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  • FIPS 18139
  • Largest town: Rushville

Rush County, Indiana

Rush County had 16,759 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 408.1 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 92 in Indiana by population and 36th by land area.

Population
16,759
#77 of 92 in Indiana · #1,989 in US
Area
408.1 sq mi
#36 of 92 in Indiana · #2,477 in US
Density
41 / sq mi
#84 of 92 in Indiana · #1,648 in US
Median household income
$65,326
#53 of 92 in Indiana · #1,350 in US

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

Rush County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Rush County population, land area and income

Rush County had 16,759 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 408.1 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 92 in Indiana by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 41.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Rush County has 48% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,326 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,759

3144th1st

1989th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

408 sq mi

3144th1st

2477th of 3,144 (US)

Density

41.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1648th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,326

3143rd1st

1350th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

16,759

92nd1st

77th of 92 (IN)

Land area

408 sq mi

92nd1st

36th of 92 (IN)

Density

41.1 / sq mi

92nd1st

84th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$65,326

92nd1st

53rd of 92 (IN)

How Rush County's population changed since 2020

Rush County lost 10 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 69th 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, Rush County recorded 721 births and 911 deaths, a natural change of -190. Net international migration added +57 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +134. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 190 people.

16.8k202016.7k202116.7k202216.8k202316.8k2024
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
721
Deaths
911
Net international migration
+57
Net domestic migration
+134
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-56

Where Rush County is

The Census internal point of Rush County is at 39.622400, -85.466500. 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 Rush 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: Rush County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.622400, -85.466500
DMS
39°37'20.64"N 85°27'59.40"W
UTM
16N 631620.2E 4386972.1N
Geohash
dp51rjj1n
Plus code
86FPJGCM+XC

Towns in Rush County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Rush County, 6,208 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Rush County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rushville with 6,208.

  1. 01Rushville6,208
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Rush County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Rush County. The most populous is Hancock County, IN, with 88,810 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 38.1 miles WNW of Rush County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fishers, IN (population 103,986), 35.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Connersville, IN (population 13,282), 17.5 miles away.

Rush County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Rush County is 18139: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 139. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,326.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rush County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,759. That is down 10 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,769.

What is the FIPS code of Rush County?

18139. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (139) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Rush County?

Rushville, with 6,208 residents inside Rush County in 2024.

Which counties border Rush County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hancock County, IN; Henry County, IN; Shelby County, IN; Decatur County, IN; Fayette County, IN; Franklin 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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