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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2025, at 29,032. Ohio County had the lowest, at 93. The median was 796 and the figure for Indiana was 195,772. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest29,032Marion County
Lowest93Ohio County
Median79692 counties
Indiana195,772History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 798 countAllen County: 10,762 countBartholomew County: 2,161 countBenton County: 216 countBlackford County: 253 countBoone County: 2,709 countBrown County: 367 countCarroll County: 445 countCass County: 741 countClark County: 3,261 countClay County: 532 countClinton County: 645 countCrawford County: 170 countDaviess County: 994 countDearborn County: 1,234 countDecatur County: 725 countDeKalb County: 1,122 countDelaware County: 2,384 countDubois County: 1,414 countElkhart County: 5,386 countFayette County: 423 countFloyd County: 2,138 countFountain County: 370 countFranklin County: 370 countFulton County: 476 countGibson County: 810 countGrant County: 1,293 countGreene County: 618 countHamilton County: 13,672 countHancock County: 2,136 countHarrison County: 772 countHendricks County: 4,472 countHenry County: 924 countHoward County: 1,944 countHuntington County: 1,004 countJackson County: 1,050 countJasper County: 879 countJay County: 432 countJefferson County: 742 countJennings County: 471 countJohnson County: 4,310 countKnox County: 949 countKosciusko County: 2,201 countLaGrange County: 1,069 countLake County: 12,218 countLaPorte County: 2,521 countLawrence County: 920 countMadison County: 2,577 countMarion County: 29,032 countMarshall County: 1,181 countMartin County: 296 countMiami County: 638 countMonroe County: 3,557 countMontgomery County: 938 countMorgan County: 1,422 countNewton County: 298 countNoble County: 1,005 countOhio County: 93 countOrange County: 405 countOwen County: 390 countParke County: 326 countPerry County: 394 countPike County: 216 countPorter County: 4,333 countPosey County: 572 countPulaski County: 350 countPutnam County: 773 countRandolph County: 580 countRipley County: 812 countRush County: 433 countSt. Joseph County: 6,748 countScott County: 436 countShelby County: 1,041 countSpencer County: 498 countStarke County: 344 countSteuben County: 1,044 countSullivan County: 366 countSwitzerland County: 151 countTippecanoe County: 4,357 countTipton County: 350 countUnion County: 160 countVanderburgh County: 5,228 countVermillion County: 296 countVigo County: 2,542 countWabash County: 794 countWarren County: 172 countWarrick County: 1,434 countWashington County: 491 countWayne County: 1,506 countWells County: 710 countWhite County: 714 countWhitley County: 768 count
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count, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Marion County: 29,032 countMarion County29,032Hamilton County: 13,672 countHamilton County13,672Lake County: 12,218 countLake County12,218Allen County: 10,762 countAllen County10,762St. Joseph County: 6,748 countSt. Joseph County6,748Elkhart County: 5,386 countElkhart County5,386Vanderburgh County: 5,228 countVanderburgh County5,228Hendricks County: 4,472 countHendricks County4,472Tippecanoe County: 4,357 countTippecanoe County4,357Porter County: 4,333 countPorter County4,333Johnson County: 4,310 countJohnson County4,310Monroe County: 3,557 countMonroe County3,557Clark County: 3,261 countClark County3,261Boone County: 2,709 countBoone County2,709Madison County: 2,577 countMadison County2,577Vigo County: 2,542 countVigo County2,542LaPorte County: 2,521 countLaPorte County2,521Delaware County: 2,384 countDelaware County2,384Kosciusko County: 2,201 countKosciusko County2,201Bartholomew County: 2,161 countBartholomew County2,161Floyd County: 2,138 countFloyd County2,138Hancock County: 2,136 countHancock County2,136Howard County: 1,944 countHoward County1,944Wayne County: 1,506 countWayne County1,506Warrick County: 1,434 countWarrick County1,434Morgan County: 1,422 countMorgan County1,422Dubois County: 1,414 countDubois County1,414Grant County: 1,293 countGrant County1,293Dearborn County: 1,234 countDearborn County1,234Marshall County: 1,181 countMarshall County1,181DeKalb County: 1,122 countDeKalb County1,122LaGrange County: 1,069 countLaGrange County1,069Jackson County: 1,050 countJackson County1,050Steuben County: 1,044 countSteuben County1,044Shelby County: 1,041 countShelby County1,041Noble County: 1,005 countNoble County1,005Huntington County: 1,004 