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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2021, at 25,658. Ohio County had the lowest, at 92. The median was 741 and the figure for Indiana was 178,700. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest25,658Marion County
Lowest92Ohio County
Median74192 counties
Indiana178,700History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 725 countAllen County: 9,446 countBartholomew County: 1,990 countBenton County: 227 countBlackford County: 226 countBoone County: 2,049 countBrown County: 326 countCarroll County: 403 countCass County: 703 countClark County: 2,790 countClay County: 498 countClinton County: 625 countCrawford County: 154 countDaviess County: 909 countDearborn County: 1,070 countDecatur County: 672 countDeKalb County: 1,024 countDelaware County: 2,216 countDubois County: 1,321 countElkhart County: 4,923 countFayette County: 406 countFloyd County: 1,895 countFountain County: 373 countFranklin County: 346 countFulton County: 455 countGibson County: 766 countGrant County: 1,184 countGreene County: 549 countHamilton County: 10,607 countHancock County: 1,698 countHarrison County: 697 countHendricks County: 3,731 countHenry County: 847 countHoward County: 1,737 countHuntington County: 930 countJackson County: 955 countJasper County: 825 countJay County: 414 countJefferson County: 691 countJennings County: 412 countJohnson County: 3,702 countKnox County: 942 countKosciusko County: 2,003 countLaGrange County: 952 countLake County: 10,740 countLaPorte County: 2,292 countLawrence County: 877 countMadison County: 2,283 countMarion County: 25,658 countMarshall County: 1,082 countMartin County: 271 countMiami County: 615 countMonroe County: 3,171 countMontgomery County: 853 countMorgan County: 1,293 countNewton County: 280 countNoble County: 908 countOhio County: 92 countOrange County: 374 countOwen County: 315 countParke County: 312 countPerry County: 372 countPike County: 199 countPorter County: 3,874 countPosey County: 537 countPulaski County: 365 countPutnam County: 739 countRandolph County: 515 countRipley County: 743 countRush County: 434 countSt. Joseph County: 5,971 countScott County: 405 countShelby County: 967 countSpencer County: 479 countStarke County: 317 countSteuben County: 985 countSullivan County: 373 countSwitzerland County: 149 countTippecanoe County: 3,838 countTipton County: 338 countUnion County: 148 countVanderburgh County: 4,883 countVermillion County: 307 countVigo County: 2,400 countWabash County: 763 countWarren County: 147 countWarrick County: 1,246 countWashington County: 470 countWayne County: 1,417 countWells County: 653 countWhite County: 678 countWhitley County: 728 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Marion County: 25,658 countMarion County25,658Lake County: 10,740 countLake County10,740Hamilton County: 10,607 countHamilton County10,607Allen County: 9,446 countAllen County9,446St. Joseph County: 5,971 countSt. Joseph County5,971Elkhart County: 4,923 countElkhart County4,923Vanderburgh County: 4,883 countVanderburgh County4,883Porter County: 3,874 countPorter County3,874Tippecanoe County: 3,838 countTippecanoe County3,838Hendricks County: 3,731 countHendricks County3,731Johnson County: 3,702 countJohnson County3,702Monroe County: 3,171 countMonroe County3,171Clark County: 2,790 countClark County2,790Vigo County: 2,400 countVigo County2,400LaPorte County: 2,292 countLaPorte County2,292Madison County: 2,283 countMadison County2,283Delaware County: 2,216 countDelaware County2,216Boone County: 2,049 countBoone County2,049Kosciusko County: 2,003 countKosciusko County2,003Bartholomew County: 1,990 countBartholomew County1,990Floyd County: 1,895 countFloyd County1,895Howard County: 1,737 countHoward County1,737Hancock County: 1,698 countHancock County1,698Wayne County: 1,417 countWayne County1,417Dubois County: 1,321 countDubois County1,321Morgan County: 1,293 countMorgan County1,293Warrick County: 1,246 countWarrick County1,246Grant County: 1,184 countGrant County1,184Marshall County: 1,082 countMarshall County1,082Dearborn County: 1,070 countDearborn County1,070DeKalb County: 1,024 countDeKalb County1,024Steuben County: 985 countSteuben County985Shelby County: 967 countShelby County967Jackson County: 955 countJackson County955LaGrange County: 952 countLaGrange County952Knox County: 942 countKnox County942Huntington County: 930 countHuntington County930Daviess County: 909 countDaviess County909Noble County: 908 countNoble County908Lawrence County: 877 countLawrence County877Marion County: 25,658 countMarion County25,658Lake County: 10,740 countLake County10,740Hamilton County: 10,607 countHamilton County10,607Allen County: 9,446 countAllen County9,446St. Joseph County: 5,971 countSt. Joseph County5,971Elkhart County: 4,923 countElkhart County4,923Vanderburgh County: 4,883 countVanderburgh County4,883Porter County: 3,874 countPorter County3,874Tippecanoe County: 3,838 countTippecanoe County3,838Hendricks County: 3,731 countHendricks County3,731Johnson County: 3,702 countJohnson County3,702Monroe County: 3,171 countMonroe County3,171Clark County: 2,790 countClark County2,790Vigo County: 2,400 countVigo County2,400LaPorte County: 2,292 countLaPorte County2,292Madison County: 2,283 countMadison County2,283Delaware County: 2,216 countDelaware County2,216Boone County: 2,049 countBoone County2,049Kosciusko County: 2,003 countKosciusko County2,003Bartholomew County: 1,990 countBartholomew County1,990Floyd County: 1,895 countFloyd County1,895Howard County: 1,737 countHoward County1,737Hancock County: 1,698 countHancock County1,698Wayne County: 1,417 countWayne County1,417Dubois County: 1,321 countDubois County1,321Morgan County: 1,293 countMorgan County1,293Warrick County: 1,246 countWarrick County1,246Grant County: 1,184 countGrant County1,184Marshall County: 1,082 countMarshall County1,082Dearborn County: 1,070 countDearborn County1,070DeKalb County: 1,024 countDeKalb County1,024Steuben County: 985 countSteuben County985Shelby County: 967 countShelby County967Jackson County: 955 countJackson County955LaGrange County: 952 countLaGrange County952Knox County: 942 countKnox County942Huntington County: 930 countHuntington County930Daviess County: 909 countDaviess County909Noble County: 908 countNoble County908Lawrence County: 877 countLawrence County877
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

