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Demographic Data Report for Indiana by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

Indiana

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 145,499.
Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52

United States

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
Rank within US : N/A

Hamilton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,470.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 49 of 3143

Hancock County

Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 603.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 56 of 3143

Warrick County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 641.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 145 of 3143

Union County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 75.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 155 of 3143

Wells County

Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 296.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 191 of 3143

Hendricks County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,946.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 225 of 3143

Carroll County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 228.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 268 of 3143

Boone County

Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 947.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 383 of 3143

Franklin County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 311.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 405 of 3143

White County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 338.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 432 of 3143

Johnson County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,192.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 439 of 3143

Noble County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 634.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 462 of 3143

LaGrange County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 523.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 465 of 3143

Spencer County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 282.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 472 of 3143

Pulaski County

Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 179.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 549 of 3143

Kosciusko County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,248.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 614 of 3143

Whitley County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 576.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 640 of 3143

Dearborn County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 845.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 649 of 3143

Shelby County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 716.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 662 of 3143

Clinton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 477.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 679 of 3143

Clark County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,898.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 705 of 3143

Jasper County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 551.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 721 of 3143

Putnam County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 597.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 730 of 3143

Morgan County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,288.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 813 of 3143

Brown County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 321.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 826 of 3143

Pike County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 210.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 830 of 3143

Harrison County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 682.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 894 of 3143

Huntington County

Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 690.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 909 of 3143

Floyd County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,402.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 918 of 3143

Clay County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 522.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 921 of 3143

Fountain County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 322.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 968 of 3143

Tipton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 321.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 971 of 3143

Dubois County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 793.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 991 of 3143

Rush County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 327.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1005 of 3143

Steuben County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 662.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1043 of 3143

Gibson County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 663.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1085 of 3143

Posey County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 539.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1090 of 3143

Marshall County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 907.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1156 of 3143

Decatur County

Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 515.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1159 of 3143

Porter County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,606.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1186 of 3143

Martin County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 192.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1211 of 3143

Warren County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 202.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1224 of 3143

Washington County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 599.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1235 of 3143

Daviess County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 655.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1238 of 3143

Bartholomew County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,731.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1261 of 3143

Montgomery County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 811.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1270 of 3143

Wabash County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 682.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1284 of 3143

Tippecanoe County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,282.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1308 of 3143

Lawrence County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,004.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1310 of 3143

DeKalb County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 978.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1311 of 3143

Howard County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,856.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1338 of 3143

Elkhart County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,252.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1368 of 3143

Randolph County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 569.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1426 of 3143

Ripley County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 680.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1430 of 3143

Perry County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 407.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1454 of 3143

Newton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 335.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1475 of 3143

Jennings County

Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 658.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1485 of 3143

Cass County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 878.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1514 of 3143

Jay County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 473.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1516 of 3143

Allen County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,768.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1550 of 3143

Fulton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 498.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1597 of 3143

Jackson County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,113.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1616 of 3143

Henry County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,198.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1697 of 3143

LaPorte County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,720.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1703 of 3143

Starke County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 550.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1723 of 3143

Owen County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 539.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1724 of 3143

Ohio County

Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 170.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1739 of 3143

Jefferson County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 807.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1749 of 3143

Adams County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 846.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1763 of 3143

Vanderburgh County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,635.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1785 of 3143

St. Joseph County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,552.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1804 of 3143

Monroe County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,060.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1861 of 3143

Greene County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 882.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1891 of 3143

Orange County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 581.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1973 of 3143

Madison County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,580.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1984 of 3143

Knox County

Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,054.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1987 of 3143

Vermillion County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 493.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2011 of 3143

Lake County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 14,232.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2094 of 3143

Sullivan County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 585.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2102 of 3143

Marion County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 24,545.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2107 of 3143

Delaware County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,083.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2111 of 3143

Scott County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 666.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2116 of 3143

Benton County

Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 257.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2203 of 3143

Miami County

Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,050.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2214 of 3143

Parke County

Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 487.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2254 of 3143

Fayette County

Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 803.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2375 of 3143

Wayne County

Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,227.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2413 of 3143

Vigo County

Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,232.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2487 of 3143

Blackford County

Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 447.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2545 of 3143

Grant County

Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,477.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2626 of 3143

Crawford County

Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 418.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2670 of 3143

Switzerland County

Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 357.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2708 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/01/2023 7:52 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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