Poverty Rate in Elkhart County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.4%
Rank #1,377/3,222 · #53 in IN
57th
Elkhart 12.4%
IN 12.3% +0.5%
US 12.6% -1.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Elkhart County's poverty rate of 12.4% 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 Elkhart County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,374 | Fountain County, IN | 12.4% |
| #1,375 | Union County, IA | 12.4% |
| #1,376 | La Crosse County, WI | 12.4% |
| #1,377 | Elkhart County, IN | 12.4% |
| #1,378 | White County, GA | 12.4% |
| #1,379 | Camden County, NJ | 12.4% |
| #1,380 | Staunton city, VA | 12.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Elkhart County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 12.4%, ranking #1,377 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #53 of 92. This places it in the 57th 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.