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Fastest shrinking, Indiana counties

Indiana counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Switzerland County, ININ10,037-8.3%−148%

02Greene County, ININ31,165-7.1%−179%

03Parke County, ININ16,642-6.8%−157%

04Pulaski County, ININ12,463-6.6%−175%

05Randolph County, ININ24,438-6.4%−784%

06Wabash County, ININ30,713-5.8%+1770%

07Union County, ININ6,863-5.7%−207%

08Knox County, ININ35,652-5.6%+257%

09Spencer County, ININ20,061-5.5%−218%

10Blackford County, ININ11,730-5.1%+3693%

11Martin County, ININ9,856-5.1%–

12Delaware County, ININ113,106-4.9%+559%

13Grant County, ININ66,524-4.8%+368%

14Vermillion County, ININ15,488-4.8%−5432%

15Pike County, ININ12,003-4.6%−277%

16Fountain County, ININ17,013-4.4%−638%

17Rush County, ININ16,767-3.7%−605%

18Jay County, ININ20,118-3.6%−367%

19Tipton County, ININ15,319-3.6%−227%

20Fayette County, ININ23,533-3.6%+121%

21Wayne County, ININ66,169-3.4%+189%

22Putnam County, ININ37,876-3.3%−117%

23Jennings County, ININ27,622-3.2%−119%

24Ohio County, ININ5,994-3.1%−153%

25Sullivan County, ININ20,831-3.1%−121%

26Newton County, ININ14,188-2.9%−139%

27Cass County, ININ37,836-2.8%−143%

28Posey County, ININ24,988-2.7%−163%

29Miami County, ININ34,487-2.5%+15%

30Lawrence County, ININ45,568-2.4%−134%

31Marshall County, ININ46,599-2.0%−129%

32Crawford County, ININ10,509-1.7%−121%

33Fulton County, ININ20,091-1.7%−119%

34Jasper County, ININ33,894-1.7%−108%

35Clay County, ININ26,410-1.6%−121%

36Vigo County, ININ106,512-1.6%+544%

37Benton County, ININ8,883-1.5%+620%

38Gibson County, ININ33,091-1.5%−180%

39Franklin County, ININ23,286-1.3%−110%

40Huntington County, ININ37,224-1.2%−117%

41Owen County, ININ21,886-1.2%−105%

42Madison County, ININ135,088-1.1%−156%

43Henry County, ININ49,137-1.1%−245%

44Perry County, ININ19,389-0.9%−20%

45Warren County, ININ8,474-0.8%−127%

46Montgomery County, ININ38,954-0.5%−105%

47Washington County, ININ28,383-0.3%−102%

48Noble County, ININ47,937-0.2%−101%

49Clinton County, ININ33,322-0.1%−101%

50Starke County, ININ23,425+0.0%−99%

51Orange County, ININ19,834+0.1%−97%

52White County, ININ25,164+0.2%−98%

53Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995+0.2%−94%

54Lake County, ININ504,612+0.5%−71%

55Ripley County, ININ29,434+0.6%−92%

56Steuben County, ININ34,799+0.7%−97%

57Harrison County, ININ40,437+0.7%−95%

58Carroll County, ININ20,655+0.7%−90%

59Scott County, ININ25,053+0.8%−91%

60LaPorte County, ININ111,294+0.9%−70%

61Howard County, ININ83,904+1.1%−79%

62Dearborn County, ININ51,609+1.3%−93%

63Monroe County, ININ143,345+1.3%−88%

64Shelby County, ININ45,882+1.4%−82%

65Brown County, ININ15,777+1.5%−75%

66Wells County, ININ28,883+2.0%−69%

67Jefferson County, ININ33,279+2.2%−65%

68St. Joseph County, ININ272,861+2.2%−70%

69DeKalb County, ININ44,535+2.5%−82%

70Whitley County, ININ35,046+2.7%−76%

71Decatur County, ININ26,576+2.8%−26%

72Kosciusko County, ININ80,892+3.7%−72%

73Adams County, ININ36,650+4.1%−49%

74Dubois County, ININ44,016+4.2%−50%

75Morgan County, ININ74,967+4.2%−78%

76Elkhart County, ININ208,774+4.8%−72%

77Porter County, ININ176,049+5.4%−61%

78Daviess County, ININ34,209+5.5%−34%

79Bartholomew County, ININ85,729+7.1%−42%

80Warrick County, ININ66,803+7.1%−58%

81Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456+7.8%−45%

82Floyd County, ININ82,153+7.9%−21%

83Marion County, ININ992,196+8.2%+3%

84Allen County, ININ402,329+8.5%−18%

85LaGrange County, ININ41,305+8.9%−52%

86Jackson County, ININ47,370+9.6%+0%

87Clark County, ININ130,451+9.9%−1%

88Hancock County, ININ90,969+14.1%−35%

89Johnson County, ININ174,262+15.8%−49%

90Hendricks County, ININ193,510+20.2%−46%

91Boone County, ININ80,689+25.0%+20%

92Hamilton County, ININ387,036+26.5%−61%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES