Poverty Rate in Wayne County, IN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.9%
Rank #2,432/3,222 · #86 in IN
25th
Wayne 17.9%
IN 12.3% +45.0%
US 12.6% +42.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 17.9% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,429 | King and Queen County, VA | 17.9% |
| #2,430 | Tulare County, CA | 17.9% |
| #2,431 | Carroll County, MS | 17.9% |
| #2,432 | Wayne County, IN | 17.9% |
| #2,433 | Calhoun County, AL | 17.9% |
| #2,434 | Crenshaw County, AL | 17.9% |
| #2,435 | Modoc County, CA | 17.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Indiana has a poverty rate of 17.9%, ranking #2,432 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Indiana, it ranks #86 of 92. This places it in the 25th 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.