▼4Wabash, ININ10,1901,447+32%
71▼14Plymouth, ININ11,0811,438+11%
72▼3Munster, ININ23,5041,426+53%
73▲26Granger, ININ30,3211,424+267%
74▲2Princeton, ININ8,5241,417+10%
75▼15Lebanon, ININ17,9131,403+38%
76▲2Columbia City, ININ10,2561,349+199%
77▼6Chesterton, ININ14,6351,344+195%
78▲25Avon, ININ25,3501,333+628%
79▼29Greenfield, ININ26,5441,332+113%
80▼18Auburn, ININ14,0681,327+112%
81▲14Kendallville, ININ10,3711,307+38%
82▲15Bargersville, ININ11,8621,281+1292%
83Mooresville, ININ10,1731,272+218%
84Ross, ININ6,7511,241–
85▲3Greencastle, ININ9,9241,205+24%
86▲8North Vernon, ININ6,5591,183+54%
87▼10Griffith, ININ16,1371,161+71%
88▼7Hartford City, ININ5,8981,131+57%
89▲11Rochester, ININ6,1321,127+48%
90Portland, ININ6,2371,112+81%
91▼24Decatur, ININ10,0901,105+51%
92▲17Rushville, ININ6,1711,047+59%
93▼13Charlestown, ININ8,8021,035−10%
94▼10Batesville, ININ7,4011,031+382%
95▲7Huntingburg, ININ6,5221,024+69%
96▼4Dyer, ININ16,2731,020+114%
97▲7Gas City, ININ6,0811,019+68%
98▲9Garrett, ININ6,6941,014+190%
99▼14Zionsville, ININ33,6241,003+189%
100▼25Bluffton, ININ10,5831,003+17%
101▼5Mount Vernon, ININ6,289956+3%
102▲10Tipton, ININ5,263936+146%
103▼2South Haven, ININ7,241919+180%
104▼18Linton, ININ5,245910+28%
105Boonville, ININ6,689897+42%
106▲8Rensselaer, ININ5,681854+61%
107▲12Sellersburg, ININ10,305704+119%
108▼29Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2436980%
109▲12Cicero, ININ5,581634+745%
110▲5Nappanee, ININ6,885619+100%
111▲13Monticello, ININ5,595611+33%
112▲5Lowell, ININ11,853604+23%
113▼5Westville, ININ5,387602+349%
114▼23Yorktown, ININ11,947562+184%
115▲17Porter, ININ5,167547+69%
116▼23Cedar Lake, ININ16,789531−13%
117▼4North Manchester, ININ5,230516−5%
118Dunlap, ININ6,109515+42%
119▲1Pendleton, ININ5,930487+204%
120▼9St. John, ININ24,841485+237%
121▲14Whiteland, ININ5,884484+545%
122▲9Winfield, ININ9,140459+617%
123▼1Highland, ININ5,114439+1468%
124▼14Danville, ININ13,415412+154%
125▲1Winona Lake, ININ5,126405+51%
126▼28Alexandria, ININ5,223404−8%
127▲2Cumberland, ININ8,066401+11%
128▼22Ellettsville, ININ6,840393−16%
129▲4Huntertown, ININ11,600359+385%
130▼14Whitestown, ININ15,767349+926%
131▼6Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402232+21%
132▼9New Whiteland, ININ5,937188+38%
133▲1Bright, ININ5,540184+104%
134▼4Hidden Valley, ININ5,706107−15%
135▼8Sheridan, ININ5,74696−36%
136▼8McCordsville, ININ13,09489–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES