Counties in Indiana by poverty rate

Delaware County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2019, at 21.5%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for Indiana was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.5Delaware County
Median10.992 counties
Indiana11.9History

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Delaware CountyDelaware County: 21.5 %21.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 20.8 %20.8Vigo CountyVigo County: 20.8 %20.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 16.5 %16.5Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 16.1 %16.1Grant CountyGrant County: 16 %16St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 15.3 %15.3Marion CountyMarion County: 15.2 %15.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.2 %15.2Parke CountyParke County: 15.1 %15.1Lake CountyLake County: 14.5 %14.5Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 14.5 %14.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 14.4 %14.4Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 14.4 %14.4Orange CountyOrange County: 14.1 %14.1Scott CountyScott County: 13.6 %13.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 13.5 %13.5Greene CountyGreene County: 13.5 %13.5LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 13.4 %13.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 13.3 %13.3Starke CountyStarke County: 13.3 %13.3Madison CountyMadison County: 13.1 %13.1Miami CountyMiami County: 13 %13Henry CountyHenry County: 12.9 %12.9Blackford CountyBlackford County: 12.8 %12.8Knox CountyKnox County: 12.7 %12.7Adams CountyAdams County: 12.6 %12.6Cass CountyCass County: 12.6 %12.6Fountain CountyFountain County: 12.5 %12.5Jay CountyJay County: 12.5 %12.5Howard CountyHoward County: 12.2 %12.2Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 12.2 %12.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 12.1 %12.1Perry CountyPerry County: 12.1 %12.1Washington CountyWashington County: 12.1 %12.1Owen CountyOwen County: 12 %12Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 11.6 %11.6Jennings CountyJennings County: 11.6 %11.6Clay CountyClay County: 11.3 %11.3Clinton CountyClinton County: 11.3 %11.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Delaware County21.5-1 pts
2Monroe County20.8-0.6 pts
2Vigo County20.8+1.6 pts
4Crawford County16.5+0.7 pts
5Tippecanoe County16.1-2 pts
6Grant County16-3.9 pts
7St. Joseph County15.3+1.8 pts
8Marion County15.2-2 pts
8Wayne County15.2-0.8 pts
10Parke County15.1-0.6 pts
11Lake County14.5-1.2 pts
11Switzerland County14.5-3.2 pts
13Sullivan County14.4+0.7 pts
13Vanderburgh County14.4-0.7 pts
15Orange County14.1-1.5 pts
16Scott County13.6-1.9 pts
17Fayette County13.5-1 pts
17Greene County13.5-0.5 pts
19LaPorte County13.4-2.3 pts
20Randolph County13.3-0.3 pts
20Starke County13.3+2.3 pts
22Madison County13.1-3.9 pts
23Miami County13-3.1 pts
24Henry County12.9-1.5 pts
25Blackford County12.8-1.3 pts
26Knox County12.7-3 pts
27Adams County12.6+1 pts
27Cass County12.6-0.9 pts
29Fountain County12.5+1.3 pts
29Jay County12.5-0.5 pts
31Howard County12.2-0.1 pts
31Vermillion County12.2-3 pts
33Montgomery County12.1+1.3 pts
33Perry County12.1-0.3 pts
33Washington County12.1-1.3 pts
36Owen County12-0.6 pts
37Jefferson County11.6-3.9 pts
37Jennings County11.6-3.2 pts
39Clay County11.3-2.5 pts
39Clinton County11.3-0.6 pts
39Daviess County11.3-0.2 pts
42Bartholomew County11.2+1.1 pts
42Pulaski County11.2-1 pts
44Rush County11+0.3 pts
45Marshall County10.9-0.6 pts
45Martin County10.9-0.9 pts
45Wabash County10.9-1.5 pts
48Floyd County10.6+1.1 pts
49Allen County10.5-3 pts
49Brown County10.5+0.4 pts
49Lawrence County10.5-2 pts
49Putnam County10.5-1.7 pts
53White County10.3+1.8 pts
54Jackson County10.1-1.9 pts
54Shelby County10.1-1.5 pts
56Clark County9.7-1.5 pts
56Huntington County9.7-0.4 pts
58Decatur County9.6-2.1 pts
58Elkhart County9.6-1.9 pts
58Fulton County9.6-4 pts
58Ohio County9.6-0.1 pts
58Union County9.6-1.1 pts
63DeKalb County9.5-0.6 pts
63Newton County9.5-0.8 pts
65Pike County9.4-1.7 pts
65Warren County9.4-0.4 pts
67Dearborn County9.3-0.1 pts
67Gibson County9.3-1.3 pts
69Franklin County9.2+0.6 pts
70Ripley County9.1-2 pts
71Kosciusko County90 pts
72Morgan County8.9-1.7 pts
73Jasper County8.8-0.6 pts
74Benton County8.7-2.8 pts
74Carroll County8.7-0.1 pts
74Spencer County8.7-0.5 pts
77Posey County8.6-0.6 pts
77Steuben County8.6-2.4 pts
79Harrison County8.2-1.1 pts
80Porter County8.1-0.8 pts
81Noble County7.8-1.3 pts
81Tipton County7.8-0.6 pts
83Whitley County7.7+0.6 pts
84LaGrange County7.5-0.3 pts
85Wells County7.4-1.1 pts
86Boone County6.9+1.5 pts
87Warrick County6.3-0.8 pts
88Johnson County6-1.7 pts
89Dubois County5.9-1.7 pts
90Hancock County5.2-0.4 pts
91Hendricks County4.9-1 pts
92Hamilton County4.20 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Delaware County, with 21.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 4.2% in 2019.

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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