List of counties in Indiana
List of counties

List of counties in Indiana

Section Title: List of counties
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County	FIPS code	County seat	Established	Origin	Etymology	BMV Number	Population	Area(Land only)	Map

Adams County	001	Decatur	February 7, 1836	Adams New Purchase	U.S. President John Quincy Adams	1	34,387	339 sq mi (878 km2)	State map highlighting Adams County

Allen County	003	Fort Wayne	December 12, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	Col. John Allen, Kentucky state senator	2	355,329	657 sq mi (1,702 km2)	State map highlighting Allen County

Bartholomew County	005	Columbus	January 8, 1821	Jackson County and Delaware New Purchases	Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	3	76,794	407 sq mi (1,054 km2)	State map highlighting Bartholomew County

Benton County	007	Fowler	February 18, 1840	Jasper County	Thomas H. Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri	4	8,854	406 sq mi (1,052 km2)	State map highlighting Benton County

Blackford County	009	Hartford City	February 15, 1838	Jay County	Judge Isaac Blackford, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court	5	12,766	165 sq mi (427 km2)	State map highlighting Blackford County

Boone County	011	Lebanon	January 29, 1830	Adams and Wabash New Purchases	Frontiersman Daniel Boone	6	56,640	423 sq mi (1,096 km2)	State map highlighting Boone County

Brown County	013	Nashville	February 3, 1836	Bartholomew County Jackson County Monroe County	General Jacob Brown, hero of the War of 1812	7	15,242	312 sq mi (808 km2)	State map highlighting Brown County

Carroll County	015	Delphi	January 17, 1828	Adams and Wabash New Purchases	Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence	8	20,165	372 sq mi (963 km2)	State map highlighting Carroll County

Cass County	017	Logansport	December 18, 1828	Non-county Area	Gen. Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan Territory and U.S. Secretary of State	9	38,966	412 sq mi (1,067 km2)	State map highlighting Cass County

Clark County	019	Jeffersonville	February 3, 1801	Knox County	General George Rogers Clark, American Revolutionary War hero	10	110,232	373 sq mi (966 km2)	State map highlighting Clark County

Clay County	021	Brazil	February 12, 1825	Owen County Putnam County Sullivan County Vigo County	U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay	11	26,890	358 sq mi (927 km2)	State map highlighting Clay County

Clinton County	023	Frankfort	January 29, 1830	Adams and Wabash New Purchases	DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York	12	33,224	405 sq mi (1,049 km2)	State map highlighting Clinton County

Crawford County	025	English	January 29, 1818	Orange County Harrison County Perry County	Col. William Crawford, surveyor of the Midwest and hero of the Indian Wars	13	10,713	306 sq mi (793 km2)	State map highlighting Crawford County

Daviess County	027	Washington	February 2, 1818	Knox County	Col. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	14	31,648	429 sq mi (1,111 km2)	State map highlighting Daviess County

Dearborn County	029	Lawrenceburg	March 7, 1803	Clark County, IN; Hamilton County, OH	U.S. Secretary of War Henry Dearborn	15	50,047	305 sq mi (790 km2)	State map highlighting Dearborn County

Decatur County	031	Greensburg	December 12, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Commodore Stephen Decatur, hero of the War of 1812	16	25,740	373 sq mi (966 km2)	State map highlighting Decatur County

DeKalb County	033	Auburn	February 7, 1835	Non-county Area	Johann de Kalb, German noble who trained colonial soldiers for the American Revolutionary War	17	40,285	363 sq mi (940 km2)	State map highlighting DeKalb County

Delaware County	035	Muncie	January 26, 1827	Delaware New Purchase	Delaware Native American people	18	117,671	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)	State map highlighting Delaware County

Dubois County	037	Jasper	December 20, 1817	Perry County Pike County	Toussaint Dubois, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	19	41,889	427 sq mi (1,106 km2)	State map highlighting Dubois County

Elkhart County	039	Goshen	January 29, 1830	Non-county Area	Disputed, but possibly the Elkhart Native American people	20	197,559	463 sq mi (1,199 km2)	State map highlighting Elkhart County

Fayette County	041	Connersville	January 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	24,277	215 sq mi (557 km2)	State map highlighting Fayette County

Floyd County	043	New Albany	January 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	22	74,578	148 sq mi (383 km2)	State map highlighting Floyd County

Fountain County	045	Covington	December 20, 1825	Montgomery County and Wabash New Purchase	Major James Fontaine, a hero of the American Revolutionary War	23	17,240	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)	State map highlighting Fountain County

