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Counties in Indiana by poverty rate

Monroe County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2017, at 21.6%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 12.1% and the figure for Indiana was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.6Monroe County
Lowest3.8Hamilton County
Median12.192 counties
Indiana13.3History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.6 %21.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 20.6 %20.6Vigo CountyVigo County: 19.4 %19.4Knox CountyKnox County: 18.9 %18.9Grant CountyGrant County: 18.4 %18.4Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 18 %18Marion CountyMarion County: 17.6 %17.6Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 17.5 %17.5Madison CountyMadison County: 17.4 %17.4Starke CountyStarke County: 17.1 %17.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 16.6 %16.6Scott CountyScott County: 16.3 %16.3Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 16.3 %16.3Crawford CountyCrawford County: 16.2 %16.2St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 16 %16Lake CountyLake County: 15.9 %15.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 15.5 %15.5Adams CountyAdams County: 15.4 %15.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 15.3 %15.3Owen CountyOwen County: 14.7 %14.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 14.6 %14.6Howard CountyHoward County: 14.5 %14.5LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 14.5 %14.5Orange CountyOrange County: 14.4 %14.4Blackford CountyBlackford County: 14.3 %14.3Jay CountyJay County: 14.3 %14.3Parke CountyParke County: 14.3 %14.3Miami CountyMiami County: 14 %14Cass CountyCass County: 13.8 %13.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 13.7 %13.7Washington CountyWashington County: 13.5 %13.5Clinton CountyClinton County: 13.4 %13.4Daviess CountyDaviess County: 13.4 %13.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 13.3 %13.3Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 13.3 %13.3Wabash CountyWabash County: 13.3 %13.3Allen CountyAllen County: 13.1 %13.1Fountain CountyFountain County: 12.9 %12.9Henry CountyHenry County: 12.8 %12.8Jennings CountyJennings County: 12.8 %12.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Monroe County21.6-2.2 pts
2Delaware County20.6-1 pts
3Vigo County19.4+1.6 pts
4Knox County18.9+1.9 pts
5Grant County18.4-1.9 pts
6Tippecanoe County18+0.4 pts
7Marion County17.6-1.3 pts
8Vanderburgh County17.5+0.1 pts
9Madison County17.4-0.1 pts
10Starke County17.1+1 pts
11Wayne County16.6-0.4 pts
12Scott County16.3+0.5 pts
12Switzerland County16.3-0.9 pts
14Crawford County16.2-1 pts
15St. Joseph County16-0.2 pts
16Lake County15.9-0.7 pts
17Fayette County15.5-2.3 pts
18Adams County15.4+0.2 pts
19Randolph County15.3-0.1 pts
20Owen County14.7+0.9 pts
21Sullivan County14.6+0.4 pts
22Howard County14.5-0.3 pts
22LaPorte County14.5-1.2 pts
24Orange County14.4-1.9 pts
25Blackford County14.3+1.5 pts
25Jay County14.3+0.4 pts
25Parke County14.3-2 pts
28Miami County14-1.7 pts
29Cass County13.8+1.3 pts
30Jefferson County13.7+0.3 pts
31Washington County13.5-0.8 pts
32Clinton County13.4-0.3 pts
32Daviess County13.4-0.8 pts
34Lawrence County13.3-0.4 pts
34Vermillion County13.30 pts
34Wabash County13.3+1.8 pts
37Allen County13.1-1.9 pts
38Fountain County12.9-0.3 pts
39Henry County12.8-3.4 pts
39Jennings County12.8+0.1 pts
41Jackson County12.7-0.4 pts
42Martin County12.5+0.1 pts
42Pulaski County12.5+1 pts
44Fulton County12.2-0.3 pts
45Montgomery County12.1+0.8 pts
45Perry County12.1-2.8 pts
47Putnam County12-0.6 pts
47Rush County12-1.9 pts
49Greene County11.6-4.5 pts
49Marshall County11.6-0.4 pts
51Benton County11.2-0.3 pts
51Clay County11.2-3 pts
53Decatur County11.1-0.4 pts
54Steuben County11+0.3 pts
55Brown County10.90 pts
55Newton County10.9-1.3 pts
55Ripley County10.9-1.3 pts
58Elkhart County10.8-2.4 pts
59Union County10.7-2.1 pts
60Bartholomew County10.6-1.1 pts
60Clark County10.6+0.1 pts
62Floyd County10.5+0.2 pts
62White County10.5-0.4 pts
64DeKalb County10.4+1.4 pts
64Gibson County10.4-0.4 pts
64Kosciusko County10.40 pts
64Pike County10.4-1 pts
64Porter County10.4+2.6 pts
64Spencer County10.4+1.3 pts
70Huntington County10.2-0.9 pts
71Jasper County10+0.6 pts
71Warren County10+0.9 pts
73Morgan County9.9-0.6 pts
74Noble County9.8-1.6 pts
75Dearborn County9.7+1.5 pts
76Carroll County9.6-0.7 pts
77Franklin County9.4-1.3 pts
77Harrison County9.4-0.8 pts
79Ohio County9.3-0.8 pts
80Posey County9.1+0.4 pts
81Tipton County8.9+0.4 pts
82Johnson County8.8+1.2 pts
83Wells County8.6-1.1 pts
84Whitley County8.5-0.5 pts
85Shelby County8.4-3.9 pts
86Dubois County8.3+1.7 pts
87LaGrange County7.8-2.2 pts
88Warrick County6.8-0.7 pts
89Boone County5.7-1.3 pts
90Hancock County5.5-1.8 pts
91Hendricks County5.1-0.7 pts
92Hamilton County3.8-1 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/2017/2017-state-and-county/est17all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Monroe County, with 21.6% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 3.8% in 2017.

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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