Fastest Growing Counties in Indiana (2026)

County
Rank
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2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Boone County117.99%83,92971,133
Hancock County217.33%94,07880,180
Hamilton County312.87%393,936349,031
Hendricks County412.52%197,605175,615
Johnson County57.99%175,232162,263
Clark County67.98%131,065121,377
Allen County75.57%407,623386,123
Madison County85.39%137,174130,160
Morgan County94.78%75,27571,842
Jackson County104.75%48,68646,479
Warrick County114.68%66,99163,994
Floyd County124.36%84,02980,515
Putnam County134.29%38,25636,682
Bartholomew County144.27%85,72782,215
Tippecanoe County154.07%193,986186,391
Fountain County163.99%17,15116,493
Daviess County173.96%34,68933,368
Newton County183.88%14,32713,792
Benton County193.79%9,0378,707
Carroll County203.79%21,10120,331
Spencer County213.56%20,54019,833
Wells County223.42%29,12228,160
Owen County233.18%22,00321,324
DeKalb County243.07%44,63643,306
Switzerland County253%10,0349,742
Shelby County262.96%46,40045,066
Vermillion County272.74%15,82215,400
Adams County282.65%36,81435,865
Scott County292.57%25,00324,376
Parke County302.42%16,55816,167
Whitley County312.16%35,08334,340
LaGrange County322.16%41,40840,533
Montgomery County332.15%38,75737,943
Porter County342.11%177,002173,338
Noble County352%48,41747,468
Delaware County361.97%113,957111,757
Greene County371.91%31,39330,805
Lake County381.75%507,683498,963
Marion County391.73%993,576976,706
Crawford County401.55%10,68510,522
Huntington County411.51%37,19636,642
Washington County421.5%28,65728,233
Marshall County431.46%46,74646,073
Dearborn County441.42%51,47750,756
Starke County451.38%23,72123,399
Ohio County461.3%6,0025,925
Kosciusko County471.2%81,12580,161
Franklin County481.19%23,06022,789
Perry County491.15%19,37819,157
Howard County501.13%84,53283,587
Steuben County511.12%34,83434,447
White County521.11%24,94924,674
Lawrence County531.11%45,50845,009
Jasper County541.08%33,24932,893
Orange County550.99%20,05019,853
Ripley County560.83%29,22628,985
Henry County570.71%49,25748,910
Elkhart County580.66%208,382207,009
Gibson County590.66%33,27633,058
Harrison County600.6%39,91239,673
Martin County610.59%9,8689,810
Fayette County620.59%23,49323,356
Brown County630.57%15,56815,480
Vanderburgh County640.52%181,277180,345
St. Joseph County650.45%273,916272,688
Grant County660.39%66,76866,507
Jennings County670.34%27,67427,579
Wayne County680.26%66,68466,514
Vigo County690.24%106,392106,133
Clay County700.03%26,43426,427
Decatur County71-0.01%26,47326,476
Tipton County72-0.04%15,38215,388
Miami County73-0.06%35,88535,906
Dubois County74-0.26%43,53143,644
Posey County75-0.31%25,10725,185
Wabash County76-0.38%30,80730,926
Monroe County77-0.46%140,002140,645
Randolph County78-0.51%24,29124,415
Jay County79-0.62%20,35420,481
Jefferson County80-0.65%32,88733,103
Pike County81-0.67%12,17012,252
Rush County82-0.73%16,64716,769
Clinton County83-0.74%32,92733,172
Sullivan County84-0.76%20,66020,819
Warren County85-0.81%8,3578,425
Pulaski County86-1%12,39512,520
LaPorte County87-1.26%110,872112,287
Cass County88-1.91%37,07337,794
Knox County89-1.92%35,56236,257
Blackford County90-3.39%11,69812,109
Union County91-5.24%6,7087,079
Fulton County92-5.34%19,37420,468

Indiana Counties Growth Overview

Indiana's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Boone County leads with 2.8% annualized growth, followed by Hancock County (2.7%) and Hamilton County (2.04%). The largest counties are Marion County (993,576), Lake County (507,683), and Allen County (407,623). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, 70 are growing while 22 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.33% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.54% annually.

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