Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Indiana was 10.35%. Among all Indiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in West Lafayette city (37.42%), followed by Bloomington city (29.76%), and Gary city (29.61%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: St. John town (2.03%), Fishers city (2.62%), and Carmel city (2.64%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Indiana cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White Alone racial 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.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Lafayette city | 37.42 |
| 2 | Bloomington city | 29.76 |
| 3 | Gary city | 29.61 |
| 4 | Muncie city | 28.36 |
| 5 | Terre Haute city | 24.86 |
| 6 | Marion city | 23.89 |
| 7 | Peru city | 23.24 |
| 8 | Connersville city | 22.41 |
| 9 | Vincennes city | 21.73 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 21.51 |
| 11 | Plymouth city | 19.26 |
| 12 | Anderson city | 18.66 |
| 13 | Michigan City city | 18.32 |
| 14 | Madison city | 18.16 |
| 15 | New Castle city | 17.90 |
| 16 | Crawfordsville city | 17.49 |
| 17 | Lake Station city | 17.37 |
| 18 | Logansport city | 16.84 |
| 19 | Seymour city | 16.79 |
| 20 | Evansville city | 16.76 |
| 21 | Bedford city | 16.35 |
| 22 | Elkhart city | 16.17 |
| 23 | Frankfort city | 15.98 |
| 24 | Huntington city | 15.88 |
| 25 | East Chicago city | 15.48 |
| 26 | La Porte city | 15.30 |
| 27 | Washington city | 15.20 |
| 28 | Wabash city | 14.91 |
| 29 | Warsaw city | 14.75 |
| 30 | South Bend city | 14.73 |
| 31 | Lafayette city | 14.67 |
| 32 | New Albany city | 14.60 |
| 33 | Valparaiso city | 14.39 |
| 34 | Mishawaka city | 14.00 |
| 35 | Hammond city | 13.27 |
| 36 | Kokomo city | 12.77 |
| 37 | Portage city | 12.49 |
| 38 | Columbus city | 12.34 |
| 39 | Indianapolis city (balance) | 12.05 |
| 40 | Franklin city | 11.93 |
| 41 | Greensburg city | 11.91 |
| 42 | Clarksville town | 11.80 |
| 43 | Goshen city | 11.13 |
| 43 | Speedway town | 11.13 |
| 44 | Jasper city | 11.09 |
| 45 | Hobart city | 11.01 |
| 46 | Fort Wayne city | 10.99 |
| 47 | Martinsville city | 10.85 |
| 48 | Shelbyville city | 10.80 |
| 49 | Bluffton city | 10.53 |
| 50 | Merrillville town | 10.43 |
| 51 | Lebanon city | 10.04 |
| 52 | Auburn city | 9.73 |
| 53 | Lawrence city | 9.58 |
| 54 | Jeffersonville city | 9.03 |
| 55 | Chesterton town | 8.90 |
| 56 | Griffith town | 8.74 |
| 57 | Beech Grove city | 8.46 |
| 58 | Greenwood city | 7.42 |
| 59 | New Haven city | 6.51 |
| 60 | Greenfield city | 6.44 |
| 61 | Dyer town | 6.42 |
| 62 | Crown Point city | 6.33 |
| 63 | Danville town | 5.59 |
| 64 | Plainfield town | 5.57 |
| 65 | Munster town | 5.51 |
| 66 | Cedar Lake town | 4.72 |
| 67 | Noblesville city | 4.47 |
| 68 | Brownsburg town | 4.36 |
| 69 | Westfield city | 4.35 |
| 70 | Schererville town | 4.23 |
| 71 | Yorktown town | 4.12 |
| 72 | Granger CDP | 4.03 |
| 73 | Highland town | 4.00 |
| 74 | Zionsville town | 3.64 |
| 75 | Lowell town | 3.12 |
| 76 | Avon town | 2.68 |
| 77 | Carmel city | 2.64 |
| 78 | Fishers city | 2.62 |
| 79 | St. John town | 2.03 |