countHuntington County1,004Daviess County: 994 countDaviess County994Knox County: 949 countKnox County949Montgomery County: 938 countMontgomery County938Marion County: 29,032 countMarion County29,032Hamilton County: 13,672 countHamilton County13,672Lake County: 12,218 countLake County12,218Allen County: 10,762 countAllen County10,762St. Joseph County: 6,748 countSt. Joseph County6,748Elkhart County: 5,386 countElkhart County5,386Vanderburgh County: 5,228 countVanderburgh County5,228Hendricks County: 4,472 countHendricks County4,472Tippecanoe County: 4,357 countTippecanoe County4,357Porter County: 4,333 countPorter County4,333Johnson County: 4,310 countJohnson County4,310Monroe County: 3,557 countMonroe County3,557Clark County: 3,261 countClark County3,261Boone County: 2,709 countBoone County2,709Madison County: 2,577 countMadison County2,577Vigo County: 2,542 countVigo County2,542LaPorte County: 2,521 countLaPorte County2,521Delaware County: 2,384 countDelaware County2,384Kosciusko County: 2,201 countKosciusko County2,201Bartholomew County: 2,161 countBartholomew County2,161Floyd County: 2,138 countFloyd County2,138Hancock County: 2,136 countHancock County2,136Howard County: 1,944 countHoward County1,944Wayne County: 1,506 countWayne County1,506Warrick County: 1,434 countWarrick County1,434Morgan County: 1,422 countMorgan County1,422Dubois County: 1,414 countDubois County1,414Grant County: 1,293 countGrant County1,293Dearborn County: 1,234 countDearborn County1,234Marshall County: 1,181 countMarshall County1,181DeKalb County: 1,122 countDeKalb County1,122LaGrange County: 1,069 countLaGrange County1,069Jackson County: 1,050 countJackson County1,050Steuben County: 1,044 countSteuben County1,044Shelby County: 1,041 countShelby County1,041Noble County: 1,005 countNoble County1,005Huntington County: 1,004 countHuntington County1,004Daviess County: 994 countDaviess County994Knox County: 949 countKnox County949Montgomery County: 938 countMontgomery County938
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Marion County29,032+1.8%
2Hamilton County13,672+6.9%
3Lake County12,218+2.9%
4Allen County10,762+2.6%
5St. Joseph County6,748+3.2%
6Elkhart County5,386+1.8%
7Vanderburgh County5,228+0.9%
8Hendricks County4,472+3.6%
9Tippecanoe County4,357+2.4%
10Porter County4,333+2.8%
11Johnson County4,310+2.6%
12Monroe County3,557+3.4%
13Clark County3,261+2.5%
14Boone County2,709+6.7%
15Madison County2,577+3.7%
16Vigo County2,542+0.6%
17LaPorte County2,521+1.1%
18Delaware County2,384+1.3%
19Kosciusko County2,201+2%
20Bartholomew County2,161+2%
21Floyd County2,138+3.7%
22Hancock County2,136+4.4%
23Howard County1,944+1.6%
24Wayne County1,506+0.7%
25Warrick County1,434+2.6%
26Morgan County1,422+1.9%
27Dubois County1,414+1.6%
28Grant County1,293+1%
29Dearborn County1,234+3%
30Marshall County1,181+2.3%
31DeKalb County1,122+3.5%
32LaGrange County1,069+3.1%
33Jackson County1,050+1.4%
34Steuben County1,044+2.4%
35Shelby County1,041+2.8%
36Noble County1,005+2.2%
37Huntington County1,004+1.4%
38Daviess County994+1.6%
39Knox County949-0.1%
40Montgomery County938+2.5%
41Henry County924+3.5%
42Lawrence County920+1.5%
43Jasper County879+0.5%
44Ripley County812+1.5%
45Gibson County810+1.3%
46Adams County798+1.5%
47Wabash County794+2.1%
48Putnam County773+0.7%
49Harrison County772+2.9%
50Whitley County768+0.5%
51Jefferson County742+2.2%
52Cass County741+0.4%
53Decatur County725+2.5%
54White County714+1.1%
55Wells County710+0.6%
56Clinton County645+1.7%
57Miami County638+0.2%
58Greene County618+2.7%
59Randolph County580+1.9%
60Posey County572-3.1%
61Clay County532+0.6%
62Spencer County498-0.8%
63Washington County491+0.6%
64Fulton County4760%
65Jennings County471-0.2%
66Carroll County445+2.1%
67Scott County436+1.6%
68Rush County433+0.7%
69Jay County432+0.9%
70Fayette County423+0.7%
71Orange County405+1.3%
72Perry County394+4%
73Owen County390+18.2%
74Fountain County3700%
74Franklin County370+1.1%
76Brown County367+0.5%
77Sullivan County366-1.6%
78Pulaski County350-0.6%
78Tipton County350+0.6%
80Starke County344+2.1%
81Parke County3260%
82Newton County298+2.4%
83Martin County296+6.1%
83Vermillion County296+0.7%
85Blackford County253+3.3%
86Benton County216+1.4%
86Pike County216+1.4%
88Warren County172+1.8%
89Crawford County170-0.6%
90Union County160+6.7%
91Switzerland County151+3.4%
92Ohio County93+1.1%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 29,032 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 93 in 2025.

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