Populations in the older settlements continue to grow while newer Amish communities are being established.
Daviess County is building buggy lanes on a county road that has been the scene of some fatal collisions.
The area is a major economic artery with Amish buggies and all types of motorized transportation sharing the road, with sometimes disastrous results.
Amish children in Indiana were more immune to disease than children who grew up on Swiss farms, according to a recent study.