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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2014, at 23,250. Ohio County had the lowest, at 90. The median was 723 and the figure for Indiana was 158,333. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest23,250Marion County
Lowest90Ohio County
Median72392 counties
Indiana158,333History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 711 countAllen County: 8,702 countBartholomew County: 1,854 countBenton County: 223 countBlackford County: 237 countBoone County: 1,618 countBrown County: 334 countCarroll County: 384 countCass County: 734 countClark County: 2,472 countClay County: 498 countClinton County: 583 countCrawford County: 167 countDaviess County: 861 countDearborn County: 948 countDecatur County: 635 countDeKalb County: 969 countDelaware County: 2,212 countDubois County: 1,276 countElkhart County: 4,651 countFayette County: 435 countFloyd County: 1,774 countFountain County: 341 countFranklin County: 355 countFulton County: 484 countGibson County: 741 countGrant County: 1,268 countGreene County: 602 countHamilton County: 8,657 countHancock County: 1,453 countHarrison County: 671 countHendricks County: 2,992 countHenry County: 833 countHoward County: 1,686 countHuntington County: 866 countJackson County: 980 countJasper County: 812 countJay County: 395 countJefferson County: 676 countJennings County: 395 countJohnson County: 3,131 countKnox County: 965 countKosciusko County: 1,891 countLaGrange County: 824 countLake County: 10,095 countLaPorte County: 2,329 countLawrence County: 820 countMadison County: 2,199 countMarion County: 23,250 countMarshall County: 1,031 countMartin County: 218 countMiami County: 586 countMonroe County: 2,898 countMontgomery County: 877 countMorgan County: 1,209 countNewton County: 273 countNoble County: 862 countOhio County: 90 countOrange County: 373 countOwen County: 284 countParke County: 300 countPerry County: 385 countPike County: 208 countPorter County: 3,523 countPosey County: 495 countPulaski County: 338 countPutnam County: 679 countRandolph County: 500 countRipley County: 712 countRush County: 388 countSt. Joseph County: 5,734 countScott County: 404 countShelby County: 926 countSpencer County: 457 countStarke County: 317 countSteuben County: 939 countSullivan County: 372 countSwitzerland County: 128 countTippecanoe County: 3,268 countTipton County: 311 countUnion County: 131 countVanderburgh County: 4,706 countVermillion County: 304 countVigo County: 2,417 countWabash County: 755 countWarren County: 139 countWarrick County: 1,117 countWashington County: 456 countWayne County: 1,468 countWells County: 618 countWhite County: 669 countWhitley County: 702 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Marion County: 23,250 countMarion County23,250Lake County: 10,095 countLake County10,095Allen County: 8,702 countAllen County8,702Hamilton County: 8,657 countHamilton County8,657St. Joseph County: 5,734 countSt. Joseph County5,734Vanderburgh County: 4,706 countVanderburgh County4,706Elkhart County: 4,651 countElkhart County4,651Porter County: 3,523 countPorter County3,523Tippecanoe County: 3,268 countTippecanoe County3,268Johnson County: 3,131 countJohnson County3,131Hendricks County: 2,992 countHendricks County2,992Monroe County: 2,898 countMonroe County2,898Clark County: 2,472 countClark County2,472Vigo County: 2,417 countVigo County2,417LaPorte County: 2,329 countLaPorte County2,329Delaware County: 2,212 countDelaware County2,212Madison County: 2,199 countMadison County2,199Kosciusko County: 1,891 countKosciusko County1,891Bartholomew County: 1,854 countBartholomew County1,854Floyd County: 1,774 countFloyd County1,774Howard County: 1,686 countHoward County1,686Boone County: 1,618 countBoone County1,618Wayne County: 1,468 countWayne County1,468Hancock County: 1,453 countHancock County1,453Dubois County: 1,276 countDubois County1,276Grant County: 1,268 countGrant County1,268Morgan County: 1,209 countMorgan County1,209Warrick County: 1,117 countWarrick County1,117Marshall County: 1,031 countMarshall County1,031Jackson County: 980 countJackson County980DeKalb County: 969 countDeKalb County969Knox County: 965 countKnox County965Dearborn County: 948 countDearborn County948Steuben County: 939 countSteuben County939Shelby County: 926 countShelby County926Montgomery County: 877 countMontgomery County877Huntington County: 866 countHuntington County866Noble County: 862 countNoble County862Daviess County: 861 countDaviess County861Henry County: 833 countHenry County833Marion County: 23,250 countMarion County23,250Lake County: 10,095 countLake County10,095Allen County: 8,702 countAllen County8,702Hamilton County: 8,657 countHamilton County8,657St. Joseph County: 5,734 countSt. Joseph County5,734Vanderburgh County: 4,706 countVanderburgh County4,706Elkhart County: 4,651 countElkhart County4,651Porter County: 3,523 countPorter County3,523Tippecanoe County: 3,268 countTippecanoe County3,268Johnson County: 3,131 countJohnson County3,131Hendricks County: 2,992 countHendricks County2,992Monroe County: 2,898 countMonroe County2,898Clark County: 2,472 countClark County2,472Vigo County: 2,417 countVigo County2,417LaPorte County: 2,329 countLaPorte County2,329Delaware County: 2,212 countDelaware County2,212Madison County: 2,199 countMadison County2,199Kosciusko County: 1,891 countKosciusko County1,891Bartholomew County: 1,854 countBartholomew County1,854Floyd County: 1,774 countFloyd County1,774Howard County: 1,686 countHoward County1,686Boone County: 1,618 countBoone County1,618Wayne County: 1,468 countWayne County1,468Hancock County: 1,453 countHancock County1,453Dubois County: 1,276 countDubois County1,276Grant County: 1,268 countGrant County1,268Morgan County: 1,209 countMorgan County1,209Warrick County: 1,117 countWarrick County1,117Marshall County: 1,031 countMarshall County1,031Jackson County: 980 countJackson County980DeKalb County: 969 countDeKalb County969Knox County: 965 countKnox County965Dearborn County: 948 countDearborn County948Steuben County: 939 countSteuben County939Shelby County: 926 countShelby County926Montgomery County: 877 countMontgomery County877Huntington County: 866 countHuntington County866Noble County: 862 countNoble County862Daviess County: 861 countDaviess County861Henry County: 833 countHenry County833
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

