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  • FIPS 18155
  • Largest town: Vevay

Switzerland County, Indiana

Switzerland County had 9,988 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 220.7 square miles of land. It ranks 87th of 92 in Indiana by population and 86th by land area.

Population
9,988
#87 of 92 in Indiana · #2,408 in US
Area
220.7 sq mi
#86 of 92 in Indiana · #2,969 in US
Density
45 / sq mi
#81 of 92 in Indiana · #1,567 in US
Median household income
$60,219
#77 of 92 in Indiana · #1,814 in US

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

Switzerland County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Switzerland County population, land area and income

Switzerland County had 9,988 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 220.7 square miles of land. It ranks 87th of 92 in Indiana by population and 86th by land area. That works out to 45.3 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 Switzerland County has 29% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,219 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,988

3144th1st

2408th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

221 sq mi

3144th1st

2969th of 3,144 (US)

Density

45.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1567th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,219

3143rd1st

1814th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

9,988

92nd1st

87th of 92 (IN)

Land area

221 sq mi

92nd1st

86th of 92 (IN)

Density

45.3 / sq mi

92nd1st

81st of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$60,219

92nd1st

77th of 92 (IN)

How Switzerland County's population changed since 2020

Switzerland County gained 246 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 14th 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, Switzerland County recorded 486 births and 564 deaths, a natural change of -78. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +297. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 297 people.

9,74220209,86320219,98520229,96520239,9882024
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
486
Deaths
564
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
+297
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+23

Where Switzerland County is

The Census internal point of Switzerland County is at 38.825900, -85.029700. 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 Switzerland 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: Switzerland County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
38.825900, -85.029700
DMS
38°49'33.24"N 85°01'46.92"W
UTM
16N 671036.3E 4299301.0N
Geohash
dngsch532
Plus code
86CPRXGC+94

Towns in Switzerland County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Switzerland County, 1,762 people together, or 18% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Switzerland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Vevay with 1,762.

  1. 01Vevay1,762
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Switzerland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Switzerland County, including 3 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 88.8 miles NW of Switzerland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cincinnati, OH (population 314,915), 35.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Madison, IN (population 12,108), 20.3 miles away.

Switzerland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Switzerland County is 18155: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 155. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,219.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Switzerland County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,988. That is up 246 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,742.

What is the FIPS code of Switzerland County?

18155. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (155) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Switzerland County?

Vevay, with 1,762 residents inside Switzerland County in 2024.

Which counties border Switzerland County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Boone County, KY; Jefferson County, IN; Ripley County, IN; Carroll County, KY; Gallatin County, KY; Ohio 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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