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Counties in Indiana by poverty rate

Delaware County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2018, at 22.5%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Indiana was 13%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.5Delaware County
Lowest4.2Hamilton County
Median11.692 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2018

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Delaware CountyDelaware County: 22.5 %22.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.4 %21.4Grant CountyGrant County: 19.9 %19.9Vigo CountyVigo County: 19.2 %19.2Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 18.1 %18.1Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 17.7 %17.7Marion CountyMarion County: 17.2 %17.2Madison CountyMadison County: 17 %17Miami CountyMiami County: 16.1 %16.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 16 %16Crawford CountyCrawford County: 15.8 %15.8Knox CountyKnox County: 15.7 %15.7Lake CountyLake County: 15.7 %15.7LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 15.7 %15.7Parke CountyParke County: 15.7 %15.7Orange CountyOrange County: 15.6 %15.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 15.5 %15.5Scott CountyScott County: 15.5 %15.5Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 15.2 %15.2Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 15.1 %15.1Jennings CountyJennings County: 14.8 %14.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 14.5 %14.5Henry CountyHenry County: 14.4 %14.4Blackford CountyBlackford County: 14.1 %14.1Greene CountyGreene County: 14 %14Clay CountyClay County: 13.8 %13.8Sullivan CountySullivan County: 13.7 %13.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 13.6 %13.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 13.6 %13.6Allen CountyAllen County: 13.5 %13.5Cass CountyCass County: 13.5 %13.5St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 13.5 %13.5Washington CountyWashington County: 13.4 %13.4Jay CountyJay County: 13 %13Owen CountyOwen County: 12.6 %12.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.5 %12.5Perry CountyPerry County: 12.4 %12.4Wabash CountyWabash County: 12.4 %12.4Howard CountyHoward County: 12.3 %12.3Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 12.2 %12.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Delaware County22.5+1.9 pts
2Monroe County21.4-0.2 pts
3Grant County19.9+1.5 pts
4Vigo County19.2-0.2 pts
5Tippecanoe County18.1+0.1 pts
6Switzerland County17.7+1.4 pts
7Marion County17.2-0.4 pts
8Madison County17-0.4 pts
9Miami County16.1+2.1 pts
10Wayne County16-0.6 pts
11Crawford County15.8-0.4 pts
12Knox County15.7-3.2 pts
12Lake County15.7-0.2 pts
12LaPorte County15.7+1.2 pts
12Parke County15.7+1.4 pts
16Orange County15.6+1.2 pts
17Jefferson County15.5+1.8 pts
17Scott County15.5-0.8 pts
19Vermillion County15.2+1.9 pts
20Vanderburgh County15.1-2.4 pts
21Jennings County14.8+2 pts
22Fayette County14.5-1 pts
23Henry County14.4+1.6 pts
24Blackford County14.1-0.2 pts
25Greene County14+2.4 pts
26Clay County13.8+2.6 pts
27Sullivan County13.7-0.9 pts
28Fulton County13.6+1.4 pts
28Randolph County13.6-1.7 pts
30Allen County13.5+0.4 pts
30Cass County13.5-0.3 pts
30St. Joseph County13.5-2.5 pts
33Washington County13.4-0.1 pts
34Jay County13-1.3 pts
35Owen County12.6-2.1 pts
36Lawrence County12.5-0.8 pts
37Perry County12.4+0.3 pts
37Wabash County12.4-0.9 pts
39Howard County12.3-2.2 pts
40Pulaski County12.2-0.3 pts
40Putnam County12.2+0.2 pts
42Jackson County12-0.7 pts
43Clinton County11.9-1.5 pts
44Martin County11.8-0.7 pts
45Decatur County11.7+0.6 pts
46Adams County11.6-3.8 pts
46Shelby County11.6+3.2 pts
48Benton County11.5+0.3 pts
48Daviess County11.5-1.9 pts
48Elkhart County11.5+0.7 pts
48Marshall County11.5-0.1 pts
52Clark County11.2+0.6 pts
52Fountain County11.2-1.7 pts
54Pike County11.1+0.7 pts
54Ripley County11.1+0.2 pts
56Starke County11-6.1 pts
56Steuben County110 pts
58Montgomery County10.8-1.3 pts
59Rush County10.7-1.3 pts
59Union County10.70 pts
61Gibson County10.6+0.2 pts
61Morgan County10.6+0.7 pts
63Newton County10.3-0.6 pts
64Bartholomew County10.1-0.5 pts
64Brown County10.1-0.8 pts
64DeKalb County10.1-0.3 pts
64Huntington County10.1-0.1 pts
68Warren County9.8-0.2 pts
69Ohio County9.7+0.4 pts
70Floyd County9.5-1 pts
71Dearborn County9.4-0.3 pts
71Jasper County9.4-0.6 pts
73Harrison County9.3-0.1 pts
74Posey County9.2+0.1 pts
74Spencer County9.2-1.2 pts
76Noble County9.1-0.7 pts
77Kosciusko County9-1.4 pts
78Porter County8.9-1.5 pts
79Carroll County8.8-0.8 pts
80Franklin County8.6-0.8 pts
81Wells County8.5-0.1 pts
81White County8.5-2 pts
83Tipton County8.4-0.5 pts
84LaGrange County7.80 pts
85Johnson County7.7-1.1 pts
86Dubois County7.6-0.7 pts
87Warrick County7.1+0.3 pts
87Whitley County7.1-1.4 pts
89Hendricks County5.9+0.8 pts
90Hancock County5.6+0.1 pts
91Boone County5.4-0.3 pts
92Hamilton County4.2+0.4 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/2018/2018-state-and-county/est18all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Delaware County, with 22.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 4.2% in 2018.

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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