List of counties in Indiana

The U.S. state of Indiana has 92 counties. Each county is the local level of government within its borders. County government in Indiana consists of two bodies, the county council and the commissioners.

Indiana counties

List of counties

County	FIPS code[1]	County seat[2][3]	Established[2][3]	Origin	Meaning of name[4]	BMV Number [5]	Population (2020)[6]	Area[2][7]	Map
Adams County	001	Decatur	Feb 7, 1836	Adams New Purchase	U.S. President John Quincy Adams	1	35,809	339 sq mi (878 km2)
Allen County	003	Fort Wayne	Dec 12, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	Col. John Allen, Kentucky state senator[8]	2	385,410	657 sq mi (1,702 km2)
Bartholomew County	005	Columbus	Jan 8, 1821	Jackson County and Delaware New Purchases	Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe[8]	3	82,208	407 sq mi (1,054 km2)
Benton County	007	Fowler	Feb 18, 1840	Jasper County	Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri	4	8,719	406 sq mi (1,052 km2)
Blackford County	009	Hartford City	Feb 15, 1838	Jay County	Judge Isaac Blackford, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court	5	12,112	165 sq mi (427 km2)
Boone County	011	Lebanon	Jan 29, 1830	Adams and Wabash New Purchases	Frontiersman Daniel Boone	6	70,812	423 sq mi (1,096 km2)
Brown County	013	Nashville	Feb 3, 1836	Bartholomew County Jackson County Monroe County	General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812[8]	7	15,475	312 sq mi (808 km2)
Carroll County	015	Delphi	Jan 17, 1828	Adams and Wabash New Purchases	Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence	8	20,306	372 sq mi (963 km2)
Cass County	017	Logansport	Dec 18, 1828	Non-county Area	Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State	9	37,870	412 sq mi (1,067 km2)
Clark County	019	Jeffersonville	Feb 3, 1801	Knox County	General George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War hero	10	121,093	373 sq mi (966 km2)
Clay County	021	Brazil	Feb 12, 1825	Owen County Putnam County Sullivan County Vigo County	U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay	11	26,466	358 sq mi (927 km2)
Clinton County	023	Frankfort	Jan 29, 1830	Adams and Wabash New Purchases	DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York	12	33,190	405 sq mi (1,049 km2)
Crawford County	025	English	Jan 29, 1818	Orange County Harrison County Perry County	Col. William Crawford, surveyor of the Midwest and hero of the Indian Wars	13	10,526	306 sq mi (793 km2)
Daviess County	027	Washington	Feb 2, 1818	Knox County	Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	14	33,381	429 sq mi (1,111 km2)
Dearborn County	029	Lawrenceburg	Mar 7, 1803	Clark County, IN; Hamilton County, OH	U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn	15	50,679	305 sq mi (790 km2)
Decatur County	031	Greensburg	Dec 12, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the War of 1812	16	26,472	373 sq mi (966 km2)
DeKalb County	033	Auburn	Feb 7, 1835	Non-county Area	Johann de Kalb, German noble who trained colonial soldiers for the American Revolutionary War	17	43,265	363 sq mi (940 km2)
Delaware County	035	Muncie	Jan 26, 1827[9]	Delaware New Purchase	Delaware Native American people	18	111,903	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)
Dubois County	037	Jasper	Dec 20, 1817	Perry County Pike County	Toussaint Dubois,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	19	43,637	427 sq mi (1,106 km2)
Elkhart County	039	Goshen	Jan 29, 1830	Non-county Area	Disputed, but possibly the Elkhart Native American people	20	207,047	463 sq mi (1,199 km2)
Fayette County	041	Connersville	Jan 29, 1818	Franklin Wayne County and Non-county Area	Marquis de la Fayette, French noble who trained colonial soldiers in the American Revolutionary War	21	23,398	215 sq mi (557 km2)
Floyd County	043	New Albany	Jan 2, 1819	Clark and Harrison Counties	Either John Floyd, a War of 1812 hero and Governor of Virginia, or early settler and state legislator Davis Floyd[8]	22	80,484	148 sq mi (383 km2)
Fountain County	045	Covington	Dec 20, 1825	Montgomery County and Wabash New Purchase	Major James Fontaine, a hero of the American Revolutionary War	23	16,479	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)