Franklin County	047	Brookville	February 1, 1811	Clark County Dearborn County Knox County	Writer, orator, scholar, and founding father Benjamin Franklin	24	23,087	384 sq mi (995 km2)	State map highlighting Franklin County

Fulton County	049	Rochester	February 7, 1836	Non-county Area	Robert Fulton, developer of the steamboat	25	20,836	368 sq mi (953 km2)	State map highlighting Fulton County

Gibson County	051	Princeton	April 1, 1813	Knox County	John Gibson, secretary of the Indiana Territory	26	33,503	487 sq mi (1,261 km2)	State map highlighting Gibson County

Grant County	053	Marion	February 10, 1831	Madison County, Adams New Purchase and un-organized	Captains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers	27	70,061	414 sq mi (1,072 km2)	State map highlighting Grant County

Greene County	055	Bloomfield	January 5, 1821	Sullivan County Non-county Area	Gen. Nathanael Greene, hero of the American Revolutionary War	28	33,165	543 sq mi (1,406 km2)	State map highlighting Greene County

Hamilton County	057	Noblesville	January 8, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury and founding father	29	274,569	394 sq mi (1,020 km2)	State map highlighting Hamilton County

Hancock County	059	Greenfield	March 1, 1828	Madison County	John Hancock, first signer of the Declaration of Independence	30	70,002	306 sq mi (793 km2)	State map highlighting Hancock County

Harrison County	061	Corydon	December 1, 1808	Clark and Knox County	William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory and U.S. President	31	39,364	485 sq mi (1,256 km2)	State map highlighting Harrison County

Hendricks County	063	Danville	December 20, 1824	Delaware and Wabash New Purchase	Governor of Indiana William Hendricks	32	145,488	407 sq mi (1,054 km2)	State map highlighting Hendricks County

Henry County	065	New Castle	December 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Patrick Henry, attorney, orator, and founding father	33	49,462	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)	State map highlighting Henry County

Howard County	067	Kokomo	January 15, 1844	un-organized	Gen. Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana	34	82,752	293 sq mi (759 km2)	State map highlighting Howard County

Huntington County	069	Huntington	February 2, 1832	Adams New Purchase and un-organized	Samuel Huntington, signer the Declaration of Independence	35	37,124	383 sq mi (992 km2)	State map highlighting Huntington County

Jackson County	071	Brownstown	January 1, 1816	Clark, Jefferson and Washington	U.S. President Andrew Jackson	36	42,367	509 sq mi (1,318 km2)	State map highlighting Jackson County

Jasper County	073	Rensselaer	February 7, 1835	Wabash New Purchase	Sgt. William Jasper, hero of the American Revolutionary War	37	33,478	560 sq mi (1,450 km2)	State map highlighting Jasper County

Jay County	075	Portland	February 7, 1835	Adams New Purchase	John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court	38	21,253	384 sq mi (995 km2)	State map highlighting Jay County

Jefferson County	077	Madison	November 23, 1810	Clark, Dearborn and Knox County	U.S. President Thomas Jefferson	39	32,428	361 sq mi (935 km2)	State map highlighting Jefferson County

Jennings County	079	Vernon	December 27, 1816	Jackson and Jefferson Counties	Jonathan Jennings, first Governor of Indiana	40	28,525	377 sq mi (976 km2)	State map highlighting Jennings County

Johnson County	081	Franklin	December 31, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	John Johnson, first Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court	41	139,654	320 sq mi (829 km2)	State map highlighting Johnson County

Knox County	083	Vincennes	June 6, 1790	Original County	U.S. Secretary of War Henry Knox	42	38,440	516 sq mi (1,336 km2)	State map highlighting Knox County

Kosciusko County	085	Warsaw	February 7, 1835	un-organized	Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-born hero of the American Revolutionary War	43	77,358	531 sq mi (1,375 km2)	State map highlighting Kosciusko County

LaGrange County	087	LaGrange	February 2, 1832	un-organized	The ancestral estate of the Marquis de la Fayette, the French-born hero of the American Revolutionary War	44	37,128	380 sq mi (984 km2)	State map highlighting LaGrange County

Lake County	089	Crown Point	January 28, 1837	Newton and Porter Counties	Its location on Lake Michigan	45, 94, 96	496,005	499 sq mi (1,292 km2)	State map highlighting Lake County

LaPorte County	091	LaPorte	January 29, 1832	St. Joseph and un-organized	Means the door in French, which refers to the city of LaPorte	46	111,467	598 sq mi (1,549 km2)	State map highlighting LaPorte County

Lawrence County	093	Bedford	January 7, 1818	Orange	Capt. James Lawrence, hero of the War of 1812	47	46,134	449 sq mi (1,163 km2)	State map highlighting Lawrence County

