• county
  • FIPS 18009
  • Largest town: Hartford City

Blackford County, Indiana

Blackford County had 11,816 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 165.1 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 92 in Indiana by population and 89th by land area.

Population
11,816
#85 of 92 in Indiana · #2,294 in US
Area
165.1 sq mi
#89 of 92 in Indiana · #3,045 in US
Density
72 / sq mi
#57 of 92 in Indiana · #1,161 in US
Median household income
$51,799
#91 of 92 in Indiana · #2,574 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Blackford County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

Measure from here

Tools and pages that start from Blackford County

Blackford County population, land area and income

Blackford County had 11,816 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 165.1 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 92 in Indiana by population and 89th by land area. That works out to 71.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Blackford County has 34% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,799 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,816

3144th1st

2294th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

165 sq mi

3144th1st

3045th of 3,144 (US)

Density

71.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1161st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,799

3143rd1st

2574th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

11,816

92nd1st

85th of 92 (IN)

Land area

165 sq mi

92nd1st

89th of 92 (IN)

Density

71.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

57th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$51,799

92nd1st

91st of 92 (IN)

How Blackford County's population changed since 2020

Blackford County lost 293 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 91st of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Blackford County recorded 472 births and 815 deaths, a natural change of -343. Net international migration added +23 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +21. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 343 people.

12.1k202012.0k202111.9k202211.9k202311.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
472
Deaths
815
Net international migration
+23
Net domestic migration
+21
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-59

Where Blackford County is

The Census internal point of Blackford County is at 40.472700, -85.323700. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Blackford County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
no data

Orange pin: Blackford County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.472700, -85.323700
DMS
40°28'21.72"N 85°19'25.32"W
UTM
16N 642100.2E 4481573.9N
Geohash
dp5q4rv4t
Plus code
86GPFMFG+3G

Towns in Blackford County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Blackford County, 7,558 people together, or 64% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Blackford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hartford City with 5,927.

  1. 01Hartford City5,927
  2. 02Montpelier1,502
  3. 03Dunkirk (part)129
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Blackford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Blackford County. The most populous is Delaware County, IN, with 112,951 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 65.6 miles SW of Blackford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 43.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Marion, IN (population 28,216), 18.5 miles away.

Blackford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Blackford County is 18009: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,799.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Blackford County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,816. That is down 293 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,109.

What is the FIPS code of Blackford County?

18009. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Blackford County?

Hartford City, with 5,927 residents inside Blackford County in 2024.

Which counties border Blackford County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Delaware County, IN; Grant County, IN; Wells County, IN; Jay County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.