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  • FIPS 18061
  • Largest town: Corydon

Harrison County, Indiana

Harrison County had 39,978 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 484.1 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 92 in Indiana by population and 14th by land area.

Population
39,978
#38 of 92 in Indiana · #1,191 in US
Area
484.1 sq mi
#14 of 92 in Indiana · #2,139 in US
Density
83 / sq mi
#47 of 92 in Indiana · #1,048 in US
Median household income
$75,443
#18 of 92 in Indiana · #647 in US

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

Harrison County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Harrison County population, land area and income

Harrison County had 39,978 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 484.1 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 92 in Indiana by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 82.6 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; Harrison County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $75,443 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

39,978

3144th1st

1191st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

484 sq mi

3144th1st

2139th of 3,144 (US)

Density

82.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1048th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$75,443

3143rd1st

647th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

39,978

92nd1st

38th of 92 (IN)

Land area

484 sq mi

92nd1st

14th of 92 (IN)

Density

82.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

47th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$75,443

92nd1st

18th of 92 (IN)

How Harrison County's population changed since 2020

Harrison County gained 305 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 47th 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, Harrison County recorded 1,681 births and 2,266 deaths, a natural change of -585. Net international migration added +85 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +825. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 825 people.

39.7k202039.8k202139.8k202240.0k202340.0k2024
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
1,681
Deaths
2,266
Net international migration
+85
Net domestic migration
+825
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-33

Where Harrison County is

The Census internal point of Harrison County is at 38.186500, -86.103800. 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 Harrison 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: Harrison County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.186500, -86.103800
DMS
38°11'11.40"N 86°06'13.68"W
UTM
16N 578485.0E 4226887.4N
Geohash
dnfc0xthk
Plus code
86CM5VPW+JF

Towns in Harrison County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Harrison County, 3,153 people together, or 8% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Harrison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Corydon with 3,153.

  1. 01Corydon3,153
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Harrison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Harrison County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Jefferson County, KY, with 793,881 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 109.4 miles N of Harrison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (population 640,796), 24.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Shively, KY (population 15,850), 15.8 miles away.

Harrison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Harrison County is 18061: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $75,443.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Harrison County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 39,978. That is up 305 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,673.

What is the FIPS code of Harrison County?

18061. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Harrison County?

Corydon, with 3,153 residents inside Harrison County in 2024.

Which counties border Harrison County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, KY; Hardin County, KY; Floyd County, IN; Meade County, KY; Washington County, IN; Crawford 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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