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Fastest shrinking, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01North Manchester, ININ5,230-8.7%−6.8 pts

02Dunlap, ININ6,109-5.2%−8.4 pts

03Hartford City, ININ5,898-4.8%−3.4 pts

04Frankfort, ININ16,837-4.8%−17.7 pts

05Notre Dame, ININ6,890-4.8%–

06Bright, ININ5,540-4.7%−40.3 pts

07Brazil, ININ8,343-4.3%−11.5 pts

08Jasper, ININ17,279-4.3%−24.9 pts

09Logansport, ININ18,287-3.1%−20.2 pts

10Rensselaer, ININ5,681-2.8%−7.7 pts

11Rushville, ININ6,171-2.8%−11.1 pts

12Marion, ININ28,234-2.8%+1.2 pts

13Nappanee, ININ6,885-1.9%−23.7 pts

14Connersville, ININ13,406-1.6%−0.7 pts

15Peru, ININ10,962-1.6%−2.7 pts

16Griffith, ININ16,137-1.5%+1.7 pts

17Mount Vernon, ININ6,289-1.4%−5.0 pts

18Hammond, ININ75,712-1.4%−0.0 pts

19Clarksville, ININ22,253-1.4%−9.3 pts

20Gary, ININ67,289-1.4%+10.5 pts

21East Chicago, ININ25,610-1.3%+3.0 pts

22Gas City, ININ6,081-1.3%+4.3 pts

23Highland, ININ23,409-1.3%−0.6 pts

24Madison, ININ12,304-1.1%−1.1 pts

25Vincennes, ININ16,378-1.0%+4.8 pts

26Decatur, ININ10,090-1.0%−11.3 pts

27Evansville, ININ116,176-1.0%+2.7 pts

28Rochester, ININ6,132-0.9%−8.3 pts

29Michigan City, ININ31,338-0.8%+1.9 pts

30Kokomo, ININ59,999-0.8%−3.4 pts

31Wabash, ININ10,190-0.8%+2.4 pts

32Dyer, ININ16,273-0.7%−27.9 pts

33New Albany, ININ37,463-0.7%−4.2 pts

34Muncie, ININ65,466-0.7%+4.4 pts

35Greensburg, ININ12,315-0.7%−11.2 pts

36Munster, ININ23,504-0.7%−8.5 pts

37Hobart, ININ29,298-0.7%−16.9 pts

38Elwood, ININ8,525-0.6%−3.2 pts

39Richmond, ININ35,376-0.4%−1.6 pts

40Lake Station, ININ12,977-0.4%−1.4 pts

41South Bend, ININ103,201-0.4%−2.5 pts

42Elkhart, ININ54,092-0.4%−19.3 pts

43Goshen, ININ34,525-0.3%−23.8 pts

44Monticello, ININ5,595-0.2%−9.5 pts

45Indianapolis, ININ901,116-0.2%–

46New Castle, ININ17,390-0.2%−0.3 pts

47Boonville, ININ6,689-0.1%−1.8 pts

48La Porte, ININ22,600-0.1%−0.6 pts

49Mishawaka, ININ51,226-0.1%−9.4 pts

50Granger, ININ30,321-0.1%−39.9 pts

51Tell City, ININ7,441-0.0%+3.0 pts

52Martinsville, ININ12,141+0.0%−0.2 pts

53Huntington, ININ17,167+0.0%−6.4 pts

54Columbia City, ININ10,256+0.1%−24.0 pts

55Terre Haute, ININ58,764+0.1%−3.6 pts

56Merrillville, ININ37,407+0.1%−12.0 pts

57Tipton, ININ5,263+0.1%−10.4 pts

58Speedway, ININ14,373+0.1%+1.7 pts

59Alexandria, ININ5,223+0.1%−9.5 pts

60Porter, ININ5,167+0.1%−59.3 pts

61Schererville, ININ29,825+0.2%−24.5 pts

62Scottsburg, ININ7,478+0.2%−13.0 pts

63Lawrence, ININ50,420+0.3%−45.1 pts

64Bedford, ININ13,962+0.3%+0.7 pts

65Portage, ININ38,634+0.4%−14.9 pts

66Westville, ININ5,387+0.4%+60.2 pts

67Greencastle, ININ9,924+0.4%−9.5 pts

68Lafayette, ININ71,238+0.5%−28.3 pts

69Winona Lake, ININ5,126+0.5%+2.2 pts

