Terre Haute, IN Metro Area

The Terre Haute, IN metro area is made up of 4 counties in Indiana: Vigo, Clay, Sullivan, and Vermillion, largest first. About 169,241 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 0.2% more than in April 2020.

Clay County, outlyingSullivan County, outlyingVermillion County, outlyingVigo County, centralTerre Haute
Central Outlying 4 counties in Indiana
Population, July 2025
169,241 0.2% more than in April 2020
Type
Metropolitan statistical area
Counties
4: 1 central, 3 outlying
Land area
1,465 sq mi (3,795 km²)
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
State
Indiana
CBSA code
45460

Counties in the Terre Haute, IN metro area, largest first

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025Share of the area
Vigo CountyCentral106,51262.9%
Clay CountyOutlying26,41015.6%
Sullivan CountyOutlying20,83112.3%
Vermillion CountyOutlying15,4889.2%

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central county, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. Terre Haute58,427 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. Greencastle, IN Micro Area31 mi northeast
  2. Danville, IL Micro Area49 mi north
  3. Bloomington, IN Metro Area50 mi southeast
  4. Vincennes, IN Micro Area55 mi south
  5. Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area70 mi northeast

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