List of metropolitan areas in Indiana explained

In 2016, Indiana had four cities with populations of over 100,000: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville and South Bend. Rounding out the top 10 cities in the state were: Carmel, Fishers, Bloomington, Hammond, Gary and Lafayette.^[1]

The city of Indianapolis had a population of over 860,000 and there were over 2 million people living in the metropolitan area of Indianapolis in 2016.^[2] During the same time period, the population of the city of Fort Wayne was almost one-third the size of Indianapolis at close to 264,000 people, with roughly 430,000 in its metropolitan area.^[3] The other two cities with populations over 100,000, Evansville and South Bend, both had approximately 269,000 people living in their metropolitan areas.^{[4] [5]}

The following is the list of metropolitan areas in Indiana with population estimates from 2010 through 2021.^[6]

Table

Metro city	Population estimates as of July 1												% Change
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
	160,132	161,722	162,852	163,221	164,422	165,073	166,655	167,429	168,092	169,230	160,815	161,321	+0.74%
	76,818	77,620	79,001	79,655	80,497	81,458	82,231	82,213	82,722	83,779	82,157	82,475	+7.36%
	197,451	198,279	198,968	200,205	201,423	202,995	203,642	204,194	205,617	206,341	206,842	206,921	+4.80%
	311,802	312,698	313,422	314,331	314,859	314,983	315,283	314,791	314,660	315,086	313,930	313,946	+0.69%
	389,298	392,332	394,225	396,638	398,591	400,806	402,887	405,445	409,126	413,263	420,208	423,038	+8.67%
Chicagoland (Gary, IN Metropolitan Division)	708,163	707,978	706,627	705,661	705,792	702,691	700,964	700,547	701,279	703,428	718,555	719,700	+1.63%
	1,892,640	1,910,719	1,929,678	1,953,600	1,971,006	1,986,119	2,006,760	2,027,584	2,052,368	2,074,537	2,113,700	2,126,804	+12.37%
	82,752	82,797	82,839	82,738	82,605	82,338	82,304	82,210	82,257	82,544	83,619	83,687	+1.08%
	210,687	213,230	216,449	219,183	221,445	223,573	227,088	228,101	230,938	233,002	223,679	224,709	+6.66%
	111,459	111,317	111,304	111,423	111,735	110,835	110,222	109,842	109,981	109,888	112,222	112,390	+0.84%
	117,665	117,901	117,027	116,831	116,487	115,767	115,657	115,246	114,297	114,135	111,669	111,871	-4.92%
	319,044	318,884	318,296	318,639	319,410	319,703	321,144	321,538	322,697	323,613	324,112	323,695	+1.46%
	189,523	189,541	189,555	189,089	188,240	187,365	187,241	186,846	186,726	186,367	184,784	184,910	-2.43%

See also

• List of cities in Indiana
• List of towns in Indiana
• List of Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Indiana
• List of census-designated places in Indiana

References

1. News: Seven Indiana cities grew by more than 1,000 people last year. Vlahakis. George. News at IU. 2017-09-15. en-US.
2. Web site: InDepth Profile: STATS Indiana. www.stats.indiana.edu. en. 2017-09-15.
3. Web site: InDepth Profile: STATS Indiana. www.stats.indiana.edu. en. 2017-09-15.
4. Web site: InDepth Profile: STATS Indiana. www.stats.indiana.edu. en. 2017-09-15.
5. Web site: InDepth Profile: STATS Indiana. www.stats.indiana.edu. en. 2017-09-15.
6. Web site: Metro/Micro Area Population Totals Tables. Bureau. US Census. www.census.gov. en-US. 2021-02-09.

External links

• Indiana Municipal Governments