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Counties in Indiana by poverty rate

Grant County had the highest poverty rate of 92 counties in 2022, at 19.3%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 12.1% and the figure for Indiana was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.3Grant County
Lowest4.5Hamilton County
Median12.192 counties
Indiana12.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Grant CountyGrant County: 19.3 %19.3Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 19.2 %19.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 19 %19Vigo CountyVigo County: 18.5 %18.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 18.2 %18.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 18 %18Wayne CountyWayne County: 17.8 %17.8Perry CountyPerry County: 16.6 %16.6Marion CountyMarion County: 15.7 %15.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 15.4 %15.4Scott CountyScott County: 15.4 %15.4Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 15.4 %15.4LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 15.3 %15.3Howard CountyHoward County: 15.2 %15.2Madison CountyMadison County: 15 %15Lake CountyLake County: 14.7 %14.7Knox CountyKnox County: 14.6 %14.6Orange CountyOrange County: 14.5 %14.5Parke CountyParke County: 14.4 %14.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 14.3 %14.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 14.1 %14.1Owen CountyOwen County: 14 %14Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 14 %14Henry CountyHenry County: 13.9 %13.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 13.8 %13.8Jay CountyJay County: 13.7 %13.7Miami CountyMiami County: 13.6 %13.6Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 13.6 %13.6Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 13.5 %13.5St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 13.2 %13.2Cass CountyCass County: 13.1 %13.1Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 13.1 %13.1Huntington CountyHuntington County: 12.8 %12.8Martin CountyMartin County: 12.8 %12.8Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 12.7 %12.7Blackford CountyBlackford County: 12.7 %12.7Clay CountyClay County: 12.7 %12.7Greene CountyGreene County: 12.7 %12.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 12.7 %12.7Starke CountyStarke County: 12.6 %12.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Grant County19.3+0.5 pts
2Tippecanoe County19.2+1.5 pts
3Delaware County19+0.6 pts
4Vigo County18.5-1.9 pts
5Monroe County18.2-2.9 pts
6Crawford County18+2.6 pts
7Wayne County17.8+1.9 pts
8Perry County16.6+3.8 pts
9Marion County15.7+0.6 pts
10Randolph County15.4+1.4 pts
10Scott County15.4+1 pts
10Vanderburgh County15.4+1.5 pts
13LaPorte County15.3+3.1 pts
14Howard County15.2+3.3 pts
15Madison County15-0.7 pts
16Lake County14.7+0.8 pts
17Knox County14.6-0.4 pts
18Orange County14.5+0.1 pts
19Parke County14.4-1.6 pts
20Fayette County14.3+0.7 pts
21Shelby County14.1+4.2 pts
22Owen County14+2.7 pts
22Vermillion County14+1.6 pts
24Henry County13.9-1.2 pts
25Fulton County13.8+2.7 pts
26Jay County13.7+0.1 pts
27Miami County13.6-1.3 pts
27Switzerland County13.6-0.3 pts
29Pulaski County13.5+2 pts
30St. Joseph County13.2-1.1 pts
31Cass County13.1+1 pts
31Elkhart County13.1+1.8 pts
33Huntington County12.8+2.2 pts
33Martin County12.8+1.2 pts
35Bartholomew County12.7+4.6 pts
35Blackford County12.7-0.2 pts
35Clay County12.7+1.6 pts
35Greene County12.7-1.6 pts
35Sullivan County12.7-3.5 pts
40Starke County12.6-1.6 pts
40Washington County12.6+1.3 pts
42Newton County12.5+0.6 pts
43Lawrence County12.4-0.2 pts
44Fountain County12.3+1.7 pts
45Jennings County12.2-0.5 pts
45Rush County12.2+1.2 pts
47Ripley County12+3.1 pts
48Jefferson County11.9+0.3 pts
49Pike County11.8+0.5 pts
50Adams County11.5-1.1 pts
50Allen County11.5-1.6 pts
50Wabash County11.5+0.3 pts
53Union County11.3+0.1 pts
54Clinton County11.2+0.8 pts
55Jackson County11.1-3.1 pts
56Montgomery County11-0.7 pts
57Decatur County10.9+1 pts
58Daviess County10.7-2 pts
58Kosciusko County10.7+1.3 pts
60Dearborn County10.6+3 pts
61Carroll County10.3+1.8 pts
61Marshall County10.3+1.7 pts
63Benton County10.1-0.4 pts
63Floyd County10.1+0.9 pts
63Tipton County10.1+1.1 pts
66Noble County9.8+0.7 pts
67Brown County9.7-1.1 pts
67Gibson County9.7-1.7 pts
67Posey County9.7+0.6 pts
70Clark County9.6-0.8 pts
70Warren County9.6+0.7 pts
72Putnam County9.5-2.5 pts
73Jasper County9.4+0.7 pts
73Steuben County9.4-0.3 pts
73White County9.4-0.6 pts
76Spencer County9.3+1.2 pts
77DeKalb County9.2+1.2 pts
77Morgan County9.2-1.1 pts
79Franklin County9.1+0.5 pts
79Ohio County9.10 pts
79Wells County9.1+1.5 pts
82Whitley County9+1.7 pts
83Porter County8.9-0.8 pts
84Dubois County8.4+0.9 pts
85LaGrange County7.8+0.3 pts
86Harrison County7.7-0.8 pts
87Johnson County7.6+0.1 pts
88Warrick County7.4+0.6 pts
89Hendricks County5.4+0.1 pts
90Boone County5.2-0.3 pts
91Hancock County5-0.5 pts
92Hamilton County4.5+0.7 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Grant County, with 19.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 4.5% in 2022.

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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