Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.2%
Rank #1,332/3,222 · #48 in IN
59th
Lawrence 12.2%
IN 12.3% -0.8%
US 12.6% -2.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 12.2% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,329 | Meade County, KY | 12.2% |
| #1,330 | Berks County, PA | 12.2% |
| #1,331 | Wood County, OH | 12.2% |
| #1,332 | Lawrence County, IN | 12.2% |
| #1,333 | Owyhee County, ID | 12.2% |
| #1,334 | Broward County, FL | 12.2% |
| #1,335 | Phelps County, NE | 12.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 12.2%, ranking #1,332 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #48 of 92. This places it in the 59th 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.