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Cities in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

West Lafayette, IN had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2024, at 37.3%. McCordsville, IN had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 13.3% and the figure for Indiana was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.3West Lafayette, IN
Lowest0.9McCordsville, IN
Median13.388 cities
Indiana12.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

West Lafayette, IN: 37.3 %West Lafayette, IN37.3Gary, IN: 33.1 %Gary, IN33.1Bloomington, IN: 29.8 %Bloomington, IN29.8Marion, IN: 29.6 %Marion, IN29.6Muncie, IN: 29.2 %Muncie, IN29.2East Chicago, IN: 26.3 %East Chicago, IN26.3Richmond, IN: 25.4 %Richmond, IN25.4Terre Haute, IN: 24.7 %Terre Haute, IN24.7Peru, IN: 23.6 %Peru, IN23.6Connersville, IN: 23.4 %Connersville, IN23.4Shelbyville, IN: 21.5 %Shelbyville, IN21.5Anderson, IN: 21 %Anderson, IN21South Bend, IN: 20.8 %South Bend, IN20.8New Castle, IN: 20.1 %New Castle, IN20.1Michigan City, IN: 19.8 %Michigan City, IN19.8Vincennes, IN: 19.6 %Vincennes, IN19.6Hammond, IN: 19.2 %Hammond, IN19.2New Albany, IN: 18.9 %New Albany, IN18.9Evansville, IN: 18.4 %Evansville, IN18.4Elkhart, IN: 18.2 %Elkhart, IN18.2Washington, IN: 18.2 %Washington, IN18.2Lafayette, IN: 17.8 %Lafayette, IN17.8Warsaw, IN: 17.6 %Warsaw, IN17.6Speedway, IN: 17.5 %Speedway, IN17.5Goshen, IN: 17.1 %Goshen, IN17.1Kokomo, IN: 17.1 %Kokomo, IN17.1Clarksville, IN: 16.5 %Clarksville, IN16.5La Porte, IN: 16.4 %La Porte, IN16.4Mishawaka, IN: 16.4 %Mishawaka, IN16.4Bedford, IN: 16.2 %Bedford, IN16.2Logansport, IN: 16.1 %Logansport, IN16.1Fort Wayne, IN: 16 %Fort Wayne, IN16Indianapolis, IN: 15.8 %Indianapolis, IN15.8Seymour, IN: 15.5 %Seymour, IN15.5Lake Station, IN: 15.5 %Lake Station, IN15.5Crawfordsville, IN: 15.2 %Crawfordsville, IN15.2Huntington, IN: 15 %Huntington, IN15Madison, IN: 14.9 %Madison, IN14.9Valparaiso, IN: 14.9 %Valparaiso, IN14.9Jasper, IN: 14.4 %Jasper, IN14.4West Lafayette, IN: 37.3 %West Lafayette, IN37.3Gary, IN: 33.1 %Gary, IN33.1Bloomington, IN: 29.8 %Bloomington, IN29.8Marion, IN: 29.6 %Marion, IN29.6Muncie, IN: 29.2 %Muncie, IN29.2East Chicago, IN: 26.3 %East Chicago, IN26.3Richmond, IN: 25.4 %Richmond, IN25.4Terre Haute, IN: 24.7 %Terre Haute, IN24.7Peru, IN: 23.6 %Peru, IN23.6Connersville, IN: 23.4 %Connersville, IN23.4Shelbyville, IN: 21.5 %Shelbyville, IN21.5Anderson, IN: 21 %Anderson, IN21South Bend, IN: 20.8 %South Bend, IN20.8New Castle, IN: 20.1 %New Castle, IN20.1Michigan City, IN: 19.8 %Michigan City, IN19.8Vincennes, IN: 19.6 %Vincennes, IN19.6Hammond, IN: 19.2 %Hammond, IN19.2New Albany, IN: 18.9 %New Albany, IN18.9Evansville, IN: 18.4 %Evansville, IN18.4Elkhart, IN: 18.2 %Elkhart, IN18.2Washington, IN: 18.2 %Washington, IN18.2Lafayette, IN: 17.8 %Lafayette, IN17.8Warsaw, IN: 17.6 %Warsaw, IN17.6Speedway, IN: 17.5 %Speedway, IN17.5Goshen, IN: 17.1 %Goshen, IN17.1Kokomo, IN: 17.1 %Kokomo, IN17.1Clarksville, IN: 16.5 %Clarksville, IN16.5La Porte, IN: 16.4 %La Porte, IN16.4Mishawaka, IN: 16.4 %Mishawaka, IN16.4Bedford, IN: 16.2 %Bedford, IN16.2Logansport, IN: 16.1 %Logansport, IN16.1Fort Wayne, IN: 16 %Fort Wayne, IN16Indianapolis, IN: 15.8 %Indianapolis, IN15.8Seymour, IN: 15.5 %Seymour, IN15.5Lake Station, IN: 15.5 %Lake Station, IN15.5Crawfordsville, IN: 15.2 %Crawfordsville, IN15.2Huntington, IN: 15 %Huntington, IN15Madison, IN: 14.9 %Madison, IN14.9Valparaiso, IN: 14.9 %Valparaiso, IN14.9Jasper, IN: 14.4 %Jasper, IN14.