Poverty Rate in Fayette County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.9%
Rank #2,427/3,222 · #85 in IN
25th
Fayette 17.9%
IN 12.3% +44.8%
US 12.6% +41.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's poverty rate of 17.9% 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 Fayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,424 | Benton County, TN | 17.8% |
| #2,425 | Gentry County, MO | 17.9% |
| #2,426 | Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | 17.9% |
| #2,427 | Fayette County, IN | 17.9% |
| #2,428 | Real County, TX | 17.9% |
| #2,429 | King and Queen County, VA | 17.9% |
| #2,430 | Tulare County, CA | 17.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Fayette County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 17.9%, ranking #2,427 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #85 of 92. This places it in the 25th 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.