There are 22 cities in Shelby County, Indiana.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis (balance) | 1 | Indiana | 874,089 | 887,153 | -0.37% | 2,421 | 361.02 |
| Franklin | 2 | Indiana | 26,086 | 25,370 | 0.69% | 1,704 | 15.30 |
| Greenfield | 3 | Indiana | 25,998 | 23,572 | 2.39% | 1,852 | 14.04 |
| Shelbyville | 4 | Indiana | 20,237 | 20,081 | 0.19% | 1,478 | 13.69 |
| Greensburg | 5 | Indiana | 12,427 | 12,327 | 0.2% | 1,327 | 9.36 |
| Bargersville | 6 | Indiana | 11,730 | 9,704 | 4.52% | 627 | 18.71 |
| Cumberland | 7 | Indiana | 6,578 | 5,982 | 2.32% | 2,340 | 2.81 |
| New Whiteland | 8 | Indiana | 5,892 | 5,568 | 1.39% | 4,055 | 1.45 |
| Whiteland | 9 | Indiana | 5,656 | 4,648 | 4.66% | 1,034 | 5.47 |
| Edinburgh | 10 | Indiana | 4,361 | 4,439 | -0.43% | 1,404 | 3.11 |
| New Palestine | 11 | Indiana | 3,732 | 2,762 | 6.97% | 1,835 | 2.03 |
| Morristown | 12 | Indiana | 1,176 | 1,198 | -0.42% | 307 | 3.84 |
| St. Paul | 13 | Indiana | 956 | 962 | -0.1% | 3,263 | 0.29 |
| Waldron | 14 | Indiana | 825 | 648 | 0.36% | 656 | 1.26 |
| Lake Santee | 15 | Indiana | 758 | 867 | 0.27% | 308 | 2.46 |
| Taylorsville | 16 | Indiana | 665 | 512 | -0.15% | 625 | 1.06 |
| Fairland | 17 | Indiana | 537 | 543 | -0.19% | 470 | 1.14 |
| Manilla | 18 | Indiana | 414 | 481 | 4.02% | 1,832 | 0.23 |
| New Point | 19 | Indiana | 316 | 318 | 0% | 1,013 | 0.31 |
| Spring Lake | 20 | Indiana | 207 | 213 | -0.48% | 1,353 | 0.15 |
| Millhousen | 21 | Indiana | 146 | 148 | 0% | 162 | 0.90 |
| Clarksburg | 22 | Indiana | 0 | 56 | 0% | 0 | 0.39 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Indianapolis (balance) is the largest city in Shelby County.
Clarksburg is the smallest city in Shelby County.
There are 22 cities in Shelby County, Indiana.