Rush County, Indiana
County seat: Rushville · Population 16,767 (2025) · 408 sq mi
Rush County is the 77th most populous of Indiana's 92 counties, with 16,767 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Rushville. It is part of the Eastern (Region 6) region, one of the 12 Indiana economic growth regions (DWD / WorkOne regions). The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Rush County facts
- County seat
- Rushville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 16,767 +0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 408 sq mi 36th largest of 92
- Water area
- 0 sq mi
- Population density
- 41 per sq mi
- Established
- 1821
- Named after
- Benjamin Rush American physician, educator, and author (1746-1813)
- Largest city
- Rushville 6,171
- Median household income
- $66,473
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 5 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 16
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 18139
Cities and towns in Rush County
Rush County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Rush County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville (county seat) | City | 6,171 | |
| Carthage | Town | 920 | |
| Glenwood | Town | 167 | Fayette County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 678 | |
| Milroy | 522 | |
| Manilla | 328 | |
| Homer | 233 | |
| Mays | 103 |
ZIP codes in Rush County
16 ZIP codes reach into Rush County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 46104
- 46115 also Hancock County
- 46127 also Fayette County
- 46133 also Fayette County
- 46140 also Hancock and Shelby counties
- 46146
- 46148 also Henry County
- 46150 also Shelby County
- 46155
- 46156 also Decatur County
- 46161 also Shelby and Hancock counties
- 46173 also Decatur, Franklin and Fayette counties
- 46182 also Shelby County
- 47240 also Decatur, Shelby, Franklin and Ripley counties
- 47272 also Decatur and Shelby counties
- 47352 also Henry and Fayette counties
Population of Rush County, 2020–2025
Rush County grew by 17 people (+0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 135 more deaths than births and a net gain of 146 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 16,765 |
| 2021 | 16,682 |
| 2022 | 16,649 |
| 2023 | 16,805 |
| 2024 | 16,752 |
| 2025 | 16,767 |
Neighboring counties
- Fayette County east · 23,533 people
- Decatur County south · 26,576 people
- Shelby County west · 45,882 people
- Henry County north · 49,137 people
- Hancock County northwest · 90,969 people
- Franklin County southeast · 23,286 people
Printable Rush County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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