Indiana · 126 places of 5,000+

Largest cities in Indiana by population

Short answer

Indianapolis is the largest city in Indiana with 891,484 residents in 2024, followed by Fort Wayne (273,203) and Evansville (115,395).
Largest
891,484
Places 5,000+
126
100,000+
6

The 20 largest

Indianapolis leads with 891,484 residents, 3.3 times the 273,203 of second-place Fort Wayne. The ten largest places hold 1,894,399 people, 27% of the state's 6,924,275. 6 places have 100,000 or more.

The median place of 5,000+ is Whitestown at 14,564. Within the top ten, Noblesville grew most since July 2020 (+7.2%) and Hammond least (-2.2%). 4 of the 126 places cross a county line; their totals include every county part.

  1. 01Indianapolis891,484
  2. 02Fort Wayne273,203
  3. 03Evansville115,395
  4. 04Fishers103,986
  5. 05South Bend103,713
  6. 06Carmel103,606
  7. 07Bloomington79,986
  8. 08Hammond76,030
  9. 09Noblesville75,239
  10. 10Lafayette71,757
  11. 11Greenwood68,175
  12. 12Gary67,555
  13. 13Muncie65,320
  14. 14Westfield62,994
  15. 15Kokomo60,093
  16. 16Terre Haute58,531
  17. 17Anderson55,851
  18. 18Elkhart53,690
  19. 19Jeffersonville52,912
  20. 20Columbus51,970
July 1, 2024 population, Census Vintage 2024.

Dots: the 20 places in the chart. Orange pin: Indianapolis, ranked first.

