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

Grant County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 92 counties in 2016, at 29.1%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.9%. The median was 18% and the figure for Indiana was 19.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.1Grant County
Lowest4.9Hamilton County
Median1892 counties
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Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 26.7 %Allen County: 21.1 %Bartholomew County: 15.1 %Benton County: 17.4 %Blackford County: 22.4 %Boone County: 7.7 %Brown County: 19 %Carroll County: 14.2 %Cass County: 18.9 %Clark County: 15.7 %Clay County: 21.2 %Clinton County: 19.5 %Crawford County: 26.2 %Daviess County: 19.6 %Dearborn County: 12.9 %Decatur County: 16.9 %DeKalb County: 13.2 %Delaware County: 25.7 %Dubois County: 8.3 %Elkhart County: 16.7 %Fayette County: 22 %Floyd County: 14.7 %Fountain County: 18.5 %Franklin County: 13.9 %Fulton County: 19.6 %Gibson County: 13.8 %Grant County: 29.1 %Greene County: 20.9 %Hamilton County: 4.9 %Hancock County: 8.8 %Harrison County: 13.6 %Hendricks County: 6.7 %Henry County: 21.8 %Howard County: 21.3 %Huntington County: 16 %Jackson County: 15.7 %Jasper County: 12.6 %Jay County: 22.4 %Jefferson County: 20.3 %Jennings County: 19.7 %Johnson County: 9.8 %Knox County: 23.4 %Kosciusko County: 14.5 %LaGrange County: 13.6 %Lake County: 25.7 %LaPorte County: 26.7 %Lawrence County: 20.8 %Madison County: 24.7 %Marion County: 28 %Marshall County: 15.8 %Martin County: 17.4 %Miami County: 24.4 %Monroe County: 17.6 %Montgomery County: 16.2 %Morgan County: 15.5 %Newton County: 18.6 %Noble County: 15.8 %Ohio County: 15.6 %Orange County: 24.3 %Owen County: 21.6 %Parke County: 25.1 %Perry County: 20 %Pike County: 15.6 %Porter County: 9.9 %Posey County: 12.1 %Pulaski County: 19.4 %Putnam County: 16.1 %Randolph County: 24.6 %Ripley County: 17.9 %Rush County: 18.8 %St. Joseph County: 22.4 %Scott County: 23.7 %Shelby County: 16.4 %Spencer County: 11.2 %Starke County: 23.7 %Steuben County: 16.7 %Sullivan County: 19.8 %Switzerland County: 27.8 %Tippecanoe County: 16.3 %Tipton County: 12.2 %Union County: 19.7 %Vanderburgh County: 22.8 %Vermillion County: 18.2 %Vigo County: 22.4 %Wabash County: 17.3 %Warren County: 14.6 %Warrick County: 9.4 %Washington County: 21.8 %Wayne County: 25.2 %Wells County: 13.9 %White County: 16.9 %Whitley County: 11.5 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Grant County: 29.1 %Grant County29.1Marion County: 28 %Marion County28Switzerland County: 27.8 %Switzerland County27.8Adams County: 26.7 %Adams County26.7LaPorte County: 26.7 %LaPorte County26.7Crawford County: 26.2 %Crawford County26.2Delaware County: 25.7 %Delaware County25.7Lake County: 25.7 %Lake County25.7Wayne County: 25.2 %Wayne County25.2Parke County: 25.1 %Parke County25.1Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Randolph County: 24.6 %Randolph County24.6Miami County: 24.4 %Miami County24.4Orange County: 24.3 %Orange County24.3Scott County: 23.7 %Scott County23.7Starke County: 23.7 %Starke County23.7Knox County: 23.4 %Knox County23.4Vanderburgh County: 22.8 %Vanderburgh County22.8Blackford County: 22.4 %Blackford County22.4Jay County: 22.4 %Jay County22.4St. Joseph County: 22.4 %St. Joseph County22.4Vigo County: 22.4 %Vigo County22.4Fayette County: 22 %Fayette County22Henry County: 21.8 %Henry County21.8Washington County: 21.8 %Washington County21.8Owen County: 21.6 %Owen County21.6Howard County: 21.3 %Howard County21.3Clay County: 21.2 %Clay County21.2Allen County: 21.1 %Allen County21.1Greene County: 20.9 %Greene County20.9Lawrence County: 20.8 %Lawrence County20.8Jefferson County: 20.3 %Jefferson County20.3Perry County: 20 %Perry County20Sullivan County: 19.8 %Sullivan County19.8Jennings County: 19.7 %Jennings County19.7Union County: 19.7 %Union County19.7Daviess County: 19.6 %Daviess County19.6Fulton County: 19.6 %Fulton County19.6Clinton County: 19.5 %Clinton County19.5Pulaski County: 19.4 %Pulaski County19.4Grant County: 29.1 %Grant County29.1Marion County: 28 %Marion County28Switzerland County: 27.8 %Switzerland County27.8Adams County: 26.7 %Adams County26.7LaPorte County: 26.7 %LaPorte County26.7Crawford County: 26.2 %Crawford County26.2Delaware County: 25.7 %Delaware County25.7Lake County: 25.7 %Lake County25.7Wayne County: 25.2 %Wayne County25.2Parke County: 25.1 %Parke County25.1Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Randolph County: 24.6 %Randolph County24.6Miami County: 24.4 %Miami County24.4Orange County: 24.3 %Orange County24.3Scott County: 23.7 %Scott County23.7Starke County: 23.7 %Starke County23.7Knox County: 23.4 %Knox County23.4Vanderburgh County: 22.8 %Vanderburgh County22.8Blackford County: 22.4 %Blackford County22.4Jay County: 22.4 %Jay County22.4St. Joseph County: 22.4 %St. Joseph County22.4Vigo County: 22.4 %Vigo County22.4Fayette County: 22 %Fayette County22Henry County: 21.8 %Henry County21.8Washington County: 21.8 %Washington County21.8Owen County: 21.6 %Owen County21.6Howard County: 21.3 %Howard County21.3Clay County: 21.2 %Clay County21.2Allen County: 21.1 %Allen County21.1Greene County: 20.9 %Greene County20.9Lawrence County: 20.8 %Lawrence County20.8Jefferson County: 20.3 %Jefferson County20.3Perry County: 20 %Perry County20Sullivan County: 19.8 %Sullivan County19.8Jennings County: 19.7 %Jennings County19.7Union County: 19.7 %Union County19.7Daviess County: 19.6 %Daviess County19.6Fulton County: 19.6 %Fulton County19.6Clinton County: 19.5 %Clinton County19.5Pulaski County: 19.4 %Pulaski County19.4
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Grant County29.1+2.2 pts
2Marion County28-3 pts
3Switzerland County27.8-0.5 pts
4Adams County26.7+1.4 pts
4LaPorte County26.7+2 pts
6Crawford County26.2-2.3 pts
7Delaware County25.7-5.5 pts
7Lake County25.7-0.8 pts
9Wayne County25.2-3.2 pts
10Parke County25.1+0.1 pts
11Madison County24.7-0.5 pts
12Randolph County24.6-2.5 pts
13Miami County24.4+1.8 pts
14Orange County24.30 pts
15Scott County23.7-0.3 pts
15Starke County23.7+0.7 pts
17Knox County23.4-0.7 pts
18Vanderburgh County22.8-2 pts
19Blackford County22.4-1.6 pts
19Jay County22.4-2.5 pts
19St. Joseph County22.4-2.1 pts
19Vigo County22.4-2.8 pts
23Fayette County22-1.8 pts
24Henry County21.8+1.2 pts
24Washington County21.8-1.1 pts
26Owen County21.6-3.2 pts
27Howard County21.3-3.5 pts
28Clay County21.2+0.8 pts
29Allen County21.1+0.3 pts
30Greene County20.9-0.7 pts
31Lawrence County20.8-0.2 pts
32Jefferson County20.3+0.1 pts
33Perry County20+2 pts
34Sullivan County19.8-1.1 pts
35Jennings County19.7-1.4 pts
35Union County19.7-0.6 pts
37Daviess County19.6-2.3 pts
37Fulton County19.6-0.1 pts
39Clinton County19.5+1 pts
40Pulaski County19.4-1.7 pts
41Brown County19-0.9 pts
42Cass County18.9-1.1 pts
43Rush County18.8-1.6 pts
44Newton County18.6+1 pts
45Fountain County18.5-0.4 pts
46Vermillion County18.2-0.3 pts
47Ripley County17.9+2.5 pts
48Monroe County17.6-0.6 pts
49Benton County17.4-0.8 pts
49Martin County17.4-2.1 pts
51Wabash County17.3-0.8 pts
52Decatur County16.9-1.7 pts
52White County16.9-1 pts
54Elkhart County16.7-2.7 pts
54Steuben County16.7+0.7 pts
56Shelby County16.4-0.8 pts
57Tippecanoe County16.3-1.5 pts
58Montgomery County16.2-2.5 pts
59Putnam County16.1-1.5 pts
60Huntington County16-0.2 pts
61Marshall County15.8+0.8 pts
61Noble County15.8+1.6 pts
63Clark County15.7-0.5 pts
63Jackson County15.7-1.1 pts
65Ohio County15.60 pts
65Pike County15.6-0.6 pts
67Morgan County15.5-0.7 pts
68Bartholomew County15.1-0.4 pts
69Floyd County14.7-2.8 pts
70Warren County14.6-1.7 pts
71Kosciusko County14.5+0.7 pts
72Carroll County14.2+0.5 pts
73Franklin County13.9+0.2 pts
73Wells County13.9+0.1 pts
75Gibson County13.8-0.8 pts
76Harrison County13.6-1.7 pts
76LaGrange County13.60 pts
78DeKalb County13.2-1.7 pts
79Dearborn County12.9+0.2 pts
80Jasper County12.6-0.6 pts
81Tipton County12.2-0.7 pts
82Posey County12.1-0.8 pts
83Whitley County11.5+0.2 pts
84Spencer County11.2-0.8 pts
85Porter County9.9-4.9 pts
86Johnson County9.8-0.9 pts
87Warrick County9.4-0.4 pts
88Hancock County8.8+0.7 pts
89Dubois County8.3-0.7 pts
90Boone County7.7+0.3 pts
91Hendricks County6.70 pts
92Hamilton County4.9-0.3 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.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), 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2016. 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/2016/2016-state-and-county/est16all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Grant County, with 29.1% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 4.9% in 2016.

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