Poverty Rate in Monroe County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.7%
Rank #2,642/3,222 · #90 in IN
18th
Monroe 19.7%
IN 12.3% +59.5%
US 12.6% +56.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 19.7% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,639 | Charlottesville city, VA | 19.6% |
| #2,640 | Delaware County, IN | 19.6% |
| #2,641 | Marion County, MS | 19.7% |
| #2,642 | Monroe County, IN | 19.7% |
| #2,643 | Monongalia County, WV | 19.7% |
| #2,644 | Conway County, AR | 19.7% |
| #2,645 | Pulaski County, KY | 19.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 19.7%, ranking #2,642 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #90 of 92. This places it in the 18th 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.