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Most residents in poverty, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, ININ901,116150,192+62%

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,20340,795+59%

03Bloomington, ININ83,30726,589+30%

04Evansville, ININ116,17624,663+48%

05Gary, ININ67,28922,904−14%

06South Bend, ININ103,20122,213+24%

07Muncie, ININ65,46619,673+26%

08Hammond, ININ75,71216,492+39%

09West Lafayette, ININ45,74715,814+43%

10Terre Haute, ININ58,76414,796+29%

11Anderson, ININ56,15312,587+58%

12Lafayette, ININ71,23811,902+75%

13Elkhart, ININ54,09211,889+69%

14Kokomo, ININ59,9998,887+48%

15Mishawaka, ININ51,2268,798+91%

16East Chicago, ININ25,6108,057+2%

17Marion, ININ28,2347,891+49%

18Richmond, ININ35,3767,886+29%

19Michigan City, ININ31,3387,482+70%

20New Albany, ININ37,4636,608+28%

21Columbus, ININ52,6556,365+101%

22Lawrence, ININ50,4205,703+120%

23Portage, ININ38,6345,434+117%

24Jeffersonville, ININ54,1345,302+92%

25Goshen, ININ34,5255,128+88%

26Greenwood, ININ69,3494,750+87%

27Valparaiso, ININ35,1774,388+76%

28La Porte, ININ22,6004,385+85%

29Seymour, ININ22,4504,354+140%

30Noblesville, ININ76,1114,109+166%

31Vincennes, ININ16,3784,061+5%

32Hobart, ININ29,2983,945+225%

33Notre Dame, ININ6,8903,902–

34Merrillville, ININ37,4073,710+186%

35New Castle, ININ17,3903,606+63%

36Logansport, ININ18,2873,422+72%

37Connersville, ININ13,4063,295+104%

38Shelbyville, ININ21,2043,262+100%

39Crawfordsville, ININ16,6993,172+62%

40Carmel, ININ105,6343,119+225%

41Frankfort, ININ16,8372,913+50%

42Franklin, ININ26,7432,908+96%

43Fishers, ININ104,8122,894+336%

44Plainfield, ININ38,5742,894+204%

45Clarksville, ININ22,2532,832+64%

46Huntington, ININ17,1672,811+100%

47Peru, ININ10,9622,737+78%

48Westfield, ININ66,2582,671+624%

49Madison, ININ12,3042,654+80%

50Greenfield, ININ26,5442,384+282%

51Warsaw, ININ16,1302,339+106%

52Lake Station, ININ12,9772,284+12%

53Washington, ININ12,9912,270+40%

54Bedford, ININ13,9622,221+40%

55Crown Point, ININ35,6162,189+197%

56Highland, ININ23,4092,167+205%

57Plymouth, ININ11,0812,160+67%

58Speedway, ININ14,3732,059+83%

59Jasper, ININ17,2791,981+193%

60Lebanon, ININ17,9131,825+80%

61Salem, ININ6,4271,766+147%

62Auburn, ININ14,0681,647+164%

63Martinsville, ININ12,1411,569+16%

64Beech Grove, ININ14,6711,563+73%

65Brownsburg, ININ34,0891,557+370%

66Wabash, ININ10,1901,511+38%

67Decatur, ININ10,0901,510+107%

68Angola, ININ9,3661,498+95%

69Munster, ININ23,5041,483+60%

70Schererville, ININ29,8251,477+89%

71Chesterton, ININ14,6351,461+221%

72Greensburg, ININ12,3151,451+24%

73Brazil, ININ8,3431,434+33%

74Elwood, ININ8,5251,370−8%

75Bluffton, ININ10,5831,367+60%

76Princeton, ININ8,5241,325+2%

77Griffith, ININ16,1371,320+95%

78Columbia City, ININ10,2561,284+185%

79Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2431,281+84%

80Charlestown, ININ8,8021,278+11%

81Hartford City, ININ5,8981,277+77%

82Tell City, ININ7,4411,264+44%

83Mooresville, ININ10,1731,188+197%

84Batesville, ININ7,4011,168+446%

85Zionsville, ININ33,6241,158+234%

86Linton, ININ5,2451,149+61%

87Scottsburg, ININ7,4781,128+20%

88Greencastle, ININ9,9241,066+10%

89New Haven, ININ16,3371,048+28%

90Portland, ININ6,2371,017+65%

91Yorktown, ININ11,9471,009+410%

92Dyer, ININ16,273979+105%

93Cedar Lake, ININ16,789973+59%

94North Vernon, ININ6,559965+26%

95Kendallville, ININ10,371957+1%

96Mount Vernon, ININ6,289943+1%

97Bargersville, ININ11,862934+915%

98Alexandria, ININ5,223932+112%

99Granger, ININ30,321899+132%

100Rochester, ININ6,132872+15%

101South Haven, ININ7,241834+154%

102Huntingburg, ININ6,522816+35%

103Avon, ININ25,350770+321%

104Gas City, ININ6,081769+27%

105Boonville, ININ6,689734+16%

106Ellettsville, ININ6,840717+53%

107Garrett, ININ6,694712+103%

108Westville, ININ5,387710+430%

109Rushville, ININ6,171695+6%

110Danville, ININ13,415685+323%

111St. John, ININ24,841602+318%

112Tipton, ININ5,263572+51%

113North Manchester, ININ5,230553+1%

114Rensselaer, ININ5,681539+2%

115Nappanee, ININ6,885518+67%

116Whitestown, ININ15,767504+1382%

117Lowell, ININ11,853487−1%

118Dunlap, ININ6,109463+28%

119Sellersburg, ININ10,305454+41%

120Pendleton, ININ5,930448+180%

121Cicero, ININ5,581446+495%

122Highland, ININ5,114406+1350%

123New Whiteland, ININ5,937401+195%

124Monticello, ININ5,595384−17%

125Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402360+88%

126Winona Lake, ININ5,126341+27%

127Sheridan, ININ5,746340+128%

128McCordsville, ININ13,094304–

129Cumberland, ININ8,066272−25%

130Hidden Valley, ININ5,706251+99%

131Winfield, ININ9,140245+283%

132Porter, ININ5,167241−25%

133Huntertown, ININ11,600236+219%

134Bright, ININ5,540106+18%

135Whiteland, ININ5,88475+0%

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