Poverty Rate in Howard County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.4%
Rank #1,623/3,222 · #62 in IN
50th
Howard 13.4%
IN 12.3% +8.7%
US 12.6% +6.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's poverty rate of 13.4% 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 Howard County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,620 | Brown County, NE | 13.4% |
| #1,621 | Jefferson County, OR | 13.4% |
| #1,622 | Providence County, RI | 13.4% |
| #1,623 | Howard County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,624 | Herkimer County, NY | 13.4% |
| #1,625 | Garfield County, MT | 13.4% |
| #1,626 | Orange County, IN | 13.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Howard County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 13.4%, ranking #1,623 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #62 of 92. This places it in the 50th 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.