Counties in Indiana by population

Marion County had the highest population of 92 counties in 2020, at 976,708. Ohio County had the lowest, at 5,926. The median was 34,395 and the figure for Indiana was 6.79 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest976,708Marion County
Lowest5,926Ohio County
Median34,39592 counties
Indiana6,790,290History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Marion CountyMarion County: 976,708 persons976,708Lake CountyLake County: 498,943 persons498,943Allen CountyAllen County: 386,107 persons386,107Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 349,011 persons349,011St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 272,686 persons272,686Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 206,985 persons206,985Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 186,383 persons186,383Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 180,341 persons180,341Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 175,607 persons175,607Porter CountyPorter County: 173,319 persons173,319Johnson CountyJohnson County: 162,237 persons162,237Monroe CountyMonroe County: 140,629 persons140,629Madison CountyMadison County: 130,155 persons130,155Clark CountyClark County: 121,374 persons121,374LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 112,279 persons112,279Delaware CountyDelaware County: 111,764 persons111,764Vigo CountyVigo County: 106,143 persons106,143Howard CountyHoward County: 83,589 persons83,589Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 82,213 persons82,213Floyd CountyFloyd County: 80,519 persons80,519Hancock CountyHancock County: 80,175 persons80,175Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 80,152 persons80,152Morgan CountyMorgan County: 71,842 persons71,842Boone CountyBoone County: 71,113 persons71,113Wayne CountyWayne County: 66,517 persons66,517Grant CountyGrant County: 66,505 persons66,505Warrick CountyWarrick County: 64,003 persons64,003Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 50,754 persons50,754Henry CountyHenry County: 48,905 persons48,905Noble CountyNoble County: 47,465 persons47,465Jackson CountyJackson County: 46,468 persons46,468Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46,064 persons46,064Shelby CountyShelby County: 45,065 persons45,065Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 45,013 persons45,013Dubois CountyDubois County: 43,640 persons43,640DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 43,292 persons43,292LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 40,537 persons40,537Harrison CountyHarrison County: 39,673 persons39,673Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 37,938 persons37,938Cass CountyCass County: 37,794 persons37,794
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
persons
1Marion County976,708
2Lake County498,943
3Allen County386,107
4Hamilton County349,011
5St. Joseph County272,686
6Elkhart County206,985
7Tippecanoe County186,383
8Vanderburgh County180,341
9Hendricks County175,607
10Porter County173,319
11Johnson County162,237
12Monroe County140,629
13Madison County130,155
14Clark County121,374
15LaPorte County112,279
16Delaware County111,764
17Vigo County106,143
18Howard County83,589
19Bartholomew County82,213
20Floyd County80,519
21Hancock County80,175
22Kosciusko County80,152
23Morgan County71,842
24Boone County71,113
25Wayne County66,517
26Grant County66,505
27Warrick County64,003
28Dearborn County50,754
29Henry County48,905
30Noble County47,465
31Jackson County46,468
32Marshall County46,064
33Shelby County45,065
34Lawrence County45,013
35Dubois County43,640
36DeKalb County43,292
37LaGrange County40,537
38Harrison County39,673
39Montgomery County37,938
40Cass County37,794
41Putnam County36,696
42Huntington County36,646
43Knox County36,253
44Miami County35,907
45Adams County35,852
46Steuben County34,452
47Whitley County34,337
48Daviess County33,360
49Clinton County33,185
50Jefferson County33,091
51Gibson County33,059
52Jasper County32,911
53Wabash County30,932
54Greene County30,803
55Ripley County28,979
56Washington County28,230
57Wells County28,161
58Jennings County27,587
59Decatur County26,467
60Clay County26,426
61Posey County25,190
62White County24,674
63Randolph County24,414
64Scott County24,381
65Starke County23,397
66Fayette County23,365
67Franklin County22,791
68Owen County21,325
69Sullivan County20,820
70Jay County20,480
71Fulton County20,476
72Carroll County20,339
73Orange County19,845
74Spencer County19,831
75Perry County19,160
76Rush County16,765
77Fountain County16,492
78Parke County16,153
79Brown County15,481
80Vermillion County15,402
81Tipton County15,389
82Newton County13,787
83Pulaski County12,519
84Pike County12,246
85Blackford County12,108
86Crawford County10,527
87Martin County9,808
88Switzerland County9,740
89Benton County8,708
90Warren County8,425
91Union County7,085
92Ohio County5,926

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

Marion County, with 976,708 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Ohio County, with 5,926 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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