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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2022, at 27,058. Ohio County had the lowest, at 89. The median was 758 and the figure for Indiana was 186,186. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest27,058Marion County
Lowest89Ohio County
Median75892 counties
Indiana186,186History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 756 countAllen County: 9,917 countBartholomew County: 2,061 countBenton County: 225 countBlackford County: 237 countBoone County: 2,252 countBrown County: 336 countCarroll County: 423 countCass County: 715 countClark County: 2,993 countClay County: 515 countClinton County: 640 countCrawford County: 157 countDaviess County: 940 countDearborn County: 1,131 countDecatur County: 683 countDeKalb County: 1,058 countDelaware County: 2,287 countDubois County: 1,356 countElkhart County: 5,062 countFayette County: 422 countFloyd County: 1,997 countFountain County: 383 countFranklin County: 360 countFulton County: 472 countGibson County: 789 countGrant County: 1,228 countGreene County: 574 countHamilton County: 11,688 countHancock County: 1,824 countHarrison County: 726 countHendricks County: 4,008 countHenry County: 881 countHoward County: 1,788 countHuntington County: 957 countJackson County: 991 countJasper County: 851 countJay County: 423 countJefferson County: 710 countJennings County: 435 countJohnson County: 3,934 countKnox County: 942 countKosciusko County: 2,076 countLaGrange County: 995 countLake County: 11,336 countLaPorte County: 2,394 countLawrence County: 895 countMadison County: 2,374 countMarion County: 27,058 countMarshall County: 1,111 countMartin County: 278 countMiami County: 625 countMonroe County: 3,292 countMontgomery County: 869 countMorgan County: 1,354 countNewton County: 291 countNoble County: 944 countOhio County: 89 countOrange County: 384 countOwen County: 344 countParke County: 321 countPerry County: 379 countPike County: 207 countPorter County: 4,046 countPosey County: 554 countPulaski County: 361 countPutnam County: 751 countRandolph County: 552 countRipley County: 759 countRush County: 435 countSt. Joseph County: 6,244 countScott County: 415 countShelby County: 992 countSpencer County: 496 countStarke County: 325 countSteuben County: 1,003 countSullivan County: 388 countSwitzerland County: 155 countTippecanoe County: 4,082 countTipton County: 345 countUnion County: 156 countVanderburgh County: 5,046 countVermillion County: 306 countVigo County: 2,485 countWabash County: 773 countWarren County: 159 countWarrick County: 1,308 countWashington County: 483 countWayne County: 1,444 countWells County: 660 countWhite County: 700 countWhitley County: 736 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Marion County: 27,058 countMarion County27,058Hamilton County: 11,688 countHamilton County11,688Lake County: 11,336 countLake County11,336Allen County: 9,917 countAllen County9,917St. Joseph County: 6,244 countSt. Joseph County6,244Elkhart County: 5,062 countElkhart County5,062Vanderburgh County: 5,046 countVanderburgh County5,046Tippecanoe County: 4,082 countTippecanoe County4,082Porter County: 4,046 countPorter County4,046Hendricks County: 4,008 countHendricks County4,008Johnson County: 3,934 countJohnson County3,934Monroe County: 3,292 countMonroe County3,292Clark County: 2,993 countClark County2,993Vigo County: 2,485 countVigo County2,485LaPorte County: 2,394 countLaPorte County2,394Madison County: 2,374 countMadison County2,374Delaware County: 2,287 countDelaware County2,287Boone County: 2,252 countBoone County2,252Kosciusko County: 2,076 countKosciusko County2,076Bartholomew County: 2,061 countBartholomew County2,061Floyd County: 1,997 countFloyd County1,997Hancock County: 1,824 countHancock County1,824Howard County: 1,788 countHoward County1,788Wayne County: 1,444 countWayne County1,444Dubois County: 1,356 countDubois County1,356Morgan County: 1,354 countMorgan County1,354Warrick County: 1,308 countWarrick County1,308Grant County: 1,228 countGrant County1,228Dearborn County: 1,131 countDearborn County1,131Marshall County: 1,111 countMarshall County1,111DeKalb County: 1,058 countDeKalb County1,058Steuben County: 1,003 countSteuben County1,003LaGrange County: 995 countLaGrange County995Shelby County: 992 countShelby County992Jackson County: 991 countJackson County991Huntington County: 957 countHuntington County957Noble County: 944 countNoble County944Knox County: 942 countKnox County942Daviess County: 940 countDaviess County940Lawrence County: 895 countLawrence County895Marion County: 27,058 countMarion