Data / Rankings / Business establishments (QCEW) / Counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2018, at 23,966. Ohio County had the lowest, at 85. The median was 718 and the figure for Indiana was 167,627. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest23,966Marion County
Lowest85Ohio County
Median71892 counties
Indiana167,627History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 703 countAllen County: 8,845 countBartholomew County: 1,921 countBenton County: 220 countBlackford County: 234 countBoone County: 1,784 countBrown County: 317 countCarroll County: 386 countCass County: 700 countClark County: 2,523 countClay County: 495 countClinton County: 592 countCrawford County: 158 countDaviess County: 892 countDearborn County: 995 countDecatur County: 651 countDeKalb County: 975 countDelaware County: 2,182 countDubois County: 1,293 countElkhart County: 4,731 countFayette County: 423 countFloyd County: 1,820 countFountain County: 334 countFranklin County: 359 countFulton County: 475 countGibson County: 736 countGrant County: 1,218 countGreene County: 576 countHamilton County: 9,445 countHancock County: 1,564 countHarrison County: 684 countHendricks County: 3,314 countHenry County: 813 countHoward County: 1,705 countHuntington County: 878 countJackson County: 976 countJasper County: 798 countJay County: 404 countJefferson County: 652 countJennings County: 407 countJohnson County: 3,333 countKnox County: 940 countKosciusko County: 1,949 countLaGrange County: 905 countLake County: 10,333 countLaPorte County: 2,282 countLawrence County: 867 countMadison County: 2,211 countMarion County: 23,966 countMarshall County: 1,043 countMartin County: 243 countMiami County: 605 countMonroe County: 3,003 countMontgomery County: 845 countMorgan County: 1,237 countNewton County: 277 countNoble County: 884 countOhio County: 85 countOrange County: 370 countOwen County: 313 countParke County: 301 countPerry County: 367 countPike County: 188 countPorter County: 3,670 countPosey County: 509 countPulaski County: 352 countPutnam County: 688 countRandolph County: 502 countRipley County: 730 countRush County: 407 countSt. Joseph County: 5,731 countScott County: 393 countShelby County: 934 countSpencer County: 465 countStarke County: 329 countSteuben County: 960 countSullivan County: 385 countSwitzerland County: 146 countTippecanoe County: 3,446 countTipton County: 318 countUnion County: 138 countVanderburgh County: 4,755 countVermillion County: 307 countVigo County: 2,379 countWabash County: 742 countWarren County: 143 countWarrick County: 1,169 countWashington County: 470 countWayne County: 1,410 countWells County: 622 countWhite County: 651 countWhitley County: 706 count
  • Under 300
  • 300 to 500
  • 500 to 700
  • 700 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 2,200
  • 2,200 and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

Marion County: 23,966 countMarion County23,966Lake County: 10,333 countLake County10,333Hamilton County: 9,445 countHamilton County9,445Allen County: 8,845 countAllen County8,845St. Joseph County: 5,731 countSt. Joseph County5,731Vanderburgh County: 4,755 countVanderburgh County4,755Elkhart County: 4,731 countElkhart County4,731Porter County: 3,670 countPorter County3,670Tippecanoe County: 3,446 countTippecanoe County3,446Johnson County: 3,333 countJohnson County3,333Hendricks County: 3,314 countHendricks County3,314Monroe County: 3,003 countMonroe County3,003Clark County: 2,523 countClark County2,523Vigo County: 2,379 countVigo County2,379LaPorte County: 2,282 countLaPorte County2,282Madison County: 2,211 countMadison County2,211Delaware County: 2,182 countDelaware County2,182Kosciusko County: 1,949 countKosciusko County1,949Bartholomew County: 1,921 countBartholomew County1,921Floyd County: 1,820 countFloyd County1,820Boone County: 1,784 countBoone County1,784Howard County: 1,705 countHoward County1,705Hancock County: 1,564 countHancock County1,564Wayne County: 1,410 countWayne County1,410Dubois County: 1,293 countDubois County1,293Morgan County: 1,237 countMorgan County1,237Grant County: 1,218 countGrant County1,218Warrick County: 1,169 countWarrick County1,169Marshall County: 1,043 countMarshall County1,043Dearborn County: 995 countDearborn County995Jackson County: 976 countJackson County976DeKalb County: 975 countDeKalb County975Steuben County: 960 countSteuben County960Knox County: 940 countKnox County940Shelby County: 934 countShelby County934LaGrange County: 905 countLaGrange County905Daviess County: 892 countDaviess County892Noble County: 884 countNoble County884Huntington County: 878 countHuntington County878Lawrence County: 867 countLawrence County867Marion County: 23,966 countMarion County23,966Lake County: 10,333 countLake County10,333Hamilton County: 9,445 countHamilton County9,445Allen County: 8,845 countAllen County8,845St. Joseph County: 5,731 countSt. Joseph County5,731Vanderburgh County: 4,755 countVanderburgh County4,755Elkhart County: 4,731 countElkhart County4,731Porter County: 3,670 countPorter County3,670Tippecanoe County: 3,446 countTippecanoe County3,446Johnson County: 3,333 countJohnson County3,333Hendricks County: 3,314 countHendricks County3,314Monroe County: 3,003 countMonroe County3,003Clark County: 2,523 countClark County2,523Vigo County: 2,379 countVigo County2,379LaPorte County: 2,282 countLaPorte County2,282Madison County: 2,211 countMadison County2,211Delaware County: 2,182 countDelaware County2,182Kosciusko County: 1,949 countKosciusko County1,949Bartholomew County: 1,921 countBartholomew County1,921Floyd County: 1,820 countFloyd County1,820Boone County: 1,784 countBoone County1,784Howard County: 1,705 countHoward County1,705Hancock County: 1,564 countHancock County1,564Wayne County: 1,410 countWayne County1,410Dubois County: 1,293 countDubois County1,293Morgan County: 1,237 countMorgan County1,237Grant County: 1,218 countGrant County1,218Warrick County: 1,169 countWarrick County1,169Marshall County: 1,043 countMarshall County1,043Dearborn County: 995 countDearborn County995Jackson County: 976 countJackson County976DeKalb County: 975 countDeKalb County975Steuben County: 960 countSteuben County960Knox County: 940 countKnox County940Shelby County: 934 countShelby County934LaGrange County: 905 countLaGrange County905Daviess County: 892 countDaviess County892Noble County: 884 countNoble County884Huntington County: 878 countHuntington County878Lawrence County: 867 countLawrence County867
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

