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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 2023, at 37.4%. McCordsville, IN had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for Indiana was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.4West Lafayette, IN
Lowest1.7McCordsville, IN
Median13.188 cities
Indiana12.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

West Lafayette, IN: 37.4 %West Lafayette, IN37.4Gary, IN: 32.9 %Gary, IN32.9Bloomington, IN: 30.5 %Bloomington, IN30.5Muncie, IN: 29.6 %Muncie, IN29.6East Chicago, IN: 27 %East Chicago, IN27Marion, IN: 27 %Marion, IN27Terre Haute, IN: 26.7 %Terre Haute, IN26.7Peru, IN: 25.4 %Peru, IN25.4Connersville, IN: 23.2 %Connersville, IN23.2Richmond, IN: 23.2 %Richmond, IN23.2South Bend, IN: 22.6 %South Bend, IN22.6Anderson, IN: 20.4 %Anderson, IN20.4Michigan City, IN: 19.3 %Michigan City, IN19.3Vincennes, IN: 19.3 %Vincennes, IN19.3Hammond, IN: 19.2 %Hammond, IN19.2Elkhart, IN: 18.8 %Elkhart, IN18.8Evansville, IN: 18.6 %Evansville, IN18.6Crawfordsville, IN: 18.6 %Crawfordsville, IN18.6New Castle, IN: 18.5 %New Castle, IN18.5New Albany, IN: 18.4 %New Albany, IN18.4Goshen, IN: 18.1 %Goshen, IN18.1La Porte, IN: 17.9 %La Porte, IN17.9Shelbyville, IN: 17.4 %Shelbyville, IN17.4Lafayette, IN: 17.1 %Lafayette, IN17.1Warsaw, IN: 17 %Warsaw, IN17Washington, IN: 17 %Washington, IN17Lake Station, IN: 16.7 %Lake Station, IN16.7Mishawaka, IN: 16.3 %Mishawaka, IN16.3Indianapolis, IN: 15.7 %Indianapolis, IN15.7Fort Wayne, IN: 15.6 %Fort Wayne, IN15.6Huntington, IN: 15.6 %Huntington, IN15.6Bedford, IN: 15.5 %Bedford, IN15.5Logansport, IN: 15.5 %Logansport, IN15.5Speedway, IN: 15.4 %Speedway, IN15.4Kokomo, IN: 15.4 %Kokomo, IN15.4Plymouth, IN: 15 %Plymouth, IN15Madison, IN: 14.7 %Madison, IN14.7Columbia City, IN: 14.5 %Columbia City, IN14.5Seymour, IN: 14.4 %Seymour, IN14.4Valparaiso, IN: 14 %Valparaiso, IN14West Lafayette, IN: 37.4 %West Lafayette, IN37.4Gary, IN: 32.9 %Gary, IN32.9Bloomington, IN: 30.5 %Bloomington, IN30.5Muncie, IN: 29.6 %Muncie, IN29.6East Chicago, IN: 27 %East Chicago, IN27Marion, IN: 27 %Marion, IN27Terre Haute, IN: 26.7 %Terre Haute, IN26.7Peru, IN: 25.4 %Peru, IN25.4Connersville, IN: 23.2 %Connersville, IN23.2Richmond, IN: 23.2 %Richmond, IN23.2South Bend, IN: 22.6 %South Bend, IN22.6Anderson, IN: 20.4 %Anderson, IN20.4Michigan City, IN: 19.3 %Michigan City, IN19.3Vincennes, IN: 19.3 %Vincennes, IN19.3Hammond, IN: 19.2 %Hammond, IN19.2Elkhart, IN: 18.8 %Elkhart, IN18.8Evansville, IN: 18.6 %Evansville, IN18.6Crawfordsville, IN: 18.6 %Crawfordsville, IN18.6New Castle, IN: 18.5 %New Castle, IN18.5New Albany, IN: 18.4 %New Albany, IN18.4Goshen, IN: 18.1 %Goshen, IN18.1La Porte, IN: 17.9 %La Porte, IN17.9Shelbyville, IN: 17.4 %Shelbyville, IN17.4Lafayette, IN: 17.1 %Lafayette, IN17.1Warsaw, IN: 17 %Warsaw, IN17Washington, IN: 17 %Washington, IN17Lake Station, IN: 16.7 %Lake Station, IN16.7Mishawaka, IN: 16.3 %Mishawaka, IN16.3Indianapolis, IN: 15.7 %Indianapolis, IN15.7Fort Wayne, IN: 15.6 %Fort Wayne, IN15.6Huntington, IN: 15.6 %Huntington, IN15.6Bedford, IN: 15.5 %Bedford, IN15.5Logansport, IN: 15.5 %Logansport, IN15.5Speedway, IN: 15.4 %Speedway, IN15.4Kokomo, IN: 15.4 %Kokomo, IN15.4Plymouth, IN: 15 %Plymouth, IN15Madison, IN: 14.7 %Madison, IN14.7Columbia City, IN: 14.5 %Columbia City, IN14.5Seymour, IN: 14.4 %Seymour, IN14.4Valparaiso, IN: 14 %Valparaiso, IN14
