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  • FIPS 18041
  • Largest town: Connersville

Fayette County, Indiana

Fayette County had 23,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 215.0 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 92 in Indiana by population and 87th by land area.

Population
23,335
#66 of 92 in Indiana · #1,673 in US
Area
215.0 sq mi
#87 of 92 in Indiana · #2,974 in US
Density
109 / sq mi
#35 of 92 in Indiana · #853 in US
Median household income
$60,483
#75 of 92 in Indiana · #1,796 in US

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

Fayette County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Fayette County population, land area and income

Fayette County had 23,335 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 215.0 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 92 in Indiana by population and 87th by land area. That works out to 108.5 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; Fayette County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,483 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

23,335

3144th1st

1673rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

215 sq mi

3144th1st

2974th of 3,144 (US)

Density

108.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

853rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,483

3143rd1st

1796th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

23,335

92nd1st

66th of 92 (IN)

Land area

215 sq mi

92nd1st

87th of 92 (IN)

Density

108.5 / sq mi

92nd1st

35th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$60,483

92nd1st

75th of 92 (IN)

How Fayette County's population changed since 2020

Fayette County lost 21 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 72nd 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, Fayette County recorded 1,016 births and 1,742 deaths, a natural change of -726. Net international migration added +69 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +604. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 726 people.

23.4k202023.4k202123.3k202223.3k202323.3k2024
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
1,016
Deaths
1,742
Net international migration
+69
Net domestic migration
+604
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+79

Where Fayette County is

The Census internal point of Fayette County is at 39.639700, -85.185000. 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 Fayette 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: Fayette County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.639700, -85.185000
DMS
39°38'22.92"N 85°11'6.00"W
UTM
16N 655744.0E 4389342.7N
Geohash
dp53t84jv
Plus code
86FPJRQ8+V2

Towns in Fayette County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Fayette County, 13,282 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Connersville with 13,282.

  1. 01Connersville13,282
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Fayette County. The most populous is Wayne County, IN, with 66,410 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 52.5 miles W of Fayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fishers, IN (population 103,986), 47.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Connersville, IN (population 13,282), 2.6 miles away.

Fayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fayette County is 18041: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,483.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fayette County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 23,335. That is down 21 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,356.

What is the FIPS code of Fayette County?

18041. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fayette County?

Connersville, with 13,282 residents inside Fayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Fayette County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wayne County, IN; Henry County, IN; Franklin County, IN; Rush County, IN; Union 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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