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

Vigo County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 92 counties in 2019, at 24.8%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 14.7% and the figure for Indiana was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.8Vigo County
Lowest4.3Hamilton County
Median14.792 counties
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Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 21.3 %Allen County: 13.2 %Bartholomew County: 15.9 %Benton County: 12.6 %Blackford County: 18.4 %Boone County: 6.3 %Brown County: 14.5 %Carroll County: 11.6 %Cass County: 15.9 %Clark County: 12.7 %Clay County: 15.5 %Clinton County: 16 %Crawford County: 24.4 %Daviess County: 16.5 %Dearborn County: 13.4 %Decatur County: 13.6 %DeKalb County: 15.4 %Delaware County: 23 %Dubois County: 6.8 %Elkhart County: 12.3 %Fayette County: 17.5 %Floyd County: 14.8 %Fountain County: 17.4 %Franklin County: 13.2 %Fulton County: 14.4 %Gibson County: 11.7 %Grant County: 22.7 %Greene County: 19.9 %Hamilton County: 4.3 %Hancock County: 5.7 %Harrison County: 11.8 %Hendricks County: 5.1 %Henry County: 16.4 %Howard County: 18.3 %Huntington County: 12.6 %Jackson County: 12.4 %Jasper County: 10.9 %Jay County: 19.3 %Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jennings County: 16.4 %Johnson County: 7.6 %Knox County: 16.7 %Kosciusko County: 11.1 %LaGrange County: 11.3 %Lake County: 20.3 %LaPorte County: 23.2 %Lawrence County: 14.5 %Madison County: 18.6 %Marion County: 19.4 %Marshall County: 12.9 %Martin County: 14.6 %Miami County: 17.6 %Monroe County: 15 %Montgomery County: 16.3 %Morgan County: 12.7 %Newton County: 12.5 %Noble County: 11 %Ohio County: 14.8 %Orange County: 21.3 %Owen County: 18.1 %Parke County: 22 %Perry County: 14.7 %Pike County: 12.2 %Porter County: 8.5 %Posey County: 10.1 %Pulaski County: 15.6 %Putnam County: 13.6 %Randolph County: 18.9 %Ripley County: 12 %Rush County: 15.1 %St. Joseph County: 21.5 %Scott County: 18.7 %Shelby County: 13.4 %Spencer County: 10.2 %Starke County: 18.7 %Steuben County: 12 %Sullivan County: 19 %Switzerland County: 23.7 %Tippecanoe County: 14 %Tipton County: 9.5 %Union County: 13.4 %Vanderburgh County: 19.4 %Vermillion County: 16.3 %Vigo County: 24.8 %Wabash County: 14.7 %Warren County: 14.1 %Warrick County: 8 %Washington County: 17.7 %Wayne County: 23.3 %Wells County: 10.3 %White County: 13.3 %Whitley County: 9.4 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Vigo County: 24.8 %Vigo County24.8Crawford County: 24.4 %Crawford County24.4Switzerland County: 23.7 %Switzerland County23.7Wayne County: 23.3 %Wayne County23.3LaPorte County: 23.2 %LaPorte County23.2Delaware County: 23 %Delaware County23Grant County: 22.7 %Grant County22.7Parke County: 22 %Parke County22St. Joseph County: 21.5 %St. Joseph County21.5Adams County: 21.3 %Adams County21.3Orange County: 21.3 %Orange County21.3Lake County: 20.3 %Lake County20.3Greene County: 19.9 %Greene County19.9Marion County: 19.4 %Marion County19.4Vanderburgh County: 19.4 %Vanderburgh County19.4Jay County: 19.3 %Jay County19.3Sullivan County: 19 %Sullivan County19Randolph County: 18.9 %Randolph County18.9Scott County: 18.7 %Scott County18.7Starke County: 18.7 %Starke County18.7Madison County: 18.6 %Madison County18.6Blackford County: 18.4 %Blackford County18.4Howard County: 18.3 %Howard County18.3Owen County: 18.1 %Owen County18.1Washington County: 17.7 %Washington County17.7Miami County: 17.6 %Miami County17.6Fayette County: 17.5 %Fayette County17.5Fountain County: 17.4 %Fountain County17.4Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County17.1Knox County: 16.7 %Knox County16.7Daviess County: 16.5 %Daviess County16.5Henry County: 16.4 %Henry County16.4Jennings County: 16.4 %Jennings County16.4Montgomery County: 16.3 %Montgomery County16.3Vermillion County: 16.3 %Vermillion County16.3Clinton County: 16 %Clinton County16Bartholomew County: 15.9 %Bartholomew County15.9Cass County: 15.9 %Cass County15.9Pulaski County: 15.6 %Pulaski County15.6Clay County: 15.5 %Clay County15.5Vigo County: 24.8 %Vigo County24.8Crawford County: 24.4 %Crawford County24.4Switzerland County: 23.7 %Switzerland County23.7Wayne County: 23.3 %Wayne County23.3LaPorte County: 23.2 %LaPorte County23.2Delaware County: 23 %Delaware County23Grant County: 22.7 %Grant County22.7Parke County: 22 %Parke County22St. Joseph County: 21.5 %St. Joseph County21.5Adams County: 21.3 %Adams County21.3Orange County: 21.3 %Orange County21.3Lake County: 20.3 %Lake County20.3Greene County: 19.9 %Greene County19.9Marion County: 19.4 %Marion County19.4Vanderburgh County: 19.4 %Vanderburgh County19.4Jay County: 19.3 %Jay County19.3Sullivan County: 19 %Sullivan County19Randolph County: 18.9 %Randolph County18.9Scott County: 18.7 %Scott County18.7Starke County: 18.7 %Starke County18.7Madison County: 18.6 %Madison County18.6Blackford County: 18.4 %Blackford County18.4Howard County: 18.3 %Howard County18.3Owen County: 18.1 %Owen County18.1Washington County: 17.7 %Washington County17.7Miami County: 17.6 %Miami County17.6Fayette County: 17.5 %Fayette County17.5Fountain County: 17.4 %Fountain County17.4Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County17.1Knox County: 16.7 %Knox County16.7Daviess County: 16.5 %Daviess County16.5Henry County: 16.4 %Henry County16.4Jennings County: 16.4 %Jennings County16.4Montgomery County: 16.3 %Montgomery County16.3Vermillion County: 16.3 %Vermillion County16.3Clinton County: 16 %Clinton County16Bartholomew County: 15.9 %Bartholomew County15.9Cass County: 15.9 %Cass County15.9Pulaski County: 15.6 %Pulaski County15.6Clay County: 15.5 %Clay County15.5
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Vigo County24.8+3.2 pts
2Crawford County24.4-0.9 pts
3Switzerland County23.7-6.1 pts
4Wayne County23.30 pts
5LaPorte County23.2-1.7 pts
6Delaware County23-4 pts
7Grant County22.7-8.3 pts
8Parke County22-1.7 pts
9St. Joseph County21.5+3.8 pts
10Adams County21.3-0.4 pts
10Orange County21.3-0.5 pts
12Lake County20.3-4.3 pts
13Greene County19.9+1.2 pts
14Marion County19.4-5.1 pts
14Vanderburgh County19.4-0.7 pts
16Jay County19.3-0.7 pts
17Sullivan County19+0.6 pts
18Randolph County18.9-2 pts
19Scott County18.7-1.8 pts
19Starke County18.7-0.6 pts
21Madison County18.6-6.1 pts
22Blackford County18.4-3.9 pts
23Howard County18.3-1 pts
24Owen County18.1-1.4 pts
25Washington County17.7-2.7 pts
26Miami County17.6-4.7 pts
27Fayette County17.5-3.4 pts
28Fountain County17.4+0.6 pts
29Jefferson County17.1-5.3 pts
30Knox County16.7-3.5 pts
31Daviess County16.5-0.9 pts
32Henry County16.4-2.2 pts
32Jennings County16.4-5.5 pts
34Montgomery County16.3+0.8 pts
34Vermillion County16.3-4.2 pts
36Clinton County16-0.3 pts
37Bartholomew County15.9+3.3 pts
37Cass County15.9-1.4 pts
39Pulaski County15.6-1.4 pts
40Clay County15.5-6.9 pts
41DeKalb County15.4+2.6 pts
42Rush County15.1-0.7 pts
43Monroe County15+0.8 pts
44Floyd County14.8+0.3 pts
44Ohio County14.8+2.2 pts
46Perry County14.7-1.7 pts
46Wabash County14.7-2.6 pts
48Martin County14.6-1 pts
49Brown County14.5-1.8 pts
49Lawrence County14.5-2.8 pts
51Fulton County14.4-7.6 pts
52Warren County14.1-2 pts
53Tippecanoe County14-0.7 pts
54Decatur County13.6-1.8 pts
54Putnam County13.6-1.2 pts
56Dearborn County13.4+1.4 pts
56Shelby County13.4-3.2 pts
56Union County13.4-3.4 pts
59White County13.3-0.3 pts
60Allen County13.2-7.8 pts
60Franklin County13.2+1.8 pts
62Marshall County12.9-1.2 pts
63Clark County12.7-3.2 pts
63Morgan County12.7-2 pts
65Benton County12.6-5.2 pts
65Huntington County12.6-1.6 pts
67Newton County12.5-2.2 pts
68Jackson County12.4-2.8 pts
69Elkhart County12.3-3.7 pts
70Pike County12.2-1.5 pts
71Ripley County12-3 pts
71Steuben County12-3.9 pts
73Harrison County11.8-0.9 pts
74Gibson County11.70 pts
75Carroll County11.6-0.3 pts
76LaGrange County11.3+0.1 pts
77Kosciusko County11.1-1.2 pts
78Noble County11-1.1 pts
79Jasper County10.9-1.4 pts
80Wells County10.3-1.7 pts
81Spencer County10.2-1.6 pts
82Posey County10.1-1.3 pts
83Tipton County9.5-1.5 pts
84Whitley County9.4-0.1 pts
85Porter County8.5-2.8 pts
86Warrick County80 pts
87Johnson County7.6-2.5 pts
88Dubois County6.8-2.3 pts
89Boone County6.3+1.1 pts
90Hancock County5.7-0.9 pts
91Hendricks County5.1-1.5 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties?period=2019. 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Vigo County, with 24.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 4.3% in 2019.

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