Poverty Rate in DeKalb County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #682/3,222 · #22 in IN
79th
DeKalb 9.5%
IN 12.3% -22.9%
US 12.6% -24.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's poverty rate of 9.5% 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 DeKalb County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #679 | Mitchell County, IA | 9.5% |
| #680 | Power County, ID | 9.5% |
| #681 | Orange County, CA | 9.5% |
| #682 | DeKalb County, IN | 9.5% |
| #683 | Gallatin County, MT | 9.5% |
| #684 | Macon County, MO | 9.5% |
| #685 | Shackelford County, TX | 9.5% |
About Poverty Rate
DeKalb County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 9.5%, ranking #682 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #22 of 92. This places it in the 79th 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.