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Counties in Indiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

Wayne County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 92 counties in 2024, at 25.8%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 14.8% and the figure for Indiana was 15.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.8Wayne County
Lowest4.3Hamilton County
Median14.892 counties
Indiana15.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 17.7 %Allen County: 17.6 %Bartholomew County: 10.2 %Benton County: 13.3 %Blackford County: 16.6 %Boone County: 5.6 %Brown County: 13.4 %Carroll County: 10.6 %Cass County: 20.5 %Clark County: 12.7 %Clay County: 17.2 %Clinton County: 17.4 %Crawford County: 23.8 %Daviess County: 15.4 %Dearborn County: 9.5 %Decatur County: 13.1 %DeKalb County: 11.5 %Delaware County: 21.9 %Dubois County: 8.5 %Elkhart County: 14.7 %Fayette County: 25.1 %Floyd County: 12.6 %Fountain County: 14.5 %Franklin County: 10.6 %Fulton County: 16.1 %Gibson County: 12.8 %Grant County: 23.3 %Greene County: 16.9 %Hamilton County: 4.3 %Hancock County: 5.9 %Harrison County: 9.4 %Hendricks County: 6.6 %Henry County: 18.6 %Howard County: 18.6 %Huntington County: 12.1 %Jackson County: 13.1 %Jasper County: 12.1 %Jay County: 21.8 %Jefferson County: 17.5 %Jennings County: 16.8 %Johnson County: 7.7 %Knox County: 16.1 %Kosciusko County: 12.5 %LaGrange County: 12.3 %Lake County: 19.5 %LaPorte County: 20.4 %Lawrence County: 16.8 %Madison County: 19.6 %Marion County: 23.3 %Marshall County: 14.8 %Martin County: 15.1 %Miami County: 18.3 %Monroe County: 13.6 %Montgomery County: 13.1 %Morgan County: 12.1 %Newton County: 13.3 %Noble County: 13.1 %Ohio County: 15.7 %Orange County: 18.1 %Owen County: 17.6 %Parke County: 17.5 %Perry County: 17.5 %Pike County: 12.2 %Porter County: 9.8 %Posey County: 10.8 %Pulaski County: 15.4 %Putnam County: 12.1 %Randolph County: 22 %Ripley County: 13.1 %Rush County: 14.3 %St. Joseph County: 21.3 %Scott County: 20.7 %Shelby County: 13.5 %Spencer County: 13.6 %Starke County: 16.1 %Steuben County: 12.8 %Sullivan County: 17 %Switzerland County: 22.6 %Tippecanoe County: 12.8 %Tipton County: 8.9 %Union County: 15.8 %Vanderburgh County: 16.7 %Vermillion County: 17.1 %Vigo County: 20.4 %Wabash County: 12.2 %Warren County: 12.3 %Warrick County: 7.3 %Washington County: 22.1 %Wayne County: 25.8 %Wells County: 10.3 %White County: 15.6 %Whitley County: 11 %
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%, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wayne County: 25.8 %Wayne County25.8Fayette County: 25.1 %Fayette County25.1Crawford County: 23.8 %Crawford County23.8Grant County: 23.3 %Grant County23.3Marion County: 23.3 %Marion County23.3Switzerland County: 22.6 %Switzerland County22.6Washington County: 22.1 %Washington County22.1Randolph County: 22 %Randolph County22Delaware County: 21.9 %Delaware County21.9Jay County: 21.8 %Jay County21.8St. Joseph County: 21.3 %St. Joseph County21.3Scott County: 20.7 %Scott County20.7Cass County: 20.5 %Cass County20.5LaPorte County: 20.4 %LaPorte County20.4Vigo County: 20.4 %Vigo County20.4Madison County: 19.6 %Madison County19.6Lake County: 19.5 %Lake County19.5Henry County: 18.6 %Henry County18.6Howard County: 18.6 %Howard County18.6Miami County: 18.3 %Miami County18.3Orange County: 18.1 %Orange County18.1Adams County: 17.7 %Adams County17.7Allen County: 17.6 %Allen County17.6Owen County: 17.6 %Owen County17.6Jefferson County: 17.5 %Jefferson County17.5Parke County: 17.5 %Parke County17.5Perry County: 17.5 %Perry County17.5Clinton County: 17.4 %Clinton County17.4Clay County: 17.2 %Clay County17.2Vermillion County: 17.1 %Vermillion County17.1Sullivan County: 17 %Sullivan County17Greene County: 16.9 %Greene County16.9Jennings County: 16.8 %Jennings County16.8Lawrence County: 16.8 %Lawrence County16.8Vanderburgh County: 16.7 %Vanderburgh County16.7Blackford County: 16.6 %Blackford County16.6Fulton County: 16.1 %Fulton County16.1Knox County: 16.1 %Knox County16.1Starke County: 16.1 %Starke County16.1Union County: 15.8 %Union County15.8Wayne County: 25.8 %Wayne County25.8Fayette County: 25.1 %Fayette County25.1Crawford County: 23.8 %Crawford County23.8Grant County: 23.3 %Grant County23.3Marion County: 23.3 %Marion County23.3Switzerland County: 22.6 %Switzerland County22.6Washington County: 22.1 %Washington County22.1Randolph County: 22 %Randolph County22Delaware County: 21.9 %Delaware County21.9Jay County: 21.8 %Jay County21.8St. Joseph County: 21.3 %St. Joseph County21.3Scott County: 20.7 %Scott County20.7Cass County: 20.5 %Cass County20.5LaPorte County: 20.4 %LaPorte County20.4Vigo County: 20.4 %Vigo County20.4Madison County: 19.6 %Madison County19.6Lake County: 19.5 %Lake County19.5Henry County: 18.6 %Henry County18.6Howard County: 18.6 %Howard County18.6Miami County: 18.3 %Miami County18.3Orange County: 18.1 %Orange County18.1Adams County: 17.7 %Adams County17.7Allen County: 17.6 %Allen County17.6Owen County: 17.6 %Owen County17.6Jefferson County: 17.5 %Jefferson County17.5Parke County: 17.5 %Parke County17.5Perry County: 17.5 %Perry County17.5Clinton County: 17.4 %Clinton County17.4Clay County: 17.2 %Clay County17.2Vermillion County: 17.1 %Vermillion County17.1Sullivan County: 17 %Sullivan County17Greene County: 16.9 %Greene County16.9Jennings County: 16.8 %Jennings County16.8Lawrence County: 16.8 %Lawrence County16.8Vanderburgh County: 16.7 %Vanderburgh County16.7Blackford County: 16.6 %Blackford County16.6Fulton County: 16.1 %Fulton County16.1Knox County: 16.1 %Knox County16.1Starke County: 16.1 %Starke County16.1Union County: 15.8 %Union County15.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Wayne County25.8+2.9 pts
2Fayette County25.1+4.8 pts
3Crawford County23.8+0.3 pts
4Grant County23.3-1 pts
4Marion County23.3+2.6 pts
6Switzerland County22.6+1.2 pts
7Washington County22.1+4 pts
8Randolph County22+3.4 pts
9Delaware County21.9+1.3 pts
10Jay County21.8+1.2 pts
11St. Joseph County21.3+2.9 pts
12Scott County20.7+1.2 pts
13Cass County20.5+4 pts
14LaPorte County20.4-1.2 pts
14Vigo County20.4-0.7 pts
16Madison County19.6+2.5 pts
17Lake County19.5-0.5 pts
18Henry County18.6+1.8 pts
18Howard County18.6+0.5 pts
20Miami County18.3-0.9 pts
21Orange County18.1+0.5 pts
22Adams County17.7+0.4 pts
23Allen County17.6+0.2 pts
23Owen County17.6-0.2 pts
25Jefferson County17.5+1.1 pts
25Parke County17.5-1.9 pts
25Perry County17.5+1.2 pts
28Clinton County17.4+3.3 pts
29Clay County17.2+1.3 pts
30Vermillion County17.1+0.7 pts
31Sullivan County17-1.9 pts
32Greene County16.9+1.8 pts
33Jennings County16.8+0.7 pts
33Lawrence County16.8+0.7 pts
35Vanderburgh County16.7-0.7 pts
36Blackford County16.6-2.2 pts
37Fulton County16.1-0.1 pts
37Knox County16.1-1.1 pts
37Starke County16.1-2.3 pts
40Union County15.8-0.1 pts
41Ohio County15.7+3.5 pts
42White County15.6+0.7 pts
43Daviess County15.4+2.1 pts
43Pulaski County15.4+0.9 pts
45Martin County15.1-1.2 pts
46Marshall County14.8+2.1 pts
47Elkhart County14.7-0.6 pts
48Fountain County14.5+0.6 pts
49Rush County14.3+0.7 pts
50Monroe County13.6+0.1 pts
50Spencer County13.6+3.4 pts
52Shelby County13.5+0.6 pts
53Brown County13.4+0.4 pts
54Benton County13.3-0.6 pts
54Newton County13.3+0.4 pts
56Decatur County13.1+0.8 pts
56Jackson County13.1+0.2 pts
56Montgomery County13.1-1.5 pts
56Noble County13.1+2.2 pts
56Ripley County13.1+0.1 pts
61Gibson County12.8+1.9 pts
61Steuben County12.8-0.2 pts
61Tippecanoe County12.8+0.1 pts
64Clark County12.7+1.6 pts
65Floyd County12.6-0.4 pts
66Kosciusko County12.5+1.5 pts
67LaGrange County12.3+1.8 pts
67Warren County12.3+0.1 pts
69Pike County12.2-1.9 pts
69Wabash County12.2-1.4 pts
71Huntington County12.10 pts
71Jasper County12.1+2.1 pts
71Morgan County12.1+0.2 pts
71Putnam County12.1-0.6 pts
75DeKalb County11.5-0.8 pts
76Whitley County11+0.7 pts
77Posey County10.8-0.8 pts
78Carroll County10.6-1.1 pts
78Franklin County10.6+0.4 pts
80Wells County10.3-0.4 pts
81Bartholomew County10.2-2.2 pts
82Porter County9.8-0.8 pts
83Dearborn County9.5+0.1 pts
84Harrison County9.4-1.1 pts
85Tipton County8.9-3.5 pts
86Dubois County8.5+0.5 pts
87Johnson County7.7-0.6 pts
88Warrick County7.3-1.6 pts
89Hendricks County6.6+0.7 pts
90Hancock County5.9+0.1 pts
91Boone County5.6+0.6 pts
92Hamilton County4.3-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Wayne County, with 25.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 4.3% in 2024.

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