Franklin County Demographics

A map of Franklin County's Population by Race

Franklin County, Indiana had a population of 22,785 in 2020. It was 95.6% White, 0.1% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 2.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Franklin County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Franklin County is the 67th most populous county of the 92 counties in Indiana.

Franklin County's White Population

21,790 residents of Franklin County identify as White, or 95.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Franklin County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Indiana (75.5% White). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Franklin County is ranked #1 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more White than neighboring Union County (95.5% White), Fayette County (94.1% White), Dearborn County (93.4% White), Ripley County (93.9% White), and Wayne County (85.2% White).

Franklin County's Black Population

23 residents of Franklin County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Franklin County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Indiana (9.4% Black). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Franklin County is ranked #91 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is less Black than neighboring Union County (0.3% Black), Fayette County (1.2% Black), Dearborn County (0.6% Black), Ripley County (0.3% Black), and Wayne County (4.5% Black).

Franklin County's Asian Population

91 residents of Franklin County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Indiana (2.5% Asian). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Franklin County is ranked #55 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Asian than neighboring Fayette County (0.2% Asian). Franklin County is less Asian than neighboring Union County (0.5% Asian), Ripley County (0.6% Asian), and Wayne County (1.1% Asian).

Franklin County's Hispanic Population

219 residents of Franklin County identify as Hispanic, or 1.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Franklin County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Indiana (8.2% Hispanic). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Franklin County is ranked #91 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is less Hispanic than neighboring Fayette County (1.2% Hispanic), Dearborn County (1.4% Hispanic), Ripley County (1.9% Hispanic), and Wayne County (3.7% Hispanic).

Franklin County's Native American/Other Population

58 residents of Franklin County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Indiana (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Franklin County is ranked #90 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Union County (0.6% Native American/Other), Fayette County (0.4% Native American/Other), Dearborn County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Wayne County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Franklin County's Multiracial Population

604 residents of Franklin County identify as Multiracial, or 2.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Franklin County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Indiana (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Franklin County is ranked #76 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Franklin County is more Multiracial than neighboring Union County (2.1% Multiracial). Franklin County is less Multiracial than neighboring Fayette County (3% Multiracial), Dearborn County (3.7% Multiracial), Ripley County (3.1% Multiracial), and Wayne County (4.7% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.