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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. The median across all 135 is +0.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Notre Dame, IN, up 108 places to #5.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲1North Manchester, ININ5,230-8.7%−6.8 pts

02▲63Dunlap, ININ6,109-5.2%−8.4 pts

03▲18Hartford City, ININ5,898-4.8%−3.4 pts

04▲42Frankfort, ININ16,837-4.8%−17.7 pts

05▲108Notre Dame, ININ6,890-4.8%–

06▲44Bright, ININ5,540-4.7%−40.3 pts

07▲60Brazil, ININ8,343-4.3%−11.5 pts

08▲95Jasper, ININ17,279-4.3%−24.9 pts

09▲22Logansport, ININ18,287-3.1%−20.2 pts

10▲12Rensselaer, ININ5,681-2.8%−7.7 pts

11▲14Rushville, ININ6,171-2.8%−11.1 pts

12▼5Marion, ININ28,234-2.8%+1.2 pts

13▲63Nappanee, ININ6,885-1.9%−23.7 pts

14▲15Connersville, ININ13,406-1.6%−0.7 pts

15Peru, ININ10,962-1.6%−2.7 pts

16▲4Griffith, ININ16,137-1.5%+1.7 pts

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

18▼4Hammond, ININ75,712-1.4%0.0 pts

19▲38Clarksville, ININ22,253-1.4%−9.3 pts

20▼19Gary, ININ67,289-1.4%+10.5 pts

21▼18East Chicago, ININ25,610-1.3%+3.0 pts

22▲40Gas City, ININ6,081-1.3%+4.3 pts

23▲17Highland, ININ23,409-1.3%−0.6 pts

24▲39Madison, ININ12,304-1.1%−1.1 pts

25▼20Vincennes, ININ16,378-1.0%+4.8 pts

26▲56Decatur, ININ10,090-1.0%−11.3 pts

27▲5Evansville, ININ116,176-1.0%+2.7 pts

28▲9Rochester, ININ6,132-0.9%−8.3 pts

29▲19Michigan City, ININ31,338-0.8%+1.9 pts

30▲92Kokomo, ININ59,999-0.8%−3.4 pts

31▼7Wabash, ININ10,190-0.8%+2.4 pts

32▲2Dyer, ININ16,273-0.7%−27.9 pts

33▲37New Albany, ININ37,463-0.7%−4.2 pts

34▼28Muncie, ININ65,466-0.7%+4.4 pts

35▲53Greensburg, ININ12,315-0.7%−11.2 pts

36▲5Munster, ININ23,504-0.7%−8.5 pts

37▲15Hobart, ININ29,298-0.7%−16.9 pts

38▼19Elwood, ININ8,525-0.6%−3.2 pts

39▼23Richmond, ININ35,376-0.4%−1.6 pts

40▲39Lake Station, ININ12,977-0.4%−1.4 pts

41▲10South Bend, ININ103,201-0.4%−2.5 pts

42▲44Elkhart, ININ54,092-0.4%−19.3 pts

43▲52Goshen, ININ34,525-0.3%−23.8 pts

44▲9Monticello, ININ5,595-0.2%−9.5 pts

45▲48Indianapolis, ININ901,116-0.2%–

46▼35New Castle, ININ17,390-0.2%−0.3 pts

47▲44Boonville, ININ6,689-0.1%−1.8 pts

48▲1La Porte, ININ22,600-0.1%−0.6 pts

49▲36Mishawaka, ININ51,226-0.1%−9.4 pts

50▼20Granger, ININ30,321-0.1%−39.9 pts

51▲10Tell City, ININ7,441-0.0%+3.0 pts

52▼14Martinsville, ININ12,141+0.0%−0.2 pts

53▼30Huntington, ININ17,167+0.0%−6.4 pts

54▲50Columbia City, ININ10,256+0.1%−24.0 pts

55▼43Terre Haute, ININ58,764+0.1%−3.6 pts

56▲10Merrillville, ININ37,407+0.1%−12.0 pts

57▲7Tipton, ININ5,263+0.1%−10.4 pts

58▲54Speedway, ININ14,373+0.1%+1.7 pts

59▼26Alexandria, ININ5,223+0.1%−9.5 pts

60▲29Porter, ININ5,167+0.1%−59.3 pts

61▼19Schererville, ININ29,825+0.2%−24.5 pts

62▲34Scottsburg, ININ7,478+0.2%−13.0 pts

63▲27Lawrence, ININ50,420+0.3%−45.1 pts

64▼6Bedford, ININ13,962+0.3%+0.7 pts

65▼5Portage, ININ38,634+0.4%−14.9 pts

66▼62Westville, ININ5,387+0.4%+60.2 pts