Franklin County	047	Brookville	Feb 1, 1811	Clark County Dearborn County Knox County	Writer, orator, scholar, and founding father Benjamin Franklin	24	22,785	384 sq mi (995 km2)
Fulton County	049	Rochester	Feb 7, 1836	Non-county Area	Robert Fulton, developer of the steamboat	25	20,480	368 sq mi (953 km2)
Gibson County	051	Princeton	Apr 1, 1813	Knox County	John Gibson, secretary of the Indiana Territory[8]	26	33,011	487 sq mi (1,261 km2)
Grant County	053	Marion	Feb 10, 1831	Madison County, Adams New Purchase and un-organized	Captains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers	27	66,674	414 sq mi (1,072 km2)
Greene County	055	Bloomfield	Jan 5, 1821	Sullivan County Non-county Area	Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the American Revolutionary War	28	30,803	543 sq mi (1,406 km2)
Hamilton County	057	Noblesville	Jan 8, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury and founding father	29	347,467	394 sq mi (1,020 km2)
Hancock County	059	Greenfield	Mar 1, 1828	Madison County	John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence	30	79,840	306 sq mi (793 km2)
Harrison County	061	Corydon	Dec 1, 1808	Clark and Knox County	William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President	31	39,654	485 sq mi (1,256 km2)
Hendricks County	063	Danville	Dec 20, 1823[10]	Delaware and Wabash New Purchase	Governor of Indiana William Hendricks[8]	32	174,788	407 sq mi (1,054 km2)
Henry County	065	New Castle	Dec 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Patrick Henry, attorney, orator, and founding father	33	48,914	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)
Howard County	067	Kokomo	Jan 15, 1844[11]	un-organized	Gen. Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana	34	83,658	293 sq mi (759 km2)
Huntington County	069	Huntington	Feb 2, 1832	Adams New Purchase and un-organized	Samuel Huntington, signer the Declaration of Independence	35	36,662	383 sq mi (992 km2)
Jackson County	071	Brownstown	Jan 1, 1816	Clark, Jefferson and Washington	U.S. President Andrew Jackson	36	46,428	509 sq mi (1,318 km2)
Jasper County	073	Rensselaer	Feb 7, 1835	Wabash New Purchase	Sgt. William Jasper, hero of the American Revolutionary War	37	32,918	560 sq mi (1,450 km2)
Jay County	075	Portland	Feb 7, 1835	Adams New Purchase	John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court	38	20,478	384 sq mi (995 km2)
Jefferson County	077	Madison	Nov 23, 1810	Clark, Dearborn and Knox County	U.S. President Thomas Jefferson	39	33,147	361 sq mi (935 km2)
Jennings County	079	Vernon	Dec 27, 1816	Jackson and Jefferson Counties	Jonathan Jennings, first Governor of Indiana	40	27,613	377 sq mi (976 km2)
Johnson County	081	Franklin	Dec 31, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	John Johnson, first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court	41	161,765	320 sq mi (829 km2)
Knox County	083	Vincennes	Jun 6, 1790	Original County	U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox	42	36,282	516 sq mi (1,336 km2)
Kosciusko County	085	Warsaw	Feb 7, 1835	un-organized	Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-born hero of the American Revolutionary War	43	80,240	531 sq mi (1,375 km2)
LaGrange County	087	LaGrange	Feb 2, 1832	un-organized	The ancestral estate of the Marquis de la Fayette, the French-born hero of the American Revolutionary War	44	40,446	380 sq mi (984 km2)
Lake County	089	Crown Point	Jan 28, 1837	Newton and Porter Counties	Its location on Lake Michigan	45, 94, 96	498,700	499 sq mi (1,292 km2)
LaPorte County	091	LaPorte	Jan 29, 1832	St. Joseph and un-organized	Means the door in French, which refers to the city of LaPorte	46	112,417	598 sq mi (1,549 km2)
Lawrence County	093	Bedford	Jan 7, 1818	Orange	Capt. James Lawrence,[8] hero of the War of 1812	47	45,011	449 sq mi (1,163 km2)
Madison County	095	Anderson	Jan 4, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	U.S. President James Madison	48	130,129	452 sq mi (1,171 km2)
Marion County	097	Indianapolis	Dec 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Gen. Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero	49, 93-99	977,203	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)