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1West Lafayette, IN37.4-1.8 pts
2Gary, IN32.9+0.7 pts
3Bloomington, IN30.5-0.5 pts
4Muncie, IN29.6-0.8 pts
5East Chicago, IN270 pts
6Marion, IN27-1.2 pts
7Terre Haute, IN26.7+0.3 pts
8Peru, IN25.4-0 pts
9Connersville, IN23.2+1 pts
9Richmond, IN23.2+1.7 pts
11South Bend, IN22.6+0.1 pts
12Anderson, IN20.4-1.4 pts
13Michigan City, IN19.3-1.9 pts
14Vincennes, IN19.3-0.7 pts
15Hammond, IN19.2-0.7 pts
16Elkhart, IN18.8-0.8 pts
17Evansville, IN18.6+0.1 pts
18Crawfordsville, IN18.6-2.1 pts
19New Castle, IN18.5-0.9 pts
20New Albany, IN18.4+0.8 pts
21Goshen, IN18.1+2.5 pts
22La Porte, IN17.9-0.7 pts
23Shelbyville, IN17.4-1.5 pts
24Lafayette, IN17.1+0.6 pts
25Warsaw, IN17+2.5 pts
26Washington, IN17+1.1 pts
27Lake Station, IN16.7-1.5 pts
28Mishawaka, IN16.3+1 pts
29Indianapolis, IN15.7-0.2 pts
30Fort Wayne, IN15.6+0.4 pts
30Huntington, IN15.6-2 pts
32Bedford, IN15.5-0.2 pts
32Logansport, IN15.5-3.1 pts
34Speedway, IN15.4-1.8 pts
35Kokomo, IN15.4+0.6 pts
36Plymouth, IN15+0.3 pts
37Madison, IN14.7-3.6 pts
38Columbia City, IN14.5+1.5 pts
39Seymour, IN14.4-2.3 pts
40Valparaiso, IN14-0.9 pts
41Merrillville, IN13.7-0.8 pts
42Hobart, IN13.4-0.6 pts
43Greensburg, IN13.3+0.3 pts
44Mooresville, IN13.3+1 pts
45Columbus, IN12.9+0.9 pts
46Clarksville, IN12.7-1.7 pts
47Kendallville, IN12.7+4.7 pts
48Wabash, IN12.5+0.7 pts
49Bargersville, IN12.3+2.6 pts
50Jasper, IN11.9-0.4 pts
51Martinsville, IN11.8+1.9 pts
52Franklin, IN11.3+0.1 pts
53Auburn, IN11.3-0.2 pts
54Portage, IN11.2-0.2 pts
55Jeffersonville, IN11+0.6 pts
56Frankfort, IN11-0 pts
57Chesterton, IN10.8+0.2 pts
58Decatur, IN10.8+0.4 pts
59Beech Grove, IN10.3+0.7 pts
60Bluffton, IN9.9+0.6 pts
61Highland, IN9.7+0.6 pts
62Lawrence, IN8.4-1.2 pts
63New Haven, IN8.3+0.6 pts
64Lebanon, IN8.2-1.4 pts
65Schererville, IN8+0.7 pts
66Munster, IN7.3-0.1 pts
67Griffith, IN7.1-1.6 pts
68Greenwood, IN7.1+0.1 pts
69Crown Point, IN6.8+0.6 pts
70Dyer, IN6.7+1.1 pts
71Plainfield, IN6.4-0.4 pts
72Brownsburg, IN6.4-0.8 pts
73Avon, IN6+0.8 pts
74Noblesville, IN5.6+0.1 pts
75Lowell, IN5.2+0.4 pts
76Sellersburg, IN5+0.7 pts
77Greenfield, IN4.3-1.6 pts
78Yorktown, IN4.2-0.4 pts
79Westfield, IN3.9-0.1 pts
80Carmel, IN3.7+0.1 pts
81Danville, IN3.7-1.9 pts
82Zionsville, IN3.6-0.6 pts
83Cedar Lake, IN3.6-0.1 pts
84Fishers, IN3.6+0.4 pts
85Whitestown, IN3.5-0.3 pts
86St. John, IN2.3+0.3 pts
87Huntertown, IN2.2+0.5 pts
88McCordsville, IN1.7-1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 37.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCordsville, IN, with 1.7% in 2023.

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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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