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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2016, at 23,596. Ohio County had the lowest, at 89. The median was 713 and the figure for Indiana was 162,216. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest23,596Marion County
Lowest89Ohio County
Median71392 counties
Indiana162,216History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 695 countAllen County: 8,697 countBartholomew County: 1,903 countBenton County: 224 countBlackford County: 234 countBoone County: 1,673 countBrown County: 318 countCarroll County: 377 countCass County: 714 countClark County: 2,503 countClay County: 491 countClinton County: 580 countCrawford County: 165 countDaviess County: 882 countDearborn County: 961 countDecatur County: 645 countDeKalb County: 968 countDelaware County: 2,189 countDubois County: 1,276 countElkhart County: 4,655 countFayette County: 440 countFloyd County: 1,779 countFountain County: 328 countFranklin County: 364 countFulton County: 471 countGibson County: 752 countGrant County: 1,232 countGreene County: 581 countHamilton County: 9,058 countHancock County: 1,500 countHarrison County: 664 countHendricks County: 3,138 countHenry County: 807 countHoward County: 1,665 countHuntington County: 871 countJackson County: 965 countJasper County: 799 countJay County: 393 countJefferson County: 658 countJennings County: 386 countJohnson County: 3,192 countKnox County: 941 countKosciusko County: 1,908 countLaGrange County: 851 countLake County: 10,244 countLaPorte County: 2,308 countLawrence County: 820 countMadison County: 2,176 countMarion County: 23,596 countMarshall County: 1,027 countMartin County: 225 countMiami County: 589 countMonroe County: 2,962 countMontgomery County: 840 countMorgan County: 1,218 countNewton County: 262 countNoble County: 846 countOhio County: 89 countOrange County: 377 countOwen County: 291 countParke County: 304 countPerry County: 370 countPike County: 200 countPorter County: 3,636 countPosey County: 503 countPulaski County: 339 countPutnam County: 685 countRandolph County: 492 countRipley County: 712 countRush County: 394 countSt. Joseph County: 5,697 countScott County: 399 countShelby County: 926 countSpencer County: 453 countStarke County: 321 countSteuben County: 960 countSullivan County: 370 countSwitzerland County: 134 countTippecanoe County: 3,383 countTipton County: 307 countUnion County: 131 countVanderburgh County: 4,721 countVermillion County: 310 countVigo County: 2,401 countWabash County: 742 countWarren County: 141 countWarrick County: 1,123 countWashington County: 467 countWayne County: 1,434 countWells County: 610 countWhite County: 654 countWhitley County: 702 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Marion County: 23,596 countMarion County23,596Lake County: 10,244 countLake County10,244Hamilton County: 9,058 countHamilton County9,058Allen County: 8,697 countAllen County8,697St. Joseph County: 5,697 countSt. Joseph County5,697Vanderburgh County: 4,721 countVanderburgh County4,721Elkhart County: 4,655 countElkhart County4,655Porter County: 3,636 countPorter County3,636Tippecanoe County: 3,383 countTippecanoe County3,383Johnson County: 3,192 countJohnson County3,192Hendricks County: 3,138 countHendricks County3,138Monroe County: 2,962 countMonroe County2,962Clark County: 2,503 countClark County2,503Vigo County: 2,401 countVigo County2,401LaPorte County: 2,308 countLaPorte County2,308Delaware County: 2,189 countDelaware County2,189Madison County: 2,176 countMadison County2,176Kosciusko County: 1,908 countKosciusko County1,908Bartholomew County: 1,903 countBartholomew County1,903Floyd County: 1,779 countFloyd County1,779Boone County: 1,673 countBoone County1,673Howard County: 1,665 countHoward County1,665Hancock County: 1,500 countHancock County1,500Wayne County: 1,434 countWayne County1,434Dubois County: 1,276 countDubois County1,276Grant County: 1,232 countGrant County1,232Morgan County: 1,218 countMorgan County1,218Warrick County: 1,123 countWarrick County1,123Marshall County: 1,027 countMarshall County1,027DeKalb County: 968 countDeKalb County968Jackson County: 965 countJackson County965Dearborn County: 961 countDearborn County961Steuben County: 960 countSteuben County960Knox County: 941 countKnox County941Shelby County: 926 countShelby County926Daviess County: 882 countDaviess County882Huntington County: 871 countHuntington County871LaGrange County: 851 countLaGrange County851Noble County: 846 countNoble County846Montgomery County: 840 countMontgomery County840Marion County: 23,596 countMarion County23,596Lake County: 10,244 countLake County10,244Hamilton County: 9,058 countHamilton County9,058Allen County: 8,697 countAllen County8,697St. Joseph County: 5,697 countSt. Joseph County5,697Vanderburgh County: 4,721 countVanderburgh County4,721Elkhart County: 4,655 countElkhart County4,655Porter County: 3,636 countPorter County3,636Tippecanoe County: 3,383 countTippecanoe County3,383Johnson County: 3,192 countJohnson County3,192Hendricks County: 3,138 countHendricks County3,138Monroe County: 2,962 countMonroe County2,962Clark County: 2,503 countClark County2,503Vigo County: 2,401 countVigo County2,401LaPorte County: 2,308 countLaPorte County2,308Delaware County: 2,189 countDelaware County2,189Madison County: 2,176 countMadison County2,176Kosciusko County: 1,908 countKosciusko County1,908Bartholomew County: 1,903 countBartholomew County1,903Floyd County: 1,779 countFloyd County1,779Boone County: 1,673 countBoone County1,673Howard County: 1,665 countHoward County1,665Hancock County: 1,500 countHancock County1,500Wayne County: 1,434 countWayne County1,434Dubois County: 1,276 countDubois County1,276Grant County: 1,232 countGrant County1,232Morgan County: 1,218 countMorgan County1,218Warrick County: 1,123 countWarrick County1,123Marshall County: 1,027 countMarshall County1,027DeKalb County: 968 countDeKalb County968Jackson County: 965 countJackson County965Dearborn County: 961 countDearborn County961Steuben County: 960 countSteuben County960Knox County: 941 countKnox County941Shelby County: 926 countShelby County926Daviess County: 882 countDaviess County882Huntington County: 871 countHuntington County871LaGrange County: 851 countLaGrange County851Noble County: 846 countNoble County846Montgomery County: 840 countMontgomery County840
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