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Marion County23,250-1.6%
2Lake County10,095-1.3%
3Allen County8,702-1.5%
4Hamilton County8,657+0.9%
5St. Joseph County5,734-2.2%
6Vanderburgh County4,706-1.2%
7Elkhart County4,651-2%
8Porter County3,523-1.5%
9Tippecanoe County3,268-0.3%
10Johnson County3,131+0.3%
11Hendricks County2,992+1.3%
12Monroe County2,898-1.8%
13Clark County2,472-0.4%
14Vigo County2,417-0.7%
15LaPorte County2,329-2.6%
16Delaware County2,212-2.5%
17Madison County2,199-1.8%
18Kosciusko County1,891-1.6%
19Bartholomew County1,854-1.7%
20Floyd County1,774-0.1%
21Howard County1,686-1.5%
22Boone County1,618-0.2%
23Wayne County1,468-2.6%
24Hancock County1,453+1.6%
25Dubois County1,276-0.3%
26Grant County1,268-1.9%
27Morgan County1,209-2.3%
28Warrick County1,117-1.5%
29Marshall County1,031-1.2%
30Jackson County9800%
31DeKalb County969-0.8%
32Knox County9650%
33Dearborn County948-3.7%
34Steuben County939-3%
35Shelby County926+0.3%
36Montgomery County877-3%
37Huntington County866+0.3%
38Noble County862-1.6%
39Daviess County861+2.5%
40Henry County833-2.2%
41LaGrange County824-0.2%
42Lawrence County820-2.6%
43Jasper County812+0.1%
44Wabash County755-5.5%
45Gibson County741+0.5%
46Cass County734-0.4%
47Ripley County712-0.3%
48Adams County711+0.4%
49Whitley County702-1.4%
50Putnam County679-1.7%
51Jefferson County676-2.2%
52Harrison County671-1%
53White County669-0.1%
54Decatur County635-2%
55Wells County618-0.5%
56Greene County602+1.3%
57Miami County586-0.5%
58Clinton County583-3.3%
59Randolph County500-2.3%
60Clay County498-1.6%
61Posey County495-1.2%
62Fulton County484+0.4%
63Spencer County457-0.7%
64Washington County456-0.9%
65Fayette County435+2.1%
66Scott County404-0.5%
67Jay County395-0.3%
67Jennings County395-1.7%
69Rush County388+0.5%
70Perry County385-1%
71Carroll County384-2.8%
72Orange County373-3.4%
73Sullivan County372-3.6%
74Franklin County3550%
75Fountain County341-0.9%
76Pulaski County338-3.7%
77Brown County334-4%
78Starke County317-3.6%
79Tipton County311+3%
80Vermillion County304-5%
81Parke County300-1%
82Owen County284-0.7%
83Newton County273-3.5%
84Blackford County237-3.3%
85Benton County223-3.9%
86Martin County218+0.5%
87Pike County208+2.5%
88Crawford County167-3.5%
89Warren County139-2.8%
90Union County131-5.1%
91Switzerland County128-3%
92Ohio County90-5.3%

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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/2014/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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 23,250 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 90 in 2014.

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