Poverty Rate in Union County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.5%
Rank #457/3,222 · #16 in IN
86th
Union 8.5%
IN 12.3% -31.4%
US 12.6% -32.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 8.5% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #454 | Napa County, CA | 8.5% |
| #455 | Clay County, MO | 8.5% |
| #456 | Brown County, MN | 8.5% |
| #457 | Union County, IN | 8.5% |
| #458 | Douglas County, IL | 8.5% |
| #459 | Franklin County, PA | 8.5% |
| #460 | Belknap County, NH | 8.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 8.5%, ranking #457 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #16 of 92. This places it in the 86th 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.