Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Indiana was 10.01%. Among all Indiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in West Lafayette city (37.46%), followed by Bloomington city (29.77%), and Muncie city (28.46%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: St. John town (2.21%), Carmel city (2.6%), and Fishers city (2.66%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Indiana cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Indiana cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Indiana.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
West Lafayette city
Bloomington city
Muncie city
Gary city
East Chicago city
Terre Haute city
Marion city
Peru city
Connersville city
Richmond city
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 West Lafayette city 37.46
2 Bloomington city 29.77
3 Muncie city 28.46
4 Gary city 27.64
5 East Chicago city 25.46
6 Terre Haute city 24.80
7 Marion city 23.06
8 Peru city 22.90
9 Connersville city 22.14
10 Richmond city 21.23
11 Vincennes city 20.49
12 Michigan City city 18.47
13 Anderson city 17.80
14 New Castle city 17.70
15 Madison city 17.32
16 Evansville city 16.30
17 Bedford city 16.14
18 Plymouth city 16.08
19 Seymour city 15.92
20 Huntington city 15.81
21 Crawfordsville city 15.72
22 La Porte city 15.69
23 Washington city 15.64
24 Logansport city 15.52
25 Elkhart city 15.14
26 Lake Station city 14.82
27 Wabash city 14.69
27 Warsaw city 14.69
28 Mishawaka city 14.23
29 Valparaiso city 14.21
30 South Bend city 13.75
31 Frankfort city 13.64
32 Portage city 13.56
33 New Albany city 13.19
34 Hammond city 12.99
35 Lafayette city 12.98
36 Columbus city 12.26
37 Franklin city 12.11
38 Kokomo city 12.04
39 Greensburg city 11.91
40 Hobart city 11.48
41 Clarksville town 11.41
42 Indianapolis city (balance) 11.21
43 Merrillville town 11.02
44 Martinsville city 10.96
45 Shelbyville city 10.46
46 Fort Wayne city 10.22
46 Goshen city 10.22
47 Jasper city 10.12
48 Lebanon city 10.11
49 Bluffton city 10.08
50 Auburn city 9.79
51 Chesterton town 9.42
52 Griffith town 9.24
53 Beech Grove city 8.74
54 Jeffersonville city 8.66
55 Lawrence city 8.36
56 Speedway town 7.99
57 Dyer town 6.97
58 Crown Point city 6.61
59 Greenfield city 6.45
60 Greenwood city 6.38
61 New Haven city 6.29
62 Plainfield town 5.44
63 Danville town 5.13
64 Munster town 5.02
65 Cedar Lake town 4.78
66 Noblesville city 4.48
67 Yorktown town 4.12
68 Brownsburg town 4.06
69 Granger CDP 3.95
70 Highland town 3.89
71 Zionsville town 3.68
72 Schererville town 3.67
73 Lowell town 3.20
74 Westfield city 2.91
75 Avon town 2.82
76 Fishers city 2.66
77 Carmel city 2.60
78 St. John town 2.21