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LaPorte County, Indiana

LaPorte County had 111,348 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 598.3 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 92 in Indiana by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
111,348
#16 of 92 in Indiana · #574 in US
Area
598.3 sq mi
#2 of 92 in Indiana · #1,628 in US
Density
186 / sq mi
#22 of 92 in Indiana · #589 in US
Median household income
$64,204
#57 of 92 in Indiana · #1,440 in US

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

LaPorte County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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LaPorte County population, land area and income

LaPorte County had 111,348 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 598.3 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 92 in Indiana by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 186.1 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so LaPorte County is 3.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,204 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

111,348

3144th1st

574th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

598 sq mi

3144th1st

1628th of 3,144 (US)

Density

186.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

589th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,204

3143rd1st

1440th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

111,348

92nd1st

16th of 92 (IN)

Land area

598 sq mi

92nd1st

2nd of 92 (IN)

Density

186.1 / sq mi

92nd1st

22nd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$64,204

92nd1st

57th of 92 (IN)

How LaPorte County's population changed since 2020

LaPorte County lost 939 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 86th 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, LaPorte County recorded 4,755 births and 5,839 deaths, a natural change of -1,084. Net international migration added +223 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -230. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,084 people.

112.3k2020112.6k2021111.8k2022111.6k2023111.3k2024
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
4,755
Deaths
5,839
Net international migration
+223
Net domestic migration
-230
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-238

Where LaPorte County is

The Census internal point of LaPorte County is at 41.549000, -86.744700. 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 LaPorte 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: LaPorte County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.549000, -86.744700
DMS
41°32'56.40"N 86°44'40.92"W
UTM
16N 521292.0E 4599735.6N
Geohash
dp6k65f2m
Plus code
86HMG7X4+J4

Towns in LaPorte County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in LaPorte County, 63,671 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside LaPorte County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Michigan City with 31,466.

  1. 01Michigan City31,466
  2. 02La Porte22,444
  3. 03Westville5,260
  4. 04Trail Creek2,010
  5. 05Kingsford Heights1,323
  6. 06Long Beach1,168
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering LaPorte County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for LaPorte County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is St. Joseph County, IN, with 273,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 126.8 miles SSE of LaPorte County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN (population 103,713), 26.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is La Porte, IN (population 22,444), 4.3 miles away.

LaPorte County FIPS code

The FIPS code of LaPorte County is 18091: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 091. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,204.

Questions people ask

What is the population of LaPorte County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 111,348. That is down 939 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 112,287.

What is the FIPS code of LaPorte County?

18091. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (091) identify the county.

What is the largest town in LaPorte County?

Michigan City, with 31,466 residents inside LaPorte County in 2024.

Which counties border LaPorte County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: St. Joseph County, IN; Porter County, IN; Berrien County, MI; Jasper County, IN; Starke 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.