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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

06Jay County, ININ20,118-1.8%−3.1 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40Ohio County, ININ5,994+0.9%−4.9 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES