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

Updated on March 18, 2025.

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
West Lafayette city
Bloomington city
Gary city
Muncie city
Terre Haute city
Marion city
Peru city
Connersville city
Vincennes city
Richmond city
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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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