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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 2018, at 31%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for Indiana was 17.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31Grant County
Lowest4.5Hamilton County
Median16.392 counties
Indiana17.5History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 21.7 %Allen County: 21 %Bartholomew County: 12.6 %Benton County: 17.8 %Blackford County: 22.3 %Boone County: 5.2 %Brown County: 16.3 %Carroll County: 11.9 %Cass County: 17.3 %Clark County: 15.9 %Clay County: 22.4 %Clinton County: 16.3 %Crawford County: 25.3 %Daviess County: 17.4 %Dearborn County: 12 %Decatur County: 15.4 %DeKalb County: 12.8 %Delaware County: 27 %Dubois County: 9.1 %Elkhart County: 16 %Fayette County: 20.9 %Floyd County: 14.5 %Fountain County: 16.8 %Franklin County: 11.4 %Fulton County: 22 %Gibson County: 11.7 %Grant County: 31 %Greene County: 18.7 %Hamilton County: 4.5 %Hancock County: 6.6 %Harrison County: 12.7 %Hendricks County: 6.6 %Henry County: 18.6 %Howard County: 19.3 %Huntington County: 14.2 %Jackson County: 15.2 %Jasper County: 12.3 %Jay County: 20 %Jefferson County: 22.4 %Jennings County: 21.9 %Johnson County: 10.1 %Knox County: 20.2 %Kosciusko County: 12.3 %LaGrange County: 11.2 %Lake County: 24.6 %LaPorte County: 24.9 %Lawrence County: 17.3 %Madison County: 24.7 %Marion County: 24.5 %Marshall County: 14.1 %Martin County: 15.6 %Miami County: 22.3 %Monroe County: 14.2 %Montgomery County: 15.5 %Morgan County: 14.7 %Newton County: 14.7 %Noble County: 12.1 %Ohio County: 12.6 %Orange County: 21.8 %Owen County: 19.5 %Parke County: 23.7 %Perry County: 16.4 %Pike County: 13.7 %Porter County: 11.3 %Posey County: 11.4 %Pulaski County: 17 %Putnam County: 14.8 %Randolph County: 20.9 %Ripley County: 15 %Rush County: 15.8 %St. Joseph County: 17.7 %Scott County: 20.5 %Shelby County: 16.6 %Spencer County: 11.8 %Starke County: 19.3 %Steuben County: 15.9 %Sullivan County: 18.4 %Switzerland County: 29.8 %Tippecanoe County: 14.7 %Tipton County: 11 %Union County: 16.8 %Vanderburgh County: 20.1 %Vermillion County: 20.5 %Vigo County: 21.6 %Wabash County: 17.3 %Warren County: 16.1 %Warrick County: 8 %Washington County: 20.4 %Wayne County: 23.3 %Wells County: 12 %White County: 13.6 %Whitley County: 9.5 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Grant County: 31 %Grant County31Switzerland County: 29.8 %Switzerland County29.8Delaware County: 27 %Delaware County27Crawford County: 25.3 %Crawford County25.3LaPorte County: 24.9 %LaPorte County24.9Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Lake County: 24.6 %Lake County24.6Marion County: 24.5 %Marion County24.5Parke County: 23.7 %Parke County23.7Wayne County: 23.3 %Wayne County23.3Clay County: 22.4 %Clay County22.4Jefferson County: 22.4 %Jefferson County22.4Blackford County: 22.3 %Blackford County22.3Miami County: 22.3 %Miami County22.3Fulton County: 22 %Fulton County22Jennings County: 21.9 %Jennings County21.9Orange County: 21.8 %Orange County21.8Adams County: 21.7 %Adams County21.7Vigo County: 21.6 %Vigo County21.6Allen County: 21 %Allen County21Fayette County: 20.9 %Fayette County20.9Randolph County: 20.9 %Randolph County20.9Scott County: 20.5 %Scott County20.5Vermillion County: 20.5 %Vermillion County20.5Washington County: 20.4 %Washington County20.4Knox County: 20.2 %Knox County20.2Vanderburgh County: 20.1 %Vanderburgh County20.1Jay County: 20 %Jay County20Owen County: 19.5 %Owen County19.5Howard County: 19.3 %Howard County19.3Starke County: 19.3 %Starke County19.3Greene County: 18.7 %Greene County18.7Henry County: 18.6 %Henry County18.6Sullivan County: 18.4 %Sullivan County18.4Benton County: 17.8 %Benton County17.8St. Joseph County: 17.7 %St. Joseph County17.7Daviess County: 17.4 %Daviess County17.4Cass County: 17.3 %Cass County17.3Lawrence County: 17.3 %Lawrence County17.3Wabash County: 17.3 %Wabash County17.3Grant County: 31 %Grant County31Switzerland County: 29.8 %Switzerland County29.8Delaware County: 27 %Delaware County27Crawford County: 25.3 %Crawford County25.3LaPorte County: 24.9 %LaPorte County24.9Madison County: 24.7 %Madison County24.7Lake County: 24.6 %Lake County24.6Marion County: 24.5 %Marion County24.5Parke County: 23.7 %Parke County23.7Wayne County: 23.3 %Wayne County23.3Clay County: 22.4 %Clay