70Huntingburg, ININ6,522+0.5%−6.3 pts

71Ellettsville, ININ6,840+0.6%−63.9 pts

72Angola, ININ9,366+0.7%−25.4 pts

73New Haven, ININ16,337+0.7%−32.4 pts

74Princeton, ININ8,524+0.9%+0.3 pts

75Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243+1.0%−6.1 pts

76Anderson, ININ56,153+1.1%+0.6 pts

77Batesville, ININ7,401+1.1%−26.2 pts

78Bloomington, ININ83,307+1.1%−13.2 pts

79Crawfordsville, ININ16,699+1.1%−11.1 pts

80Auburn, ININ14,068+1.1%−27.6 pts

81Shelbyville, ININ21,204+1.1%−15.9 pts

82West Lafayette, ININ45,747+1.3%−9.8 pts

83Yorktown, ININ11,947+1.3%−15.2 pts

84Beech Grove, ININ14,671+1.3%−9.9 pts

85Chesterton, ININ14,635+1.4%−13.5 pts

86Crown Point, ININ35,616+1.5%−10.3 pts

87Portland, ININ6,237+1.5%+2.2 pts

88Garrett, ININ6,694+1.5%−7.0 pts

89Valparaiso, ININ35,177+1.7%−10.6 pts

90Fort Wayne, ININ275,203+1.8%−17.1 pts

91Salem, ININ6,427+1.9%−8.0 pts

92Carmel, ININ105,634+1.9%−46.8 pts

93Bluffton, ININ10,583+2.1%−3.6 pts

94Linton, ININ5,245+2.5%+3.2 pts

95Columbus, ININ52,655+2.7%−20.1 pts

96New Whiteland, ININ5,937+2.8%−9.0 pts

97Kendallville, ININ10,371+2.8%−20.9 pts

98Washington, ININ12,991+2.9%−2.1 pts

99Sheridan, ININ5,746+3.2%−20.0 pts

100Hidden Valley, ININ5,706+3.2%−109.7 pts

101Jeffersonville, ININ54,134+3.2%−22.1 pts

102Franklin, ININ26,743+3.4%−47.4 pts

103Fishers, ININ104,812+3.4%−400.5 pts

104Greenwood, ININ69,349+3.4%−33.8 pts

105Mooresville, ININ10,173+3.6%−63.7 pts

106Lowell, ININ11,853+3.7%−13.2 pts

107Seymour, ININ22,450+3.7%−12.5 pts

108Cicero, ININ5,581+3.9%−27.7 pts

109Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402+4.4%−8.4 pts

110Plymouth, ININ11,081+4.4%−14.1 pts

111Zionsville, ININ33,624+4.9%−61.3 pts

112Plainfield, ININ38,574+5.0%−71.3 pts

113Cumberland, ININ8,066+5.3%−15.1 pts

114Noblesville, ININ76,111+5.4%−56.5 pts

115Warsaw, ININ16,130+6.1%−7.1 pts

116Greenfield, ININ26,544+6.2%−19.1 pts

117Charlestown, ININ8,802+6.7%+4.9 pts

118Lebanon, ININ17,913+6.9%−11.0 pts

119North Vernon, ININ6,559+7.1%−15.6 pts

120Brownsburg, ININ34,089+7.7%−82.6 pts

121Cedar Lake, ININ16,789+8.4%+4.0 pts

122Winfield, ININ9,140+8.8%–

123Sellersburg, ININ10,305+8.9%+3.2 pts

124Avon, ININ25,350+9.1%–

125Danville, ININ13,415+10.9%−36.8 pts

126St. John, ININ24,841+11.2%−59.2 pts

127Bargersville, ININ11,862+12.5%−13.6 pts

128Whiteland, ININ5,884+12.5%−49.3 pts

129Pendleton, ININ5,930+12.8%−54.9 pts

130Highland, ININ5,114+15.3%−1.8 pts

131Westfield, ININ66,258+17.8%−170.1 pts

132McCordsville, ININ13,094+21.5%−43.6 pts

133Whitestown, ININ15,767+22.5%+21.6 pts

134Huntertown, ININ11,600+24.5%−8.7 pts

135South Haven, ININ7,241+42.4%+50.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES