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Counties in Indiana by poverty rate, 2024

Delaware County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2024, at 20.5%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Indiana was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest20.5Delaware County
Lowest4.7Hamilton County
Median11.492 counties
Indiana12.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Delaware CountyDelaware County: 20.5 %20.5Vigo CountyVigo County: 18.3 %18.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 18.3 %18.3Grant CountyGrant County: 17.9 %17.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 16.8 %16.8Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 16.8 %16.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 16.4 %16.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.2 %16.2Marion CountyMarion County: 15.8 %15.8Randolph CountyRandolph County: 15.8 %15.8St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 15.4 %15.4Scott CountyScott County: 15 %15Washington CountyWashington County: 14.8 %14.8Jay CountyJay County: 14.7 %14.7Madison CountyMadison County: 14.6 %14.6Henry CountyHenry County: 14.5 %14.5Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 14.3 %14.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 14.2 %14.2Sullivan CountySullivan County: 14.2 %14.2Parke CountyParke County: 13.9 %13.9Perry CountyPerry County: 13.9 %13.9Greene CountyGreene County: 13.8 %13.8Cass CountyCass County: 13.7 %13.7Howard CountyHoward County: 13.6 %13.6LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 13.6 %13.6Orange CountyOrange County: 13.4 %13.4Lake CountyLake County: 13.3 %13.3Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 13.3 %13.3Jennings CountyJennings County: 13.1 %13.1Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 12.8 %12.8Miami CountyMiami County: 12.7 %12.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 12.6 %12.6Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.4 %12.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.4 %12.4Allen CountyAllen County: 12.3 %12.3Blackford CountyBlackford County: 12.2 %12.2Martin CountyMartin County: 12.2 %12.2Owen CountyOwen County: 12.2 %12.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 12.1 %12.1White CountyWhite County: 12.1 %12.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Delaware County20.5+1.1 pts
2Vigo County18.3-1.9 pts
2Wayne County18.3+1 pts
4Grant County17.9-2.1 pts
5Monroe County16.8-0.9 pts
5Tippecanoe County16.8-0.3 pts
7Crawford County16.4-1.3 pts
8Fayette County16.2+0.1 pts
9Marion County15.8+0.2 pts
9Randolph County15.8+1.2 pts
11St. Joseph County15.4+1.2 pts
12Scott County15+0.5 pts
13Washington County14.8+1.8 pts
14Jay County14.7+1.3 pts
15Madison County14.6+1.6 pts
16Henry County14.5+1.8 pts
17Switzerland County14.3+1.5 pts
18Jefferson County14.2+2.1 pts
18Sullivan County14.2-1.4 pts
20Parke County13.9-1.3 pts
20Perry County13.9-0.4 pts
22Greene County13.8+1.9 pts
23Cass County13.7+0.6 pts
24Howard County13.6+0.9 pts
24LaPorte County13.6-0.7 pts
26Orange County13.4-0.3 pts
27Lake County13.3-1 pts
27Vermillion County13.3+0.8 pts
29Jennings County13.1-0.3 pts
30Vanderburgh County12.8-1 pts
31Miami County12.7-2.5 pts
32Clinton County12.6+1.2 pts
33Daviess County12.4+1.8 pts
33Lawrence County12.4+0.3 pts
35Allen County12.3-0.7 pts
36Blackford County12.2-3.5 pts
36Martin County12.2-1 pts
36Owen County12.2-0.3 pts
39Marshall County12.1+1.5 pts
39White County12.1+1.3 pts
41Clay County12-0.6 pts
41Pulaski County12+0.7 pts
43Knox County11.9-3.8 pts
44Fulton County11.8+0.8 pts
45Fountain County11.4+0.8 pts
45Rush County11.4+0.6 pts
47Jackson County11.3+1.2 pts
47Ohio County11.3+2.1 pts
47Union County11.3+0.1 pts
50Starke County11.2-1.9 pts
51Adams County11.1-0.3 pts
52Putnam County10.9+0.1 pts
52Shelby County10.9-0.3 pts
54Elkhart County10.8-0.9 pts
55Wabash County10.7-1.1 pts
56Clark County10.5+1.1 pts
57Decatur County10.4-0.2 pts
57Spencer County10.4+1.7 pts
59Gibson County10.3-0.7 pts
59Montgomery County10.3-0.6 pts
61Floyd County10.20 pts
62Jasper County10.1+1.4 pts
63Newton County9.9-0.3 pts
64Benton County9.8-0.1 pts
64Noble County9.8-0.8 pts
66Kosciusko County9.7+0.3 pts
67Ripley County9.6-0.7 pts
68Morgan County9.4-0.4 pts
68Steuben County9.4-0.8 pts
70Brown County9.3-0.6 pts
71Carroll County9-0.2 pts
71Pike County9-1.8 pts
73DeKalb County8.9-2.4 pts
73Harrison County8.9+0.3 pts
75Huntington County8.8-0.1 pts
76Dearborn County8.6+0.7 pts
76Franklin County8.6-0.2 pts
76Posey County8.6-0.7 pts
79Porter County8.5-0.8 pts
80Bartholomew County8.4-1.6 pts
80LaGrange County8.40 pts
80Warren County8.4-1.2 pts
83Whitley County8.2-0.3 pts
84Wells County8-0.6 pts
85Tipton County7.8-1.2 pts
86Dubois County7.70 pts
87Johnson County7.3+0.1 pts
88Warrick County6.6-1.7 pts
89Hancock County5.8+0.1 pts
90Boone County5.6+0.9 pts
90Hendricks County5.60 pts
92Hamilton County4.7-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Delaware County, with 20.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 4.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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