Marshall County	099	Plymouth	Feb 7, 1835	St. Joseph County	U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall	50	46,095	444 sq mi (1,150 km2)
Martin County	101	Shoals	Jan 17, 1820	Daviess and Dubois Counties	Major John T. Martin, hero of the War of 1812	51	9,812	336 sq mi (870 km2)
Miami County	103	Peru	Jan 30, 1833	Cass County and un-organized	Miami Native American people	52	35,962	374 sq mi (969 km2)
Monroe County	105	Bloomington	Jan 14, 1818	Orange County	U.S. President James Monroe	53	139,718	395 sq mi (1,023 km2)
Montgomery County	107	Crawfordsville	Dec 21, 1822	Wabash New Purchase	Gen. Richard Montgomery, hero of the American Revolutionary War	54	37,936	505 sq mi (1,308 km2)
Morgan County	109	Martinsville	Dec 31, 1822	Delaware and Wabash New Purchase	Gen. Daniel Morgan, hero of the American Revolutionary War	55	71,780	404 sq mi (1,046 km2)
Newton County	111	Kentland	Dec 8, 1859[12]	Jasper County	Sgt. John Newton, hero of the American Revolutionary War	56	13,830	402 sq mi (1,041 km2)
Noble County	113	Albion	Feb 7, 1835	un-organized	U.S. Senator James Noble or Governor of Indiana Noah Noble, brothers	57	47,457	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)
Ohio County	115	Rising Sun	Jan 4, 1844	Dearborn County	The Ohio River forms its east boundary	58	5,940	86 sq mi (223 km2)
Orange County	117	Paoli	Feb 1, 1816	Gibson, Knox and Washington	Orange County, North Carolina, in turn named for the Dutch Protestant House of Orange	59	19,867	398 sq mi (1,031 km2)
Owen County	119	Spencer	Dec 21, 1818	Daviess and Sullivan County	Abraham Owen,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	60	21,321	385 sq mi (997 km2)
Parke County	121	Rockville	Jan 9, 1821	Vigo County	Benjamin Parke, a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress[8]	61	16,156	445 sq mi (1,153 km2)
Perry County	123	Tell City	Nov 1, 1814	Gibson and Warrick Counties	Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812	62	19,170	382 sq mi (989 km2)
Pike County	125	Petersburg	Dec 21, 1816	Gibson and Perry County	Zebulon M. Pike, explorer of the American West	63	12,250	334 sq mi (865 km2)
Porter County	127	Valparaiso	Feb 7, 1835	un-organized	Capt. David Porter, hero of the War of 1812	64	173,215	418 sq mi (1,083 km2)
Posey County	129	Mount Vernon	Nov 11, 1814	Gibson County Warrick County	Thomas Posey, governor of Indiana Territory	65	25,222	410 sq mi (1,062 km2)
Pulaski County	131	Winamac	Feb 7, 1835	un-organized	Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in the American Revolutionary War	66	12,514	434 sq mi (1,124 km2)
Putnam County	133	Greencastle	Dec 21, 1821[13]	Vigo, Owen counties	Gen. Israel Putnam, hero of the American Revolutionary War	67	36,726	481 sq mi (1,246 km2)
Randolph County	135	Winchester	Jan 10, 1818	Wayne County	Randolph County, North Carolina, which is named for first President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph	68	24,502	452 sq mi (1,171 km2)
Ripley County	137	Versailles	Dec 27, 1816	Dearborn and Jefferson County	Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, hero of the War of 1812	69	28,995	446 sq mi (1,155 km2)
Rush County	139	Rushville	Dec 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer the Declaration of Independence	70	16,752	408 sq mi (1,057 km2)
St. Joseph County	141	South Bend	Jan 29, 1830	un-organized	St. Joseph River, which flows through it toward Lake Michigan	71	272,912	458 sq mi (1,186 km2)
Scott County	143	Scottsburg	Jan 12, 1820	Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington Counties	Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky	72	24,384	190 sq mi (492 km2)
Shelby County	145	Shelbyville	Dec 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Gen. Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky	73	45,055	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)
Spencer County	147	Rockport	Jan 10, 1818	Perry and Warrick Counties	Capt. Spier Spencer,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	74	19,810	397 sq mi (1,028 km2)
