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  • Largest town: Jasper

Dubois County, Indiana

Dubois County had 43,629 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 427.3 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 92 in Indiana by population and 27th by land area.

Population
43,629
#36 of 92 in Indiana · #1,124 in US
Area
427.3 sq mi
#27 of 92 in Indiana · #2,377 in US
Density
102 / sq mi
#40 of 92 in Indiana · #889 in US
Median household income
$74,001
#22 of 92 in Indiana · #729 in US

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

Dubois County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Dubois County population, land area and income

Dubois County had 43,629 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 427.3 square miles of land. It ranks 36th of 92 in Indiana by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 102.1 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; Dubois County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $74,001 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,629

3144th1st

1124th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

427 sq mi

3144th1st

2377th of 3,144 (US)

Density

102.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

889th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$74,001

3143rd1st

729th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

43,629

92nd1st

36th of 92 (IN)

Land area

427 sq mi

92nd1st

27th of 92 (IN)

Density

102.1 / sq mi

92nd1st

40th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$74,001

92nd1st

22nd of 92 (IN)

How Dubois County's population changed since 2020

Dubois County lost 15 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 68th 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, Dubois County recorded 2,084 births and 2,148 deaths, a natural change of -64. Net international migration added +411 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -351. The largest single component was international migration, which added 411 people.

43.6k202043.6k202143.6k202243.7k202343.6k2024
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
2,084
Deaths
2,148
Net international migration
+411
Net domestic migration
-351
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-49

Where Dubois County is

The Census internal point of Dubois County is at 38.373300, -86.873400. 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 Dubois 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: Dubois County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.373300, -86.873400
DMS
38°22'23.88"N 86°52'24.24"W
UTM
16N 511058.6E 4247242.3N
Geohash
dnf4r1ssx
Plus code
86CM94FG+8J

Towns in Dubois County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dubois County, 25,667 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dubois County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jasper with 16,967.

  1. 01Jasper16,967
  2. 02Huntingburg6,512
  3. 03Ferdinand2,188
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dubois County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Dubois County. The most populous is Warrick County, IN, with 66,339 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 103.8 miles NNE of Dubois County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Evansville, IN (population 115,395), 44.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jasper, IN (population 16,967), 3.9 miles away.

Dubois County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dubois County is 18037: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $74,001.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dubois County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,629. That is down 15 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,644.

What is the FIPS code of Dubois County?

18037. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dubois County?

Jasper, with 16,967 residents inside Dubois County in 2024.

Which counties border Dubois County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Warrick County, IN; Daviess County, IN; Spencer County, IN; Orange County, IN; Perry County, IN; Pike County, IN; Crawford 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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