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

Monroe County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 92 counties in 2021, at 21.8%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Indiana was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.8Monroe County
Lowest4Hamilton County
Median11.492 counties
Indiana12.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 15.3 %Allen County: 12.3 %Bartholomew County: 11.6 %Benton County: 16.7 %Blackford County: 18.2 %Boone County: 5.9 %Brown County: 8.7 %Carroll County: 6.5 %Cass County: 13.3 %Clark County: 10 %Clay County: 9.5 %Clinton County: 10.6 %Crawford County: 19.2 %Daviess County: 11 %Dearborn County: 9.3 %Decatur County: 10.3 %DeKalb County: 10.4 %Delaware County: 20.6 %Dubois County: 10.3 %Elkhart County: 11.4 %Fayette County: 17 %Floyd County: 9.5 %Fountain County: 11 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 14.2 %Gibson County: 10.8 %Grant County: 18.8 %Greene County: 12.8 %Hamilton County: 4 %Hancock County: 4.8 %Harrison County: 8.4 %Hendricks County: 5.2 %Henry County: 13.7 %Howard County: 11.6 %Huntington County: 10.5 %Jackson County: 13.4 %Jasper County: 8.1 %Jay County: 14.7 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jennings County: 12.5 %Johnson County: 7.6 %Knox County: 15.1 %Kosciusko County: 8.9 %LaGrange County: 5.3 %Lake County: 14.8 %LaPorte County: 14.3 %Lawrence County: 11 %Madison County: 15.1 %Marion County: 15.9 %Marshall County: 11.4 %Martin County: 12.4 %Miami County: 15.6 %Monroe County: 21.8 %Montgomery County: 12.2 %Morgan County: 8.9 %Newton County: 11.3 %Noble County: 7.3 %Ohio County: 10 %Orange County: 13.6 %Owen County: 14.3 %Parke County: 15.5 %Perry County: 10.6 %Pike County: 10.2 %Porter County: 10.1 %Posey County: 9.3 %Pulaski County: 11.5 %Putnam County: 9.8 %Randolph County: 12.2 %Ripley County: 10.2 %Rush County: 11.5 %St. Joseph County: 14.5 %Scott County: 16.6 %Shelby County: 9.3 %Spencer County: 7.4 %Starke County: 14.8 %Steuben County: 10.3 %Sullivan County: 14 %Switzerland County: 20.6 %Tippecanoe County: 18.5 %Tipton County: 10.6 %Union County: 5.1 %Vanderburgh County: 15.3 %Vermillion County: 15.2 %Vigo County: 19.8 %Wabash County: 12.4 %Warren County: 11.5 %Warrick County: 5.6 %Washington County: 12.2 %Wayne County: 16.4 %Wells County: 7 %White County: 8.6 %Whitley County: 9.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Monroe County: 21.8 %Monroe County21.8Delaware County: 20.6 %Delaware County20.6Switzerland County: 20.6 %Switzerland County20.6Vigo County: 19.8 %Vigo County19.8Crawford County: 19.2 %Crawford County19.2Grant County: 18.8 %Grant County18.8Tippecanoe County: 18.5 %Tippecanoe County18.5Blackford County: 18.2 %Blackford County18.2Fayette County: 17 %Fayette County17Benton County: 16.7 %Benton County16.7Scott County: 16.6 %Scott County16.6Wayne County: 16.4 %Wayne County16.4Marion County: 15.9 %Marion County15.9Miami County: 15.6 %Miami County15.6Parke County: 15.5 %Parke County15.5Adams County: 15.3 %Adams County15.3Vanderburgh County: 15.3 %Vanderburgh County15.3Vermillion County: 15.2 %Vermillion County15.2Madison County: 15.1 %Madison County15.1Knox County: 15.1 %Knox County15.1Starke County: 14.8 %Starke County14.8Lake County: 14.8 %Lake County14.8Jay County: 14.7 %Jay County14.7St. Joseph County: 14.5 %St. Joseph County14.5LaPorte County: 14.3 %LaPorte County14.3Owen County: 14.3 %Owen County14.3Fulton County: 14.2 %Fulton County14.2Sullivan County: 14 %Sullivan County14Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Henry County: 13.7 %Henry County13.7Orange County: 13.6 %Orange County13.6Jackson County: 13.4 %Jackson County13.4Cass County: 13.3 %Cass County13.3Greene County: 12.8 %Greene County12.8Jennings County: 12.5 %Jennings County12.5Martin County: 12.4 %Martin County12.4Wabash