County27,058Hamilton County: 11,688 countHamilton County11,688Lake County: 11,336 countLake County11,336Allen County: 9,917 countAllen County9,917St. Joseph County: 6,244 countSt. Joseph County6,244Elkhart County: 5,062 countElkhart County5,062Vanderburgh County: 5,046 countVanderburgh County5,046Tippecanoe County: 4,082 countTippecanoe County4,082Porter County: 4,046 countPorter County4,046Hendricks County: 4,008 countHendricks County4,008Johnson County: 3,934 countJohnson County3,934Monroe County: 3,292 countMonroe County3,292Clark County: 2,993 countClark County2,993Vigo County: 2,485 countVigo County2,485LaPorte County: 2,394 countLaPorte County2,394Madison County: 2,374 countMadison County2,374Delaware County: 2,287 countDelaware County2,287Boone County: 2,252 countBoone County2,252Kosciusko County: 2,076 countKosciusko County2,076Bartholomew County: 2,061 countBartholomew County2,061Floyd County: 1,997 countFloyd County1,997Hancock County: 1,824 countHancock County1,824Howard County: 1,788 countHoward County1,788Wayne County: 1,444 countWayne County1,444Dubois County: 1,356 countDubois County1,356Morgan County: 1,354 countMorgan County1,354Warrick County: 1,308 countWarrick County1,308Grant County: 1,228 countGrant County1,228Dearborn County: 1,131 countDearborn County1,131Marshall County: 1,111 countMarshall County1,111DeKalb County: 1,058 countDeKalb County1,058Steuben County: 1,003 countSteuben County1,003LaGrange County: 995 countLaGrange County995Shelby County: 992 countShelby County992Jackson County: 991 countJackson County991Huntington County: 957 countHuntington County957Noble County: 944 countNoble County944Knox County: 942 countKnox County942Daviess County: 940 countDaviess County940Lawrence County: 895 countLawrence County895
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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Marion County27,058+5.5%
2Hamilton County11,688+10.2%
3Lake County11,336+5.5%
4Allen County9,917+5%
5St. Joseph County6,244+4.6%
6Elkhart County5,062+2.8%
7Vanderburgh County5,046+3.3%
8Tippecanoe County4,082+6.4%
9Porter County4,046+4.4%
10Hendricks County4,008+7.4%
11Johnson County3,934+6.3%
12Monroe County3,292+3.8%
13Clark County2,993+7.3%
14Vigo County2,485+3.5%
15LaPorte County2,394+4.5%
16Madison County2,374+4%
17Delaware County2,287+3.2%
18Boone County2,252+9.9%
19Kosciusko County2,076+3.6%
20Bartholomew County2,061+3.6%
21Floyd County1,997+5.4%
22Hancock County1,824+7.4%
23Howard County1,788+2.9%
24Wayne County1,444+1.9%
25Dubois County1,356+2.6%
26Morgan County1,354+4.7%
27Warrick County1,308+5%
28Grant County1,228+3.7%
29Dearborn County1,131+5.7%
30Marshall County1,111+2.7%
31DeKalb County1,058+3.3%
32Steuben County1,003+1.8%
33LaGrange County995+4.5%
34Shelby County992+2.6%
35Jackson County991+3.8%
36Huntington County957+2.9%
37Noble County944+4%
38Knox County9420%
39Daviess County940+3.4%
40Lawrence County895+2.1%
41Henry County881+4%
42Montgomery County869+1.9%
43Jasper County851+3.2%
44Gibson County789+3%
45Wabash County773+1.3%
46Ripley County759+2.2%
47Adams County756+4.3%
48Putnam County751+1.6%
49Whitley County736+1.1%
50Harrison County726+4.2%
51Cass County715+1.7%
52Jefferson County710+2.7%
53White County700+3.2%
54Decatur County683+1.6%
55Wells County660+1.1%
56Clinton County640+2.4%
57Miami County625+1.6%
58Greene County574+4.6%
59Posey County554+3.2%
60Randolph County552+7.2%
61Clay County515+3.4%
62Spencer County496+3.5%
63Washington County483+2.8%
64Fulton County472+3.7%
65Jennings County435+5.6%
65Rush County435+0.2%
67Carroll County423+5%
67Jay County423+2.2%
69Fayette County422+3.9%
70Scott County415+2.5%
71Sullivan County388+4%
72Orange County384+2.7%
73Fountain County383+2.7%
74Perry County379+1.9%
75Pulaski County361-1.1%
76Franklin County360+4%
77Tipton County345+2.1%
78Owen County344+9.2%
79Brown County336+3.1%
80Starke County325+2.5%
81Parke County321+2.9%
82Vermillion County306-0.3%
83Newton County291+3.9%
84Martin County278+2.6%
85Blackford County237+4.9%
86Benton County225-0.9%
87Pike County207+4%
88Warren County159+8.2%
89Crawford County157+1.9%
90Union County156+5.4%
91Switzerland County155+4%
92Ohio County89-3.3%

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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/2022/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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/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), 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 27,058 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 89 in 2022.

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