RankCounties2016
count		Change on 2015
1Marion County23,596+0.8%
2Lake County10,244+0.7%
3Hamilton County9,058+2.6%
4Allen County8,697+0.4%
5St. Joseph County5,697-0%
6Vanderburgh County4,721+0.6%
7Elkhart County4,655+0.5%
8Porter County3,636+1.8%
9Tippecanoe County3,383+2.5%
10Johnson County3,192+0.2%
11Hendricks County3,138+2.1%
12Monroe County2,962+1.5%
13Clark County2,503+1.4%
14Vigo County2,401+0.5%
15LaPorte County2,308-0.6%
16Delaware County2,189-0.1%
17Madison County2,176+0.1%
18Kosciusko County1,908+0.7%
19Bartholomew County1,903+1.1%
20Floyd County1,779+0.5%
21Boone County1,673+1.1%
22Howard County1,665-0.1%
23Hancock County1,500+2%
24Wayne County1,434-2%
25Dubois County1,276-0.9%
26Grant County1,232-1.3%
27Morgan County1,218+1.3%
28Warrick County1,123+1.4%
29Marshall County1,027+0.4%
30DeKalb County968-0.7%
31Jackson County965-0.1%
32Dearborn County961+0.6%
33Steuben County960+2%
34Knox County941-1.1%
35Shelby County9260%
36Daviess County882+1.3%
37Huntington County871-0.2%
38LaGrange County851+1.8%
39Noble County846-0.5%
40Montgomery County840-2.3%
41Lawrence County820+1.5%
42Henry County807-0.7%
43Jasper County799-1.1%
44Gibson County752+0.8%
45Wabash County742-0.7%
46Cass County714-1.2%
47Ripley County712-0.6%
48Whitley County702-0.1%
49Adams County695-1.3%
50Putnam County685+1.5%
51Harrison County664+0.3%
52Jefferson County658-1.1%
53White County654-1.7%
54Decatur County645+1.7%
55Wells County610+0.2%
56Miami County5890%
57Greene County581-1.4%
58Clinton County580+0.2%
59Posey County503+0.6%
60Randolph County492-0.2%
61Clay County491+0.4%
62Fulton County471+0.2%
63Washington County467+0.6%
64Spencer County453-1.3%
65Fayette County440+0.5%
66Scott County399-0.3%
67Rush County394+0.3%
68Jay County3930%
69Jennings County386-2.5%
70Carroll County377-1.6%
70Orange County377-0.5%
72Perry County370-1.9%
72Sullivan County370-1.9%
74Franklin County364+2%
75Pulaski County339+0.3%
76Fountain County328-2.4%
77Starke County321-0.3%
78Brown County318-3.3%
79Vermillion County310+2.6%
80Tipton County3070%
81Parke County304+1.3%
82Owen County291+2.8%
83Newton County262-1.1%
84Blackford County234+0.9%
85Martin County2250%
86Benton County224-1.8%
87Pike County200-2.4%
88Crawford County165-1.8%
89Warren County141-1.4%
90Switzerland County1340%
91Union County131+2.3%
92Ohio County89-1.1%

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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/2016/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), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/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), 2016. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2016. 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), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2016.

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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), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 23,596 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 89 in 2016.

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