Ranking of Indiana Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Indiana was 25.83%. Among all Indiana counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Pulaski County (100%), followed by Scott County (100%), and Vermillion County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Brown County (0%), Decatur County (0%), and Franklin County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Indiana counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Indiana counties.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Scott County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Vermillion County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Washington County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Sullivan County | 90.91 |
| 3 | Warren County | 89.29 |
| 4 | Adams County | 78.95 |
| 5 | Clinton County | 73.29 |
| 6 | Dearborn County | 69.71 |
| 7 | Blackford County | 63.33 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 58.14 |
| 9 | Noble County | 52.22 |
| 10 | Cass County | 52.02 |
| 11 | Jay County | 50.85 |
| 12 | Marshall County | 50.00 |
| 13 | Posey County | 46.41 |
| 14 | Grant County | 42.76 |
| 15 | Ohio County | 41.67 |
| 16 | Fountain County | 40.79 |
| 17 | Lawrence County | 38.10 |
| 18 | Delaware County | 37.20 |
| 19 | Monroe County | 36.35 |
| 20 | Tippecanoe County | 34.10 |
| 21 | Henry County | 33.33 |
| 21 | Madison County | 33.33 |
| 22 | Vigo County | 33.20 |
| 23 | Elkhart County | 32.62 |
| 24 | Vanderburgh County | 31.92 |
| 25 | Floyd County | 31.70 |
| 26 | Martin County | 30.77 |
| 26 | Steuben County | 30.77 |
| 27 | Wayne County | 30.09 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 30.00 |
| 29 | St. Joseph County | 29.45 |
| 30 | Benton County | 29.41 |
| 30 | DeKalb County | 29.41 |
| 31 | Wabash County | 28.78 |
| 32 | Allen County | 28.43 |
| 33 | Ripley County | 28.36 |
| 34 | Greene County | 28.28 |
| 35 | Fulton County | 28.24 |
| 36 | Shelby County | 27.90 |
| 37 | Howard County | 27.87 |
| 38 | Lake County | 27.85 |
| 39 | Knox County | 26.48 |
| 40 | Clark County | 25.04 |
| 41 | Marion County | 23.97 |
| 42 | LaPorte County | 23.71 |
| 43 | Miami County | 22.75 |
| 44 | Porter County | 20.75 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 20.72 |
| 46 | Huntington County | 19.25 |
| 47 | Clay County | 19.01 |
| 48 | Dubois County | 18.93 |
| 49 | Daviess County | 18.81 |
| 50 | Kosciusko County | 18.35 |
| 51 | Boone County | 18.15 |
| 52 | LaGrange County | 18.00 |
| 53 | Crawford County | 17.78 |
| 53 | Fayette County | 17.78 |
| 54 | Pike County | 17.54 |
| 55 | Putnam County | 17.29 |
| 56 | Whitley County | 16.67 |
| 57 | Hendricks County | 15.78 |
| 58 | Spencer County | 15.39 |
| 59 | Morgan County | 15.03 |
| 60 | Johnson County | 12.94 |
| 61 | Perry County | 12.41 |
| 62 | Jennings County | 11.83 |
| 63 | Hancock County | 11.71 |
| 64 | Bartholomew County | 10.09 |
| 65 | Warrick County | 9.41 |
| 66 | Orange County | 8.31 |
| 67 | Carroll County | 8.11 |
| 68 | Starke County | 7.41 |
| 69 | Gibson County | 6.61 |
| 70 | Hamilton County | 5.70 |
| 71 | Tipton County | 2.78 |
| 72 | Harrison County | 2.34 |
| 73 | Jasper County | 0.39 |
| 74 | Brown County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Franklin County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Newton County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Parke County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Randolph County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Rush County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Switzerland County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Union County | 0.00 |
| 74 | Wells County | 0.00 |
| 74 | White County | 0.00 |