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Most residents in poverty, Indiana cities · 2010

Indiana cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Indianapolis, ININ901,116146,531+58%

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,20338,100+48%

03Bloomington, ININ83,30731,186+52%

04Gary, ININ67,28927,499+4%

05South Bend, ININ103,20124,615+37%

06Evansville, ININ116,17622,900+38%

07Muncie, ININ65,46621,302+37%

08Hammond, ININ75,71217,094+44%

09Terre Haute, ININ58,76415,947+39%

10Lafayette, ININ71,23812,579+85%

11Anderson, ININ56,15312,441+56%

12Elkhart, ININ54,09211,571+65%

13West Lafayette, ININ45,74711,324+3%

14Kokomo, ININ59,99910,327+72%

15East Chicago, ININ25,6109,815+24%

16Richmond, ININ35,3768,010+31%

17Mishawaka, ININ51,2267,162+55%

18Michigan City, ININ31,3386,916+58%

19Marion, ININ28,2346,868+30%

20New Albany, ININ37,4636,560+27%

21Goshen, ININ34,5255,726+110%

22Columbus, ININ52,6555,131+62%

23Jeffersonville, ININ54,1344,916+78%

24Lawrence, ININ50,4204,842+87%

25Greenwood, ININ69,3494,663+84%

26Valparaiso, ININ35,1774,537+82%

27Portage, ININ38,6344,506+80%

28Merrillville, ININ37,4074,167+221%

29Vincennes, ININ16,3784,074+5%

30La Porte, ININ22,6003,944+66%

31Logansport, ININ18,2873,731+88%

32Clarksville, ININ22,2533,709+115%

33New Castle, ININ17,3903,591+63%

34Noblesville, ININ76,1113,485+126%

35Connersville, ININ13,4063,353+107%

36Huntington, ININ17,1672,891+105%

37Franklin, ININ26,7432,869+93%

38Shelbyville, ININ21,2042,857+75%

39Crawfordsville, ININ16,6992,756+40%

40Plainfield, ININ38,5742,739+187%

41Seymour, ININ22,4502,723+50%

42Frankfort, ININ16,8372,677+38%

43Lake Station, ININ12,9772,618+29%

44Greenfield, ININ26,5442,613+319%

45Bedford, ININ13,9622,411+52%

46Fishers, ININ104,8122,320+249%

47Carmel, ININ105,6342,317+142%

48Peru, ININ10,9622,193+43%

49Plymouth, ININ11,0812,186+69%

50Lebanon, ININ17,9132,158+112%

51Beech Grove, ININ14,6712,156+138%

52Madison, ININ12,3042,123+44%

53Washington, ININ12,9912,060+27%

54Martinsville, ININ12,1412,012+49%

55Hobart, ININ29,2982,001+65%

56Brazil, ININ8,3431,912+77%

57Crown Point, ININ35,6161,820+147%

58Warsaw, ININ16,1301,820+60%

59Princeton, ININ8,5241,816+40%

60Schererville, ININ29,8251,740+123%

61Decatur, ININ10,0901,738+138%

62Charlestown, ININ8,8021,675+46%

63Wabash, ININ10,1901,587+45%

64Greencastle, ININ9,9241,579+63%

65Griffith, ININ16,1371,575+132%

66Bluffton, ININ10,5831,537+80%

67Lowell, ININ11,8531,484+203%

68Jasper, ININ17,2791,452+115%

69Westfield, ININ66,2581,437+289%

70Speedway, ININ14,3731,384+23%

71Kendallville, ININ10,3711,382+45%

72New Haven, ININ16,3371,380+69%

73Greensburg, ININ12,3151,366+17%

74Salem, ININ6,4271,349+89%

75Highland, ININ23,4091,336+88%

76Elwood, ININ8,5251,328−11%

77Huntingburg, ININ6,5221,300+115%

78Scottsburg, ININ7,4781,284+37%

79Notre Dame, ININ6,8901,273–

80Angola, ININ9,3661,268+65%

81North Vernon, ININ6,5591,187+55%

82Gas City, ININ6,0811,165+92%

83Brownsburg, ININ34,0891,153+248%

84Rushville, ININ6,1711,151+75%

85Cumberland, ININ8,0661,141+215%

86Auburn, ININ14,0681,137+82%

87Mooresville, ININ10,1731,128+182%

88Chesterton, ININ14,6351,099+142%

89Ellettsville, ININ6,8401,080+130%

90Hartford City, ININ5,8981,077+50%

91Rochester, ININ6,1321,059+39%

92Cedar Lake, ININ16,7891,057+72%

93Portland, ININ6,2371,050+71%

94Mount Vernon, ININ6,2891,042+12%

95Linton, ININ5,2451,031+45%

96Columbia City, ININ10,256981+118%

97Alexandria, ININ5,223911+108%

98North Manchester, ININ5,230909+67%

99Rensselaer, ININ5,681866+64%

100Boonville, ININ6,689820+30%

101Danville, ININ13,415812+401%

102Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243806+16%

103Tell City, ININ7,441768−13%

104Granger, ININ30,321734+89%

105Winona Lake, ININ5,126716+166%

106Nappanee, ININ6,885679+119%

107South Haven, ININ7,241663+102%

108Tipton, ININ5,263651+71%

109Munster, ININ23,504627−33%

110Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402576+200%

111Cicero, ININ5,581550+633%

112Sellersburg, ININ10,305518+61%

113Batesville, ININ7,401513+140%

114St. John, ININ24,841506+251%

115Garrett, ININ6,694474+35%

116Bargersville, ININ11,862472+413%

117Westville, ININ5,387462+245%

118Dyer, ININ16,273449−6%

119Avon, ININ25,350448+145%

120McCordsville, ININ13,094429–

121Zionsville, ININ33,624426+23%

122Monticello, ININ5,595414−10%

123Dunlap, ININ6,109386+7%

124Porter, ININ5,167322−0%

125Yorktown, ININ11,947321+62%

126New Whiteland, ININ5,937271+99%

127Sheridan, ININ5,746269+81%

128Pendleton, ININ5,930252+57%

129Whiteland, ININ5,884214+185%

130Huntertown, ININ11,600177+139%

131Hidden Valley, ININ5,706166+32%

132Whitestown, ININ15,767139+309%

133Bright, ININ5,540135+50%

134Winfield, ININ9,140124+94%

135Highland, ININ5,11499+254%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS