Poverty Rate in Putnam County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #504/3,222 · #17 in IN
84th
Putnam 8.7%
IN 12.3% -29.6%
US 12.6% -31.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 Putnam County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #501 | Jefferson County, WV | 8.7% |
| #502 | Utah County, UT | 8.7% |
| #503 | Eagle County, CO | 8.7% |
| #504 | Putnam County, IN | 8.7% |
| #505 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 8.7% |
| #506 | Elk County, PA | 8.7% |
| #507 | Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Putnam County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #504 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #17 of 92. This places it in the 84th 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.