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  • FIPS 18115
  • Largest town: Rising Sun

Ohio County, Indiana

Ohio County had 5,996 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 86.2 square miles of land. It ranks 92nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 92nd by land area.

Population
5,996
#92 of 92 in Indiana · #2,732 in US
Area
86.2 sq mi
#92 of 92 in Indiana · #3,091 in US
Density
70 / sq mi
#59 of 92 in Indiana · #1,185 in US
Median household income
$70,757
#33 of 92 in Indiana · #952 in US

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

Ohio County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Ohio County population, land area and income

Ohio County had 5,996 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 86.2 square miles of land. It ranks 92nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 92nd by land area. That works out to 69.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Ohio County has 17% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,757 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,996

3144th1st

2732nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

86 sq mi

3144th1st

3091st of 3,144 (US)

Density

69.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1185th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,757

3143rd1st

952nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

5,996

92nd1st

92nd of 92 (IN)

Land area

86 sq mi

92nd1st

92nd of 92 (IN)

Density

69.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

59th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$70,757

92nd1st

33rd of 92 (IN)

How Ohio County's population changed since 2020

Ohio County gained 71 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.2%. That ranks 39th 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, Ohio County recorded 161 births and 325 deaths, a natural change of -164. Net international migration added +4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +224. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 224 people.

5,92520205,99220216,08920225,99320235,9962024
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
161
Deaths
325
Net international migration
+4
Net domestic migration
+224
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3

Where Ohio County is

The Census internal point of Ohio County is at 38.940500, -84.964300. 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 Ohio 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: Ohio County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.940500, -84.964300
DMS
38°56'25.80"N 84°57'51.48"W
UTM
16N 676430.3E 4312144.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
86CQW2RP+57

Towns in Ohio County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ohio County, 2,219 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ohio County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rising Sun with 2,219.

  1. 01Rising Sun2,219
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ohio County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Ohio County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Boone County, KY, with 144,135 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 85.7 miles NW of Ohio County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cincinnati, OH (population 314,915), 28.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Florence, KY (population 33,763), 17.4 miles away.

Ohio County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ohio County is 18115: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,757.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ohio County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,996. That is up 71 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,925.

What is the FIPS code of Ohio County?

18115. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (115) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ohio County?

Rising Sun, with 2,219 residents inside Ohio County in 2024.

Which counties border Ohio County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Boone County, KY; Dearborn County, IN; Ripley County, IN; Switzerland 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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