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

Delaware County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 92 counties in 2015, at 31.2%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 18.6% and the figure for Indiana was 20.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.2Delaware County
Lowest5.2Hamilton County
Median18.692 counties
Indiana20.4History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 25.3 %Allen County: 20.8 %Bartholomew County: 15.5 %Benton County: 18.2 %Blackford County: 24 %Boone County: 7.4 %Brown County: 19.9 %Carroll County: 13.7 %Cass County: 20 %Clark County: 16.2 %Clay County: 20.4 %Clinton County: 18.5 %Crawford County: 28.5 %Daviess County: 21.9 %Dearborn County: 12.7 %Decatur County: 18.6 %DeKalb County: 14.9 %Delaware County: 31.2 %Dubois County: 9 %Elkhart County: 19.4 %Fayette County: 23.8 %Floyd County: 17.5 %Fountain County: 18.9 %Franklin County: 13.7 %Fulton County: 19.7 %Gibson County: 14.6 %Grant County: 26.9 %Greene County: 21.6 %Hamilton County: 5.2 %Hancock County: 8.1 %Harrison County: 15.3 %Hendricks County: 6.7 %Henry County: 20.6 %Howard County: 24.8 %Huntington County: 16.2 %Jackson County: 16.8 %Jasper County: 13.2 %Jay County: 24.9 %Jefferson County: 20.2 %Jennings County: 21.1 %Johnson County: 10.7 %Knox County: 24.1 %Kosciusko County: 13.8 %LaGrange County: 13.6 %Lake County: 26.5 %LaPorte County: 24.7 %Lawrence County: 21 %Madison County: 25.2 %Marion County: 31 %Marshall County: 15 %Martin County: 19.5 %Miami County: 22.6 %Monroe County: 18.2 %Montgomery County: 18.7 %Morgan County: 16.2 %Newton County: 17.6 %Noble County: 14.2 %Ohio County: 15.6 %Orange County: 24.3 %Owen County: 24.8 %Parke County: 25 %Perry County: 18 %Pike County: 16.2 %Porter County: 14.8 %Posey County: 12.9 %Pulaski County: 21.1 %Putnam County: 17.6 %Randolph County: 27.1 %Ripley County: 15.4 %Rush County: 20.4 %St. Joseph County: 24.5 %Scott County: 24 %Shelby County: 17.2 %Spencer County: 12 %Starke County: 23 %Steuben County: 16 %Sullivan County: 20.9 %Switzerland County: 28.3 %Tippecanoe County: 17.8 %Tipton County: 12.9 %Union County: 20.3 %Vanderburgh County: 24.8 %Vermillion County: 18.5 %Vigo County: 25.2 %Wabash County: 18.1 %Warren County: 16.3 %Warrick County: 9.8 %Washington County: 22.9 %Wayne County: 28.4 %Wells County: 13.8 %White County: 17.9 %Whitley County: 11.3 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Delaware County: 31.2 %Delaware County31.2Marion County: 31 %Marion County31Crawford County: 28.5 %Crawford County28.5Wayne County: 28.4 %Wayne County28.4Switzerland County: 28.3 %Switzerland County28.3Randolph County: 27.1 %Randolph County27.1Grant County: 26.9 %Grant County26.9Lake County: 26.5 %Lake County26.5Adams County: 25.3 %Adams County25.3Madison County: 25.2 %Madison County25.2Vigo County: 25.2 %Vigo County25.2Parke County: 25 %Parke County25Jay County: 24.9 %Jay County24.9Howard County: 24.8 %Howard County24.8Owen County: 24.8 %Owen County24.8Vanderburgh County: 24.8 %Vanderburgh County24.8LaPorte County: 24.7 %LaPorte County24.7St. Joseph County: 24.5 %St. Joseph County24.5Orange County: 24.3 %Orange County24.3Knox County: 24.1 %Knox County24.1Blackford County: 24 %Blackford County24Scott County: 24 %Scott County24Fayette County: 23.8 %Fayette County23.8Starke County: 23 %Starke County23Washington County: 22.9 %Washington County22.9Miami County: 22.6 %Miami County22.6Daviess County: 21.9 %Daviess County21.9Greene County: 21.6 %Greene County21.6Jennings County: 21.1 %Jennings County21.1Pulaski County: 21.1 %Pulaski County21.1Lawrence County: 21 %Lawrence County21Sullivan County: 20.9 %Sullivan County20.9Allen County: 20.8 %Allen County20.8Henry County: 20.6 %Henry County20.6Clay County: 20.4 %Clay County20.4Rush County: 20.4 %Rush County20.4Union County: 20.3 %Union County20.3Jefferson County: 20.2 %Jefferson County20.2Cass County: 20 %Cass County20Brown County: 19.9 %Brown County19.9Delaware County: 31.2 %Delaware County31.2Marion County: 31 %Marion County31Crawford County: 28.5 %Crawford County28.5Wayne County: 28.4 %Wayne County28.4Switzerland County: 28.3 %Switzerland County28.3Randolph County: 27.1 %Randolph County27.1Grant County: 26.9 %Grant County26.9Lake County: 26.5 %Lake County26.5Adams County: 25.3 %Adams County25.3Madison County: 25.2 %Madison County25.2Vigo County: 25.2 %Vigo County25.2Parke County: 25 %Parke County25Jay County: 24.9 %Jay County24.9Howard County: 24.8 %Howard County24.8Owen County: 24.8 %Owen County24.8Vanderburgh County: 24.8 %Vanderburgh County24.8LaPorte County: 24.7 %LaPorte County24.7St. Joseph County: 24.5 %St. Joseph County24.5Orange County: 24.3 %Orange County24.3Knox County: 24.1 %Knox County24.1Blackford County: 24 %Blackford County24Scott County: 24 %Scott County24Fayette County: 23.8 %Fayette County23.8Starke County: 23 %Starke County23Washington County: 22.9 %Washington County22.9Miami County: 22.6 %Miami County22.6Daviess County: 21.9 %Daviess County21.9Greene County: 21.6 %Greene County21.6Jennings County: 21.1 %Jennings County21.1Pulaski County: 21.1 %Pulaski County21.1Lawrence County: 21 %Lawrence County21Sullivan County: 20.9 %Sullivan County20.9Allen County: 20.8 %Allen County20.8Henry County: 20.6 %Henry County20.6Clay County: 20.4 %Clay County20.4Rush County: 20.4 %Rush County20.4Union County: 20.3 %Union County20.3Jefferson County: 20.2 %Jefferson County20.2Cass County: 20 %Cass County20Brown County: 19.9 %Brown County19.9
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Delaware County31.2+5.1 pts
2Marion County31-0.4 pts
3Crawford County28.5-1.3 pts
4Wayne County28.4+2.1 pts
5Switzerland County28.3+0.1 pts
6Randolph County27.1+3.4 pts
7Grant County26.9-3.8 pts
8Lake County26.5-0.8 pts
9Adams County25.3-3.2 pts
10Madison County25.2+1.8 pts
10Vigo County25.2-2.8 pts
12Parke County25-0.9 pts
13Jay County24.9-10.3 pts
14Howard County24.8+0.8 pts
14Owen County24.8+0.9 pts
14Vanderburgh County24.8-0.6 pts
17LaPorte County24.7-4.2 pts
18St. Joseph County24.5-2 pts
19Orange County24.3-3.8 pts
20Knox County24.1-0.2 pts
21Blackford County24+0.2 pts
21Scott County24-3 pts
23Fayette County23.8+0.4 pts
24Starke County23-0.6 pts
25Washington County22.9-2.1 pts
26Miami County22.6-0.7 pts
27Daviess County21.9+0.2 pts
28Greene County21.6-0.3 pts
29Jennings County21.1-1.1 pts
29Pulaski County21.1-0.6 pts
31Lawrence County21+1.7 pts
32Sullivan County20.9-0.9 pts
33Allen County20.8-0.9 pts
34Henry County20.6-1.2 pts
35Clay County20.4-0.9 pts
35Rush County20.4-0.4 pts
37Union County20.3-1.4 pts
38Jefferson County20.2-5.2 pts
39Cass County20-1.2 pts
40Brown County19.9-0.7 pts
41Fulton County19.7-1.9 pts
42Martin County19.5+0.7 pts
43Elkhart County19.4-0.4 pts
44Fountain County18.9-0.9 pts
45Montgomery County18.7+0.2 pts
46Decatur County18.6-0.8 pts
47Clinton County18.5-1.1 pts
47Vermillion County18.5-1.6 pts
49Benton County18.2+0.2 pts
49Monroe County18.2-0.8 pts
51Wabash County18.1-3.2 pts
52Perry County18-1.5 pts
53White County17.90 pts
54Tippecanoe County17.8-2.5 pts
55Newton County17.6-0.3 pts
55Putnam County17.6-0.3 pts
57Floyd County17.5+0.3 pts
58Shelby County17.2+0.7 pts
59Jackson County16.8-3 pts
60Warren County16.30 pts
61Clark County16.2-0.2 pts
61Huntington County16.2-0.4 pts
61Morgan County16.2-1.4 pts
61Pike County16.2-0.7 pts
65Steuben County16-3.3 pts
66Ohio County15.6-1.3 pts
67Bartholomew County15.5-0.9 pts
68Ripley County15.4-0.6 pts
69Harrison County15.3-0.6 pts
70Marshall County15-0.8 pts
71DeKalb County14.9+0.1 pts
72Porter County14.8+1.6 pts
73Gibson County14.6-2.3 pts
74Noble County14.2-2.3 pts
75Kosciusko County13.8-2.9 pts
75Wells County13.8-2 pts
77Carroll County13.7-1.9 pts
77Franklin County13.7-1.7 pts
79LaGrange County13.6-3 pts
80Jasper County13.2-0.7 pts
81Posey County12.9-0.7 pts
81Tipton County12.9-0.4 pts
83Dearborn County12.7-4.6 pts
84Spencer County12-0.8 pts
85Whitley County11.3-1.9 pts
86Johnson County10.7-2.5 pts
87Warrick County9.8-1.3 pts
88Dubois County9-0.9 pts
89Hancock County8.1-1.3 pts
90Boone County7.4-1 pts
91Hendricks County6.7-1.2 pts
92Hamilton County5.2-0.5 pts

Other periods

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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2015}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Delaware County, with 31.2% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 5.2% in 2015.

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