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  • FIPS 18027
  • Largest town: Washington

Daviess County, Indiana

Daviess County had 34,097 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 429.5 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 92 in Indiana by population and 26th by land area.

Population
34,097
#48 of 92 in Indiana · #1,334 in US
Area
429.5 sq mi
#26 of 92 in Indiana · #2,368 in US
Density
79 / sq mi
#49 of 92 in Indiana · #1,081 in US
Median household income
$76,778
#14 of 92 in Indiana · #588 in US

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

Daviess County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Daviess County population, land area and income

Daviess County had 34,097 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 429.5 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 92 in Indiana by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 79.4 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 Daviess County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,778 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,097

3144th1st

1334th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

430 sq mi

3144th1st

2368th of 3,144 (US)

Density

79.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1081st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,778

3143rd1st

588th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

34,097

92nd1st

48th of 92 (IN)

Land area

430 sq mi

92nd1st

26th of 92 (IN)

Density

79.4 / sq mi

92nd1st

49th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$76,778

92nd1st

14th of 92 (IN)

How Daviess County's population changed since 2020

Daviess County gained 729 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 19th 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, Daviess County recorded 2,352 births and 1,557 deaths, a natural change of +795. Net international migration added +498 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -608. The largest single component was natural change, which added 795 people.

33.4k202033.4k202133.6k202233.8k202334.1k2024
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
2,352
Deaths
1,557
Net international migration
+498
Net domestic migration
-608
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+296

Where Daviess County is

The Census internal point of Daviess County is at 38.696100, -87.076900. 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 Daviess 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: Daviess County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.696100, -87.076900
DMS
38°41'45.96"N 87°04'36.84"W
UTM
16N 493312.7E 4283056.2N
Geohash
dnfh4s2t1
Plus code
86CJMWWF+C6

Towns in Daviess County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Daviess County, 14,267 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Daviess County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Washington with 12,881.

  1. 01Washington12,881
  2. 02Odon1,386
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Daviess County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Daviess County. The most populous is Dubois County, IN, with 43,629 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 89.0 miles NNE of Daviess County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN (population 115,395), 54.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Washington, IN (population 12,881), 5.2 miles away.

Daviess County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Daviess County is 18027: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,778.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Daviess County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,097. That is up 729 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,368.

What is the FIPS code of Daviess County?

18027. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Daviess County?

Washington, with 12,881 residents inside Daviess County in 2024.

Which counties border Daviess County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dubois County, IN; Knox County, IN; Greene County, IN; Pike County, IN; Martin 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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