RankCounties2021
count		Change on 2020
1Marion County25,658+2.4%
2Lake County10,740+1.3%
3Hamilton County10,607+4.9%
4Allen County9,446+2.3%
5St. Joseph County5,971+1.3%
6Elkhart County4,923+1.9%
7Vanderburgh County4,883+0.7%
8Porter County3,874+1.3%
9Tippecanoe County3,838+2.4%
10Hendricks County3,731+3.8%
11Johnson County3,702+4.6%
12Monroe County3,171+1.7%
13Clark County2,790+0.9%
14Vigo County2,400+0.3%
15LaPorte County2,292-0.3%
16Madison County2,283+1.2%
17Delaware County2,216+0.7%
18Boone County2,049+6.4%
19Kosciusko County2,003+1.1%
20Bartholomew County1,990+1%
21Floyd County1,895+0.7%
22Howard County1,737-0.1%
23Hancock County1,698+3.9%
24Wayne County1,417-0.8%
25Dubois County1,321+0.9%
26Morgan County1,293+1.2%
27Warrick County1,246+2.3%
28Grant County1,184-2%
29Marshall County1,082+1.8%
30Dearborn County1,070+2.7%
31DeKalb County1,024+1.5%
32Steuben County985-0.1%
33Shelby County9670%
34Jackson County955-1.6%
35LaGrange County952+2.5%
36Knox County942+0.7%
37Huntington County930+5%
38Daviess County909+1.5%
39Noble County908+0.4%
40Lawrence County877-0.1%
41Montgomery County853-0.1%
42Henry County847+1.8%
43Jasper County825-0.6%
44Gibson County766+1.6%
45Wabash County763+0.3%
46Ripley County743+0.8%
47Putnam County739+1.9%
48Whitley County728+1.3%
49Adams County725+1.1%
50Cass County703-0.7%
51Harrison County697+1%
52Jefferson County691+3.1%
53White County678+1.2%
54Decatur County672+2.4%
55Wells County653+2%
56Clinton County625+0.6%
57Miami County615+1.2%
58Greene County549-1.6%
59Posey County537+3.7%
60Randolph County515+1.6%
61Clay County498-1%
62Spencer County479+0.6%
63Washington County470+0.4%
64Fulton County455-3.4%
65Rush County434+4.3%
66Jay County414+1%
67Jennings County412+1.5%
68Fayette County406-0.5%
69Scott County405-2.4%
70Carroll County403+2.5%
71Orange County374+0.8%
72Fountain County373+4.5%
72Sullivan County373-2.6%
74Perry County372+1.1%
75Pulaski County365+0.3%
76Franklin County346-1.1%
77Tipton County338+5%
78Brown County326+0.9%
79Starke County317-1.9%
80Owen County315+0.6%
81Parke County312+0.3%
82Vermillion County307+0.7%
83Newton County280-3.1%
84Martin County271+7.1%
85Benton County227+1.3%
86Blackford County226-2.2%
87Pike County199+3.1%
88Crawford County1540%
89Switzerland County149-2%
90Union County148+4.2%
91Warren County147+1.4%
92Ohio County92+4.5%

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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/2021/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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/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), 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2021/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 25,658 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 92 in 2021.

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