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Counties in Indiana by poverty rate

Monroe County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2015, at 23.5%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 12.6% and the figure for Indiana was 14.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.5Monroe County
Lowest4.7Hamilton County
Median12.692 counties
Indiana14.4History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Monroe CountyMonroe County: 23.5 %23.5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 23 %23Marion CountyMarion County: 20.6 %20.6Vigo CountyVigo County: 20.4 %20.4Knox CountyKnox County: 19.1 %19.1Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 18.9 %18.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 18.7 %18.7Grant CountyGrant County: 18 %18Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18 %18Wayne CountyWayne County: 18 %18Parke CountyParke County: 17.2 %17.2Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 17.2 %17.2Howard CountyHoward County: 16.9 %16.9Madison CountyMadison County: 16.7 %16.7St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 16.7 %16.7Lake CountyLake County: 16.6 %16.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 16.4 %16.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.2 %16.2Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 15.9 %15.9Owen CountyOwen County: 15.8 %15.8LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 15.7 %15.7Orange CountyOrange County: 15.7 %15.7Scott CountyScott County: 15.6 %15.6Jay CountyJay County: 15.2 %15.2Miami CountyMiami County: 14.8 %14.8Starke CountyStarke County: 14.8 %14.8Greene CountyGreene County: 14.7 %14.7Henry CountyHenry County: 14.7 %14.7Allen CountyAllen County: 14.6 %14.6Daviess CountyDaviess County: 14.6 %14.6Blackford CountyBlackford County: 14.5 %14.5Washington CountyWashington County: 14.4 %14.4Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 14.2 %14.2Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 14 %14Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 13.9 %13.9Rush CountyRush County: 13.9 %13.9Martin CountyMartin County: 13.8 %13.8Putnam CountyPutnam County: 13.6 %13.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 13.4 %13.4Perry CountyPerry County: 13.2 %13.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Monroe County23.5
2Delaware County23
3Marion County20.6
4Vigo County20.4
5Knox County19.1
6Tippecanoe County18.9
7Crawford County18.7
8Grant County18
8Randolph County18
8Wayne County18
11Parke County17.2
11Vanderburgh County17.2
13Howard County16.9
14Madison County16.7
14St. Joseph County16.7
16Lake County16.6
17Sullivan County16.4
18Fayette County16.2
19Switzerland County15.9
20Owen County15.8
21LaPorte County15.7
21Orange County15.7
23Scott County15.6
24Jay County15.2
25Miami County14.8
25Starke County14.8
27Greene County14.7
27Henry County14.7
29Allen County14.6
29Daviess County14.6
31Blackford County14.5
32Washington County14.4
33Pulaski County14.2
34Elkhart County14
35Lawrence County13.9
35Rush County13.9
37Martin County13.8
38Putnam County13.6
39Jefferson County13.4
40Perry County13.2
41Cass County13.1
41Jennings County13.1
43Decatur County13
44Clay County12.9
44Vermillion County12.9
46Adams County12.8
47Union County12.4
48Montgomery County12.3
49Newton County12.2
50Fountain County12.1
50Jackson County12.1
52Wabash County12
53Bartholomew County11.9
53Clinton County11.9
53Shelby County11.9
56Fulton County11.7
57Porter County11.6
58Brown County11.4
58Morgan County11.4
60Floyd County11.3
61Harrison County11.2
62Benton County11.1
62Pike County11.1
64Gibson County11
65Huntington County10.9
65White County10.9
67Marshall County10.6
67Ripley County10.6
69DeKalb County10.5
70Clark County10.4
71Ohio County10.2
71Warren County10.2
73Steuben County10.1
74Kosciusko County10
75Franklin County9.9
76Noble County9.8
77Posey County9.7
78Wells County9.5
79Carroll County9.4
79Spencer County9.4
81Jasper County9.3
82Dearborn County8.9
83Tipton County8.7
84LaGrange County8.6
85Johnson County8
86Whitley County7.9
87Dubois County7.6
88Warrick County7.5
89Boone County6
89Hancock County6
91Hendricks County5.5
92Hamilton County4.7

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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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Monroe County, with 23.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 4.7% in 2015.

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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