Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being since it can presage more notable events, such as lackluster business attraction due to lack of workers.

Popular Tables

*These data are not available for places and townships
** Selected counties only

• Population over Time Overview (or time series)
• Visit the STATS Indiana Census Topic Page for all of the latest data from the 2020 decennial census.

Annual Estimates

• Components of Change Overview (or time series)

  • Note: Data from 2000 to 2009 come from the Census Bureau’s vintage 2009 population estimates, which are benchmarked to Census 2000 (which means these data are not consistent with results from Census 2010). Data from 2010 to 2019 come from the Census Bureau’s vintage 2020 population estimates, which are benchmarked to Census 2010. Data from 2020 to 2023 come from the Census Bureau’s vintage 2023 population estimates, which are benchmarked to Census 2020. Data for the decennial years 2000, 2010 and 2020 cover only a three-month period of those years (April through June). In other words, there is a nine-month break in this time series. For example, no data are available for the period between July 2019 and April 2020.

• Interactive Graphics
  • Visualizing Indiana Population Change, 2020-2023

  • Visualizing Indiana Population Change, 2010-2020

• Learn more about the population estimates data

Additional Census Data

• Population and Housing Units with Density, 2010
  • Indiana Counties and Tracts

  • Indiana Blocks

• Census Topic Page: A special area to accommodate the most requested population and housing characteristics for counties, cities, townships and census tracts.

• U.S. Census Bureau Publications on Population: Includes detailed tables of sub-county population figures, along with demographic attributes.

• Daytime Population Estimates (states, counties and selected places): Daytime population refers to the number of people who are present in an area during normal business hours in contrast to the resident population in the evening.

• Special Census population counts

Intercensal Estimates

After each census, the Census Bureau revisits the annual estimates to take into account differences between those estimates produced during the decade and the decennial census results. View more intercensal estimate data.

2000s (Released September 2011)

• Indiana counties (Excel file)
• States (Excel file)
• Cities, towns and townships (Excel file)

1990s (Released April 17, 2002)

• Indiana counties
• States
• Indiana county estimates of the 1990s with components of change
  • CSV file (76.3 KB)
  • Excel file (136 KB)

Pre-1990

• U.S. Census Bureau population estimates archive

Related Links

• U.S. and World Population Clock (Census Bureau)
• For historic census numbers in detail, go to the Census topic page