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  • FIPS 18071
  • Largest town: Seymour

Jackson County, Indiana

Jackson County had 47,420 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 510.0 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 92 in Indiana by population and 8th by land area.

Population
47,420
#31 of 92 in Indiana · #1,044 in US
Area
510.0 sq mi
#8 of 92 in Indiana · #2,039 in US
Density
93 / sq mi
#44 of 92 in Indiana · #965 in US
Median household income
$69,753
#38 of 92 in Indiana · #1,025 in US

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

Jackson County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 47,420 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 510.0 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 92 in Indiana by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 93.0 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; Jackson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,753 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,420

3144th1st

1044th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

510 sq mi

3144th1st

2039th of 3,144 (US)

Density

93.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

965th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,753

3143rd1st

1025th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

47,420

92nd1st

31st of 92 (IN)

Land area

510 sq mi

92nd1st

8th of 92 (IN)

Density

93.0 / sq mi

92nd1st

44th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$69,753

92nd1st

38th of 92 (IN)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County gained 941 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 23rd 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, Jackson County recorded 2,612 births and 2,319 deaths, a natural change of +293. Net international migration added +1,492 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -807. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,492 people.

46.5k202046.2k202146.4k202246.8k202347.4k2024
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
2,612
Deaths
2,319
Net international migration
+1,492
Net domestic migration
-807
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+633

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 38.912000, -86.042500. 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 Jackson 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: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.912000, -86.042500
DMS
38°54'43.20"N 86°02'33.00"W
UTM
16N 583015.0E 4307446.9N
Geohash
dnfv659yb
Plus code
86CMWX64+RX

Towns in Jackson County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jackson County, 27,118 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jackson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Seymour with 22,524.

  1. 01Seymour22,524
  2. 02Brownstown3,077
  3. 03Crothersville1,517
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jackson County. The most populous is Monroe County, IN, with 140,702 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 59.5 miles N of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (population 640,796), 55.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Seymour, IN (population 22,524), 8.6 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 18071: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,753.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,420. That is up 941 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 46,479.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

18071. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Seymour, with 22,524 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, IN; Bartholomew County, IN; Lawrence County, IN; Washington County, IN; Jennings County, IN; Scott County, IN; Brown 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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