Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Indiana by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Indiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 819,005.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
Hamilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 13,437.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 18 of 3143
Hancock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,746.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 50 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 352.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 68 of 3143
Hendricks County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,788.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 78 of 3143
LaGrange County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,109.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 85 of 3143
Warrick County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,534.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 105 of 3143
Boone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,042.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 120 of 3143
Carroll County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,298.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 173 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,568.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 223 of 3143
Wells County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,936.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 238 of 3143
Noble County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,384.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 278 of 3143
Spencer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,457.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 292 of 3143
Johnson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,896.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 314 of 3143
Jasper County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,613.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 397 of 3143
Harrison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,291.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 445 of 3143
White County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,096.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 480 of 3143
Brown County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,317.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 483 of 3143
Morgan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,214.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 520 of 3143
Kosciusko County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,022.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 531 of 3143
Whitley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,061.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 554 of 3143
Dearborn County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,632.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 599 of 3143
Shelby County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,093.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 602 of 3143
Posey County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,336.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 606 of 3143
Floyd County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,401.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 635 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,445.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 647 of 3143
Putnam County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,078.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 700 of 3143
Clark County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,783.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 747 of 3143
Ohio County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 581.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 750 of 3143
Porter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,017.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 777 of 3143
Pike County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,213.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 785 of 3143
Ripley County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,903.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 799 of 3143
Dubois County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,363.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 812 of 3143
Decatur County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,685.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 840 of 3143
Steuben County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,382.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 841 of 3143
DeKalb County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,415.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 845 of 3143
Huntington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,715.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 877 of 3143
Tipton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,595.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 901 of 3143
Clinton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,427.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 904 of 3143
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,858.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 905 of 3143
Gibson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,467.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 935 of 3143
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,877.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 988 of 3143
Daviess County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,595.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 991 of 3143
Fountain County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,787.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 994 of 3143
Newton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,537.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1049 of 3143
Elkhart County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 23,130.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1070 of 3143
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,191.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1078 of 3143
Rush County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,880.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1083 of 3143
Pulaski County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,411.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1090 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 959.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1101 of 3143
Bartholomew County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,370.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1122 of 3143
Howard County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,516.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1125 of 3143
Randolph County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,936.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1260 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,440.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1275 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1280 of 3143
Allen County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 46,353.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1308 of 3143
Wabash County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1316 of 3143
Martin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,193.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1332 of 3143
Jennings County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,365.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1351 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,912.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1423 of 3143
Cass County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,888.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1526 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,965.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1548 of 3143
Orange County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,646.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1624 of 3143
Henry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,199.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1626 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,232.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1651 of 3143
Sullivan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,592.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1699 of 3143
Fulton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,836.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1748 of 3143
Owen County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,969.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1755 of 3143
LaPorte County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,934.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1772 of 3143
St. Joseph County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 37,520.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1787 of 3143
Jay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,987.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1847 of 3143
Lake County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 72,308.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1849 of 3143
Starke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,435.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1870 of 3143
Knox County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,168.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1914 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,639.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1920 of 3143
Vermillion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,313.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1948 of 3143
Vanderburgh County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 26,353.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1965 of 3143
Adams County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,354.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1981 of 3143
Parke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,321.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2011 of 3143
Miami County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,277.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2029 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 151,226.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2088 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,429.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2161 of 3143
Scott County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,886.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2195 of 3143
Benton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,431.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2212 of 3143
Fayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,903.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2263 of 3143
Blackford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,182.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2448 of 3143
Tippecanoe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 31,210.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2483 of 3143
Grant County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,540.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2521 of 3143
Crawford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,990.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2567 of 3143
Vigo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 19,494.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2624 of 3143
Switzerland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,004.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2681 of 3143
Delaware County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 21,632.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2683 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 27,149.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2782 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/28/2023 9:34 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.