Poverty Rate in Shelby County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.0%
Rank #1,534/3,222 · #58 in IN
52th
Shelby 13.0%
IN 12.3% +5.7%
US 12.6% +3.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's poverty rate of 13.0% 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 Shelby County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,531 | Albany County, NY | 13.0% |
| #1,532 | Marion County, OR | 13.0% |
| #1,533 | Clark County, NV | 13.0% |
| #1,534 | Shelby County, IN | 13.0% |
| #1,535 | Sedgwick County, CO | 13.0% |
| #1,536 | Marquette County, WI | 13.1% |
| #1,537 | Hardin County, KY | 13.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Shelby County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 13.0%, ranking #1,534 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #58 of 92. This places it in the 52th 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.