Indiana statistical areas

The U.S. state of Indiana currently has 50 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated ten combined statistical areas, 15 metropolitan statistical areas, and 25 micropolitan statistical areas in Indiana.^[1] As of 2023, the largest of these was the Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area, consisting of Indianapolis and its surrounding counties.

Background

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.^[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,^[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".^[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.^[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 50 United States statistical areas and 92 counties of the State of Indiana^[a]
Combined statistical area^[1]	2023 population (est.)^[3]	Core-based statistical area^[1]	2023 population (est.)^[3]	County	2023 population (est.)^[3]	Metropolitan division^[1]	2023 population (est.)^[3]
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA	2,651,953	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN MSA	2,138,468	Marion County, Indiana	968,460	none
				Hamilton County, Indiana	371,645
				Hendricks County, Indiana	186,387
				Johnson County, Indiana	167,819
				Madison County, Indiana	132,504
				Hancock County, Indiana	86,166
				Boone County, Indiana	76,120
				Morgan County, Indiana	73,227
				Shelby County, Indiana	45,231
				Brown County, Indiana	15,653
				Tipton County, Indiana	15,256
		Muncie, IN MSA	112,321	Delaware County, Indiana	112,321
		Columbus, IN MSA	84,003	Bartholomew County, Indiana	84,003
		Kokomo, IN MSA	83,831	Howard County, Indiana	83,831
		New Castle, IN μSA	48,929	Henry County, Indiana	48,929
		Seymour, IN μSA	46,460	Jackson County, Indiana	46,460
		Crawfordsville, IN μSA	38,573	Montgomery County, Indiana	38,573
		Greencastle, IN μSA	37,567	Putnam County, Indiana	37,567
		Peru, IN μSA	35,402	Miami County, Indiana	35,402
		Greensburg, IN μSA	26,399	Decatur County, Indiana	26,399
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	9,794,558 835,134 (IN)	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA	9,262,825 723,428 (IN)	Cook County, Illinois	5,087,072	Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL MD	7,075,391
				DuPage County, Illinois	921,213
				Will County, Illinois	700,728
				McHenry County, Illinois	312,800
				Grundy County, Illinois	53,578
				Kane County, Illinois	514,982	Elgin, IL MD	755,246
				Kendall County, Illinois	139,976
				DeKalb County, Illinois	100,288
				Lake County, Indiana	500,598	Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN MD	723,428
				Porter County, Indiana	175,335
				Jasper County, Indiana	33,535
				Newton County, Indiana	13,960
				Lake County, Illinois	708,760	Lake County, IL MD	708,760
		Kenosha, WI MSA	167,488	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	167,488	none
		Ottawa, IL μSA	146,599	LaSalle County, Illinois	108,309
				Bureau County, Illinois	32,729
				Putnam County, Illinois	5,561
		Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA	111,706	LaPorte County, Indiana	111,706
		Kankakee, IL MSA	105,940	Kankakee County, Illinois	105,940
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA	657,456	Fort Wayne, IN MSA	457,842	Allen County, Indiana	394,545
				Whitley County, Indiana	34,742
				Wells County, Indiana	28,555
		Kendallville, IN μSA	47,430	Noble County, Indiana	47,430
		Auburn, IN μSA	44,198	DeKalb County, Indiana	44,198
		Huntington, IN μSA	36,781	Huntington County, Indiana	36,781
		Decatur, IN μSA	36,288	Adams County, Indiana	36,288
		Angola, IN μSA	34,917	Steuben County, Indiana	34,917
South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA	809,876 605,973 (IN)	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA	324,490 272,848 (IN)	St. Joseph County, Indiana	272,848
		South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA	324,490 272,848 (IN)	Cass County, Michigan	51,642
		Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA	206,409	Elkhart County, Indiana	206,409
		Niles, MI MSA	152,261	Berrien County, Michigan	152,261
		Warsaw, IN μSA	80,364	Kosciusko County, Indiana	80,364
		Plymouth, IN μSA	46,352	Marshall County, Indiana	46,352
Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA	284,211	Lafayette, IN MSA	226,564	Tippecanoe County, Indiana	188,792
				Carroll County, Indiana	20,525
				Benton County, Indiana	8,729
				Warren County, Indiana	8,518
		Frankfort, IN μSA	32,730	Clinton County, Indiana	32,730
		Monticello, IN μSA	24,917	White County, Indiana	24,917
Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA	1,493,133 274,487 (IN)	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA	1,365,557 274,487 (IN)	Jefferson County, Kentucky	772,144
				Clark County, Indiana	125,467
				Bullitt County, Kentucky	84,863
				Floyd County, Indiana	80,809
				Oldham County, Kentucky	70,183
				Shelby County, Kentucky	49,515
				Nelson County, Kentucky	47,730
				Harrison County, Indiana	40,006
				Meade County, Kentucky	30,131
				Washington County, Indiana	28,205
				Spencer County, Kentucky	20,531
				Henry County, Kentucky	15,973
		Elizabethtown, KY MSA	127,576	Hardin County, Kentucky	112,273
		Elizabethtown, KY MSA	127,576	LaRue County, Kentucky	15,303
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA	327,562 270,717 (IN)	Evansville, IN MSA	270,717	Vanderburgh County, Indiana	179,810
				Warrick County, Indiana	65,867
				Posey County, Indiana	25,040
		Henderson, KY μSA	56,845	Henderson County, Kentucky	44,119
		Henderson, KY μSA	56,845	Webster County, Kentucky	12,726
Bloomington-Bedford, IN CSA	205,958	Bloomington, IN MSA	160,874	Monroe County, Indiana	139,342
		Bloomington, IN MSA	160,874	Owen County, Indiana	21,532
		Bedford, IN μSA	45,084	Lawrence County, Indiana	45,084
none		Terre Haute, IN MSA	168,787	Vigo County, Indiana	106,153
				Clay County, Indiana	26,460
				Sullivan County, Indiana	20,757
				Vermillion County, Indiana	15,417
Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA	89,489	Richmond, IN μSA	66,127	Wayne County, Indiana	66,127
Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA	89,489	Connersville, IN μSA	23,362	Fayette County, Indiana	23,362
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA	2,313,417 80,315 (IN)	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA	2,271,479 80,315 (IN)	Hamilton County, Ohio	827,058
				Butler County, Ohio	393,043
				Warren County, Ohio	252,148
				Clermont County, Ohio	211,972
				Kenton County, Kentucky	171,321
				Boone County, Kentucky	140,496
				Campbell County, Kentucky	93,702
				Dearborn County, Indiana	51,215
				Brown County, Ohio	43,777
				Grant County, Kentucky	25,619
				Franklin County, Indiana	23,096
				Pendleton County, Kentucky	14,810
				Gallatin County, Kentucky	8,792
				Bracken County, Kentucky	8,426
				Ohio County, Indiana	6,004
		Wilmington, OH μSA	41,938	Clinton County, Ohio	41,938
none		Marion, IN μSA	66,200	Grant County, Indiana	66,200
		Jasper, IN μSA	43,546	Dubois County, Indiana	43,546
		Logansport, IN μSA	37,666	Cass County, Indiana	37,666
		Vincennes, IN μSA	36,070	Knox County, Indiana	36,070
		Washington, IN μSA	33,656	Daviess County, Indiana	33,656
		Madison, IN μSA	33,056	Jefferson County, Indiana	33,056
		Wabash, IN μSA	30,670	Wabash County, Indiana	30,670
		none		LaGrange County, Indiana	40,907
				Gibson County, Indiana	32,904
				Greene County, Indiana	31,196
				Ripley County, Indiana	29,227
				Jennings County, Indiana	27,622
				Scott County, Indiana	24,657
				Randolph County, Indiana	24,216
				Starke County, Indiana	23,206
				Fulton County, Indiana	20,358
				Jay County, Indiana	20,032
				Spencer County, Indiana	19,910
				Orange County, Indiana	19,638
				Perry County, Indiana	19,209
				Rush County, Indiana	16,847
				Fountain County, Indiana	16,731
				Parke County, Indiana	16,484
				Pulaski County, Indiana	12,385
				Pike County, Indiana	12,106
				Blackford County, Indiana	11,893
				Crawford County, Indiana	10,438
				Switzerland County, Indiana	10,019
				Martin County, Indiana	9,897
				Union County, Indiana	6,973
State of Indiana					6,862,199

