RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 131

Most residents in poverty, Indiana cities · 1990

Indiana cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 131 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 131 is 853.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Gary, ININ67,28934,331–

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,20319,954–

03Bloomington, ININ83,30719,073–

04Evansville, ININ116,17618,452–

05Muncie, ININ65,46616,918–

06South Bend, ININ103,20115,162–

07Terre Haute, ININ58,76411,743–

08Hammond, ININ75,71211,360–

09Anderson, ININ56,15310,687–

10West Lafayette, ININ45,7478,865–

11East Chicago, ININ25,6108,664–

12Richmond, ININ35,3767,927–

13Kokomo, ININ59,9997,394–

14Marion, ININ28,2346,150–

15New Albany, ININ37,4635,621–

16Michigan City, ININ31,3385,553–

17Elkhart, ININ54,0925,453–

18Vincennes, ININ16,3784,114–

19Lafayette, ININ71,2383,875–

20Mishawaka, ININ51,2263,873–

21New Castle, ININ17,3903,501–

22Columbus, ININ52,6553,461–

23Jeffersonville, ININ54,1343,261–

24Logansport, ININ18,2872,666–

25Portage, ININ38,6342,293–

26Connersville, ININ13,4062,213–

27La Porte, ININ22,6002,192–

28Peru, ININ10,9622,127–

29Valparaiso, ININ35,1772,106–

30Crawfordsville, ININ16,6992,024–

31Lawrence, ININ50,4201,990–

32Clarksville, ININ22,2531,844–

33Goshen, ININ34,5251,815–

34Seymour, ININ22,4501,803–

35Frankfort, ININ16,8371,796–

36Washington, ININ12,9911,667–

37Lake Station, ININ12,9771,620–

38Greenwood, ININ69,3491,594–

39Madison, ININ12,3041,591–

40Bedford, ININ13,9621,580–

41Elwood, ININ8,5251,526–

42Brazil, ININ8,3431,502–

43Huntington, ININ17,1671,443–

44Wabash, ININ10,1901,430–

45Franklin, ININ26,7431,412–

46Shelbyville, ININ21,2041,370–

47Noblesville, ININ76,1111,323–

48Lebanon, ININ17,9131,275–

49Martinsville, ININ12,1411,266–

50Greencastle, ININ9,9241,195–

51Cedar Lake, ININ16,7891,160–

52Princeton, ININ8,5241,135–

53Hobart, ININ29,2981,109–

54Plymouth, ININ11,0811,035–

55Linton, ININ5,2451,015–

56Decatur, ININ10,090985–

57Charlestown, ININ8,802976–

58Merrillville, ININ37,407969–

59Warsaw, ININ16,130962–

60Tell City, ININ7,441957–

61Scottsburg, ININ7,478932–

62Greenfield, ININ26,544906–

63Kendallville, ININ10,371898–

64Greensburg, ININ12,315874–

65Rushville, ININ6,171868–

66Highland, ININ23,409853–

67Alexandria, ININ5,223846–

68Boonville, ININ6,689835–

69Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243824–

70Speedway, ININ14,373818–

71Hartford City, ININ5,898766–

72North Vernon, ININ6,559759–

73Griffith, ININ16,137745–

74Mount Vernon, ININ6,289728–

75Bluffton, ININ10,583704–

76Beech Grove, ININ14,671696–

77Salem, ININ6,427686–

78Schererville, ININ29,825683–

79Rochester, ININ6,132673–

80Gas City, ININ6,081639–

81Portland, ININ6,237621–

82Crown Point, ININ35,616608–

83Jasper, ININ17,279589–

84Huntingburg, ININ6,522589–

85Angola, ININ9,366544–

86Garrett, ININ6,694542–

87Sellersburg, ININ10,305512–

88North Manchester, ININ5,230501–

89Plainfield, ININ38,574479–

90Winona Lake, ININ5,126477–

91Auburn, ININ14,068470–

92Cumberland, ININ8,066461–

93Rensselaer, ININ5,681436–

94Monticello, ININ5,595413–

95South Haven, ININ7,241403–

96Carmel, ININ105,634400–

97Lowell, ININ11,853373–

98Chesterton, ININ14,635366–

99Nappanee, ININ6,885363–

100Mooresville, ININ10,173360–

101Ellettsville, ININ6,840358–

102Westville, ININ5,387355–

103New Haven, ININ16,337340–

104Columbia City, ININ10,256335–

105Munster, ININ23,504252–

106Tipton, ININ5,263242–

107Granger, ININ30,321239–

108Sheridan, ININ5,746231–

109Brownsburg, ININ34,089224–

110Danville, ININ13,415211–

111Yorktown, ININ11,947208–

112Dyer, ININ16,273199–

113Dunlap, ININ6,109176–

114Westfield, ININ66,258161–

115Fishers, ININ104,812144–

116Batesville, ININ7,401141–

117Porter, ININ5,167132–

118Pendleton, ININ5,930117–

119Bright, ININ5,540116–

120Cicero, ININ5,581109–

121Whiteland, ININ5,88492–

122New Whiteland, ININ5,93791–

123Highland, ININ5,11483–

124Bargersville, ININ11,86262–

125Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40256–

126Zionsville, ININ33,62452–

127McCordsville, ININ13,09449–

128Huntertown, ININ11,60045–

129Hidden Valley, ININ5,70642–

130Whitestown, ININ15,76732–

131St. John, ININ24,84121–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS