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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 2017, at 27.3%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 17.1% and the figure for Indiana was 17.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.3Grant County
Lowest4.1Hamilton County
Median17.192 counties
Indiana17.8History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 24.8 %Allen County: 19 %Bartholomew County: 14.7 %Benton County: 17 %Blackford County: 22.3 %Boone County: 5.9 %Brown County: 16.5 %Carroll County: 12.6 %Cass County: 19.4 %Clark County: 15.7 %Clay County: 18.1 %Clinton County: 19.2 %Crawford County: 25.9 %Daviess County: 18.9 %Dearborn County: 12.6 %Decatur County: 15.6 %DeKalb County: 14.1 %Delaware County: 22.2 %Dubois County: 8.9 %Elkhart County: 14.9 %Fayette County: 21.6 %Floyd County: 14.3 %Fountain County: 18.2 %Franklin County: 12.2 %Fulton County: 17.8 %Gibson County: 13 %Grant County: 27.3 %Greene County: 18.8 %Hamilton County: 4.1 %Hancock County: 6.8 %Harrison County: 13 %Hendricks County: 5.8 %Henry County: 18.4 %Howard County: 21.8 %Huntington County: 14 %Jackson County: 14.5 %Jasper County: 13.3 %Jay County: 23.2 %Jefferson County: 20.4 %Jennings County: 18.6 %Johnson County: 11.5 %Knox County: 23.6 %Kosciusko County: 14.1 %LaGrange County: 11.9 %Lake County: 23.7 %LaPorte County: 21.7 %Lawrence County: 17.6 %Madison County: 24.4 %Marion County: 25 %Marshall County: 14.8 %Martin County: 16.7 %Miami County: 22.2 %Monroe County: 17.2 %Montgomery County: 16.9 %Morgan County: 13.8 %Newton County: 16.5 %Noble County: 13.9 %Ohio County: 13.7 %Orange County: 23.3 %Owen County: 22.1 %Parke County: 19.5 %Perry County: 17.5 %Pike County: 14.4 %Porter County: 12.4 %Posey County: 11.9 %Pulaski County: 19.1 %Putnam County: 16 %Randolph County: 23.1 %Ripley County: 14.4 %Rush County: 17.4 %St. Joseph County: 21.3 %Scott County: 22.3 %Shelby County: 13.5 %Spencer County: 12.2 %Starke County: 24.1 %Steuben County: 16.5 %Sullivan County: 19 %Switzerland County: 26.5 %Tippecanoe County: 16.1 %Tipton County: 11.2 %Union County: 17.7 %Vanderburgh County: 22.9 %Vermillion County: 17.9 %Vigo County: 25 %Wabash County: 17.7 %Warren County: 13.6 %Warrick County: 8.5 %Washington County: 20.3 %Wayne County: 24.7 %Wells County: 11.7 %White County: 16.3 %Whitley County: 10.4 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Grant County: 27.3 %Grant County27.3Switzerland County: 26.5 %Switzerland County26.5Crawford County: 25.9 %Crawford County25.9Marion County: 25 %Marion County25Vigo County: 25 %Vigo County25Adams County: 24.8 %Adams County24.8Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Madison County: 24.4 %Madison County24.4Starke County: 24.1 %Starke County24.1Lake County: 23.7 %Lake County23.7Knox County: 23.6 %Knox County23.6Orange County: 23.3 %Orange County23.3Jay County: 23.2 %Jay County23.2Randolph County: 23.1 %Randolph County23.1Vanderburgh County: 22.9 %Vanderburgh County22.9Blackford County: 22.3 %Blackford County22.3Scott County: 22.3 %Scott County22.3Delaware County: 22.2 %Delaware County22.2Miami County: 22.2 %Miami County22.2Owen County: 22.1 %Owen County22.1Howard County: 21.8 %Howard County21.8LaPorte County: 21.7 %LaPorte County21.7Fayette County: 21.6 %Fayette County21.6St. Joseph County: 21.3 %St. Joseph County21.3Jefferson County: 20.4 %Jefferson County20.4Washington County: 20.3 %Washington County20.3Parke County: 19.5 %Parke County19.5Cass County: 19.4 %Cass County19.4Clinton County: 19.2 %Clinton County19.2Pulaski County: 19.1 %Pulaski County19.1Allen County: 19 %Allen County19Sullivan County: 19 %Sullivan County19Daviess County: 18.9 %Daviess County18.9Greene County: 18.8 %Greene County18.8Jennings County: 18.6 %Jennings County18.6Henry County: 18.4 %Henry County18.4Fountain County: 18.2 %Fountain County18.2Clay County: 18.1 %Clay County18.1Vermillion County: 17.9 %Vermillion County17.9Fulton County: 17.8 %Fulton County17.8Grant County: 27.3 %Grant County27.3Switzerland County: 26.5 %Switzerland County26.5Crawford County: 25.9 %Crawford County25.9Marion County: 25 %Marion County25Vigo County: 25 %Vigo County25Adams County: 