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  • FIPS 18017
  • Largest town: Logansport

Cass County, Indiana

Cass County had 37,559 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 412.1 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 92 in Indiana by population and 32nd by land area.

Population
37,559
#41 of 92 in Indiana · #1,251 in US
Area
412.1 sq mi
#32 of 92 in Indiana · #2,454 in US
Density
91 / sq mi
#46 of 92 in Indiana · #983 in US
Median household income
$54,436
#88 of 92 in Indiana · #2,379 in US

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

Cass County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Cass County population, land area and income

Cass County had 37,559 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 412.1 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 92 in Indiana by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 91.1 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, about the same as Cass County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,436 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,559

3144th1st

1251st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

412 sq mi

3144th1st

2454th of 3,144 (US)

Density

91.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

983rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,436

3143rd1st

2379th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

37,559

92nd1st

41st of 92 (IN)

Land area

412 sq mi

92nd1st

32nd of 92 (IN)

Density

91.1 / sq mi

92nd1st

46th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$54,436

92nd1st

88th of 92 (IN)

How Cass County's population changed since 2020

Cass County lost 235 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 82nd 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, Cass County recorded 2,059 births and 2,051 deaths, a natural change of +8. Net international migration added +470 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -774. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 774 people.

37.8k202037.6k202137.7k202237.8k202337.6k2024
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
2,059
Deaths
2,051
Net international migration
+470
Net domestic migration
-774
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-243

Where Cass County is

The Census internal point of Cass County is at 40.753800, -86.355200. 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 Cass 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%
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Orange pin: Cass County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.753800, -86.355200
DMS
40°45'13.68"N 86°21'18.72"W
UTM
16N 554430.1E 4511627.1N
Geohash
dp4xfgn01
Plus code
86GMQJ3V+GW

Towns in Cass County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cass County, 19,443 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cass County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Logansport with 18,168.

  1. 01Logansport18,168
  2. 02Galveston1,275
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cass County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cass County. The most populous is Howard County, IN, with 84,082 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 68.8 miles S of Cass County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 55.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Logansport, IN (population 18,168), 0.4 miles away.

Cass County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cass County is 18017: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,436.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cass County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,559. That is down 235 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 37,794.

What is the FIPS code of Cass County?

18017. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cass County?

Logansport, with 18,168 residents inside Cass County in 2024.

Which counties border Cass County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Howard County, IN; Miami County, IN; White County, IN; Carroll County, IN; Fulton County, IN; Pulaski 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)

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