County: 12.4 %Wabash County12.4Allen County: 12.3 %Allen County12.3Washington County: 12.2 %Washington County12.2Montgomery County: 12.2 %Montgomery County12.2Monroe County: 21.8 %Monroe County21.8Delaware County: 20.6 %Delaware County20.6Switzerland County: 20.6 %Switzerland County20.6Vigo County: 19.8 %Vigo County19.8Crawford County: 19.2 %Crawford County19.2Grant County: 18.8 %Grant County18.8Tippecanoe County: 18.5 %Tippecanoe County18.5Blackford County: 18.2 %Blackford County18.2Fayette County: 17 %Fayette County17Benton County: 16.7 %Benton County16.7Scott County: 16.6 %Scott County16.6Wayne County: 16.4 %Wayne County16.4Marion County: 15.9 %Marion County15.9Miami County: 15.6 %Miami County15.6Parke County: 15.5 %Parke County15.5Adams County: 15.3 %Adams County15.3Vanderburgh County: 15.3 %Vanderburgh County15.3Vermillion County: 15.2 %Vermillion County15.2Madison County: 15.1 %Madison County15.1Knox County: 15.1 %Knox County15.1Starke County: 14.8 %Starke County14.8Lake County: 14.8 %Lake County14.8Jay County: 14.7 %Jay County14.7St. Joseph County: 14.5 %St. Joseph County14.5LaPorte County: 14.3 %LaPorte County14.3Owen County: 14.3 %Owen County14.3Fulton County: 14.2 %Fulton County14.2Sullivan County: 14 %Sullivan County14Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Henry County: 13.7 %Henry County13.7Orange County: 13.6 %Orange County13.6Jackson County: 13.4 %Jackson County13.4Cass County: 13.3 %Cass County13.3Greene County: 12.8 %Greene County12.8Jennings County: 12.5 %Jennings County12.5Martin County: 12.4 %Martin County12.4Wabash County: 12.4 %Wabash County12.4Allen County: 12.3 %Allen County12.3Washington County: 12.2 %Washington County12.2Montgomery County: 12.2 %Montgomery County12.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Monroe County21.8
2Delaware County20.6
3Switzerland County20.6
4Vigo County19.8
5Crawford County19.2
6Grant County18.8
7Tippecanoe County18.5
8Blackford County18.2
9Fayette County17
10Benton County16.7
11Scott County16.6
12Wayne County16.4
13Marion County15.9
14Miami County15.6
15Parke County15.5
16Adams County15.3
17Vanderburgh County15.3
18Vermillion County15.2
19Madison County15.1
20Knox County15.1
21Starke County14.8
22Lake County14.8
23Jay County14.7
24St. Joseph County14.5
25LaPorte County14.3
26Owen County14.3
27Fulton County14.2
28Sullivan County14
29Jefferson County13.8
30Henry County13.7
31Orange County13.6
32Jackson County13.4
33Cass County13.3
34Greene County12.8
35Jennings County12.5
36Martin County12.4
37Wabash County12.4
38Allen County12.3
39Washington County12.2
40Montgomery County12.2
41Randolph County12.2
42Howard County11.6
43Bartholomew County11.6
44Warren County11.5
45Pulaski County11.5
46Rush County11.5
47Marshall County11.4
48Elkhart County11.4
49Newton County11.3
50Fountain County11
51Daviess County11
52Lawrence County11
53Gibson County10.8
54Clinton County10.6
54Perry County10.6
56Tipton County10.6
57Huntington County10.5
58DeKalb County10.4
59Decatur County10.3
59Steuben County10.3
61Dubois County10.3
62Ripley County10.2
63Pike County10.2
64Porter County10.1
65Ohio County10
66Clark County10
67Putnam County9.8
68Clay County9.5
69Floyd County9.5
70Posey County9.3
71Shelby County9.3
72Dearborn County9.3
73Whitley County9.1
74Kosciusko County8.9
75Morgan County8.9
76Brown County8.7
77White County8.6
78Harrison County8.4
79Jasper County8.1
80Johnson County7.6
81Spencer County7.4
82Noble County7.3
83Wells County7
84Franklin County6.9
85Carroll County6.5
86Boone County5.9
87Warrick County5.6
88LaGrange County5.3
89Hendricks County5.2
90Union County5.1
91Hancock County4.8
92Hamilton County4

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Monroe County, with 21.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 4% in 2021.

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