Madison County	095	Anderson	January 4, 1823	Delaware New Purchase	U.S. President James Madison	48	131,636	452 sq mi (1,171 km2)	State map highlighting Madison County

Marion County	097	Indianapolis	December 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Gen. Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero	49, 93-99	903,393	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)	State map highlighting Marion County

Marshall County	099	Plymouth	February 7, 1835	St. Joseph County	U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall	50	47,051	444 sq mi (1,150 km2)	State map highlighting Marshall County

Martin County	101	Shoals	January 17, 1820	Daviess and Dubois Counties	Major John T. Martin, hero of the War of 1812	51	10,334	336 sq mi (870 km2)	State map highlighting Martin County

Miami County	103	Peru	January 30, 1833	Cass County and un-organized	Miami Native American people	52	36,903	374 sq mi (969 km2)	State map highlighting Miami County

Monroe County	105	Bloomington	January 14, 1818	Orange County	U.S. President James Monroe	53	137,974	395 sq mi (1,023 km2)	State map highlighting Monroe County

Montgomery County	107	Crawfordsville	December 21, 1822	Wabash New Purchase	Gen. Richard Montgomery, hero of the American Revolutionary War	54	38,124	505 sq mi (1,308 km2)	State map highlighting Montgomery County

Morgan County	109	Martinsville	December 31, 1822	Delaware and Wabash New Purchase	Gen. Daniel Morgan, hero of the American Revolutionary War	55	68,894	404 sq mi (1,046 km2)	State map highlighting Morgan County

Newton County	111	Kentland	December 8, 1859	Jasper County	Sgt. John Newton, hero of the American Revolutionary War	56	14,244	402 sq mi (1,041 km2)	State map highlighting Newton County

Noble County	113	Albion	February 7, 1835	un-organized	U.S. Senator James Noble or Governor of Indiana Noah Noble, brothers	57	47,536	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)	State map highlighting Noble County

Ohio County	115	Rising Sun	January 4, 1844	Dearborn County	The Ohio River forms its east boundary	58	6,128	86 sq mi (223 km2)	State map highlighting Ohio County

Orange County	117	Paoli	February 1, 1816	Gibson, Knox and Washington	Orange County, North Carolina, in turn named for the Dutch Protestant House of Orange	59	19,840	398 sq mi (1,031 km2)	State map highlighting Orange County

Owen County	119	Spencer	December 21, 1818	Daviess and Sullivan County	Abraham Owen, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	60	21,575	385 sq mi (997 km2)	State map highlighting Owen County

Parke County	121	Rockville	January 9, 1821	Vigo County	Benjamin Parke, a delegate of Indiana Territory to the U.S. Congress	61	17,339	445 sq mi (1,153 km2)	State map highlighting Parke County

Perry County	123	Tell City	November 1, 1814	Gibson and Warrick Counties	Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812	62	19,338	382 sq mi (989 km2)	State map highlighting Perry County

Pike County	125	Petersburg	December 21, 1816	Gibson and Perry County	Zebulon M. Pike, explorer of the American West	63	12,845	334 sq mi (865 km2)	State map highlighting Pike County

Porter County	127	Valparaiso	February 7, 1835	un-organized	Capt. David Porter, hero of the War of 1812	64	164,343	418 sq mi (1,083 km2)	State map highlighting Porter County

Posey County	129	Mount Vernon	November 11, 1814	Gibson County Warrick County	Thomas Posey, governor of Indiana Territory	65	25,910	410 sq mi (1,062 km2)	State map highlighting Posey County

Pulaski County	131	Winamac	February 7, 1835	un-organized	Kazimierz Pułaski, Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in the American Revolutionary War	66	13,402	434 sq mi (1,124 km2)	State map highlighting Pulaski County

Putnam County	133	Greencastle	December 31, 1822	Owen County and Wabash New Purchase	Gen. Israel Putnam, hero of the American Revolutionary War	67	36,019	481 sq mi (1,246 km2)	State map highlighting Putnam County

Randolph County	135	Winchester	January 10, 1818	Wayne County	Randolph County, North Carolina, which is named for first President of the Continental Congress Peyton Randolph	68	26,171	452 sq mi (1,171 km2)	State map highlighting Randolph County

Ripley County	137	Versailles	December 27, 1816	Dearborn and Jefferson County	Gen. Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, hero of the War of 1812	69	28,818	446 sq mi (1,155 km2)	State map highlighting Ripley County

Rush County	139	Rushville	December 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Dr. Benjamin Rush, signer the Declaration of Independence	70	17,392	408 sq mi (1,057 km2)	State map highlighting Rush County

