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Counties in Indiana by poverty rate

Monroe County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2021, at 21.1%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Indiana was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.1Monroe County
Lowest3.8Hamilton County
Median11.392 counties
Indiana12.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.1 %21.1Vigo CountyVigo County: 20.4 %20.4Grant CountyGrant County: 18.8 %18.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 18.4 %18.4Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 17.7 %17.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 16.2 %16.2Parke CountyParke County: 16 %16Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.9 %15.9Madison CountyMadison County: 15.7 %15.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 15.4 %15.4Henry CountyHenry County: 15.1 %15.1Marion CountyMarion County: 15.1 %15.1Knox CountyKnox County: 15 %15Miami CountyMiami County: 14.9 %14.9Orange CountyOrange County: 14.4 %14.4Scott CountyScott County: 14.4 %14.4Greene CountyGreene County: 14.3 %14.3St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 14.3 %14.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 14.2 %14.2Starke CountyStarke County: 14.2 %14.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 14 %14Lake CountyLake County: 13.9 %13.9Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 13.9 %13.9Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 13.9 %13.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 13.6 %13.6Jay CountyJay County: 13.6 %13.6Allen CountyAllen County: 13.1 %13.1Blackford CountyBlackford County: 12.9 %12.9Perry CountyPerry County: 12.8 %12.8Daviess CountyDaviess County: 12.7 %12.7Jennings CountyJennings County: 12.7 %12.7Adams CountyAdams County: 12.6 %12.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 12.6 %12.6Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 12.4 %12.4LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 12.2 %12.2Cass CountyCass County: 12.1 %12.1Putnam CountyPutnam County: 12 %12Howard CountyHoward County: 11.9 %11.9Newton CountyNewton County: 11.9 %11.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 11.7 %11.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Monroe County21.1+2.9 pts
2Vigo County20.4-0.3 pts
3Grant County18.8+2.1 pts
4Delaware County18.4-1 pts
5Tippecanoe County17.7+1.6 pts
6Sullivan County16.2+0.7 pts
7Parke County16+1.7 pts
8Wayne County15.9+0.8 pts
9Madison County15.7+3.6 pts
10Crawford County15.4-0.2 pts
11Henry County15.1+4.3 pts
11Marion County15.1+0.7 pts
13Knox County15-0.9 pts
14Miami County14.9+1.8 pts
15Orange County14.4+1.4 pts
15Scott County14.4+0.5 pts
17Greene County14.3+3.1 pts
17St. Joseph County14.3+1.6 pts
19Jackson County14.2+3.9 pts
19Starke County14.20 pts
21Randolph County14+1.6 pts
22Lake County13.9-1.9 pts
22Switzerland County13.9-0.1 pts
22Vanderburgh County13.9-0.7 pts
25Fayette County13.6+0.1 pts
25Jay County13.6-0.3 pts
27Allen County13.1+1.7 pts
28Blackford County12.9-0.5 pts
29Perry County12.8+0.5 pts
30Daviess County12.7+1.8 pts
30Jennings County12.7+1.9 pts
32Adams County12.6+0.8 pts
32Lawrence County12.6+0.8 pts
34Vermillion County12.4+0.5 pts
35LaPorte County12.2+0.1 pts
36Cass County12.1+1.4 pts
37Putnam County12+0.7 pts
38Howard County11.9+0.4 pts
38Newton County11.9+1.4 pts
40Montgomery County11.7+0.9 pts
41Jefferson County11.6-1.1 pts
41Martin County11.6+0.4 pts
43Pulaski County11.5+0.3 pts
44Gibson County11.4+2.1 pts
45Elkhart County11.3+1.5 pts
45Owen County11.3-0.4 pts
45Pike County11.3+1.6 pts
45Washington County11.3-2.1 pts
49Union County11.2+1.2 pts
49Wabash County11.2+0.6 pts
51Clay County11.1+1.3 pts
51Fulton County11.1-0.9 pts
53Rush County11+1.3 pts
54Brown County10.8+0.9 pts
55Fountain County10.6-0.3 pts
55Huntington County10.6+1.5 pts
57Benton County10.5-0.2 pts
58Clark County10.4+1.8 pts
58Clinton County10.4+0.4 pts
60Morgan County10.3+1.8 pts
61White County10+1 pts
62Decatur County9.9-0.1 pts
62Shelby County9.9+0.5 pts
64Porter County9.7+1.1 pts
64Steuben County9.7+0.1 pts
66Kosciusko County9.4+1.2 pts
67Floyd County9.2-2.3 pts
68Noble County9.1-0.8 pts
68Ohio County9.1-0.7 pts
68Posey County9.1-0.2 pts
71Tipton County9+1.7 pts
72Ripley County8.9-0.6 pts
72Warren County8.9+0.8 pts
74Jasper County8.7+0.4 pts
75Franklin County8.6+0.9 pts
75Marshall County8.6-0.7 pts
77Carroll County8.5+0.7 pts
77Harrison County8.5-0.3 pts
79Bartholomew County8.1-1 pts
79Spencer County8.1+0.2 pts
81DeKalb County8-0.8 pts
82Dearborn County7.6-0.2 pts
82Wells County7.6-0.6 pts
84Dubois County7.5+0.8 pts
84Johnson County7.5+0.8 pts
84LaGrange County7.5-1.3 pts
87Whitley County7.3+0.1 pts
88Warrick County6.8+0.4 pts
89Boone County5.5+0.3 pts
89Hancock County5.5+0.4 pts
91Hendricks County5.3+0.1 pts
92Hamilton County3.8-0.4 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/2021/2021-state-and-county/est21all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Monroe County, with 21.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 3.8% in 2021.

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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