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  • FIPS 18023
  • Largest town: Frankfort

Clinton County, Indiana

Clinton County had 32,895 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 405.1 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 40th by land area.

Population
32,895
#52 of 92 in Indiana · #1,372 in US
Area
405.1 sq mi
#40 of 92 in Indiana · #2,501 in US
Density
81 / sq mi
#48 of 92 in Indiana · #1,062 in US
Median household income
$66,119
#50 of 92 in Indiana · #1,286 in US

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

Clinton County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Clinton County population, land area and income

Clinton County had 32,895 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 405.1 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 81.2 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 Clinton County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,119 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,895

3144th1st

1372nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

405 sq mi

3144th1st

2501st of 3,144 (US)

Density

81.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1062nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,119

3143rd1st

1286th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

32,895

92nd1st

52nd of 92 (IN)

Land area

405 sq mi

92nd1st

40th of 92 (IN)

Density

81.2 / sq mi

92nd1st

48th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$66,119

92nd1st

50th of 92 (IN)

How Clinton County's population changed since 2020

Clinton County lost 277 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 85th 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, Clinton County recorded 1,795 births and 1,766 deaths, a natural change of +29. Net international migration added +253 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -563. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 563 people.

33.2k202033.0k202132.8k202232.9k202332.9k2024
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
1,795
Deaths
1,766
Net international migration
+253
Net domestic migration
-563
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+16

Where Clinton County is

The Census internal point of Clinton County is at 40.305900, -86.477600. 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 Clinton 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: Clinton County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.305900, -86.477600
DMS
40°18'21.24"N 86°28'39.36"W
UTM
16N 544392.4E 4461840.9N
Geohash
dp4t21kyv
Plus code
86GM8G4C+9X

Towns in Clinton County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clinton County, 19,194 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clinton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Frankfort with 16,459.

  1. 01Frankfort16,459
  2. 02Rossville1,513
  3. 03Mulberry1,222
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clinton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Clinton County. The most populous is Hamilton County, IN, with 379,704 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 40.8 miles SSE of Clinton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Carmel, IN (population 103,606), 29.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Frankfort, IN (population 16,459), 2.9 miles away.

Clinton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clinton County is 18023: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,119.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clinton County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,895. That is down 277 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,172.

What is the FIPS code of Clinton County?

18023. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clinton County?

Frankfort, with 16,459 residents inside Clinton County in 2024.

Which counties border Clinton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, IN; Tippecanoe County, IN; Howard County, IN; Boone County, IN; Montgomery County, IN; Carroll County, IN; Tipton 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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