Babies behind Indiana population rise not people moving to the state

The county has received some positive economic signs recently on a variety of fronts. Most recently, census figures released last week show Allen County has gained about 5,000 people since the 2010 headcount.

That 1.4 percent growth rate looks particularly favorable given most Indiana counties lost population.

But there’s a caveat: The increase comes from nearly twice as many births as deaths between 2010 and 2012, not from incoming residents. About 500 more people left the county than came in, according to census figures.