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

Crawford County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 92 counties in 2024, at 22.9%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 12% and the figure for Indiana was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.9Crawford County
Lowest4.4Hamilton County
Median1292 counties
Indiana12.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 11.2 %Allen County: 12.5 %Bartholomew County: 10.5 %Benton County: 13.9 %Blackford County: 16.2 %Boone County: 4.5 %Brown County: 7.8 %Carroll County: 8.8 %Cass County: 13.2 %Clark County: 10.2 %Clay County: 11.7 %Clinton County: 9.9 %Crawford County: 22.9 %Daviess County: 11.7 %Dearborn County: 7.6 %Decatur County: 10.2 %DeKalb County: 9.5 %Delaware County: 19.7 %Dubois County: 11 %Elkhart County: 12.4 %Fayette County: 17.9 %Floyd County: 10.4 %Fountain County: 12.4 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 15.3 %Gibson County: 10.8 %Grant County: 19.8 %Greene County: 12.8 %Hamilton County: 4.4 %Hancock County: 4.7 %Harrison County: 7.2 %Hendricks County: 5.3 %Henry County: 13.6 %Howard County: 13.4 %Huntington County: 9.9 %Jackson County: 12.3 %Jasper County: 8.4 %Jay County: 14.4 %Jefferson County: 12.3 %Jennings County: 12.6 %Johnson County: 7.4 %Knox County: 13.7 %Kosciusko County: 9.9 %LaGrange County: 5.9 %Lake County: 14.3 %LaPorte County: 13.6 %Lawrence County: 12.2 %Madison County: 13.4 %Marion County: 15.4 %Marshall County: 11.7 %Martin County: 16.3 %Miami County: 15.1 %Monroe County: 19.7 %Montgomery County: 10.5 %Morgan County: 9.3 %Newton County: 14 %Noble County: 9.2 %Ohio County: 8.1 %Orange County: 13.4 %Owen County: 12.3 %Parke County: 16.2 %Perry County: 15 %Pike County: 10.7 %Porter County: 9.6 %Posey County: 10.2 %Pulaski County: 12.1 %Putnam County: 8.7 %Randolph County: 15.9 %Ripley County: 10.1 %Rush County: 11.9 %St. Joseph County: 14.2 %Scott County: 16.6 %Shelby County: 13 %Spencer County: 7.5 %Starke County: 13.4 %Steuben County: 9.3 %Sullivan County: 13.9 %Switzerland County: 12.6 %Tippecanoe County: 19.2 %Tipton County: 11.2 %Union County: 8.5 %Vanderburgh County: 14.3 %Vermillion County: 15.3 %Vigo County: 19.2 %Wabash County: 11.1 %Warren County: 11 %Warrick County: 7 %Washington County: 14.5 %Wayne County: 17.9 %Wells County: 7.2 %White County: 10.2 %Whitley County: 9.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Crawford County: 22.9 %Crawford County22.9Grant County: 19.8 %Grant County19.8Monroe County: 19.7 %Monroe County19.7Delaware County: 19.7 %Delaware County19.7Tippecanoe County: 19.2 %Tippecanoe County19.2Vigo County: 19.2 %Vigo County19.2Wayne County: 17.9 %Wayne County17.9Fayette County: 17.9 %Fayette County17.9Scott County: 16.6 %Scott County16.6Martin County: 16.3 %Martin County16.3Blackford County: 16.2 %Blackford County16.2Parke County: 16.2 %Parke County16.2Randolph County: 15.9 %Randolph County15.9Marion County: 15.4 %Marion County15.4Vermillion County: 15.3 %Vermillion County15.3Fulton County: 15.3 %Fulton County15.3Miami County: 15.1 %Miami County15.1Perry County: 15 %Perry County15Washington County: 14.5 %Washington County14.5Jay County: 14.4 %Jay County14.4Lake County: 14.3 %Lake County14.3Vanderburgh County: 14.3 %Vanderburgh County14.3St. Joseph County: 14.2 %St. Joseph County14.2Newton County: 14 %Newton County14Benton County: 13.9 %Benton County13.9Sullivan County: 13.9 %Sullivan County13.9Knox County: 13.7 %Knox County13.7Henry County: 13.6 %Henry County13.6LaPorte County: 13.6 %LaPorte County13.6Orange County: 13.4 %Orange County13.4Howard County: 13.4 %Howard County13.4Madison County: 13.4 %Madison County13.4Starke County: 13.4 %Starke County13.4Cass County: 13.2 %Cass County13.2Shelby County: 13 %Shelby County13Greene County: 12.8 %Greene County12.8Switzerland County: 12.6 %Switzerland County12.6Jennings County: 12.6 %Jennings County12.6Allen County: 12.5 %Allen County12.5Elkhart County: 12.4 %Elkhart County12.4Crawford County: 22.9 %Crawford County22.9Grant County: 19.8 %Grant County19.8Monroe County: 19.7 %Monroe County19.7Delaware County: 19.7 %Delaware County19.7Tippecanoe County: 19.2 %Tippecanoe County19.2Vigo County: 19.2 %Vigo County19.2Wayne County: 17.9 %Wayne County17.9Fayette County: 17.9 %Fayette County17.9Scott County: 16.6 %Scott County16.6Martin County: 16.3 %Martin County16.3Blackford County: 16.2 %Blackford County16.2Parke County: 16.2 %Parke County16.2Randolph County: 15.9 %Randolph County15.9Marion County: 15.4 %Marion County15.4Vermillion County: 15.3 %Vermillion County15.3Fulton County: 15.3 %Fulton County15.3Miami County: 15.1 %Miami County15.1Perry County: 15 %Perry County15Washington County: 14.5 %Washington County14.5Jay County: 14.4 %Jay County14.4Lake County: 14.3 %Lake County14.3Vanderburgh County: 14.3 %Vanderburgh County14.3St. Joseph County: 14.2 %St. Joseph County14.2Newton County: 14 %Newton County14Benton County: 13.9 %Benton County13.9Sullivan County: 13.9 %Sullivan County13.9Knox County: 13.7 %Knox County13.7Henry County: 13.6 %Henry County13.6LaPorte County: 13.6 %LaPorte County13.6Orange County: 13.4 %Orange County13.4Howard County: 13.4 %Howard County13.4Madison County: 13.4 %Madison County13.4Starke County: 13.4 %Starke County13.4Cass County: 13.2 %Cass County13.2Shelby County: 13 %Shelby County13Greene County: 12.8 %Greene County12.8Switzerland County: 12.6 %Switzerland County12.6Jennings County: 12.6 %Jennings County12.6Allen County: 12.5 %Allen County12.5Elkhart County: 12.4 %Elkhart County12.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Crawford County22.9-0.9 pts
2Grant County19.8+1 pts
3Monroe County19.7-0.5 pts
4Delaware County19.7-0.3 pts
5Tippecanoe County19.2+0.2 pts
6Vigo County19.2-0.9 pts
7Wayne County17.9+1 pts
8Fayette County17.9+1.1 pts
9Scott County16.6+1.8 pts
10Martin County16.3-0.2 pts
11Blackford County16.2-1.3 pts
12Parke County16.2-1 pts
13Randolph County15.9+0.8 pts
14Marion County15.4+0.2 pts
15Vermillion County15.3+2 pts
16Fulton County15.3+2.6 pts
17Miami County15.1-0.1 pts
18Perry County15+2.1 pts
19Washington County14.5+1 pts
20Jay County14.4+1.2 pts
21Lake County14.3-0.3 pts
22Vanderburgh County14.3-0.1 pts
23St. Joseph County14.2-0.4 pts
24Newton County14+0.5 pts
25Benton County13.9+1.8 pts
26Sullivan County13.9+0.4 pts
27Knox County13.7+0.3 pts
28Henry County13.6+0.6 pts
29LaPorte County13.6-0.4 pts
30Orange County13.4+0.2 pts
31Howard County13.4+0.9 pts
32Madison County13.4+0.5 pts
32Starke County13.4-1.5 pts
34Cass County13.2+0.5 pts
35Shelby County13+1.5 pts
36Greene County12.8-0.5 pts
37Switzerland County12.6+1.5 pts
38Jennings County12.6+0.1 pts
39Allen County12.5+0.3 pts
40Elkhart County12.4-0.1 pts
41Fountain County12.4-0.1 pts
42Jefferson County12.3+1.1 pts
42Owen County12.3+0.4 pts
44Jackson County12.3+1.1 pts
45Lawrence County12.2+1 pts
46Pulaski County12.1+0.3 pts
47Rush County11.9-1.1 pts
48Clay County11.7+1.1 pts
49Marshall County11.7+0.7 pts
50Daviess County11.7+1.2 pts
51Tipton County11.2-0.3 pts
52Adams County11.2-1.3 pts
53Wabash County11.1+0.3 pts
54Dubois County11+1.5 pts
55Warren County11-1.7 pts
56Gibson County10.8+0.5 pts
57Pike County10.7-1.6 pts
58Montgomery County10.5-1.4 pts
59Bartholomew County10.5-1.5 pts
60Floyd County10.4+0.4 pts
61Clark County10.2+0.9 pts
61Decatur County10.2+0.8 pts
63White County10.2+0.2 pts
64Posey County10.2+0.3 pts
65Ripley County10.1+0.5 pts
66Whitley County9.9-0.8 pts
67Huntington County9.9-0.2 pts
68Clinton County9.9+1.3 pts
68Kosciusko County9.9+0.2 pts
70Porter County9.6+0.4 pts
71DeKalb County9.5-0.6 pts
72Steuben County9.3+0.5 pts
73Morgan County9.3+0.7 pts
74Noble County9.2+0.7 pts
75Carroll County8.8+0.4 pts
76Putnam County8.7+0.6 pts
77Union County8.5+2.1 pts
78Jasper County8.4+1.5 pts
79Ohio County8.1-0.8 pts
80Brown County7.8-0.8 pts
81Dearborn County7.6-0.5 pts
82Spencer County7.5+0.8 pts
83Johnson County7.4+0.2 pts
84Harrison County7.2-0.3 pts
85Wells County7.2-0.1 pts
86Warrick County7+0.6 pts
87Franklin County6.9-1.6 pts
88LaGrange County5.9+0.2 pts
89Hendricks County5.3+0.3 pts
90Hancock County4.7+0.3 pts
91Boone County4.5-0.6 pts
92Hamilton County4.40 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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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: Counties in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Crawford County, with 22.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 4.4% in 2024.

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