Lake County, Indiana Cities (2026)

37 cities

City
Rank
2026 Pop. ↓
2020 Pop.
Annual Change
Density
Area (mi²)
Type
North1152,930156,516-0.16%2,87953 Township
Calumet289,76891,843-0.15%1,46161 Township
Hammond375,16777,755-0.57%3,30523 City
St. John472,70969,1370.78%1,85239 Township
Gary566,82969,006-0.54%1,33850 City
Ross650,62148,5521.38%1,03249 Township
Center741,06938,7300.78%1,04439 Township
Hobart840,13740,6540%1,57625 Township
Merrillville937,25436,4590.36%1,12133 Town
Crown Point1035,64733,9960.78%1,87519 City
Schererville1129,83829,6630.1%1,97515 Town
Hobart1229,26729,719-0.26%1,11726 City
St. John1326,11420,5223.7%2,00713 Town
East Chicago1425,48026,344-0.56%1,80614 City
Munster1523,50823,886-0.27%3,1198 Town
Highland1623,26423,962-0.5%3,3597 Town
Cedar Lake1717,50414,2033.24%1,8529 Town
Dyer1816,26216,498-0.24%2,6426 Town
Griffith1916,02616,523-0.52%2,0638 Town
Winfield2015,33713,0083.52%62025 Township
Cedar Creek2113,56112,7651.16%22660 Township
Lake Station2212,91613,267-0.45%1,5578 City
Lowell2311,82110,7041.6%1,6837 Town
Winfield249,2097,2533.67%74312 Town
West Creek258,1237,7011.01%13162 Township
Whiting264,4524,569-0.42%2,4642 City
Shelby272,5442,4830.04%4754 Township
New Chicago281,9641,999-0.3%2,9181 Town
Shelby291,8991,8810.64%6629 Township
Eagle Creek301,7671,7270.51%3256 Township
Hammond311,6751,6081.09%4141 Township
Highland321,5511,4891.24%2855 Township
Highland331,4121,414-0.42%4631 Township
Shelby341,1161,125-0.09%2348 Township
Shelby351,0019870.1%1469 Township
Highland367587190.8%2332 Township
Schneider37258269-0.77%3001 Town

Lake County Cities Summary

Largest City

North is the largest city in Lake County, with a population of 152,930.

Smallest City

Schneider is the smallest city in Lake County, with a population of 258.

10 Largest Cities

There are 37 cities in Lake County, Indiana.

Location of Lake County