2019 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2019 Indiana Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Indiana.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from the year of this report and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

Specific to Indiana, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866-538-9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). 2019 State Report for Indiana County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2019 county-level poverty statistics from Indiana that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Indiana was 26.5%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Indiana counties was 29.1%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Starke (41.2%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Hamilton (12.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Indiana was 25.6%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Indiana was 11.1%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Indiana counties was 24.0%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Monroe (27.8%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Hamilton (3.8%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Indiana was 9.3%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Indiana, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
  Indiana   467,002 123,562 26.5 3,466,196 385,109 11.1   Gibson      2,349     466 19.8    17,073   1,166  6.8
   Adams      1,897     567 29.9    16,921   2,276 13.5    Grant      6,497   2,297 35.4    28,889   4,026 13.9
   Allen     24,876   6,932 27.9   195,718  19,773 10.1   Greene      2,793     894 32.0    15,952   1,833 11.5
Bartholomew   5,743   1,516 26.4    43,363   4,317 10.0  Hamilton    11,814   1,424 12.1   183,654   7,056  3.8
  Benton        816     177 21.7     4,149     480 11.6   Hancock     4,865     886 18.2    40,339   1,885  4.7
 Blackford    1,352     412 30.5     5,460     579 10.6  Harrison     3,624     847 23.4    20,140   1,927  9.6
   Boone      2,865     607 21.2    36,514   1,871  5.1  Hendricks    7,113   1,106 15.5    91,558   3,788  4.1
   Brown      1,119     261 23.3     7,585     583  7.7    Henry      4,153   1,167 28.1    22,368   2,700 12.1
  Carroll     1,365     279 20.4    10,333     766  7.4   Howard      7,253   2,028 28.0    40,077   4,788 11.9
   Cass       2,865   1,028 35.9    19,174   2,127 11.1 Huntington    2,383     485 20.4    19,069   1,760  9.2
   Clark      7,931   1,515 19.1    63,108   4,816  7.6   Jackson     3,546     997 28.1    22,389   2,624 11.7
   Clay       2,413     727 30.1    12,795   1,275 10.0   Jasper      2,460     636 25.9    16,633     932  5.6
  Clinton     2,280     519 22.8    16,144   1,437  8.9     Jay       1,836     583 31.8    10,024     953  9.5
 Crawford     1,187     430 36.2     4,924     660 13.4  Jefferson    2,446     718 29.4    15,377   1,546 10.1
  Daviess     2,212     591 26.7    15,962   1,434  9.0  Jennings     2,426     609 25.1    14,275   1,035  7.3
  DeKalb      3,010     714 23.7    22,511   1,780  7.9   Johnson     8,110   1,042 12.8    83,288   5,213  6.3
 Dearborn     2,929     573 19.6    26,468   1,816  6.9    Knox       3,485   1,200 34.4    17,516   2,215 12.6
  Decatur     1,761     500 28.4    13,883   1,224  8.8  Kosciusko    5,245   1,248 23.8    40,807   2,913  7.1
 Delaware    10,616   3,953 37.2    58,034  13,117 22.6  LaGrange     2,114     466 22.0    18,832   1,022  5.4
  Dubois      2,291     478 20.9    22,273   1,416  6.4   LaPorte     7,076   1,619 22.9    52,961   6,449 12.2
  Elkhart    13,475   3,177 23.6   103,393   9,936  9.6    Lake      33,561   8,645 25.8   256,789  31,637 12.3
  Fayette     2,214     790 35.7    11,240   1,690 15.0  Lawrence     4,159   1,058 25.4    22,186   2,142  9.7
   Floyd      5,419   1,131 20.9    41,483   3,133  7.6   Madison    12,654   4,079 32.2    60,539   8,120 13.4
 Fountain     1,525     440 28.9     8,030     737  9.2   Marion     70,743  20,628 29.2   518,902  73,122 14.1
 Franklin     1,400     219 15.6    11,898     754  6.3  Marshall     2,970     836 28.1    23,489   2,315  9.9
  Fulton      1,427     543 38.1    10,044     906  9.0   Martin        957     307 32.1     4,805     320  6.7
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Indiana, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Miami      2,728     769 28.2    17,151   2,041 11.9 Switzerland     979     278 28.4     5,084     689 13.6
  Monroe      8,843   2,920 33.0    81,559  22,653 27.8 Tippecanoe   10,147   2,953 29.1   105,163  22,825 21.7
Montgomery    3,094     568 18.4    18,742   1,818  9.7   Tipton      1,119     242 21.6     7,770     389  5.0
  Morgan      5,690   1,347 23.7    36,311   2,860  7.9    Union        496      78 15.7     3,729     238  6.4
  Newton      1,221     263 21.5     7,053     636  9.0 Vanderburgh  14,601   4,476 30.7    93,065  12,640 13.6
   Noble      3,417     782 22.9    24,492   1,254  5.1 Vermillion    1,455     549 37.7     7,600     775 10.2
   Ohio         401      62 15.5     3,112     184  5.9    Vigo      10,352   3,367 32.5    50,849   9,175 18.0
  Orange      2,375     732 30.8     8,817     921 10.4   Wabash      1,992     383 19.2    15,381   1,544 10.0
   Owen       2,028     455 22.4    10,413   1,255 12.1   Warren        542     209 38.6     4,196     312  7.4
   Parke      1,502     344 22.9     7,194     932 13.0   Warrick     4,012     977 24.4    32,574   1,579  4.8
   Perry      1,368     339 24.8     8,710     746  8.6 Washington    2,884     574 19.9    13,832   1,251  9.0
   Pike       1,054     224 21.3     5,978     520  8.7    Wayne      6,006   1,569 26.1    31,412   3,938 12.5
  Porter      9,031   1,919 21.2    92,631   8,143  8.8    Wells      1,890     449 23.8    13,982     778  5.6
   Posey      1,529     248 16.2    13,578   1,100  8.1    White      1,871     279 14.9    11,775     997  8.5
  Pulaski     1,180     343 29.1     6,074     566  9.3   Whitley     2,256     473 21.0    17,525   1,077  6.1
  Putnam      2,092     635 30.4    16,969   1,394  8.2                                                        
 Randolph     2,062     679 32.9    12,082   1,302 10.8                                                        
  Ripley      1,910     551 28.8    14,619   1,139  7.8                                                        
   Rush       1,234     327 26.5     8,605     995 11.6                                                        
   Scott      2,634     716 27.2    11,630   1,238 10.6                                                        
  Shelby      2,893     561 19.4    23,455   2,091  8.9                                                        
  Spencer     1,532     307 20.0    10,353     663  6.4                                                        
St. Joseph   19,282   5,520 28.6   134,923  16,701 12.4                                                        
  Starke      1,965     809 41.2    11,486   1,157 10.1                                                        
  Steuben     2,130     524 24.6    17,341   1,180  6.8                                                        
 Sullivan     1,585     412 26.0     9,643   1,023 10.6                                                        
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Indiana, by County: 2019

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Indiana, by County: 2019

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

 

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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