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  • FIPS 18059
  • Largest town: Greenfield

Hancock County, Indiana

Hancock County had 88,810 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 306.0 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 92 in Indiana by population and 79th by land area.

Population
88,810
#18 of 92 in Indiana · #673 in US
Area
306.0 sq mi
#79 of 92 in Indiana · #2,796 in US
Density
290 / sq mi
#16 of 92 in Indiana · #446 in US
Median household income
$94,581
#4 of 92 in Indiana · #185 in US

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

Hancock County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Hancock County population, land area and income

Hancock County had 88,810 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 306.0 square miles of land. It ranks 18th of 92 in Indiana by population and 79th by land area. That works out to 290.3 people per square mile, 3.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Hancock County is 2.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $94,581 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

88,810

3144th1st

673rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

306 sq mi

3144th1st

2796th of 3,144 (US)

Density

290.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

446th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$94,581

3143rd1st

185th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

88,810

92nd1st

18th of 92 (IN)

Land area

306 sq mi

92nd1st

79th of 92 (IN)

Density

290.3 / sq mi

92nd1st

16th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$94,581

92nd1st

4th of 92 (IN)

How Hancock County's population changed since 2020

Hancock County gained 8,630 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 10.8%. That ranks 1st 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, Hancock County recorded 3,642 births and 3,604 deaths, a natural change of +38. Net international migration added +267 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +8,666. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 8,666 people.

80.2k202081.9k202183.1k202286.2k202388.8k2024
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
3,642
Deaths
3,604
Net international migration
+267
Net domestic migration
+8,666
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,634

Where Hancock County is

The Census internal point of Hancock County is at 39.822500, -85.773100. 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 Hancock 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: Hancock County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.822500, -85.773100
DMS
39°49'21.00"N 85°46'23.16"W
UTM
16N 604999.9E 4408776.8N
Geohash
dp5481myv
Plus code
86FPR6CG+XQ

Towns in Hancock County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hancock County, 51,267 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hancock County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greenfield with 26,268.

  1. 01Greenfield26,268
  2. 02McCordsville11,744
  3. 03Fortville4,927
  4. 04Cumberland (part)4,707
  5. 05New Palestine3,621
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hancock County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Hancock County. The most populous is Marion County, IN, with 981,628 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 20.8 miles W of Hancock County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fishers, IN (population 103,986), 14.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenfield, IN (population 26,268), 2.0 miles away.

Hancock County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hancock County is 18059: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $94,581.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hancock County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 88,810. That is up 8,630 people (10.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 80,180.

What is the FIPS code of Hancock County?

18059. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hancock County?

Greenfield, with 26,268 residents inside Hancock County in 2024.

Which counties border Hancock County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marion County, IN; Hamilton County, IN; Madison County, IN; Henry County, IN; Shelby County, IN; Rush 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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