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  • FIPS 18151
  • Largest town: Angola

Steuben County, Indiana

Steuben County had 34,862 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 308.8 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 92 in Indiana by population and 78th by land area.

Population
34,862
#47 of 92 in Indiana · #1,316 in US
Area
308.8 sq mi
#78 of 92 in Indiana · #2,791 in US
Density
113 / sq mi
#33 of 92 in Indiana · #837 in US
Median household income
$71,355
#29 of 92 in Indiana · #903 in US

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

Steuben County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Steuben County population, land area and income

Steuben County had 34,862 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 308.8 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 92 in Indiana by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 112.9 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, about the same as Steuben County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,355 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,862

3144th1st

1316th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

309 sq mi

3144th1st

2791st of 3,144 (US)

Density

112.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

837th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,355

3143rd1st

903rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

34,862

92nd1st

47th of 92 (IN)

Land area

309 sq mi

92nd1st

78th of 92 (IN)

Density

112.9 / sq mi

92nd1st

33rd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$71,355

92nd1st

29th of 92 (IN)

How Steuben County's population changed since 2020

Steuben County gained 415 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.2%. That ranks 38th 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, Steuben County recorded 1,426 births and 1,681 deaths, a natural change of -255. Net international migration added +205 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +472. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 472 people.

34.4k202034.7k202134.7k202234.9k202334.9k2024
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
1,426
Deaths
1,681
Net international migration
+205
Net domestic migration
+472
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-14

Where Steuben County is

The Census internal point of Steuben County is at 41.643500, -85.002400. 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 Steuben 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: Steuben County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.643500, -85.002400
DMS
41°38'36.60"N 85°00'8.64"W
UTM
16N 666360.7E 4612123.2N
Geohash
dp7scsznu
Plus code
86HPJXVX+C2

Towns in Steuben County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Steuben County, 13,176 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Steuben County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Angola with 9,432.

  1. 01Angola9,432
  2. 02Fremont2,065
  3. 03Hamilton (part)1,317
  4. 04Ashley (part)362
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Steuben County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Steuben County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Noble County, IN, with 47,811 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 143.0 miles SSW of Steuben County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 39.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kendallville, IN (population 10,326), 19.1 miles away.

Steuben County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Steuben County is 18151: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 151. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,355.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Steuben County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,862. That is up 415 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,447.

What is the FIPS code of Steuben County?

18151. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (151) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Steuben County?

Angola, with 9,432 residents inside Steuben County in 2024.

Which counties border Steuben County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Noble County, IN; Branch County, MI; Hillsdale County, MI; DeKalb County, IN; LaGrange County, IN; Williams County, OH.

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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