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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2017, at 23,777. Ohio County had the lowest, at 86. The median was 718 and the figure for Indiana was 164,727. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest23,777Marion County
Lowest86Ohio County
Median71892 counties
Indiana164,727History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 702 countAllen County: 8,742 countBartholomew County: 1,904 countBenton County: 224 countBlackford County: 236 countBoone County: 1,731 countBrown County: 314 countCarroll County: 380 countCass County: 707 countClark County: 2,492 countClay County: 489 countClinton County: 579 countCrawford County: 164 countDaviess County: 900 countDearborn County: 965 countDecatur County: 655 countDeKalb County: 965 countDelaware County: 2,182 countDubois County: 1,283 countElkhart County: 4,682 countFayette County: 437 countFloyd County: 1,816 countFountain County: 328 countFranklin County: 358 countFulton County: 470 countGibson County: 743 countGrant County: 1,224 countGreene County: 576 countHamilton County: 9,274 countHancock County: 1,534 countHarrison County: 675 countHendricks County: 3,204 countHenry County: 808 countHoward County: 1,683 countHuntington County: 879 countJackson County: 969 countJasper County: 807 countJay County: 404 countJefferson County: 652 countJennings County: 392 countJohnson County: 3,243 countKnox County: 941 countKosciusko County: 1,941 countLaGrange County: 877 countLake County: 10,268 countLaPorte County: 2,303 countLawrence County: 856 countMadison County: 2,169 countMarion County: 23,777 countMarshall County: 1,024 countMartin County: 239 countMiami County: 600 countMonroe County: 3,001 countMontgomery County: 845 countMorgan County: 1,232 countNewton County: 263 countNoble County: 857 countOhio County: 86 countOrange County: 366 countOwen County: 301 countParke County: 304 countPerry County: 371 countPike County: 192 countPorter County: 3,639 countPosey County: 502 countPulaski County: 344 countPutnam County: 692 countRandolph County: 497 countRipley County: 724 countRush County: 399 countSt. Joseph County: 5,719 countScott County: 404 countShelby County: 928 countSpencer County: 451 countStarke County: 328 countSteuben County: 956 countSullivan County: 383 countSwitzerland County: 138 countTippecanoe County: 3,411 countTipton County: 307 countUnion County: 139 countVanderburgh County: 4,706 countVermillion County: 306 countVigo County: 2,395 countWabash County: 737 countWarren County: 140 countWarrick County: 1,155 countWashington County: 470 countWayne County: 1,426 countWells County: 616 countWhite County: 642 countWhitley County: 711 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Marion County: 23,777 countMarion County23,777Lake County: 10,268 countLake County10,268Hamilton County: 9,274 countHamilton County9,274Allen County: 8,742 countAllen County8,742St. Joseph County: 5,719 countSt. Joseph County5,719Vanderburgh County: 4,706 countVanderburgh County4,706Elkhart County: 4,682 countElkhart County4,682Porter County: 3,639 countPorter County3,639Tippecanoe County: 3,411 countTippecanoe County3,411Johnson County: 3,243 countJohnson County3,243Hendricks County: 3,204 countHendricks County3,204Monroe County: 3,001 countMonroe County3,001Clark County: 2,492 countClark County2,492Vigo County: 2,395 countVigo County2,395LaPorte County: 2,303 countLaPorte County2,303Delaware County: 2,182 countDelaware County2,182Madison County: 2,169 countMadison County2,169Kosciusko County: 1,941 countKosciusko County1,941Bartholomew County: 1,904 countBartholomew County1,904Floyd County: 1,816 countFloyd County1,816Boone County: 1,731 countBoone County1,731Howard County: 1,683 countHoward County1,683Hancock County: 1,534 countHancock County1,534Wayne County: 1,426 countWayne County1,426Dubois County: 1,283 countDubois County1,283Morgan County: 1,232 countMorgan County1,232Grant County: 1,224 countGrant County1,224Warrick County: 1,155 countWarrick County1,155Marshall County: 1,024 countMarshall County1,024Jackson County: 969 countJackson County969Dearborn County: 965 countDearborn County965DeKalb County: 965 countDeKalb County965Steuben County: 956 countSteuben County956Knox County: 941 countKnox County941Shelby County: 928 countShelby County928Daviess County: 900 countDaviess County900Huntington County: 879 countHuntington County879LaGrange County: 877 countLaGrange County877Noble County: 857 countNoble County857Lawrence County: 856 countLawrence County856Marion County: 23,777 countMarion County23,777Lake County: 10,268 countLake County10,268Hamilton County: 9,274 countHamilton County9,274Allen County: 8,742 countAllen County8,742St. Joseph County: 5,719 countSt. Joseph County5,719Vanderburgh County: 4,706 countVanderburgh County4,706Elkhart County: 4,682 countElkhart County4,682Porter County: 3,639 countPorter County3,639Tippecanoe County: 3,411 countTippecanoe County3,411Johnson County: 3,243 countJohnson County3,243Hendricks County: 3,204 countHendricks County3,204Monroe County: 3,001 countMonroe County3,001Clark County: 2,492 countClark County2,492Vigo County: 2,395 countVigo County2,395LaPorte County: 2,303 countLaPorte County2,303Delaware County: 2,182 countDelaware County2,182Madison County: 2,169 countMadison County2,169Kosciusko County: 1,941 countKosciusko County1,941Bartholomew County: 1,904 countBartholomew County1,904Floyd County: 1,816 countFloyd County1,816Boone County: 1,731 countBoone County1,731Howard County: 1,683 countHoward County1,683Hancock County: 1,534 countHancock County1,534Wayne County: 1,426 countWayne County1,426Dubois County: 1,283 countDubois County1,283Morgan County: 1,232 countMorgan County1,232Grant County: 1,224 countGrant County1,224Warrick County: 1,155 countWarrick County1,155Marshall County: 1,024 countMarshall County1,024Jackson County: 969 countJackson County969Dearborn County: 965 countDearborn County965DeKalb County: 965 countDeKalb County965Steuben County: 956 countSteuben County956Knox County: 941 countKnox County941Shelby County: 928 countShelby County928Daviess County: 900 countDaviess County900Huntington County: 879 countHuntington County879LaGrange County: 877 countLaGrange County877Noble County: 857 countNoble County857Lawrence County: 856 countLawrence County856
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

