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Fulton County, Indiana

Fulton County had 20,004 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 368.4 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 92 in Indiana by population and 65th by land area.

Population
20,004
#73 of 92 in Indiana · #1,828 in US
Area
368.4 sq mi
#65 of 92 in Indiana · #2,635 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#72 of 92 in Indiana · #1,389 in US
Median household income
$60,258
#76 of 92 in Indiana · #1,807 in US

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

Fulton County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Fulton County population, land area and income

Fulton County had 20,004 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 368.4 square miles of land. It ranks 73rd of 92 in Indiana by population and 65th by land area. That works out to 54.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Fulton County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,258 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,004

3144th1st

1828th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

368 sq mi

3144th1st

2635th of 3,144 (US)

Density

54.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1389th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,258

3143rd1st

1807th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

20,004

92nd1st

73rd of 92 (IN)

Land area

368 sq mi

92nd1st

65th of 92 (IN)

Density

54.3 / sq mi

92nd1st

72nd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$60,258

92nd1st

76th of 92 (IN)

How Fulton County's population changed since 2020

Fulton County lost 464 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 90th 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, Fulton County recorded 917 births and 1,183 deaths, a natural change of -266. Net international migration added +34 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -243. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 266 people.

20.5k202020.4k202120.4k202220.3k202320.0k2024
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
917
Deaths
1,183
Net international migration
+34
Net domestic migration
-243
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-315

Where Fulton County is

The Census internal point of Fulton County is at 41.050400, -86.265000. 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 Fulton 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: Fulton County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.050400, -86.265000
DMS
41°03'1.44"N 86°15'54.00"W
UTM
16N 561767.8E 4544612.2N
Geohash
dp69sbzxz
Plus code
86HM3P2P+52

Towns in Fulton County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fulton County, 7,201 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fulton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rochester with 6,110.

  1. 01Rochester6,110
  2. 02Akron1,091
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fulton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Fulton County. The most populous is Kosciusko County, IN, with 80,669 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 88.7 miles S of Fulton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN (population 103,713), 43.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Plymouth, IN (population 11,042), 20.8 miles away.

Fulton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fulton County is 18049: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 049. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,258.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fulton County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,004. That is down 464 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,468.

What is the FIPS code of Fulton County?

18049. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (049) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fulton County?

Rochester, with 6,110 residents inside Fulton County in 2024.

Which counties border Fulton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Kosciusko County, IN; Marshall County, IN; Cass County, IN; Miami County, IN; Wabash County, IN; Starke 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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