County22.4Jefferson County: 22.4 %Jefferson County22.4Blackford County: 22.3 %Blackford County22.3Miami County: 22.3 %Miami County22.3Fulton County: 22 %Fulton County22Jennings County: 21.9 %Jennings County21.9Orange County: 21.8 %Orange County21.8Adams County: 21.7 %Adams County21.7Vigo County: 21.6 %Vigo County21.6Allen County: 21 %Allen County21Fayette County: 20.9 %Fayette County20.9Randolph County: 20.9 %Randolph County20.9Scott County: 20.5 %Scott County20.5Vermillion County: 20.5 %Vermillion County20.5Washington County: 20.4 %Washington County20.4Knox County: 20.2 %Knox County20.2Vanderburgh County: 20.1 %Vanderburgh County20.1Jay County: 20 %Jay County20Owen County: 19.5 %Owen County19.5Howard County: 19.3 %Howard County19.3Starke County: 19.3 %Starke County19.3Greene County: 18.7 %Greene County18.7Henry County: 18.6 %Henry County18.6Sullivan County: 18.4 %Sullivan County18.4Benton County: 17.8 %Benton County17.8St. Joseph County: 17.7 %St. Joseph County17.7Daviess County: 17.4 %Daviess County17.4Cass County: 17.3 %Cass County17.3Lawrence County: 17.3 %Lawrence County17.3Wabash County: 17.3 %Wabash County17.3
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Grant County31+3.7 pts
2Switzerland County29.8+3.3 pts
3Delaware County27+4.8 pts
4Crawford County25.3-0.6 pts
5LaPorte County24.9+3.2 pts
6Madison County24.7+0.3 pts
7Lake County24.6+0.9 pts
8Marion County24.5-0.5 pts
9Parke County23.7+4.2 pts
10Wayne County23.3-1.4 pts
11Clay County22.4+4.3 pts
11Jefferson County22.4+2 pts
13Blackford County22.30 pts
13Miami County22.3+0.1 pts
15Fulton County22+4.2 pts
16Jennings County21.9+3.3 pts
17Orange County21.8-1.5 pts
18Adams County21.7-3.1 pts
19Vigo County21.6-3.4 pts
20Allen County21+2 pts
21Fayette County20.9-0.7 pts
21Randolph County20.9-2.2 pts
23Scott County20.5-1.8 pts
23Vermillion County20.5+2.6 pts
25Washington County20.4+0.1 pts
26Knox County20.2-3.4 pts
27Vanderburgh County20.1-2.8 pts
28Jay County20-3.2 pts
29Owen County19.5-2.6 pts
30Howard County19.3-2.5 pts
30Starke County19.3-4.8 pts
32Greene County18.7-0.1 pts
33Henry County18.6+0.2 pts
34Sullivan County18.4-0.6 pts
35Benton County17.8+0.8 pts
36St. Joseph County17.7-3.6 pts
37Daviess County17.4-1.5 pts
38Cass County17.3-2.1 pts
38Lawrence County17.3-0.3 pts
38Wabash County17.3-0.4 pts
41Pulaski County17-2.1 pts
42Fountain County16.8-1.4 pts
42Union County16.8-0.9 pts
44Shelby County16.6+3.1 pts
45Perry County16.4-1.1 pts
46Brown County16.3-0.2 pts
46Clinton County16.3-2.9 pts
48Warren County16.1+2.5 pts
49Elkhart County16+1.1 pts
50Clark County15.9+0.2 pts
50Steuben County15.9-0.6 pts
52Rush County15.8-1.6 pts
53Martin County15.6-1.1 pts
54Montgomery County15.5-1.4 pts
55Decatur County15.4-0.2 pts
56Jackson County15.2+0.7 pts
57Ripley County15+0.6 pts
58Putnam County14.8-1.2 pts
59Morgan County14.7+0.9 pts
59Newton County14.7-1.8 pts
59Tippecanoe County14.7-1.4 pts
62Floyd County14.5+0.2 pts
63Huntington County14.2+0.2 pts
63Monroe County14.2-3 pts
65Marshall County14.1-0.7 pts
66Pike County13.7-0.7 pts
67White County13.6-2.7 pts
68DeKalb County12.8-1.3 pts
69Harrison County12.7-0.3 pts
70Bartholomew County12.6-2.1 pts
70Ohio County12.6-1.1 pts
72Jasper County12.3-1 pts
72Kosciusko County12.3-1.8 pts
74Noble County12.1-1.8 pts
75Dearborn County12-0.6 pts
75Wells County12+0.3 pts
77Carroll County11.9-0.7 pts
78Spencer County11.8-0.4 pts
79Gibson County11.7-1.3 pts
80Franklin County11.4-0.8 pts
80Posey County11.4-0.5 pts
82Porter County11.3-1.1 pts
83LaGrange County11.2-0.7 pts
84Tipton County11-0.2 pts
85Johnson County10.1-1.4 pts
86Whitley County9.5-0.9 pts
87Dubois County9.1+0.2 pts
88Warrick County8-0.5 pts
89Hancock County6.6-0.2 pts
89Hendricks County6.6+0.8 pts
91Boone County5.2-0.7 pts
92Hamilton County4.5+0.4 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.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), 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2018. 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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2018.

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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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grant County, with 31% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 4.5% in 2018.

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