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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 2023, at 23.8%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for Indiana was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.8Crawford County
Lowest4.4Hamilton County
Median11.992 counties
Indiana12.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 12.4 %Allen County: 12.2 %Bartholomew County: 12 %Benton County: 12.1 %Blackford County: 17.5 %Boone County: 5.1 %Brown County: 8.6 %Carroll County: 8.4 %Cass County: 12.7 %Clark County: 9.3 %Clay County: 10.7 %Clinton County: 8.6 %Crawford County: 23.8 %Daviess County: 10.4 %Dearborn County: 8.1 %Decatur County: 9.4 %DeKalb County: 10.1 %Delaware County: 19.9 %Dubois County: 9.5 %Elkhart County: 12.5 %Fayette County: 16.7 %Floyd County: 10 %Fountain County: 12.4 %Franklin County: 8.5 %Fulton County: 12.6 %Gibson County: 10.2 %Grant County: 18.8 %Greene County: 13.3 %Hamilton County: 4.4 %Hancock County: 4.5 %Harrison County: 7.5 %Hendricks County: 5 %Henry County: 13 %Howard County: 12.5 %Huntington County: 10.1 %Jackson County: 11.2 %Jasper County: 6.9 %Jay County: 13.2 %Jefferson County: 11.3 %Jennings County: 12.5 %Johnson County: 7.2 %Knox County: 13.4 %Kosciusko County: 9.7 %LaGrange County: 5.8 %Lake County: 14.6 %LaPorte County: 14 %Lawrence County: 11.3 %Madison County: 12.9 %Marion County: 15.1 %Marshall County: 11 %Martin County: 16.4 %Miami County: 15.2 %Monroe County: 20.2 %Montgomery County: 12 %Morgan County: 8.5 %Newton County: 13.5 %Noble County: 8.5 %Ohio County: 8.9 %Orange County: 13.3 %Owen County: 11.9 %Parke County: 17.2 %Perry County: 12.8 %Pike County: 12.2 %Porter County: 9.2 %Posey County: 9.9 %Pulaski County: 11.8 %Putnam County: 8.1 %Randolph County: 15 %Ripley County: 9.6 %Rush County: 13 %St. Joseph County: 14.6 %Scott County: 14.7 %Shelby County: 11.5 %Spencer County: 6.6 %Starke County: 14.8 %Steuben County: 8.8 %Sullivan County: 13.5 %Switzerland County: 11.1 %Tippecanoe County: 19 %Tipton County: 11.5 %Union County: 6.4 %Vanderburgh County: 14.4 %Vermillion County: 13.3 %Vigo County: 20 %Wabash County: 10.8 %Warren County: 12.7 %Warrick County: 6.4 %Washington County: 13.5 %Wayne County: 16.9 %Wells County: 7.2 %White County: 10 %Whitley County: 10.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Crawford County: 23.8 %Crawford County23.8Monroe County: 20.2 %Monroe County20.2Vigo County: 20 %Vigo County20Delaware County: 19.9 %Delaware County19.9Tippecanoe County: 19 %Tippecanoe County19Grant County: 18.8 %Grant County18.8Blackford County: 17.5 %Blackford County17.5Parke County: 17.2 %Parke County17.2Wayne County: 16.9 %Wayne County16.9Fayette County: 16.7 %Fayette County16.7Martin County: 16.4 %Martin County16.4Miami County: 15.2 %Miami County15.2Marion County: 15.1 %Marion County15.1Randolph County: 15 %Randolph County15Starke County: 14.8 %Starke County14.8Scott County: 14.7 %Scott County14.7Lake County: 14.6 %Lake County14.6St. Joseph County: 14.6 %St. Joseph County14.6Vanderburgh County: 14.4 %Vanderburgh County14.4LaPorte County: 14 %LaPorte County14Newton County: 13.5 %Newton County13.5Sullivan County: 13.5 %Sullivan County13.5Washington County: 13.5 %Washington County13.5Knox County: 13.4 %Knox County13.4Greene County: 13.3 %Greene County13.3Vermillion County: 13.3 %Vermillion County13.3Orange County: 13.3 %Orange County13.3Jay County: 13.2 %Jay County13.2Henry County: 13 %Henry County13Rush County: 13 %Rush County13Madison County: 12.9 %Madison County12.9Perry County: 12.8 %Perry County12.8Warren County: 12.7 %Warren County12.7Cass County: 12.7 %Cass County12.7Fulton County: 12.6 %Fulton County12.6Elkhart County: 12.5 %Elkhart County12.5Howard County: 12.5 %Howard County12.5Jennings County: 12.5 %Jennings County12.5Adams County: 12.4 %Adams County12.4Fountain County: 12.4 %Fountain County12.4Crawford County: 23.8 %Crawford County23.8Monroe County: 20.2 %Monroe County20.2Vigo County: 20 %Vigo County20Delaware County: 19.9 %Delaware County19.9Tippecanoe County: 19 %Tippecanoe County19Grant County: 18.8 %Grant County18.8Blackford County: 17.5 %Blackford County17.5Parke County: 17.2 %Parke County17.2Wayne County: 16.9 %Wayne County16.9Fayette County: 16.7 %Fayette County16.7Martin County: 16.4 %Martin County16.4Miami County: 15.2 %Miami County15.2Marion County: 15.1 %Marion County15.1Randolph County: 15 %Randolph County15Starke County: 14.8 %Starke County14.8Scott County: 14.7 %Scott County14.7Lake County: 14.6 %Lake County14.6St. Joseph County: 14.6 %St. Joseph County14.6Vanderburgh County: 14.4 %Vanderburgh County14.4LaPorte County: 14 %LaPorte County14Newton County: 13.5 %Newton County13.5Sullivan County: 13.5 %Sullivan County13.5Washington County: 13.5 %Washington County13.5Knox County: 13.4 %Knox County13.4Greene County: 13.3 %Greene County13.3Vermillion County: 13.3 %Vermillion County13.3Orange County: 13.3 %Orange County13.3Jay County: 13.2 %Jay County13.2Henry County: 13 %Henry County13Rush County: 13 %Rush County13Madison County: 12.9 %Madison County12.9Perry County: 12.8 %Perry County12.8Warren County: 12.7 %Warren County12.7Cass County: 12.7 %Cass County12.7Fulton County: 12.6 %Fulton County12.6Elkhart County: 12.5 %Elkhart County12.5Howard County: 12.5 %Howard County12.5Jennings County: 12.5 %Jennings County12.5Adams County: 12.4 %Adams County12.4Fountain County: 12.4 %Fountain County12.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Crawford County23.8+1.9 pts
2Monroe County20.2-0.5 pts
3Vigo County20+0.1 pts
4Delaware County19.9-0.7 pts
5Tippecanoe County19-0.1 pts
6Grant County18.8-0.2 pts
7Blackford County17.5+0.5 pts
8Parke County17.2+1.6 pts
9Wayne County16.9+0.8 pts
10Fayette County16.7+0.3 pts
11Martin County16.4+2.3 pts
12Miami County15.2-0.6 pts
13Marion County15.1-0.2 pts
14Randolph County15+2 pts
15Starke County14.8+1.3 pts
16Scott County14.7-1 pts
17Lake County14.6-0.1 pts
18St. Joseph County14.6+0.2 pts
19Vanderburgh County14.4+0.1 pts
20LaPorte County14-0.7 pts
21Newton County13.5+0.9 pts
22Sullivan County13.5+1.3 pts
23Washington County13.5+0.4 pts
24Knox County13.4+0.2 pts
25Greene County13.3-0.7 pts
25Vermillion County13.3-1.6 pts
27Orange County13.3-1.4 pts
28Jay County13.2-0.3 pts
29Henry County13-0.7 pts
30Rush County13+1.3 pts
31Madison County12.9-1.2 pts
32Perry County12.8+0.7 pts
33Warren County12.7+0.2 pts
34Cass County12.7-1.2 pts
35Fulton County12.6-2.2 pts
36Elkhart County12.5+0.5 pts
37Howard County12.5+0.4 pts
38Jennings County12.5-1.4 pts
39Adams County12.4+1 pts
40Fountain County12.4+0.4 pts
41Pike County12.2+1.3 pts
42Allen County12.2+0.2 pts
43Benton County12.1-2.1 pts
44Bartholomew County12+0.5 pts
45Montgomery County12-0.8 pts
46Owen County11.9-0.4 pts
47Pulaski County11.8-0.9 pts
48Tipton County11.5-0.5 pts
49Shelby County11.5-1.4 pts
50Lawrence County11.3+0.5 pts
51Jefferson County11.3-1.6 pts
52Jackson County11.2-1.2 pts
53Switzerland County11.1-5.5 pts
54Marshall County11+0.1 pts
55Wabash County10.8-0.2 pts
56Whitley County10.7+1.5 pts
57Clay County10.7-0.3 pts
58Daviess County10.4+0.8 pts
59Gibson County10.2+0.3 pts
60DeKalb County10.1+0.1 pts
61Huntington County10.1-1 pts
62Floyd County10+0.6 pts
63White County10+1.3 pts
64Posey County9.9-0.2 pts
65Kosciusko County9.7+0.8 pts
66Ripley County9.6-0 pts
67Dubois County9.5-0.1 pts
68Decatur County9.4-0.2 pts
69Clark County9.3-0.4 pts
70Porter County9.2-0.1 pts
71Ohio County8.9-1.1 pts
72Steuben County8.8-0.5 pts
73Brown County8.6+0.4 pts
74Clinton County8.6-0.4 pts
75Morgan County8.50 pts
76Franklin County8.5+1.2 pts
77Noble County8.5+1.3 pts
78Carroll County8.4+1.1 pts
79Dearborn County8.1-0.3 pts
80Putnam County8.1-0.8 pts
81Harrison County7.5-0.1 pts
82Johnson County7.2-0.3 pts
83Wells County7.2+0.8 pts
84Jasper County6.9-0.6 pts
85Spencer County6.6-0.6 pts
86Union County6.4+0.4 pts
87Warrick County6.4+0.3 pts
88LaGrange County5.8+0.1 pts
89Boone County5.1-0.6 pts
90Hendricks County5-0.2 pts
91Hancock County4.5-0.4 pts
92Hamilton County4.4+0.1 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?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: Counties in Indiana by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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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=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. 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 county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Crawford County, with 23.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hamilton County, with 4.4% in 2023.

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