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Fastest shrinking, Indiana counties · 2000

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

01Miami County, ININ34,487-2.2%+0%

02Fayette County, ININ23,533-1.6%+0%

03Knox County, ININ35,652-1.6%+0%

04Wayne County, ININ66,169-1.2%+0%

05Perry County, ININ19,389-1.1%+0%

06Grant County, ININ66,524-1.0%+0%

07Delaware County, ININ113,106-0.7%+0%

08Wabash County, ININ30,713-0.3%+0%

09Vigo County, ININ106,512-0.2%+0%

10Benton County, ININ8,883-0.2%+0%

11Blackford County, ININ11,730-0.1%+0%

12Martin County, ININ9,8560.0%–

13Vermillion County, ININ15,488+0.1%+0%

14Rush County, ININ16,767+0.7%+0%

15Henry County, ININ49,137+0.8%+0%

16Fountain County, ININ17,013+0.8%+0%

17Randolph County, ININ24,438+0.9%+0%

18Jay County, ININ20,118+1.4%+0%

19Gibson County, ININ33,091+1.8%+0%

20Lake County, ININ504,612+1.9%+0%

21Madison County, ININ135,088+2.1%+0%

22Pike County, ININ12,003+2.6%+0%

23LaPorte County, ININ111,294+2.8%+0%

24Tipton County, ININ15,319+2.8%+0%

25Warren County, ININ8,474+3.0%+0%

26Starke County, ININ23,425+3.6%+0%

27Decatur County, ININ26,576+3.8%+0%

28Vanderburgh County, ININ181,995+4.2%+0%

29Posey County, ININ24,988+4.2%+0%

30Spencer County, ININ20,061+4.6%+0%

31Orange County, ININ19,834+4.9%+0%

32Howard County, ININ83,904+5.1%+0%

33Union County, ININ6,863+5.3%+0%

34Ohio County, ININ5,994+5.8%+0%

35Brown County, ININ15,777+6.2%+0%

36Wells County, ININ28,883+6.4%+0%

37Jefferson County, ININ33,279+6.4%+0%

38Cass County, ININ37,836+6.6%+0%

39Marshall County, ININ46,599+7.0%+0%

40Lawrence County, ININ45,568+7.2%+0%

41Carroll County, ININ20,655+7.2%+0%

42Huntington County, ININ37,224+7.5%+0%

43Newton County, ININ14,188+7.5%+0%

44St. Joseph County, ININ272,861+7.5%+0%

45Clay County, ININ26,410+7.5%+0%

46Ripley County, ININ29,434+7.7%+0%

47Shelby County, ININ45,882+7.8%+0%

48Marion County, ININ992,196+7.9%+0%

49Adams County, ININ36,650+8.1%+0%

50Daviess County, ININ34,209+8.3%+0%

51Dubois County, ININ44,016+8.4%+0%

52Crawford County, ININ10,509+8.4%+0%

53White County, ININ25,164+8.6%+0%

54Pulaski County, ININ12,463+8.8%+0%

55Fulton County, ININ20,091+8.9%+0%

56Greene County, ININ31,165+9.0%+0%

57Montgomery County, ININ38,954+9.3%+0%

58Clinton County, ININ33,322+9.3%+0%

59Scott County, ININ25,053+9.4%+0%

60Jackson County, ININ47,370+9.6%+0%

61Clark County, ININ130,451+9.9%+0%

62Floyd County, ININ82,153+10.0%+0%

63Allen County, ININ402,329+10.3%+0%

64Monroe County, ININ143,345+10.6%+0%

65Whitley County, ININ35,046+11.1%+0%

66Parke County, ININ16,642+11.9%+0%

67Bartholomew County, ININ85,729+12.2%+0%

68Franklin County, ININ23,286+13.1%+0%

69Kosciusko County, ININ80,892+13.4%+0%

70Porter County, ININ176,049+13.9%+0%

71DeKalb County, ININ44,535+14.0%+0%

72Tippecanoe County, ININ190,456+14.1%+0%

73Sullivan County, ININ20,831+14.5%+0%

74Washington County, ININ28,383+14.8%+0%

75Harrison County, ININ40,437+14.8%+0%

76Jennings County, ININ27,622+16.5%+0%

77Warrick County, ININ66,803+16.6%+0%

78Elkhart County, ININ208,774+17.0%+0%

79Switzerland County, ININ10,037+17.1%+0%

80LaGrange County, ININ41,305+18.4%+0%

81Dearborn County, ININ51,609+18.7%+0%

82Putnam County, ININ37,876+18.8%+0%

83Morgan County, ININ74,967+19.3%+0%

84Jasper County, ININ33,894+20.4%+0%

85Boone County, ININ80,689+20.9%+0%

86Steuben County, ININ34,799+21.0%+0%

87Hancock County, ININ90,969+21.7%+0%

88Noble County, ININ47,937+22.2%+0%

89Owen County, ININ21,886+26.1%+0%

90Johnson County, ININ174,262+30.8%+0%

91Hendricks County, ININ193,510+37.5%+0%

92Hamilton County, ININ387,036+67.7%+0%

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