Poverty Rate in Washington County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.4%
Rank #1,844/3,222 · #74 in IN
43th
Washington 14.4%
IN 12.3% +17.1%
US 12.6% +14.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 14.4% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,841 | Marion County, FL | 14.4% |
| #1,842 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 14.4% |
| #1,843 | Sutter County, CA | 14.4% |
| #1,844 | Washington County, IN | 14.4% |
| #1,845 | Polk County, FL | 14.5% |
| #1,846 | Newport News city, VA | 14.5% |
| #1,847 | Lawrence County, IL | 14.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 14.4%, ranking #1,844 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #74 of 92. This places it in the 43th 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.