Counties in Indiana by population

Marion County had the highest population of 92 counties in 2021, at 971,373. Ohio County had the lowest, at 5,983. The median was 34,608 and the figure for Indiana was 6.81 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest971,373Marion County
Lowest5,983Ohio County
Median34,60892 counties
Indiana6,814,223History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Marion CountyMarion County: 971,373 persons971,373Lake CountyLake County: 499,015 persons499,015Allen CountyAllen County: 389,023 persons389,023Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 357,542 persons357,542St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 272,235 persons272,235Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 206,970 persons206,970Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 187,402 persons187,402Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 180,098 persons180,098Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 179,776 persons179,776Porter CountyPorter County: 174,457 persons174,457Johnson CountyJohnson County: 164,330 persons164,330Monroe CountyMonroe County: 144,658 persons144,658Madison CountyMadison County: 130,524 persons130,524Clark CountyClark County: 122,860 persons122,860LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 112,404 persons112,404Delaware CountyDelaware County: 112,021 persons112,021Vigo CountyVigo County: 106,083 persons106,083Howard CountyHoward County: 83,553 persons83,553Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 82,699 persons82,699Hancock CountyHancock County: 81,848 persons81,848Floyd CountyFloyd County: 80,490 persons80,490Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 80,242 persons80,242Boone CountyBoone County: 72,993 persons72,993Morgan CountyMorgan County: 72,290 persons72,290Wayne CountyWayne County: 66,427 persons66,427Grant CountyGrant County: 66,152 persons66,152Warrick CountyWarrick County: 64,634 persons64,634Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 50,875 persons50,875Henry CountyHenry County: 48,919 persons48,919Noble CountyNoble County: 47,385 persons47,385Jackson CountyJackson County: 46,215 persons46,215Marshall CountyMarshall County: 46,106 persons46,106Shelby CountyShelby County: 45,086 persons45,086Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 45,038 persons45,038Dubois CountyDubois County: 43,522 persons43,522DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 43,372 persons43,372LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 40,516 persons40,516Harrison CountyHarrison County: 39,805 persons39,805Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 38,018 persons38,018Cass CountyCass County: 37,572 persons37,572
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
persons
Change on 2020
1Marion County971,373-0.5%
2Lake County499,0150%
3Allen County389,023+0.8%
4Hamilton County357,542+2.4%
5St. Joseph County272,235-0.2%
6Elkhart County206,970-0%
7Tippecanoe County187,402+0.5%
8Vanderburgh County180,098-0.1%
9Hendricks County179,776+2.4%
10Porter County174,457+0.7%
11Johnson County164,330+1.3%
12Monroe County144,658+2.9%
13Madison County130,524+0.3%
14Clark County122,860+1.2%
15LaPorte County112,404+0.1%
16Delaware County112,021+0.2%
17Vigo County106,083-0.1%
18Howard County83,553-0%
19Bartholomew County82,699+0.6%
20Hancock County81,848+2.1%
21Floyd County80,490-0%
22Kosciusko County80,242+0.1%
23Boone County72,993+2.6%
24Morgan County72,290+0.6%
25Wayne County66,427-0.1%
26Grant County66,152-0.5%
27Warrick County64,634+1%
28Dearborn County50,875+0.2%
29Henry County48,9190%
30Noble County47,385-0.2%
31Jackson County46,215-0.5%
32Marshall County46,106+0.1%
33Shelby County45,0860%
34Lawrence County45,038+0.1%
35Dubois County43,522-0.3%
36DeKalb County43,372+0.2%
37LaGrange County40,516-0.1%
38Harrison County39,805+0.3%
39Montgomery County38,018+0.2%
40Cass County37,572-0.6%
41Putnam County37,026+0.9%
42Huntington County36,800+0.4%
43Adams County35,991+0.4%
44Knox County35,964-0.8%
45Miami County34,857-2.9%
46Steuben County34,710+0.7%
47Whitley County34,505+0.5%
48Daviess County33,348-0%
49Jasper County33,170+0.8%
50Clinton County32,994-0.6%
51Gibson County32,961-0.3%
52Jefferson County32,935-0.5%
53Wabash County30,888-0.1%
54Greene County30,842+0.1%
55Ripley County28,9930%
56Wells County28,157-0%
57Washington County28,125-0.4%
58Jennings County27,510-0.3%
59Clay County26,395-0.1%
60Decatur County26,308-0.6%
61Posey County25,160-0.1%
62White County24,706+0.1%
63Randolph County24,4180%
64Scott County24,414+0.1%
65Fayette County23,394+0.1%
66Starke County23,381-0.1%
67Franklin County22,887+0.4%
68Owen County21,408+0.4%
69Sullivan County20,783-0.2%
70Carroll County20,515+0.9%
71Fulton County20,404-0.4%
72Jay County20,294-0.9%
73Spencer County19,855+0.1%
74Orange County19,795-0.3%
75Perry County19,098-0.3%
76Rush County16,682-0.5%
77Parke County16,506+2.2%
78Fountain County16,476-0.1%
79Brown County15,578+0.6%
80Vermillion County15,4080%
81Tipton County15,369-0.1%
82Newton County13,811+0.2%
83Pulaski County12,361-1.3%
84Pike County12,170-0.6%
85Blackford County12,047-0.5%
86Crawford County10,497-0.3%
87Switzerland County9,859+1.2%
88Martin County9,802-0.1%
89Benton County8,684-0.3%
90Warren County8,449+0.3%
91Union County7,022-0.9%
92Ohio County5,983+1%

Other periods

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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Which county has the highest population?

Marion County, with 971,373 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Ohio County, with 5,983 in 2021.

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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