All 126 places of 5,000+ ranked

#Place2024Since 2020County
1Indianapolis891,484+0.5%Marion County
2Fort Wayne273,203+3.3%Allen County
3Evansville115,395-1.7%Vanderburgh County
4Fishers103,986+4.5%Hamilton County
5South Bend103,713+0.4%St. Joseph County
6Carmel103,606+3.7%Hamilton County
7Bloomington79,986-0.2%Monroe County
8Hammond76,030-2.2%Lake County
9Noblesville75,239+7.2%Hamilton County
10Lafayette71,757+1.4%Tippecanoe County
11Greenwood68,175+6.6%Johnson County
12Gary67,555-2.1%Lake County
13Muncie65,320+0.3%Delaware County
14Westfield62,994+34.0%Hamilton County
15Kokomo60,093+0.9%Howard County
16Terre Haute58,531+0.2%Vigo County
17Anderson55,851+1.9%Madison County
18Elkhart53,690-0.4%Elkhart County
19Jeffersonville52,912+6.7%Clark County
20Columbus51,970+2.9%Bartholomew County
21Mishawaka51,020-0.1%St. Joseph County
22Lawrence49,817+1.0%Marion County
23West Lafayette46,338+3.7%Tippecanoe County
24Portage38,576+1.6%Porter County
25Plainfield37,796+8.3%Hendricks County
26New Albany37,652-0.4%Floyd County
27Merrillville36,989+1.5%Lake County
28Richmond35,561-0.5%Wayne County
29Crown Point35,097+3.2%Lake County
30Valparaiso35,065+2.6%Porter County
31Goshen34,458-0.1%Elkhart County
32Brownsburg33,430+14.6%Hendricks County
33Zionsville33,161+7.5%Boone County
34Michigan City31,466-1.7%LaPorte County
35Schererville29,780+0.4%Lake County
36Hobart29,418-1.0%Lake County
37Marion28,216-0.1%Grant County
38Greenfield26,268+11.5%Hancock County
39Franklin26,158+3.1%Johnson County
40East Chicago25,768-2.2%Lake County
41Avon24,735+14.2%Hendricks County
42St. John24,250+18.2%Lake County
43Munster23,634-1.1%Lake County
44Highland23,497-1.9%Lake County
45Seymour22,524+2.1%Jackson County
46La Porte22,444+0.1%LaPorte County
47Clarksville22,041-1.3%Clark County
48Shelbyville20,845+3.6%Shelby County
49Logansport18,168-1.0%Cass County
50Lebanon17,608+5.3%Boone County
51New Castle17,382-0.1%Henry County
52Huntington17,033+0.1%Huntington County
53Jasper16,967+1.5%Dubois County
54Crawfordsville16,594+1.5%Montgomery County
55Vincennes16,506-1.5%Knox County
56Frankfort16,459-1.4%Clinton County
57Cedar Lake16,404+15.5%Lake County
58Dyer16,341-1.0%Lake County
59New Haven16,200+3.6%Allen County
60Griffith16,192-2.0%Lake County
61Warsaw16,111+1.9%Kosciusko County
62Chesterton14,655+2.7%Porter County
63Beech Grove14,566-0.8%Marion County
64Whitestown14,564+40.7%Boone County
65Speedway14,268+2.3%Marion County
66Auburn13,989+3.3%DeKalb County
67Bedford13,853+0.4%Lawrence County
68Connersville13,282-0.3%Fayette County
69Lake Station13,033-1.8%Lake County
70Washington12,881+6.9%Daviess County
71Danville12,532+17.4%Hendricks County
72Greensburg12,317-0.1%Decatur County
73Madison12,108-1.8%Jefferson County
74Martinsville11,952+0.2%Morgan County
75Yorktown11,900+3.2%Delaware County
76McCordsville11,744+32.1%Hancock County
77Huntertown11,481+3.5%Allen County
78Lowell11,449+7.0%Lake County
79Bargersville11,283+16.1%Johnson County
80Plymouth11,042+8.1%Marshall County
81Peru11,003+0.6%Miami County
82Bluffton10,556+2.4%Wells County
83Kendallville10,326+0.6%Noble County
84Wabash10,275-1.5%Wabash County
85Columbia City10,185+2.2%Whitley County
86Decatur10,072+1.4%Adams County
87Sellersburg10,057+7.2%Clark County
88Mooresville10,027+6.2%Morgan County
89Greencastle9,907+0.9%Putnam County
90Angola9,432+0.7%Steuben County
91Charlestown8,559+9.1%Clark County
92Winfield8,557+18.0%Lake County
93Elwood8,495+1.0%Madison County +1
94Princeton8,481+2.0%Gibson County
95Brazil8,239+1.0%Clay County
96Tell City7,515+0.2%Perry County
97Scottsburg7,413+1.0%Scott County
98Batesville7,353+2.0%Ripley County +1
99Cumberland7,211+20.6%Hancock County +1
100Nappanee6,902-0.7%Elkhart County +1
101Ellettsville6,829+2.7%Monroe County
102Boonville6,687+0.0%Warrick County
103Garrett6,663+1.8%DeKalb County
104North Vernon6,565-0.6%Jennings County
105Huntingburg6,512+1.7%Dubois County
106Salem6,463-1.4%Washington County
107Mount Vernon6,341-2.2%Posey County
108Portland6,233-1.6%Jay County
109Rushville6,208+0.2%Rush County
110Rochester6,110-2.6%Fulton County
111Gas City6,091-0.7%Grant County
112Hartford City5,927-2.6%Blackford County
113New Whiteland5,842+4.9%Johnson County
114Pendleton5,758+21.5%Madison County
115Rensselaer5,632-1.5%Jasper County
116Cicero5,607+5.4%Hamilton County
117Monticello5,519+0.2%White County
118Whiteland5,511+18.5%Johnson County
119Tipton5,285-0.3%Tipton County
120Linton5,281+1.0%Greene County
121Westville5,260-0.2%LaPorte County
122North Manchester5,237-0.6%Wabash County
123Lawrenceburg5,216+1.5%Dearborn County
124Alexandria5,211+1.3%Madison County
125Porter5,190-0.2%Porter County
126Winona Lake5,107+0.9%Kosciusko County
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates. Counties from the SUMLEV 157 county parts.

Questions people ask

What is the largest city in Indiana?

Indianapolis, with 891,484 residents on July 1, 2024 in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

What is the second largest city in Indiana?

Fort Wayne, with 273,203 residents, 618,281 fewer than Indianapolis.

How many cities in Indiana have more than 100,000 people?

6: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Fishers, South Bend, Carmel.

How is city size measured here?

By the Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 population estimate for each incorporated place, inside its legal city limits. Metro areas and census-designated places are not ranked.

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 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

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