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1West Lafayette, IN37.3-0 pts
2Gary, IN33.1+0.2 pts
3Bloomington, IN29.8-0.7 pts
4Marion, IN29.6+2.6 pts
5Muncie, IN29.2-0.4 pts
6East Chicago, IN26.3-0.7 pts
7Richmond, IN25.4+2.2 pts
8Terre Haute, IN24.7-2.1 pts
9Peru, IN23.6-1.8 pts
10Connersville, IN23.4+0.2 pts
11Shelbyville, IN21.5+4.1 pts
12Anderson, IN21+0.6 pts
13South Bend, IN20.8-1.8 pts
14New Castle, IN20.1+1.5 pts
15Michigan City, IN19.8+0.5 pts
16Vincennes, IN19.6+0.4 pts
17Hammond, IN19.2-0 pts
18New Albany, IN18.9+0.4 pts
19Evansville, IN18.4-0.2 pts
20Elkhart, IN18.2-0.6 pts
21Washington, IN18.2+1.2 pts
22Lafayette, IN17.8+0.7 pts
23Warsaw, IN17.6+0.6 pts
24Speedway, IN17.5+2 pts
25Goshen, IN17.1-1 pts
26Kokomo, IN17.1+1.7 pts
27Clarksville, IN16.5+3.7 pts
28La Porte, IN16.4-1.4 pts
29Mishawaka, IN16.4+0.1 pts
30Bedford, IN16.2+0.8 pts
31Logansport, IN16.1+0.7 pts
32Fort Wayne, IN16+0.5 pts
33Indianapolis, IN15.8+0.2 pts
34Seymour, IN15.5+1.1 pts
35Lake Station, IN15.5-1.2 pts
36Crawfordsville, IN15.2-3.4 pts
37Huntington, IN15-0.6 pts
38Madison, IN14.9+0.2 pts
38Valparaiso, IN14.9+0.9 pts
40Jasper, IN14.4+2.6 pts
41Wabash, IN14+1.5 pts
42Greensburg, IN13.8+0.5 pts
43Columbia City, IN13.6-0.8 pts
44Plymouth, IN13.5-1.5 pts
45Mooresville, IN13.1-0.2 pts
46Martinsville, IN12.9+1.1 pts
47Frankfort, IN12.9+1.9 pts
48Merrillville, IN12.6-1.1 pts
49Kendallville, IN12.4-0.3 pts
50Bargersville, IN11.9-0.4 pts
51Portage, IN11.6+0.4 pts
52Highland, IN11.6+1.9 pts
53Columbus, IN11.3-1.6 pts
54Decatur, IN11.3+0.5 pts
55Jeffersonville, IN11.2+0.1 pts
56Beech Grove, IN11.1+0.9 pts
57Franklin, IN11-0.3 pts
58Hobart, IN10-3.3 pts
59Auburn, IN9.8-1.5 pts
60New Haven, IN9.7+1.4 pts
61Bluffton, IN9.5-0.4 pts
62Chesterton, IN9.3-1.5 pts
63Lawrence, IN8.7+0.3 pts
64Plainfield, IN8.1+1.6 pts
65Lebanon, IN7.9-0.3 pts
66Schererville, IN7.7-0.3 pts
67Brownsburg, IN7.5+1.1 pts
68Greenwood, IN7.4+0.3 pts
69Griffith, IN7.10 pts
70Sellersburg, IN6.9+1.9 pts
71Crown Point, IN6.9+0.1 pts
72Dyer, IN6.2-0.5 pts
73Munster, IN6-1.3 pts
74Avon, IN5.7-0.3 pts
75Lowell, IN5.5+0.2 pts
76Greenfield, IN5.3+1 pts
77Noblesville, IN5.3-0.3 pts
78Yorktown, IN4.8+0.6 pts
79Fishers, IN4+0.4 pts
80Carmel, IN3.9+0.2 pts
81Westfield, IN3.6-0.3 pts
82Danville, IN3.5-0.2 pts
83Cedar Lake, IN3.5-0.1 pts
84Huntertown, IN3.2+1 pts
85Zionsville, IN3.1-0.5 pts
86Whitestown, IN2.8-0.7 pts
87St. John, IN2.2-0.1 pts
88McCordsville, IN0.9-0.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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West Lafayette, IN, with 37.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCordsville, IN, with 0.9% in 2024.

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