St. Joseph County	141	South Bend	January 29, 1830	un-organized	St. Joseph River, which flows through it toward Lake Michigan	71	266,931	458 sq mi (1,186 km2)	State map highlighting St. Joseph County

Scott County	143	Scottsburg	January 12, 1820	Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington Counties	Charles Scott, Governor of Kentucky	72	24,181	190 sq mi (492 km2)	State map highlighting Scott County

Shelby County	145	Shelbyville	December 31, 1821	Delaware New Purchase	Gen. Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky	73	44,436	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)	State map highlighting Shelby County

Spencer County	147	Rockport	January 10, 1818	Perry and Warrick Counties	Capt. Spier Spencer, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	74	20,952	397 sq mi (1,028 km2)	State map highlighting Spencer County

Starke County	149	Knox	February 7, 1835	St. Joseph County and un-organized	Gen. John Stark, hero of the American Revolutionary War	75	23,363	309 sq mi (800 km2)	State map highlighting Starke County

Steuben County	151	Angola	February 7, 1837	un-organized	Baron Frederick von Steuben, Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during the American Revolutionary War	76	34,185	309 sq mi (800 km2)	State map highlighting Steuben County

Sullivan County	153	Sullivan	December 30, 1816	Knox	General Daniel Sullivan, American Revolutionary War hero	77	21,745	447 sq mi (1,158 km2)	State map highlighting Sullivan County

Switzerland County	155	Vevay	October 1, 1814	Dearborn and Jefferson County	The home country of many of the early settlers, Switzerland	78	10,613	221 sq mi (572 km2)	State map highlighting Switzerland County

Tippecanoe County	157	Lafayette	January 20, 1826	Wabash New Purchase and un-organized	The Tippecanoe River and the Battle of Tippecanoe	79	172,780	500 sq mi (1,295 km2)	State map highlighting Tippecanoe County

Tipton County	159	Tipton	January 15, 1844	Adams New Purchase and un-organized	John Tipton, U.S. Senator	80	15,936	261 sq mi (676 km2)	State map highlighting Tipton County

Union County	161	Liberty	January 5, 1821	Parts of Fayette, Franklin and Wayne counties	Named because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity	81	7,516	161 sq mi (417 km2)	State map highlighting Union County

Vanderburgh County	163	Evansville	January 7, 1818	Gibson, Posey, and Warrick Counties	Henry Vanderburgh, a judge for Indiana Territory	82	179,703	233 sq mi (603 km2)	State map highlighting Vanderburgh County

Vermillion County	165	Newport	January 2, 1824	Parke County and Wasbash New Purchase	The Vermillion River	83	16,212	257 sq mi (666 km2)	State map highlighting Vermillion County

Vigo County	167	Terre Haute	January 21, 1818	Sullivan County	Francis Vigo, Italian-born colonial spy during the American Revolutionary War	84	107,818	403 sq mi (1,044 km2)	State map highlighting Vigo County

Wabash County	169	Wabash	January 30, 1833	Adams New Purchase and un-organized	The Wabash River	85	32,888	412 sq mi (1,067 km2)	State map highlighting Wabash County

Warren County	171	Williamsport	January 19, 1827	Wabash New Purchase and un-organized	Dr. Joseph Warren, American Revolutionary War hero	86	8,508	365 sq mi (945 km2)	State map highlighting Warren County

Warrick County	173	Boonville	April 30, 1813	Gibson and Knox Counties	Capt. Jacob Warrick, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	87	59,689	385 sq mi (997 km2)	State map highlighting Warrick County

Washington County	175	Salem	December 21, 1813	Clark, Harrison and Knox Counties	U.S. President George Washington	88	28,262	514 sq mi (1,331 km2)	State map highlighting Washington County

Wayne County	177	Richmond	November 27, 1810	Clark, Dearborn and Knox	Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, hero of the American Revolutionary War	89	68,917	402 sq mi (1,041 km2)	State map highlighting Wayne County

Wells County	179	Bluffton	February 7, 1837	Adams New Purchase	Capt. William A. Wells, Native American who became a hero in the War of 1812	90	27,636	368 sq mi (953 km2)	State map highlighting Wells County

White County	181	Monticello	February 1, 1834	Wabash New Purchase and un-organized	Capt. Isaac White, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	91	24,643	505 sq mi (1,308 km2)	State map highlighting White County

Whitley County	183	Columbia City	February 7, 1835	un-organized	Col. William Whitley, hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe	92	33,292	336 sq mi (870 km2)	State map highlighting Whitley County

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Marion County is the most populous (903,393) and Ohio County (6,128) the least.

final_sentence: Marion County is the most populous (903,393) and Ohio County (6,128) the least.