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 50 statistical areas of Indiana, 18 are PSAs comprising ten combined statistical areas, one metropolitan statistical area and seven micropolitan statistical areas.

The 18 primary statistical areas of the State of Indiana^[b]
2020 rank	Primary statistical area^[1]	Population
2020 rank	Primary statistical area^[1]	2023 estimate^[3]	Change	2020 Census^[4]	Change	2010 Census^[5]
1	Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA	2,651,953	+2.00%	2,599,880	+9.53%	2,373,635
2	Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA (IN)	835,134	+0.49%	831,080	+1.41%	819,537
3	Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA	657,456	+1.87%	645,409	+5.51%	611,712
4	South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA (IN)	605,973	−0.05%	606,294	+2.95%	588,899
5	Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA	284,211	+0.93%	281,594	+5.01%	268,164
6	Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA (IN)	274,487	+1.88%	269,413	+6.73%	252,436
7	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA (IN)	270,717	+0.54%	269,256	+1.49%	265,302
8	Bloomington-Bedford, IN CSA	205,958	−0.04%	206,050	+0.18%	205,683
9	Terre Haute, IN MSA	168,787	−0.05%	168,875	−2.06%	172,425
10	Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA	89,489	−0.51%	89,951	−3.48%	93,194
11	Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA (IN)	80,315	+1.15%	79,404	+0.18%	79,262
12	Marion, IN μSA	66,200	−0.71%	66,674	−4.83%	70,061
13	Jasper, IN μSA	43,546	−0.21%	43,637	+4.17%	41,889
14	Logansport, IN μSA	37,666	−0.54%	37,870	−2.81%	38,966
15	Vincennes, IN μSA	36,070	−0.58%	36,282	−5.61%	38,440
16	Washington, IN μSA	33,656	+0.82%	33,381	+5.48%	31,648
17	Madison, IN μSA	33,056	−0.27%	33,147	+2.22%	32,428
18	Wabash, IN μSA	30,670	−0.99%	30,976	−5.81%	32,888
	Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA	9,794,558	−1.93%	9,986,960	+1.48%	9,840,929
	South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA	809,876	−0.29%	812,199	+1.78%	798,005
	Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA	1,493,133	+0.36%	1,487,749	+6.69%	1,394,493
	Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA	327,562	+0.15%	327,066	+0.58%	325,173
	Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA	2,313,417	+0.94%	2,291,815	+5.51%	2,172,191

Notes

^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

External links

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[3] An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.

[5] For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

[OMB_20230721-1] Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[CBSA-2] "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[PopCBSA-4] "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[USC2020-6] "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[USC2010-7] "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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