24.8 %Adams County24.8Wayne County: 24.7 %Wayne County24.7Madison County: 24.4 %Madison County24.4Starke County: 24.1 %Starke County24.1Lake County: 23.7 %Lake County23.7Knox County: 23.6 %Knox County23.6Orange County: 23.3 %Orange County23.3Jay County: 23.2 %Jay County23.2Randolph County: 23.1 %Randolph County23.1Vanderburgh County: 22.9 %Vanderburgh County22.9Blackford County: 22.3 %Blackford County22.3Scott County: 22.3 %Scott County22.3Delaware County: 22.2 %Delaware County22.2Miami County: 22.2 %Miami County22.2Owen County: 22.1 %Owen County22.1Howard County: 21.8 %Howard County21.8LaPorte County: 21.7 %LaPorte County21.7Fayette County: 21.6 %Fayette County21.6St. Joseph County: 21.3 %St. Joseph County21.3Jefferson County: 20.4 %Jefferson County20.4Washington County: 20.3 %Washington County20.3Parke County: 19.5 %Parke County19.5Cass County: 19.4 %Cass County19.4Clinton County: 19.2 %Clinton County19.2Pulaski County: 19.1 %Pulaski County19.1Allen County: 19 %Allen County19Sullivan County: 19 %Sullivan County19Daviess County: 18.9 %Daviess County18.9Greene County: 18.8 %Greene County18.8Jennings County: 18.6 %Jennings County18.6Henry County: 18.4 %Henry County18.4Fountain County: 18.2 %Fountain County18.2Clay County: 18.1 %Clay County18.1Vermillion County: 17.9 %Vermillion County17.9Fulton County: 17.8 %Fulton County17.8
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Grant County27.3-1.8 pts
2Switzerland County26.5-1.3 pts
3Crawford County25.9-0.3 pts
4Marion County25-3 pts
4Vigo County25+2.6 pts
6Adams County24.8-1.9 pts
7Wayne County24.7-0.5 pts
8Madison County24.4-0.3 pts
9Starke County24.1+0.4 pts
10Lake County23.7-2 pts
11Knox County23.6+0.2 pts
12Orange County23.3-1 pts
13Jay County23.2+0.8 pts
14Randolph County23.1-1.5 pts
15Vanderburgh County22.9+0.1 pts
16Blackford County22.3-0.1 pts
16Scott County22.3-1.4 pts
18Delaware County22.2-3.5 pts
18Miami County22.2-2.2 pts
20Owen County22.1+0.5 pts
21Howard County21.8+0.5 pts
22LaPorte County21.7-5 pts
23Fayette County21.6-0.4 pts
24St. Joseph County21.3-1.1 pts
25Jefferson County20.4+0.1 pts
26Washington County20.3-1.5 pts
27Parke County19.5-5.6 pts
28Cass County19.4+0.5 pts
29Clinton County19.2-0.3 pts
30Pulaski County19.1-0.3 pts
31Allen County19-2.1 pts
31Sullivan County19-0.8 pts
33Daviess County18.9-0.7 pts
34Greene County18.8-2.1 pts
35Jennings County18.6-1.1 pts
36Henry County18.4-3.4 pts
37Fountain County18.2-0.3 pts
38Clay County18.1-3.1 pts
39Vermillion County17.9-0.3 pts
40Fulton County17.8-1.8 pts
41Union County17.7-2 pts
41Wabash County17.7+0.4 pts
43Lawrence County17.6-3.2 pts
44Perry County17.5-2.5 pts
45Rush County17.4-1.4 pts
46Monroe County17.2-0.4 pts
47Benton County17-0.4 pts
48Montgomery County16.9+0.7 pts
49Martin County16.7-0.7 pts
50Brown County16.5-2.5 pts
50Newton County16.5-2.1 pts
50Steuben County16.5-0.2 pts
53White County16.3-0.6 pts
54Tippecanoe County16.1-0.2 pts
55Putnam County16-0.1 pts
56Clark County15.70 pts
57Decatur County15.6-1.3 pts
58Elkhart County14.9-1.8 pts
59Marshall County14.8-1 pts
60Bartholomew County14.7-0.4 pts
61Jackson County14.5-1.2 pts
62Pike County14.4-1.2 pts
62Ripley County14.4-3.5 pts
64Floyd County14.3-0.4 pts
65DeKalb County14.1+0.9 pts
65Kosciusko County14.1-0.4 pts
67Huntington County14-2 pts
68Noble County13.9-1.9 pts
69Morgan County13.8-1.7 pts
70Ohio County13.7-1.9 pts
71Warren County13.6-1 pts
72Shelby County13.5-2.9 pts
73Jasper County13.3+0.7 pts
74Gibson County13-0.8 pts
74Harrison County13-0.6 pts
76Carroll County12.6-1.6 pts
76Dearborn County12.6-0.3 pts
78Porter County12.4+2.5 pts
79Franklin County12.2-1.7 pts
79Spencer County12.2+1 pts
81LaGrange County11.9-1.7 pts
81Posey County11.9-0.2 pts
83Wells County11.7-2.2 pts
84Johnson County11.5+1.7 pts
85Tipton County11.2-1 pts
86Whitley County10.4-1.1 pts
87Dubois County8.9+0.6 pts
88Warrick County8.5-0.9 pts
89Hancock County6.8-2 pts
90Boone County5.9-1.8 pts
91Hendricks County5.8-0.9 pts
92Hamilton County4.1-0.8 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Grant County, with 27.3% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 4.1% in 2017.

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