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1Marion County23,777+0.8%
2Lake County10,268+0.2%
3Hamilton County9,274+2.4%
4Allen County8,742+0.5%
5St. Joseph County5,719+0.4%
6Vanderburgh County4,706-0.3%
7Elkhart County4,682+0.6%
8Porter County3,639+0.1%
9Tippecanoe County3,411+0.8%
10Johnson County3,243+1.6%
11Hendricks County3,204+2.1%
12Monroe County3,001+1.3%
13Clark County2,492-0.4%
14Vigo County2,395-0.2%
15LaPorte County2,303-0.2%
16Delaware County2,182-0.3%
17Madison County2,169-0.3%
18Kosciusko County1,941+1.7%
19Bartholomew County1,904+0.1%
20Floyd County1,816+2.1%
21Boone County1,731+3.5%
22Howard County1,683+1.1%
23Hancock County1,534+2.3%
24Wayne County1,426-0.6%
25Dubois County1,283+0.5%
26Morgan County1,232+1.1%
27Grant County1,224-0.6%
28Warrick County1,155+2.8%
29Marshall County1,024-0.3%
30Jackson County969+0.4%
31Dearborn County965+0.4%
31DeKalb County965-0.3%
33Steuben County956-0.4%
34Knox County9410%
35Shelby County928+0.2%
36Daviess County900+2%
37Huntington County879+0.9%
38LaGrange County877+3.1%
39Noble County857+1.3%
40Lawrence County856+4.4%
41Montgomery County845+0.6%
42Henry County808+0.1%
43Jasper County807+1%
44Gibson County743-1.2%
45Wabash County737-0.7%
46Ripley County724+1.7%
47Whitley County711+1.3%
48Cass County707-1%
49Adams County702+1%
50Putnam County692+1%
51Harrison County675+1.7%
52Decatur County655+1.6%
53Jefferson County652-0.9%
54White County642-1.8%
55Wells County616+1%
56Miami County600+1.9%
57Clinton County579-0.2%
58Greene County576-0.9%
59Posey County502-0.2%
60Randolph County497+1%
61Clay County489-0.4%
62Fulton County470-0.2%
62Washington County470+0.6%
64Spencer County451-0.4%
65Fayette County437-0.7%
66Jay County404+2.8%
66Scott County404+1.3%
68Rush County399+1.3%
69Jennings County392+1.6%
70Sullivan County383+3.5%
71Carroll County380+0.8%
72Perry County371+0.3%
73Orange County366-2.9%
74Franklin County358-1.6%
75Pulaski County344+1.5%
76Fountain County3280%
76Starke County328+2.2%
78Brown County314-1.3%
79Tipton County3070%
80Vermillion County306-1.3%
81Parke County3040%
82Owen County301+3.4%
83Newton County263+0.4%
84Martin County239+6.2%
85Blackford County236+0.9%
86Benton County2240%
87Pike County192-4%
88Crawford County164-0.6%
89Warren County140-0.7%
90Union County139+6.1%
91Switzerland County138+3%
92Ohio County86-3.4%

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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/2017/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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/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), 2017. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 23,777 in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 86 in 2017.

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