The counties surveyed for the Greater Evansville Health Survey are: INDIANA: Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick; KENTUCKY: Henderson.

  • Evansville, IN (in Vanderburgh County), is the primary population center with nearly 120,000 residents.
  • Data for this 2026 edition of the Greater Evansville Health Survey was collected in 2025. Similar studies were conducted in 2008, 2015, and 2021, though methodological differences prevent comparisons prior to 2021.

Data for Indiana & Kentucky counties can be found in SAVI, Grow’s regional data system.

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Survey Area Population Breakdown

  • Approximately 6% of the total population are under 5 years of age, 23% are under 18 years of age, and 18% are 65 or older.
  • Approximately 90% of high school students graduate and 25% of the population has a bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • Major economic activities vary across counties and include health care, education, manufacturing, and retail.
  • The population continues to make small shifts toward more diversity.

Racial/Ethnic Population

2021

2026

White

88.6%

86.1%

Black

5.5%

5.4%

Hispanic

2.8%

3.6%

Asian

1.1%

1.0%

 

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The 2026 edition of the Greater Evansville Health Survey is a product of Welborn 
in partnership with Diehl Consulting Group and Liz Tharp Consulting. View the survey methodology.