Dubois County, Indiana

A county in Indiana, ranked 36 of 92 by population.

CountyFIPS 18037

Within Indiana
Dubois County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Jasper, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
44,016
+376 (+0.9%) since 2020
Land area
427.3
square miles. A further 1.9% of the total area is water
Population density
103
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Jasper
Seat of county government.
Established
1817
208 years ago
Largest city
Jasper city
Population 17,279.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Dubois County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Dubois County, Indiana from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
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Where Dubois County ranks

Position among the 92 counties of Indiana, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn IndianaNationally
Population44,01636th of 921,120th of 3,144
Land area427.3 sq mi27th of 922,377th of 3,144
Population density103 per sq mi40th of 92884th of 3,144
Median household income$75,97922nd of 92780th of 3,143

Full data for Dubois County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population44,016Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 202043,640Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?43,627Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area427.3 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area8.1 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area435.3 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?103 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$75,979American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$230,100American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age40.3American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households17,574American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units18,836American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
+62
557 births, 495 deaths
Net migration
+9
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 8 areas bordering Dubois County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Pike CountyIndiana19 mi12,003
Martin CountyIndiana15 mi9,856
Spencer CountyIndiana12 mi20,061
Daviess CountyIndiana11 mi34,209
Perry CountyIndiana10 mi19,389
Crawford CountyIndiana9.1 mi10,509
Orange CountyIndiana9.1 mi19,834
Warrick CountyIndiana5.0 mi66,803

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 92 counties of Indiana

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.