Starke County	149	Knox	Feb 7, 1835	St. Joseph County and un-organized	Gen. John Stark, hero of the American Revolutionary War	75	23,371	309 sq mi (800 km2)
Steuben County	151	Angola	Feb 7, 1837	un-organized	Baron Frederick von Steuben, Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during the American Revolutionary War	76	34,435	309 sq mi (800 km2)
Sullivan County	153	Sullivan	Dec 30, 1816	Knox	General Daniel Sullivan, American Revolutionary War hero	77	20,817	447 sq mi (1,158 km2)
Switzerland County	155	Vevay	Oct 1, 1814	Dearborn and Jefferson County	The home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland	78	9,737	221 sq mi (572 km2)
Tippecanoe County	157	Lafayette	Jan 20, 1826	Wabash New Purchase and un-organized	The Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe	79	186,251	500 sq mi (1,295 km2)
Tipton County	159	Tipton	Jan 15, 1844	Adams New Purchase and un-organized	John Tipton,[8] U.S. Senator	80	15,359	261 sq mi (676 km2)
Union County	161	Liberty	Jan 5, 1821	Parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties	Named because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity	81	7,087	161 sq mi (417 km2)
Vanderburgh County	163	Evansville	Jan 7, 1818	Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties	Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory	82	180,136	233 sq mi (603 km2)
Vermillion County	165	Newport	Jan 2, 1824	Parke County and Wasbash New Purchase	The Vermillion River	83	15,439	257 sq mi (666 km2)
Vigo County	167	Terre Haute	Jan 21, 1818	Sullivan County	Francis Vigo, Italian-born colonial spy during the American Revolutionary War	84	106,153	403 sq mi (1,044 km2)
Wabash County	169	Wabash	Jan 30, 1833[14]	Adams New Purchase and un-organized	The Wabash River	85	30,976	412 sq mi (1,067 km2)
Warren County	171	Williamsport	Jan 19, 1827	Wabash New Purchase and un-organized	Dr. Joseph Warren, American Revolutionary War hero	86	8,440	365 sq mi (945 km2)
Warrick County	173	Boonville	Apr 30, 1813	Gibson and Knox Counties	Capt. Jacob Warrick,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	87	63,898	385 sq mi (997 km2)
Washington County	175	Salem	Dec 21, 1813	Clark, Harrison and Knox Counties	U.S. President George Washington	88	28,182	514 sq mi (1,331 km2)
Wayne County	177	Richmond	Nov 27, 1810	Clark, Dearborn and Knox	Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, hero of the American Revolutionary War	89	66,553	402 sq mi (1,041 km2)
Wells County	179	Bluffton	Feb 7, 1837	Adams New Purchase	Capt. William A. Wells, Native American who became a hero in the War of 1812	90	28,180	368 sq mi (953 km2)
White County	181	Monticello	Feb 1, 1834	Wabash New Purchase and un-organized	Capt. Isaac White,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	91	24,688	505 sq mi (1,308 km2)
Whitley County	183	Columbia City	Feb 7, 1835	un-organized	Col. William Whitley,[8] hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	92	34,191	336 sq mi (870 km2)

References

1. "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
2. National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". Retrieved June 1, 2014.
3. "Origin of Indiana County Names". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
4. "Origin of Indiana County Names". January 4, 2009.
5. "Indiana BMV website". February 28, 2016.
6. "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
7. "Indiana -- County". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
8. Fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe
9. Delaware County was originally formed on January 1, 1820, but for lack of population it was dissolved shortly thereafter. (Funk, p. 192)
10. Hadley, John V. History of Hendricks County, Indiana . . BF Brown Co., Indianapolis. p. 8 (1914)
11. Originally named Richardville County for Chief Richardville, but renamed in 1872 (Funk, p. 193)
12. Originally organized February 7, 1835 but merged with Jasper County in 1839 and recreated later. (Funk, p. 193)
13. "Welcome to Putnam County, Indiana/History]". The USGenWeb Project. 1910. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
14. Originally formed January 20, 1820 but soon dissolved for lack of population. (Funk, p. 194)