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Most residents in poverty, Indiana counties

Indiana counties 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 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 3,904. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Warrick County, IN, up 15 places to #34.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Marion County, ININ992,196149,743+53%
02Lake County, ININ504,61271,482+21%
03Allen County, ININ402,32949,099+62%
04St. Joseph County, ININ272,86138,826+41%
05Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45636,325+58%
06Monroe County, ININ143,34527,747+22%
07Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99525,708+34%
08Elkhart County, ININ208,77425,676+79%
09Delaware County, ININ113,10622,062+23%
10Vigo County, ININ106,51220,322+36%
11Madison County, ININ135,08817,640+42%
12▲1Porter County, ININ176,04916,742+92%
13▲1Hamilton County, ININ387,03616,041+200%
14▼2LaPorte County, ININ111,29415,241+59%
15▲1Grant County, ININ66,52413,147+52%
16▲1Clark County, ININ130,45112,685+62%
17▼2Johnson County, ININ174,26212,375+91%
18Wayne County, ININ66,16911,878+47%
19▲1Howard County, ININ83,90411,231+39%
20▲1Hendricks County, ININ193,5109,772+158%
21▼2Bartholomew County, ININ85,7298,746+67%
22Floyd County, ININ82,1538,373+35%
23Kosciusko County, ININ80,8927,922+66%
24▲2Morgan County, ININ74,9676,743+52%
25▼1Henry County, ININ49,1376,673+76%
26▲8Shelby County, ININ45,8825,904+80%
27▼2Jackson County, ININ47,3705,737+64%
28▲3Lawrence County, ININ45,5685,519+22%
29▼1Marshall County, ININ46,5995,407+77%
30Miami County, ININ34,4875,396+87%
31▲1Cass County, ININ37,8364,988+61%
32▼3Knox County, ININ35,6524,929−22%
33▲14Dubois County, ININ44,0164,804+130%
34▲15Warrick County, ININ66,8034,567+64%
35▲15Noble County, ININ47,9374,347+19%
36▼1DeKalb County, ININ44,5354,170+76%
37▲3Fayette County, ININ23,5334,168+106%
38▲8Washington County, ININ28,3834,076+41%
39▼6Jefferson County, ININ33,2794,072+34%
40▲8Scott County, ININ25,0534,062+35%
41▼14Adams County, ININ36,6504,042+32%
42▼4Montgomery County, ININ38,9544,033+29%
43▼7Hancock County, ININ90,9693,985+143%
44▼3Greene County, ININ31,1653,956+9%
45Daviess County, ININ34,2093,929−4%
46▼7Dearborn County, ININ51,6093,904+28%
47▲15Randolph County, ININ24,4383,865+27%
48▼6Huntington County, ININ37,2243,627+72%
49▲10Gibson County, ININ33,0913,560+34%
50▲10Jennings County, ININ27,6223,474+37%
51▲5Whitley County, ININ35,0463,434+128%
52Wabash County, ININ30,7133,421+41%
53▼16Boone County, ININ80,6893,368+41%
54▼10Clinton County, ININ33,3223,245+12%
55Steuben County, ININ34,7993,242+45%
56▼3Putnam County, ININ37,8763,240+13%
57▼14Starke County, ININ23,4253,123+20%
58▲3Fulton County, ININ20,0913,099+100%
59▼1Clay County, ININ26,4103,091+34%
60▼6Ripley County, ININ29,4342,943+48%
61▲2Jay County, ININ20,1182,909+47%
62▲7Perry County, ININ19,3892,883+62%
63▲4Sullivan County, ININ20,8312,878+21%
64▼13Harrison County, ININ40,4372,858+30%
65Jasper County, ININ33,8942,790+40%
66▼2Decatur County, ININ26,5762,694+18%
67▼10Owen County, ININ21,8862,665+31%
68▼2Orange County, ININ19,8342,652+11%
69▲4Parke County, ININ16,6422,652+34%
70Posey County, ININ24,9882,548+28%
71▲1White County, ININ25,1642,516+42%
72▼4LaGrange County, ININ41,3052,422−10%
73▲4Crawford County, ININ10,5092,404+33%
74Vermillion County, ININ15,4882,360+49%
75▲4Fountain County, ININ17,0132,055+35%
76▼5Wells County, ININ28,8832,036+26%
77▼1Rush County, ININ16,7671,986+50%
78▲3Newton County, ININ14,1881,955+93%
79▼1Blackford County, ININ11,7301,934+58%
80▲3Carroll County, ININ20,6551,797+31%
81▲3Tipton County, ININ15,3191,717+101%
82▲7Martin County, ININ9,8561,600+38%
83▼3Franklin County, ININ23,2861,588+1%
84▲3Pulaski County, ININ12,4631,508+32%
85▼3Spencer County, ININ20,0611,490+5%
86▲2Pike County, ININ12,0031,298+26%
87▼12Switzerland County, ININ10,0371,251−1%
88▼3Brown County, ININ15,7771,215−9%
89▼3Benton County, ININ8,8831,214+134%
90Warren County, ININ8,474930+69%
91▲1Union County, ININ6,863591−17%
92▼1Ohio County, ININ5,994486+21%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES