Indiana Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 92 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Delaware County, Indiana	0.0%
2	Johnson County, Indiana	0.0%
3	Jennings County, Indiana	0.0%
4	LaGrange County, Indiana	0.0%
5	Henry County, Indiana	0.0%
6	Hendricks County, Indiana	0.0%
7	Hancock County, Indiana	0.0%
8	Gibson County, Indiana	0.4%
9	Huntington County, Indiana	0.7%
10	Kosciusko County, Indiana	1.2%
11	Grant County, Indiana	1.2%
12	Greene County, Indiana	1.4%
13	Fountain County, Indiana	1.6%
14	Boone County, Indiana	2.0%
15	Fayette County, Indiana	2.6%
16	Hamilton County, Indiana	2.8%
17	Jefferson County, Indiana	2.8%
18	Fulton County, Indiana	3.1%
19	Howard County, Indiana	3.4%
20	LaPorte County, Indiana	3.7%
21	Dubois County, Indiana	3.9%
22	Decatur County, Indiana	4.2%
23	Warrick County, Indiana	4.3%
24	Wells County, Indiana	4.4%
25	Spencer County, Indiana	4.5%
26	Brown County, Indiana	4.6%
27	Putnam County, Indiana	4.7%
28	Franklin County, Indiana	5.1%
29	Clinton County, Indiana	5.1%
30	Dearborn County, Indiana	5.3%
31	White County, Indiana	5.5%
32	Harrison County, Indiana	5.7%
33	Union County, Indiana	6.0%
34	Jackson County, Indiana	6.2%
35	Clark County, Indiana	6.3%
36	Steuben County, Indiana	6.4%
37	Jasper County, Indiana	6.5%
38	Marshall County, Indiana	6.9%
39	Floyd County, Indiana	6.9%
40	Washington County, Indiana	7.0%
41	Clay County, Indiana	7.2%
42	Porter County, Indiana	7.2%
43	Pulaski County, Indiana	7.3%
44	Pike County, Indiana	7.4%
45	Ohio County, Indiana	7.4%
46	Ripley County, Indiana	7.5%
47	Daviess County, Indiana	7.5%
48	DeKalb County, Indiana	7.5%
49	Montgomery County, Indiana	7.6%
50	Posey County, Indiana	7.6%
51	Lawrence County, Indiana	7.8%
52	Noble County, Indiana	7.8%
53	Carroll County, Indiana	7.9%
54	Adams County, Indiana	7.9%
55	Wabash County, Indiana	7.9%
56	Vermillion County, Indiana	8.0%
57	Whitley County, Indiana	8.3%
58	Tipton County, Indiana	8.4%
59	Knox County, Indiana	8.6%
60	Rush County, Indiana	8.7%
61	Orange County, Indiana	8.7%
62	Cass County, Indiana	8.7%
63	Switzerland County, Indiana	8.7%
64	Jay County, Indiana	8.8%
65	Monroe County, Indiana	8.8%
66	Bartholomew County, Indiana	8.8%
67	Owen County, Indiana	8.9%
68	Tippecanoe County, Indiana	8.9%
69	Scott County, Indiana	9.1%
70	Warren County, Indiana	9.1%
71	Allen County, Indiana	9.2%
72	Elkhart County, Indiana	9.2%
73	Benton County, Indiana	9.2%
74	Perry County, Indiana	9.4%
75	Shelby County, Indiana	9.4%
76	Miami County, Indiana	9.5%
77	Madison County, Indiana	9.5%
78	Vanderburgh County, Indiana	9.6%
79	St. Joseph County, Indiana	9.8%
80	Sullivan County, Indiana	10.0%
81	Marion County, Indiana	11.1%
82	Lake County, Indiana	11.2%
83	Starke County, Indiana	11.3%
84	Newton County, Indiana	11.3%
85	Blackford County, Indiana	12.7%
86	Randolph County, Indiana	12.9%
87	Wayne County, Indiana	13.1%
88	Vigo County, Indiana	13.4%
89	Parke County, Indiana	15.9%
90	Morgan County, Indiana	17.3%
91	Crawford County, Indiana	17.7%
92	Martin County, Indiana	22.4%