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

West Lafayette, IN had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2022, at 39.2%. Huntertown, IN had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 12.6% and the figure for Indiana was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest39.2West Lafayette, IN
Lowest1.7Huntertown, IN
Median12.688 cities
Indiana12.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

West Lafayette, IN: 39.2 %West Lafayette, IN39.2Gary, IN: 32.2 %Gary, IN32.2Bloomington, IN: 31.1 %Bloomington, IN31.1Muncie, IN: 30.4 %Muncie, IN30.4Marion, IN: 28.1 %Marion, IN28.1East Chicago, IN: 27 %East Chicago, IN27Terre Haute, IN: 26.4 %Terre Haute, IN26.4Peru, IN: 25.5 %Peru, IN25.5South Bend, IN: 22.5 %South Bend, IN22.5Connersville, IN: 22.2 %Connersville, IN22.2Anderson, IN: 21.8 %Anderson, IN21.8Richmond, IN: 21.5 %Richmond, IN21.5Michigan City, IN: 21.2 %Michigan City, IN21.2Crawfordsville, IN: 20.7 %Crawfordsville, IN20.7Vincennes, IN: 20 %Vincennes, IN20Hammond, IN: 19.9 %Hammond, IN19.9Elkhart, IN: 19.6 %Elkhart, IN19.6New Castle, IN: 19.4 %New Castle, IN19.4Shelbyville, IN: 18.8 %Shelbyville, IN18.8Evansville, IN: 18.6 %Evansville, IN18.6La Porte, IN: 18.6 %La Porte, IN18.6Logansport, IN: 18.5 %Logansport, IN18.5Madison, IN: 18.3 %Madison, IN18.3Lake Station, IN: 18.2 %Lake Station, IN18.2New Albany, IN: 17.7 %New Albany, IN17.7Huntington, IN: 17.5 %Huntington, IN17.5Speedway, IN: 17.2 %Speedway, IN17.2Seymour, IN: 16.7 %Seymour, IN16.7Lafayette, IN: 16.5 %Lafayette, IN16.5Indianapolis, IN: 15.9 %Indianapolis, IN15.9Washington, IN: 15.8 %Washington, IN15.8Bedford, IN: 15.7 %Bedford, IN15.7Goshen, IN: 15.6 %Goshen, IN15.6Mishawaka, IN: 15.4 %Mishawaka, IN15.4Fort Wayne, IN: 15.2 %Fort Wayne, IN15.2Valparaiso, IN: 14.9 %Valparaiso, IN14.9Kokomo, IN: 14.8 %Kokomo, IN14.8Plymouth, IN: 14.7 %Plymouth, IN14.7Warsaw, IN: 14.5 %Warsaw, IN14.5Merrillville, IN: 14.5 %Merrillville, IN14.5West Lafayette, IN: 39.2 %West Lafayette, IN39.2Gary, IN: 32.2 %Gary, IN32.2Bloomington, IN: 31.1 %Bloomington, IN31.1Muncie, IN: 30.4 %Muncie, IN30.4Marion, IN: 28.1 %Marion, IN28.1East Chicago, IN: 27 %East Chicago, IN27Terre Haute, IN: 26.4 %Terre Haute, IN26.4Peru, IN: 25.5 %Peru, IN25.5South Bend, IN: 22.5 %South Bend, IN22.5Connersville, IN: 22.2 %Connersville, IN22.2Anderson, IN: 21.8 %Anderson, IN21.8Richmond, IN: 21.5 %Richmond, IN21.5Michigan City, IN: 21.2 %Michigan City, IN21.2Crawfordsville, IN: 20.7 %Crawfordsville, IN20.7Vincennes, IN: 20 %Vincennes, IN20Hammond, IN: 19.9 %Hammond, IN19.9Elkhart, IN: 19.6 %Elkhart, IN19.6New Castle, IN: 19.4 %New Castle, IN19.4Shelbyville, IN: 18.8 %Shelbyville, IN18.8Evansville, IN: 18.6 %Evansville, IN18.6La Porte, IN: 18.6 %La Porte, IN18.6Logansport, IN: 18.5 %Logansport, IN18.5Madison, IN: 18.3 %Madison, IN18.3Lake Station, IN: 18.2 %Lake Station, IN18.2New Albany, IN: 17.7 %New Albany, IN17.7Huntington, IN: 17.5 %Huntington, IN17.5Speedway, IN: 17.2 %Speedway, IN17.2Seymour, IN: 16.7 %Seymour, IN16.7Lafayette, IN: 16.5 %Lafayette, IN16.5Indianapolis, IN: 15.9 %Indianapolis, IN15.9Washington, IN: 15.8 %Washington, IN15.8Bedford, IN: 15.7 %Bedford, IN15.7Goshen, IN: 15.6 %Goshen, IN15.6Mishawaka, IN: 15.4 %Mishawaka, IN15.4Fort Wayne, IN: 15.2 %Fort Wayne, IN15.2Valparaiso, IN: 14.9 %Valparaiso, IN14.9Kokomo, IN: 14.8 %Kokomo, IN14.8Plymouth, IN: 14.7 %Plymouth, IN14.7Warsaw, IN: 14.5 %Warsaw, IN14.5Merrillville, IN: 14.5 %Merrillville, IN14.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1West Lafayette, IN39.2+1.7 pts
2Gary, IN32.2+0.1 pts
3Bloomington, IN31.1-1.2 pts
4Muncie, IN30.4+0.1 pts
5Marion, IN28.1-0.4 pts
6East Chicago, IN27-0.8 pts
7Terre Haute, IN26.4+0.5 pts
8Peru, IN25.5+2.6 pts
9South Bend, IN22.5+1.5 pts
10Connersville, IN22.2-0.1 pts
11Anderson, IN21.8-0.3 pts
12Richmond, IN21.5-1.2 pts
13Michigan City, IN21.20 pts
14Crawfordsville, IN20.7+0.7 pts
15Vincennes, IN20-3.7 pts
16Hammond, IN19.9-1.2 pts
17Elkhart, IN19.6-0 pts
18New Castle, IN19.4+0.4 pts
19Shelbyville, IN18.8+5.9 pts
20Evansville, IN18.6-1.3 pts
21La Porte, IN18.6+0.6 pts
22Logansport, IN18.5+1.2 pts
23Madison, IN18.30 pts
24Lake Station, IN18.2+0.1 pts
25New Albany, IN17.7+0.3 pts
26Huntington, IN17.5+0.5 pts
27Speedway, IN17.2+3.5 pts
28Seymour, IN16.7-2.3 pts
29Lafayette, IN16.5-0.3 pts
30Indianapolis, IN15.9-0.6 pts
31Washington, IN15.8-0.1 pts
32Bedford, IN15.7-1.3 pts
33Goshen, IN15.6+0.2 pts
34Mishawaka, IN15.4-2.1 pts
35Fort Wayne, IN15.2-0.3 pts
36Valparaiso, IN14.9-0.5 pts
37Kokomo, IN14.8+0.2 pts
38Plymouth, IN14.7-3.9 pts
39Warsaw, IN14.5+0.3 pts
40Merrillville, IN14.5+1.4 pts
41Clarksville, IN14.4+1 pts
42Hobart, IN14+0.3 pts
43Greensburg, IN13+1.6 pts
44Columbia City, IN13-0.3 pts
45Mooresville, IN12.3+1.8 pts
46Jasper, IN12.3-0.2 pts
47Columbus, IN12+0.2 pts
48Wabash, IN11.8-3 pts
49Auburn, IN11.5+1.8 pts
50Portage, IN11.4-2.4 pts
51Franklin, IN11.2-0.5 pts
52Frankfort, IN11-3.2 pts
53Chesterton, IN10.7-0.8 pts
54Jeffersonville, IN10.5-1.1 pts
55Decatur, IN10.4-5.4 pts
56Martinsville, IN9.9-1.8 pts
57Bargersville, IN9.8+0.1 pts
58Lawrence, IN9.6-1.1 pts
59Beech Grove, IN9.6-2.2 pts
60Lebanon, IN9.6-0.5 pts
61Bluffton, IN9.3-0.6 pts
62Highland, IN9.1+0.5 pts
63Griffith, IN8.8+0.6 pts
64Kendallville, IN7.9+0.5 pts
65New Haven, IN7.7-0.2 pts
66Munster, IN7.4+1.3 pts
67Schererville, IN7.3+1.1 pts
68Brownsburg, IN7.2+1.1 pts
69Greenwood, IN6.9-0.7 pts
70Plainfield, IN6.8-0.6 pts
71Crown Point, IN6.1+0.4 pts
72Greenfield, IN5.9-0.6 pts
73Dyer, IN5.6-0 pts
74Danville, IN5.6-1.5 pts
75Noblesville, IN5.5+0.3 pts
76Avon, IN5.2-0.1 pts
77Lowell, IN4.8+0.6 pts
78Yorktown, IN4.6-0.8 pts
79Sellersburg, IN4.3-0.2 pts
80Zionsville, IN4.2-0.1 pts
81Westfield, IN4.1-0.6 pts
82Whitestown, IN3.8+0.3 pts
83Cedar Lake, IN3.7-1.2 pts
84Carmel, IN3.6+0.6 pts
85Fishers, IN3.2+0.4 pts
86McCordsville, IN2.8-0.8 pts
87St. John, IN2-0.4 pts
88Huntertown, IN1.70 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

West Lafayette, IN, with 39.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Huntertown, IN, with 1.7% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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