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Indiana population 2026

Q: What is the population of Indiana in 2026?

The latest official figure is 6,973,333, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Indiana would have about 7 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Indiana has 6,973,333 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 38,579 more than a year earlier (+0.56%). It is 17th of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 2.0% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 7 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Indiana in numbers

Population: 7 million 1 July 2025
Change in a year: +0.56% +38,579 people
Change since 2020: +2.70% from 6.8 million
Share of the US: 2.0% 17th of 50 states and DC
Population density: 75per km² 92,787 km²
Births in the year: 80 thousand deaths: 71 thousand
International migration: +18 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US: +12 thousand more people moved in than left

In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 8,561, 17,852 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 12,197 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

That is about as many people as Paraguay (7.1 million).

Population of Indiana by year

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Year	Population
2010	6,490,555
2011	6,517,250
2012	6,538,989
2013	6,570,575
2014	6,596,019
2015	6,611,442
2016	6,637,898
2017	6,662,068
2018	6,698,481
2019	6,731,010
2020	6,790,290
2021	6,814,223
2022	6,841,491
2023	6,881,373
2024	6,934,754
2025	6,973,333

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	6,973,333	+38,579	+0.56%
2024	6,934,754	+53,381	+0.78%
2023	6,881,373	+39,882	+0.58%
2022	6,841,491	+27,268	+0.40%
2021	6,814,223	+23,933	+0.35%
2020	6,790,290	+59,280	+0.88%
2019	6,731,010	+32,529	+0.49%
2018	6,698,481	+36,413	+0.55%
2017	6,662,068	+24,170	+0.36%
2016	6,637,898	+26,456	+0.40%
2015	6,611,442	+15,423	+0.23%
2014	6,596,019	+25,444	+0.39%
2013	6,570,575	+31,586	+0.48%
2012	6,538,989	+21,739	+0.33%
2011	6,517,250	+26,695	+0.41%

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

Indiana among the US’s states

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States of the US by population
#
1	California	39,355,309	−0.02%	11.5%	98
2	Texas	31,709,821	+1.25%	9.3%	47
3	Florida	23,462,518	+0.84%	6.9%	169
4	New York State	20,002,427	+0.01%	5.9%	164
5	Pennsylvania	13,059,432	+0.10%	3.8%	113
6	Illinois	12,719,141	+0.13%	3.7%	89
7	Ohio	11,900,510	+0.34%	3.5%	113
8	Georgia (US State)	11,302,748	+0.88%	3.3%	76
9	North Carolina	11,197,968	+1.32%	3.3%	89
10	Michigan	10,127,884	+0.28%	3.0%	69
11	New Jersey	9,548,215	+0.44%	2.8%	501
12	Virginia	8,880,107	+0.69%	2.6%	87
13	Washington State	8,001,020	+0.92%	2.3%	47
14	Arizona	7,623,818	+0.89%	2.2%	26
15	Tennessee	7,315,076	+0.88%	2.1%	69
16	Massachusetts	7,154,084	+0.22%	2.1%	354
17	Indiana	6,973,333	+0.56%	2.0%	75
18	Missouri	6,270,541	+0.43%	1.8%	35
19	Maryland	6,265,347	+0.32%	1.8%	249
20	Colorado	6,012,561	+0.40%	1.8%	22
21	Wisconsin	5,972,787	+0.26%	1.7%	43
22	Minnesota	5,830,405	+0.57%	1.7%	28
23	South Carolina	5,570,274	+1.46%	1.6%	72
24	Alabama	5,193,088	+0.58%	1.5%	40
25	Louisiana	4,618,189	+0.07%	1.4%	41
26	Kentucky	4,606,864	+0.50%	1.3%	45
27	Oregon	4,273,586	+0.19%	1.3%	17
28	Oklahoma	4,123,288	+0.62%	1.2%	23
29	Connecticut	3,688,496	+0.38%	1.1%	294
30	Utah	3,538,904	+1.02%	1.0%	17
31	Nevada	3,282,188	+0.88%	1.0%	12
32	Iowa	3,238,387	+0.25%	0.9%	22
33	Arkansas	3,114,791	+0.60%	0.9%	23
34	Kansas	2,977,220	+0.40%	0.9%	14
35	Mississippi	2,954,160	+0.14%	0.9%	24
36	New Mexico	2,125,498	−0.06%	0.6%	7
37	Idaho	2,029,733	+1.44%	0.6%	10
38	Nebraska	2,018,006	+0.62%	0.6%	10
39	West Virginia	1,766,147	−0.07%	0.5%	28
40	Hawaii	1,432,820	−0.15%	0.4%	86
41	New Hampshire	1,415,342	+0.48%	0.4%	61
42	Maine	1,414,874	+0.46%	0.4%	18
43	Montana	1,144,694	+0.63%	0.3%	3
44	Rhode Island	1,114,521	+0.37%	0.3%	416
45	Delaware	1,059,952	+0.94%	0.3%	210
46	South Dakota	935,094	+0.86%	0.3%	5
47	North Dakota	799,358	+0.75%	0.2%	5
48	Alaska	737,270	+0.10%	0.2%	1
49	District of Columbia	693,645	+0.34%	0.2%	4,381
50	Vermont	644,663	−0.29%	0.2%	27
51	Wyoming	588,753	+0.35%	0.2%	2

Largest cities in Indiana

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

Indianapolis887,642
Fort Wayne260,326
Evansville119,943
South Bend101,516
Carmel88,713
Bloomington84,067

Air quality in Indiana today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Indianapolis

Questions

What is the population of Indiana in 2026?

The latest official figure is 6,973,333, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Indiana would have about 7 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is Indiana’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 38,579 people (+0.56%) in the latest year, and has changed +2.70% since 2020. In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 8,561, 17,852 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 12,197 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

How does Indiana rank in the US?

Indiana is 17th of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 2.0% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of Indiana?

About 75 people per km², on 92,787 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in Indiana?

Indianapolis, with about 888 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Indiana population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/indiana/

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