RankCounties2018
count		Change on 2017
1Marion County23,966+0.8%
2Lake County10,333+0.6%
3Hamilton County9,445+1.8%
4Allen County8,845+1.2%
5St. Joseph County5,731+0.2%
6Vanderburgh County4,755+1%
7Elkhart County4,731+1%
8Porter County3,670+0.9%
9Tippecanoe County3,446+1%
10Johnson County3,333+2.8%
11Hendricks County3,314+3.4%
12Monroe County3,003+0.1%
13Clark County2,523+1.2%
14Vigo County2,379-0.7%
15LaPorte County2,282-0.9%
16Madison County2,211+1.9%
17Delaware County2,1820%
18Kosciusko County1,949+0.4%
19Bartholomew County1,921+0.9%
20Floyd County1,820+0.2%
21Boone County1,784+3.1%
22Howard County1,705+1.3%
23Hancock County1,564+2%
24Wayne County1,410-1.1%
25Dubois County1,293+0.8%
26Morgan County1,237+0.4%
27Grant County1,218-0.5%
28Warrick County1,169+1.2%
29Marshall County1,043+1.9%
30Dearborn County995+3.1%
31Jackson County976+0.7%
32DeKalb County975+1%
33Steuben County960+0.4%
34Knox County940-0.1%
35Shelby County934+0.6%
36LaGrange County905+3.2%
37Daviess County892-0.9%
38Noble County884+3.2%
39Huntington County878-0.1%
40Lawrence County867+1.3%
41Montgomery County8450%
42Henry County813+0.6%
43Jasper County798-1.1%
44Wabash County742+0.7%
45Gibson County736-0.9%
46Ripley County730+0.8%
47Whitley County706-0.7%
48Adams County703+0.1%
49Cass County700-1%
50Putnam County688-0.6%
51Harrison County684+1.3%
52Jefferson County6520%
53Decatur County651-0.6%
53White County651+1.4%
55Wells County622+1%
56Miami County605+0.8%
57Clinton County592+2.2%
58Greene County5760%
59Posey County509+1.4%
60Randolph County502+1%
61Clay County495+1.2%
62Fulton County475+1.1%
63Washington County4700%
64Spencer County465+3.1%
65Fayette County423-3.2%
66Jennings County407+3.8%
66Rush County407+2%
68Jay County4040%
69Scott County393-2.7%
70Carroll County386+1.6%
71Sullivan County385+0.5%
72Orange County370+1.1%
73Perry County367-1.1%
74Franklin County359+0.3%
75Pulaski County352+2.3%
76Fountain County334+1.8%
77Starke County329+0.3%
78Tipton County318+3.6%
79Brown County317+1%
80Owen County313+4%
81Vermillion County307+0.3%
82Parke County301-1%
83Newton County277+5.3%
84Martin County243+1.7%
85Blackford County234-0.8%
86Benton County220-1.8%
87Pike County188-2.1%
88Crawford County158-3.7%
89Switzerland County146+5.8%
90Warren County143+2.1%
91Union County138-0.7%
92Ohio County85-1.2%

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

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), 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2018.

Harvard

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), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_counties_in_indiana_by_2018,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{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), 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
TI  - 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), 2018
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/21
PB  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2018
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2018.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishments_qcew","level":"province","within":"Indiana","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishments_qcew&level=province&within=Indiana&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 23,966 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 85 in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Business establishments (QCEW): other rankings

Counties in Indiana: more rankings