Poverty Rate in Perry County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.0%
Rank #1,940/3,222 · #75 in IN
40th
Perry 15.0%
IN 12.3% +21.3%
US 12.6% +18.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perry County's poverty rate of 15.0% 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 Perry County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,937 | Sioux County, NE | 14.9% |
| #1,938 | Lucas County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,939 | Black Hawk County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,940 | Perry County, IN | 15.0% |
| #1,941 | Erie County, PA | 15.0% |
| #1,942 | Hamilton County, OH | 15.0% |
| #1,943 | Georgetown County, SC | 15.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Perry County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 15.0%, ranking #1,940 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #75 of 92. This places it in the 40th 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.