Poverty Rate in Fountain County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.4%
Rank #1,374/3,222 · #52 in IN
57th
Fountain 12.4%
IN 12.3% +0.2%
US 12.6% -1.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fountain 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 Fountain County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,371 | Jackson County, WI | 12.4% |
| #1,372 | Cherokee County, NC | 12.4% |
| #1,373 | Cheboygan County, MI | 12.4% |
| #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% |
About Poverty Rate
Fountain County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 12.4%, ranking #1,374 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #52 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.