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Counties in Indiana by population density

Marion County had the highest population density of 92 counties in 2023, at 955.8 inhabitants per km². Benton County had the lowest, at 8.3 inhabitants per km². The median was 33.5 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Indiana was 74.2 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest955.8Marion County
Lowest8.3Benton County
Median33.592 counties
Indiana74.2History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Marion CountyMarion County: 955.8 inhabitants per km²955.8Lake CountyLake County: 387.1 inhabitants per km²387.1Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 364.6 inhabitants per km²364.6Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 298.2 inhabitants per km²298.2Allen CountyAllen County: 232 inhabitants per km²232St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 230.4 inhabitants per km²230.4Floyd CountyFloyd County: 210.1 inhabitants per km²210.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 202.9 inhabitants per km²202.9Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 177.5 inhabitants per km²177.5Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 172.7 inhabitants per km²172.7Porter CountyPorter County: 161.5 inhabitants per km²161.5Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 146.6 inhabitants per km²146.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 140.5 inhabitants per km²140.5Clark CountyClark County: 130.3 inhabitants per km²130.3Madison CountyMadison County: 112.8 inhabitants per km²112.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 110.6 inhabitants per km²110.6Howard CountyHoward County: 110.4 inhabitants per km²110.4Hancock CountyHancock County: 108.7 inhabitants per km²108.7Vigo CountyVigo County: 101.5 inhabitants per km²101.5Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 79.8 inhabitants per km²79.8LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 71.7 inhabitants per km²71.7Morgan CountyMorgan County: 70 inhabitants per km²70Boone CountyBoone County: 69.5 inhabitants per km²69.5Warrick CountyWarrick County: 66.2 inhabitants per km²66.2Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 65.2 inhabitants per km²65.2Wayne CountyWayne County: 63.6 inhabitants per km²63.6Grant CountyGrant County: 61.7 inhabitants per km²61.7Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 58.4 inhabitants per km²58.4Scott CountyScott County: 50.1 inhabitants per km²50.1Henry CountyHenry County: 48.2 inhabitants per km²48.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 47 inhabitants per km²47Noble CountyNoble County: 44.6 inhabitants per km²44.6Steuben CountySteuben County: 43.6 inhabitants per km²43.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 42.5 inhabitants per km²42.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 42 inhabitants per km²42LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 41.6 inhabitants per km²41.6Adams CountyAdams County: 41.5 inhabitants per km²41.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 40.3 inhabitants per km²40.3Whitley CountyWhitley County: 40.1 inhabitants per km²40.1Dubois CountyDubois County: 39.5 inhabitants per km²39.5
inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
inhabitants per km²		Change on 2022
1Marion County955.8+0.6%
2Lake County387.1+0.1%
3Hamilton County364.6+1.8%
4Vanderburgh County298.2+0.4%
5Allen County232+0.8%
6St. Joseph County230.4+0.2%
7Floyd County210.1+0.3%
8Johnson County202.9+1.6%
9Hendricks County177.5+1.9%
10Elkhart County172.7-0%
11Porter County161.50%
12Tippecanoe County146.6+0.3%
13Monroe County140.5-0.6%
14Clark County130.3+1.2%
15Madison County112.8+0.8%
16Delaware County110.6+0.2%
17Howard County110.4+0.4%
18Hancock County108.7+3.8%
19Vigo County101.5+0.1%
20Bartholomew County79.8+0.6%
21LaPorte County71.7-0.4%
22Morgan County70+1.3%
23Boone County69.5+2.4%
24Warrick County66.2+1.1%
25Dearborn County65.2+1.1%
26Wayne County63.6-0.2%
27Grant County61.7+0.4%
28Kosciusko County58.4-0.4%
29Scott County50.1+1%
30Henry County48.2+0.5%
31DeKalb County47+0.9%
32Noble County44.6+0.5%
33Steuben County43.6+0.5%
34Shelby County42.5+0.2%
35Fayette County420%
36LaGrange County41.6+0.3%
37Adams County41.5+0.8%
38Marshall County40.3-0.1%
39Whitley County40.1+0.6%
40Dubois County39.5+0.5%
41Lawrence County38.7-0.4%
42Huntington County37.1+0.1%
43Cass County35.6+0.7%
44Jackson County35.4+1%
45Jefferson County35.3+0.5%
46Miami County35.2-0.5%
47Harrison County31.9+0.6%
48Clinton County31.5+0.7%
49Daviess County30.4+1%
50Wells County30.1+1.1%
51Putnam County29.9+0.3%
52Montgomery County29.6+1%
53Starke County29.1+0.3%
54Wabash County28.7-0.4%
55Clay County28.5+0.1%
56Jennings County28.3+0.6%
57Blackford County27.8-0.2%
58Decatur County27.3-0.2%
59Knox County26.9+0.3%
60Ohio County26.9-1.5%
61Gibson County26.1-0.2%
62Ripley County25.3+0.9%
63Posey County23.6-0.2%
64Franklin County23.3+0.3%
65Jasper County23.1+0.7%
66Vermillion County23.1-0.1%
67Tipton County22.7+0.1%
68Greene County22.1+0.2%
69Owen County21.6+1%
70Carroll County21.3+0.4%
71Fulton County21.3-0.1%
72Washington County21.2+0.1%
73Randolph County20.8-0.2%
74Jay County20.2-0.2%
75Spencer County19.5+0.6%
76Perry County19.4+1.7%
77Brown County19.4+0.4%
78White County19.1+0.8%
79Orange County19.1+0.5%
80Sullivan County17.9+0.2%
81Switzerland County17.4-0.1%
82Union County16.7+0.1%
83Fountain County16.3+0.4%
84Rush County15.9+0.9%
85Parke County14.1-0.3%
86Pike County13.9-0.5%
87Newton County13.5+1.4%
88Crawford County13.2-0.8%
89Martin County11.3+0.5%
90Pulaski County11.1-0.1%
91Warren County9+0.3%
92Benton County8.3+1.2%

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population density?

Marion County, with 955.8 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Benton County, with 8.3 inhabitants per km² in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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