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Fastest shrinking, Indiana counties

Indiana counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is +1.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: LaPorte County, IN, up 52 places to #8.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲28Miami County, ININ34,487-4.1%−1.9 pts

02▲5Union County, ININ6,863-3.2%−8.5 pts

03▲7Blackford County, ININ11,730-3.2%−3.0 pts

04▲11Pike County, ININ12,003-2.0%−4.6 pts

05▲28Fulton County, ININ20,091-1.9%−10.8 pts

06▲12Jay County, ININ20,118-1.8%−3.1 pts

07▲1Knox County, ININ35,652-1.7%−0.2 pts

08▲52LaPorte County, ININ111,294-1.0%−3.8 pts

09▲19Posey County, ININ24,988-0.9%−5.1 pts

10▼4Wabash County, ININ30,713-0.8%−0.5 pts

11▲10Wayne County, ININ66,169-0.6%+0.6 pts

12▼8Pulaski County, ININ12,463-0.4%−9.2 pts

13▼8Randolph County, ININ24,438-0.3%−1.2 pts

14▲5Tipton County, ININ15,319-0.3%−3.1 pts

15▼2Grant County, ININ66,524-0.2%+0.8 pts

16▲19Clay County, ININ26,410-0.2%−7.7 pts

17▲34Orange County, ININ19,834-0.2%−5.0 pts

18▲14Crawford County, ININ10,509-0.2%−8.5 pts

19▲8Cass County, ININ37,836-0.1%−6.6 pts

20▲48St. Joseph County, ININ272,861-0.0%−7.5 pts

21▲2Jennings County, ININ27,622+0.0%−16.4 pts

22▲3Sullivan County, ININ20,831+0.1%−14.5 pts

23▼6Rush County, ININ16,767+0.1%−0.6 pts

24▲26Starke County, ININ23,425+0.2%−3.3 pts

25▲13Gibson County, ININ33,091+0.2%−1.6 pts

26▲35Howard County, ININ83,904+0.3%−4.8 pts

27▼13Vermillion County, ININ15,488+0.3%+0.2 pts

28▲8Vigo County, ININ106,512+0.3%+0.6 pts

29▲42Decatur County, ININ26,576+0.4%−3.5 pts

30▲19Clinton County, ININ33,322+0.4%−8.9 pts

31▲36Jefferson County, ININ33,279+0.4%−6.0 pts

32▲13Warren County, ININ8,474+0.4%−2.6 pts

33▼22Martin County, ININ9,856+0.4%+0.4 pts

34▲9Henry County, ININ49,137+0.5%−0.3 pts

35▼15Fayette County, ININ23,533+0.6%+2.2 pts

36▲11Washington County, ININ28,383+0.7%−14.1 pts

37▲35Kosciusko County, ININ80,892+0.8%−12.6 pts

38▲38Elkhart County, ININ208,774+0.8%−16.2 pts

39▲35Dubois County, ININ44,016+0.9%−7.5 pts

40▼16Ohio County, ININ5,994+0.9%−4.9 pts

41▲7Noble County, ININ47,937+1.0%−21.2 pts

42▲11Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995+1.0%−3.1 pts

43▲13Steuben County, ININ34,799+1.1%−20.0 pts

44▼32Delaware County, ININ113,106+1.1%+1.8 pts

45▼14Marshall County, ININ46,599+1.1%−5.9 pts

46▼2Perry County, ININ19,389+1.1%+2.2 pts

47▼45Greene County, ININ31,165+1.2%−7.9 pts

48▲6Lake County, ININ504,612+1.2%−0.7 pts

49▼19Lawrence County, ININ45,568+1.2%−6.0 pts

50▼41Spencer County, ININ20,061+1.3%−3.4 pts

51▲4Ripley County, ININ29,434+1.5%−6.2 pts

52▼12Huntington County, ININ37,224+1.5%−5.9 pts

53▲30Marion County, ININ992,196+1.5%−6.4 pts

54▲23Porter County, ININ176,049+1.6%−12.2 pts

55▲3Carroll County, ININ20,655+1.7%−5.5 pts

56▲6Dearborn County, ININ51,609+1.8%−16.9 pts

57▲7Shelby County, ININ45,882+1.8%−5.9 pts

58▼21Benton County, ININ8,883+1.9%+2.1 pts

59▼7White County, ININ25,164+1.9%−6.7 pts

60▲5Brown County, ININ15,777+2.0%−4.3 pts

61▼4Harrison County, ININ40,437+2.0%−12.9 pts

62▲24Jackson County, ININ47,370+2.0%−7.5 pts

63▲19Floyd County, ININ82,153+2.1%−7.9 pts

64▲21LaGrange County, ININ41,305+2.1%−16.3 pts

65▼26Franklin County, ININ23,286+2.2%−10.9 pts

66▲15Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456+2.3%−11.8 pts

67▲6Adams County, ININ36,650+2.3%−5.8 pts

68▲10Daviess County, ININ34,209+2.5%−5.8 pts

69▼3Wells County, ININ28,883+2.5%−3.9 pts

70Whitley County, ININ35,046+2.5%−8.6 pts

71▼45Newton County, ININ14,188+2.6%−4.9 pts

72▼9Monroe County, ININ143,345+2.6%−8.0 pts

73▼32Owen County, ININ21,886+2.6%−23.4 pts

74▼28Montgomery County, ININ38,954+2.7%−6.6 pts

75▼16Scott County, ININ25,053+2.7%−6.6 pts

76▼7DeKalb County, ININ44,535+2.9%−11.1 pts

77▼43Jasper County, ININ33,894+3.0%−17.4 pts

78▼75Parke County, ININ16,642+3.0%−8.9 pts

79▼78Switzerland County, ININ10,037+3.1%−14.1 pts

80▼58Putnam County, ININ37,876+3.1%−15.7 pts

81▼65Fountain County, ININ17,013+3.2%+2.4 pts

82▼40Madison County, ININ135,088+3.8%+1.8 pts

83▼4Bartholomew County, ININ85,729+4.3%−7.9 pts

84Allen County, ININ402,329+4.4%−5.9 pts

85▼10Morgan County, ININ74,967+4.4%−14.8 pts

86▼6Warrick County, ININ66,803+4.5%−12.1 pts

87▲2Johnson County, ININ174,262+7.7%−23.0 pts

88▼1Clark County, ININ130,451+7.7%−2.2 pts

89▲1Hendricks County, ININ193,510+10.7%−26.8 pts

90▲2Hamilton County, ININ387,036+11.4%−56.4 pts

91▼3Hancock County, ININ90,969+13.9%−7.7 pts

92▼1Boone County, ININ80,689+13.9%−6.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES