Poverty Rate in Scott County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.6%
Rank #2,228/3,222 · #84 in IN
31th
Scott 16.6%
IN 12.3% +34.2%
US 12.6% +31.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 16.6% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,225 | Pendleton County, WV | 16.6% |
| #2,226 | Haskell County, TX | 16.6% |
| #2,227 | Sumter County, SC | 16.6% |
| #2,228 | Scott County, IN | 16.6% |
| #2,229 | Erath County, TX | 16.6% |
| #2,230 | Fall River County, SD | 16.6% |
| #2,231 | Bryan County, OK | 16.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 16.6%, ranking #2,228 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #84 of 92. This places it in the 31th 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.