Fastest Growing Counties in Indiana (2026)

County
Rank
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2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Boone County116.35%82,73871,113
Hancock County216.07%93,06180,175
Hamilton County313%394,387349,011
Hendricks County411.76%196,256175,607
Clark County59.69%133,139121,374
Johnson County69.41%177,501162,237
Morgan County75.63%75,88971,842
Bartholomew County85.23%86,51682,213
Warrick County95.13%67,28564,003
Allen County105.04%405,564386,107
Madison County114.95%136,604130,155
Parke County124.18%16,82816,153
Fountain County134.01%17,15416,492
Jasper County143.71%34,13332,911
Owen County153.7%22,11421,325
Newton County163.64%14,28913,787
Scott County173.58%25,25424,381
Putnam County183.54%37,99436,696
DeKalb County193.33%44,73243,292
Switzerland County203.07%10,0399,740
Brown County212.92%15,93315,481
Franklin County222.83%23,43622,791
Montgomery County232.79%38,99837,938
Daviess County242.78%34,28733,360
Wells County252.72%28,92628,161
Harrison County262.56%40,68839,673
Adams County272.53%36,75835,852
Tippecanoe County282.48%191,002186,383
Floyd County292.47%82,50780,519
Shelby County302.41%46,15145,065
Whitley County312.4%35,16034,337
LaGrange County322.36%41,49240,537
Monroe County332.3%143,858140,629
Huntington County342.28%37,48336,646
Benton County352.03%8,8858,708
Lawrence County361.98%45,90645,013
White County371.97%25,16024,674
Porter County381.94%176,678173,319
Ripley County391.83%29,50828,979
Jackson County401.8%47,30446,468
Marion County411.79%994,179976,708
Lake County421.56%506,727498,943
Delaware County431.52%113,460111,764
Dearborn County441.48%51,50450,754
Vanderburgh County451.39%182,850180,341
Marshall County461.29%46,66046,064
Carroll County471.28%20,60020,339
Jefferson County481.22%33,49433,091
Perry County491.2%19,39019,160
Elkhart County501.14%209,352206,985
Greene County511.09%31,13830,803
Kosciusko County521.08%81,01580,152
Steuben County531.04%34,81034,452
Dubois County541.03%44,09043,640
Ohio County551.03%5,9875,926
Noble County560.98%47,92847,465
Sullivan County570.72%20,96920,820
Henry County580.71%49,25348,905
Spencer County590.68%19,96519,831
Warren County600.66%8,4818,425
Decatur County610.65%26,63826,467
Vigo County620.64%106,826106,143
Washington County630.63%28,40828,230
Fayette County640.52%23,48623,365
Grant County650.46%66,81266,505
Clinton County660.46%33,33733,185
Gibson County670.38%33,18433,059
Randolph County680.32%24,49124,414
Vermillion County690.28%15,44515,402
Howard County700.24%83,79083,589
Starke County710.2%23,44423,397
Martin County720.16%9,8249,808
Clay County730.16%26,46826,426
Orange County740.11%19,86719,845
Rush County750.1%16,78216,765
St. Joseph County760.04%272,786272,686
Cass County77-0.13%37,74337,794
Pulaski County78-0.21%12,49312,519
Jennings County79-0.24%27,52027,587
Crawford County80-0.72%10,45110,527
Wabash County81-0.75%30,70030,932
Wayne County82-0.77%66,00266,517
Tipton County83-0.79%15,26715,389
LaPorte County84-0.93%111,239112,279
Posey County85-1.08%24,91825,190
Fulton County86-1.61%20,14720,476
Knox County87-1.95%35,54736,253
Jay County88-2.46%19,97720,480
Pike County89-2.56%11,93212,246
Blackford County90-3.88%11,63812,108
Miami County91-3.89%34,50935,907
Union County92-4.14%6,7927,085

Indiana Counties Growth Overview

Indiana's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Boone County leads with 2.56% annualized growth, followed by Hancock County (2.52%) and Hamilton County (2.06%). The largest counties are Marion County (994,179), Lake County (506,727), and Allen County (405,564). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, 76 are growing while 16 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.32% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.54% annually.

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