Poverty Rate in Blackford County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,154/3,222 · #82 in IN
33th
Blackford 16.2%
IN 12.3% +31.2%
US 12.6% +28.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Blackford County's poverty rate of 16.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Blackford County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,151 | Comanche County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,152 | Parke County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,153 | Mayes County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,154 | Blackford County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,155 | Allegany County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,156 | Suffolk County, MA | 16.2% |
| #2,157 | Eastland County, TX | 16.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Blackford County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,154 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #82 of 92. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.