67▼58Greencastle, ININ9,924+0.4%−9.5 pts

68▲15Lafayette, ININ71,238+0.5%−28.3 pts

69▼10Winona Lake, ININ5,126+0.5%+2.2 pts

70▲8Huntingburg, ININ6,522+0.5%−6.3 pts

71▲3Ellettsville, ININ6,840+0.6%−63.9 pts

72▲22Angola, ININ9,366+0.7%−25.4 pts

73▲7New Haven, ININ16,337+0.7%−32.4 pts

74▼64Princeton, ININ8,524+0.9%+0.3 pts

75▼30Lawrenceburg, ININ5,243+1.0%−6.1 pts

76▼58Anderson, ININ56,153+1.1%+0.6 pts

77▲24Batesville, ININ7,401+1.1%−26.2 pts

78▼51Bloomington, ININ83,307+1.1%−13.2 pts

79▼25Crawfordsville, ININ16,699+1.1%−11.1 pts

80▲1Auburn, ININ14,068+1.1%−27.6 pts

81▼4Shelbyville, ININ21,204+1.1%−15.9 pts

82▲44West Lafayette, ININ45,747+1.3%−9.8 pts

83▲32Yorktown, ININ11,947+1.3%−15.2 pts

84▼16Beech Grove, ININ14,671+1.3%−9.9 pts

85▲12Chesterton, ININ14,635+1.4%−13.5 pts

86▲31Crown Point, ININ35,616+1.5%−10.3 pts

87▼43Portland, ININ6,237+1.5%+2.2 pts

88▼17Garrett, ININ6,694+1.5%−7.0 pts

89▲3Valparaiso, ININ35,177+1.7%−10.6 pts

90▼21Fort Wayne, ININ275,203+1.8%−17.1 pts

91▼56Salem, ININ6,427+1.9%−8.0 pts

92▲27Carmel, ININ105,634+1.9%−46.8 pts

93▼20Bluffton, ININ10,583+2.1%−3.6 pts

94▼86Linton, ININ5,245+2.5%+3.2 pts

95▲11Columbus, ININ52,655+2.7%−20.1 pts

96▼53New Whiteland, ININ5,937+2.8%−9.0 pts

97▼25Kendallville, ININ10,371+2.8%−20.9 pts

98▼23Washington, ININ12,991+2.9%−2.1 pts

99▲10Sheridan, ININ5,746+3.2%−20.0 pts

100▼44Hidden Valley, ININ5,706+3.2%−109.7 pts

101▼3Jeffersonville, ININ54,134+3.2%−22.1 pts

102▼15Franklin, ININ26,743+3.4%−47.4 pts

103▲18Fishers, ININ104,812+3.4%−400.5 pts

104▲16Greenwood, ININ69,349+3.4%−33.8 pts

105▼66Mooresville, ININ10,173+3.6%−63.7 pts

106▲1Lowell, ININ11,853+3.7%−13.2 pts

107▲9Seymour, ININ22,450+3.7%−12.5 pts

108▼9Cicero, ININ5,581+3.9%−27.7 pts

109▼73Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402+4.4%−8.4 pts

110▼63Plymouth, ININ11,081+4.4%−14.1 pts

111▲22Zionsville, ININ33,624+4.9%−61.3 pts

112▲6Plainfield, ININ38,574+5.0%−71.3 pts

113▼5Cumberland, ININ8,066+5.3%−15.1 pts

114▲9Noblesville, ININ76,111+5.4%−56.5 pts

115▼5Warsaw, ININ16,130+6.1%−7.1 pts

116▼11Greenfield, ININ26,544+6.2%−19.1 pts

117▼62Charlestown, ININ8,802+6.7%+4.9 pts

118▼34Lebanon, ININ17,913+6.9%−11.0 pts

119▼93North Vernon, ININ6,559+7.1%−15.6 pts

120▲4Brownsburg, ININ34,089+7.7%−82.6 pts

121▼7Cedar Lake, ININ16,789+8.4%+4.0 pts

122▲7Winfield, ININ9,140+8.8%–

123▲4Sellersburg, ININ10,305+8.9%+3.2 pts

124▲6Avon, ININ25,350+9.1%–

125▼14Danville, ININ13,415+10.9%−36.8 pts

126▼1St. John, ININ24,841+11.2%−59.2 pts

127▲7Bargersville, ININ11,862+12.5%−13.6 pts

128▼28Whiteland, ININ5,884+12.5%−49.3 pts

129▼27Pendleton, ININ5,930+12.8%−54.9 pts

130▼102Highland, ININ5,114+15.3%−1.8 pts

131▼3Westfield, ININ66,258+17.8%−170.1 pts

132▼1McCordsville, ININ13,094+21.5%−43.6 pts

133▲2Whitestown, ININ15,767+22.5%+21.6 pts

134▼2Huntertown, ININ11,600+24.5%−8.7 pts

135▼122South Haven, ININ7,241+42.4%+50.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES