Highest Poverty in Indiana

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Indiana

1 Gary 29.0%

2 East Chicago 23.9%

3 Peru 22.0%

4 Scottsburg 21.7%

5 Terre Haute 18.6%

6 Linton 18.4%

7 Richmond 17.9%

8 Muncie 17.5%

9 Batesville 17.3%

10 Connersville 17.1%

11 South Bend 17.0%

12 Hartford City 16.5%

13 Tell City 16.3%

14 Elkhart 16.2%

15 Anderson 16.1%

16 North Vernon 15.7%

17 Kendallville 15.5%

18 Michigan City 15.2%

19 Hammond 14.9%

20 Shelbyville 14.9%

21 New Castle 14.8%

22 New Albany 14.2%

23 Vincennes 14.2%

24 Bargersville 13.9%

25 Huntingburg 13.9%

26 Tipton 13.8%

27 Evansville 13.1%

28 Logansport 13.1%

29 Gas City 13.1%

30 Bloomington 13.0%

31 Crawfordsville 13.0%

32 Columbia City 12.9%

33 Lafayette 12.8%

34 Garrett 12.8%

35 Lake Station 12.7%

36 Rochester 12.7%

37 Alexandria 12.5%

38 Goshen 12.4%

39 Salem 12.2%

40 La Porte 11.9%

41 Warsaw 11.9%

42 Fort Wayne 11.8%

43 Valparaiso 11.7%

44 Washington 11.7%

45 Indianapolis 11.6%

46 Mishawaka 11.6%

47 Bedford 11.6%

48 Speedway 11.6%

49 Merrillville 11.5%

50 Clarksville 11.3%

51 Kokomo 11.1%

52 South Haven 11.0%

53 Angola 10.9%

54 Brazil 10.9%

55 Portland 10.8%

56 Rushville 10.7%

57 Seymour 10.6%

58 Mount Vernon 10.4%

59 Wabash 10.1%

60 Mooresville 10.0%

61 Westville 9.9%

62 Columbus 9.4%

63 Portage 9.4%

64 Elwood 9.4%

65 Auburn 9.0%

66 Madison 8.9%

67 Ross 8.9%

68 Plymouth 8.8%

69 Huntington 8.7%

70 Nappanee 8.7%

71 Franklin 8.5%

72 Chesterton 8.4%

73 Hobart 8.2%

74 Martinsville 8.1%

75 Boonville 8.1%

76 Greensburg 8.0%

77 Cicero 8.0%

78 Avon 7.9%

79 Frankfort 7.8%

80 Lawrenceburg 7.7%

81 Jeffersonville 7.6%

82 Dyer 7.6%

83 New Haven 7.6%

84 Princeton 7.5%

85 West Lafayette 7.2%

86 Charlestown 6.8%

87 Schererville 6.4%

88 Beech Grove 6.4%

89 Griffith 6.1%

90 Greencastle 6.1%

91 Dunlap 6.0%

92 Decatur 5.9%

93 Crown Point 5.8%

94 Lawrence 5.4%

95 Lebanon 5.4%

96 Greenwood 5.3%

97 Brownsburg 5.3%

98 Highland 5.3%

99 Jasper 4.8%

100 Whitestown 4.8%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Indiana face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Gary has a poverty rate of 29.0%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Gary, 29.0% of residents — roughly 1 in 3 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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