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

Crawford County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 92 counties in 2022, at 22%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 12% and the figure for Indiana was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22Crawford County
Lowest4.2Hamilton County
Median1292 counties
Indiana12.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 11.5 %Allen County: 12 %Bartholomew County: 11.5 %Benton County: 14.2 %Blackford County: 17 %Boone County: 5.8 %Brown County: 8.2 %Carroll County: 7.3 %Cass County: 13.9 %Clark County: 9.7 %Clay County: 10.9 %Clinton County: 9 %Crawford County: 22 %Daviess County: 9.6 %Dearborn County: 8.5 %Decatur County: 9.6 %DeKalb County: 10 %Delaware County: 20.6 %Dubois County: 9.7 %Elkhart County: 12 %Fayette County: 16.4 %Floyd County: 9.4 %Fountain County: 12.1 %Franklin County: 7.4 %Fulton County: 14.8 %Gibson County: 10 %Grant County: 19.1 %Greene County: 14 %Hamilton County: 4.2 %Hancock County: 4.9 %Harrison County: 7.6 %Hendricks County: 5.2 %Henry County: 13.7 %Howard County: 12.1 %Huntington County: 11.1 %Jackson County: 12.5 %Jasper County: 7.5 %Jay County: 13.5 %Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jennings County: 13.9 %Johnson County: 7.5 %Knox County: 13.2 %Kosciusko County: 8.9 %LaGrange County: 5.7 %Lake County: 14.7 %LaPorte County: 14.7 %Lawrence County: 10.7 %Madison County: 14.1 %Marion County: 15.4 %Marshall County: 10.8 %Martin County: 14.1 %Miami County: 15.8 %Monroe County: 20.7 %Montgomery County: 12.7 %Morgan County: 8.5 %Newton County: 12.7 %Noble County: 7.3 %Ohio County: 10 %Orange County: 14.7 %Owen County: 12.3 %Parke County: 15.6 %Perry County: 12.1 %Pike County: 11 %Porter County: 9.3 %Posey County: 10 %Pulaski County: 12.8 %Putnam County: 8.9 %Randolph County: 13 %Ripley County: 9.6 %Rush County: 11.7 %St. Joseph County: 14.4 %Scott County: 15.8 %Shelby County: 12.9 %Spencer County: 7.2 %Starke County: 13.6 %Steuben County: 9.3 %Sullivan County: 12.2 %Switzerland County: 16.6 %Tippecanoe County: 19.2 %Tipton County: 12.1 %Union County: 6 %Vanderburgh County: 14.3 %Vermillion County: 14.9 %Vigo County: 20 %Wabash County: 11 %Warren County: 12.6 %Warrick County: 6.1 %Washington County: 13.1 %Wayne County: 16.1 %Wells County: 6.4 %White County: 8.7 %Whitley County: 9.1 %
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  • 8.2 to 9.8
  • 9.8 to 12
  • 12 to 13
  • 13 to 15
  • 15 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Crawford County: 22 %Crawford County22Monroe County: 20.7 %Monroe County20.7Delaware County: 20.6 %Delaware County20.6Vigo County: 20 %Vigo County20Tippecanoe County: 19.2 %Tippecanoe County19.2Grant County: 19.1 %Grant County19.1Blackford County: 17 %Blackford County17Switzerland County: 16.6 %Switzerland County16.6Fayette County: 16.4 %Fayette County16.4Wayne County: 16.1 %Wayne County16.1Scott County: 15.8 %Scott County15.8Miami County: 15.8 %Miami County15.8Parke County: 15.6 %Parke County15.6Marion County: 15.4 %Marion County15.4Vermillion County: 14.9 %Vermillion County14.9Fulton County: 14.8 %Fulton County14.8Lake County: 14.7 %Lake County14.7LaPorte County: 14.7 %LaPorte County14.7Orange County: 14.7 %Orange County14.7St. Joseph County: 14.4 %St. Joseph County14.4Vanderburgh County: 14.3 %Vanderburgh County14.3Benton County: 14.2 %Benton County14.2Madison County: 14.1 %Madison County14.1Martin County: 14.1 %Martin County14.1Greene County: 14 %Greene County14Jennings County: 13.9 %Jennings County13.9Cass County: 13.9 %Cass County13.9Henry County: 13.7 %Henry County13.7Starke County: 13.6 %Starke County13.6Jay County: 13.5 %Jay County13.5Knox County: 13.2 %Knox County13.2Washington County: 13.1 %Washington County13.1Randolph County: 13 %Randolph County13Shelby County: 12.9 %Shelby County12.9Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jefferson County12.9Pulaski County: 12.8 %Pulaski County12.8Montgomery County: 12.7 %Montgomery County12.7Newton County: 12.7 %Newton County12.7Warren County: 12.6 %Warren County12.6Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Crawford County: 22 %Crawford County22Monroe County: 20.7 %Monroe County20.7Delaware County: 20.6 %Delaware County20.6Vigo County: 20 %Vigo County20Tippecanoe County: 19.2 %Tippecanoe County19.2Grant County: 19.1 %Grant County19.1Blackford County: 17 %Blackford County17Switzerland County: 16.6 %Switzerland County16.6Fayette County: 16.4 %Fayette County16.4Wayne County: 16.1 %Wayne County16.1Scott County: 15.8 %Scott County15.8Miami County: 15.8 %Miami County15.8Parke County: 15.6 %Parke County15.6Marion County: 15.4 %Marion County15.4Vermillion County: 14.9 %Vermillion County14.9Fulton County: 14.8 %Fulton County14.8Lake County: 14.7 %Lake County14.7LaPorte County: 14.7 %LaPorte County14.7Orange County: 14.7 %Orange County14.7St. Joseph County: 14.4 %St. Joseph County14.4Vanderburgh County: 14.3 %Vanderburgh County14.3Benton County: 14.2 %Benton County14.2Madison County: 14.1 %Madison County14.1Martin County: 14.1 %Martin County14.1Greene County: 14 %Greene County14Jennings County: 13.9 %Jennings County13.9Cass County: 13.9 %Cass County13.9Henry County: 13.7 %Henry County13.7Starke County: 13.6 %Starke County13.6Jay County: 13.5 %Jay County13.5Knox County: 13.2 %Knox County13.2Washington County: 13.1 %Washington County13.1Randolph County: 13 %Randolph County13Shelby County: 12.9 %Shelby County12.9Jefferson County: 12.9 %Jefferson County12.9Pulaski County: 12.8 %Pulaski County12.8Montgomery County: 12.7 %Montgomery County12.7Newton County: 12.7 %Newton County12.7Warren County: 12.6 %Warren County12.6Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Crawford County22+2.8 pts
2Monroe County20.7-1.1 pts
3Delaware County20.6+0.1 pts
4Vigo County20+0.1 pts
5Tippecanoe County19.2+0.7 pts
6Grant County19.1+0.2 pts
7Blackford County17-1.2 pts
8Switzerland County16.6-3.9 pts
9Fayette County16.4-0.6 pts
10Wayne County16.1-0.3 pts
11Scott County15.8-0.8 pts
12Miami County15.8+0.1 pts
13Parke County15.6+0.1 pts
14Marion County15.4-0.6 pts
15Vermillion County14.9-0.3 pts
16Fulton County14.8+0.6 pts
17Lake County14.7-0 pts
17LaPorte County14.7+0.4 pts
19Orange County14.7+1.1 pts
20St. Joseph County14.4-0 pts
21Vanderburgh County14.3-1 pts
22Benton County14.2-2.5 pts
23Madison County14.1-1 pts
23Martin County14.1+1.7 pts
25Greene County14+1.2 pts
26Jennings County13.9+1.4 pts
27Cass County13.9+0.6 pts
28Henry County13.7+0.1 pts
29Starke County13.6-1.2 pts
30Jay County13.5-1.2 pts
31Knox County13.2-1.9 pts
32Washington County13.1+0.9 pts
33Randolph County13+0.9 pts
34Shelby County12.9+3.6 pts
35Jefferson County12.9-0.9 pts
36Pulaski County12.8+1.3 pts
37Montgomery County12.7+0.5 pts
38Newton County12.7+1.4 pts
39Warren County12.6+1 pts
40Jackson County12.5-0.9 pts
41Owen County12.3-1.9 pts
42Sullivan County12.2-1.8 pts
43Perry County12.1+1.5 pts
44Howard County12.1+0.5 pts
45Tipton County12.1+1.5 pts
46Fountain County12.1+1.1 pts
47Allen County12-0.3 pts
48Elkhart County12+0.6 pts
49Rush County11.7+0.3 pts
50Bartholomew County11.5-0.1 pts
51Adams County11.5-3.9 pts
52Huntington County11.1+0.6 pts
53Pike County11+0.8 pts
54Wabash County11-1.4 pts
55Clay County10.9+1.4 pts
56Marshall County10.8-0.6 pts
57Lawrence County10.7-0.3 pts
58Ohio County10+0.1 pts
59Posey County10+0.7 pts
60DeKalb County10-0.4 pts
61Gibson County10-0.8 pts
62Clark County9.7-0.3 pts
63Dubois County9.7-0.6 pts
64Daviess County9.6-1.3 pts
65Ripley County9.6-0.6 pts
66Decatur County9.6-0.8 pts
67Floyd County9.4-0.1 pts
68Porter County9.3-0.8 pts
68Steuben County9.3-1 pts
70Whitley County9.10 pts
71Clinton County9-1.7 pts
72Kosciusko County8.9-0 pts
72Putnam County8.9-0.8 pts
74White County8.70 pts
75Morgan County8.5-0.4 pts
76Dearborn County8.5-0.8 pts
77Brown County8.2-0.5 pts
78Harrison County7.6-0.8 pts
79Jasper County7.5-0.6 pts
80Johnson County7.5-0.1 pts
81Franklin County7.4+0.4 pts
82Carroll County7.3+0.8 pts
83Noble County7.3-0.1 pts
84Spencer County7.2-0.2 pts
85Wells County6.4-0.7 pts
86Warrick County6.1+0.4 pts
87Union County6+1 pts
88Boone County5.8-0.1 pts
89LaGrange County5.7+0.3 pts
90Hendricks County5.20 pts
91Hancock County4.9+0.1 pts
92Hamilton County4.2+0.3 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (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: Counties in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/indiana-counties?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. 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 county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Crawford County, with 22% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hamilton County, with 4.2% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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