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Counties in Indiana by business establishments (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2024, at 28,522. Ohio County had the lowest, at 92. The median was 782 and the figure for Indiana was 191,858. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest28,522Marion County
Lowest92Ohio County
Median78292 counties
Indiana191,858History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 786 countAllen County: 10,492 countBartholomew County: 2,119 countBenton County: 213 countBlackford County: 245 countBoone County: 2,538 countBrown County: 365 countCarroll County: 436 countCass County: 738 countClark County: 3,180 countClay County: 529 countClinton County: 634 countCrawford County: 171 countDaviess County: 978 countDearborn County: 1,198 countDecatur County: 707 countDeKalb County: 1,084 countDelaware County: 2,354 countDubois County: 1,392 countElkhart County: 5,293 countFayette County: 420 countFloyd County: 2,062 countFountain County: 370 countFranklin County: 366 countFulton County: 476 countGibson County: 800 countGrant County: 1,280 countGreene County: 602 countHamilton County: 12,788 countHancock County: 2,045 countHarrison County: 750 countHendricks County: 4,317 countHenry County: 893 countHoward County: 1,913 countHuntington County: 990 countJackson County: 1,036 countJasper County: 875 countJay County: 428 countJefferson County: 726 countJennings County: 472 countJohnson County: 4,199 countKnox County: 950 countKosciusko County: 2,157 countLaGrange County: 1,037 countLake County: 11,872 countLaPorte County: 2,494 countLawrence County: 906 countMadison County: 2,484 countMarion County: 28,522 countMarshall County: 1,155 countMartin County: 279 countMiami County: 637 countMonroe County: 3,439 countMontgomery County: 915 countMorgan County: 1,396 countNewton County: 291 countNoble County: 983 countOhio County: 92 countOrange County: 400 countOwen County: 330 countParke County: 326 countPerry County: 379 countPike County: 213 countPorter County: 4,215 countPosey County: 590 countPulaski County: 352 countPutnam County: 768 countRandolph County: 569 countRipley County: 800 countRush County: 430 countSt. Joseph County: 6,539 countScott County: 429 countShelby County: 1,013 countSpencer County: 502 countStarke County: 337 countSteuben County: 1,020 countSullivan County: 372 countSwitzerland County: 146 countTippecanoe County: 4,253 countTipton County: 348 countUnion County: 150 countVanderburgh County: 5,183 countVermillion County: 294 countVigo County: 2,526 countWabash County: 778 countWarren County: 169 countWarrick County: 1,397 countWashington County: 488 countWayne County: 1,496 countWells County: 706 countWhite County: 706 countWhitley County: 764 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Marion County: 28,522 countMarion County28,522Hamilton County: 12,788 countHamilton County12,788Lake County: 11,872 countLake County11,872Allen County: 10,492 countAllen County10,492St. Joseph County: 6,539 countSt. Joseph County6,539Elkhart County: 5,293 countElkhart County5,293Vanderburgh County: 5,183 countVanderburgh County5,183Hendricks County: 4,317 countHendricks County4,317Tippecanoe County: 4,253 countTippecanoe County4,253Porter County: 4,215 countPorter County4,215Johnson County: 4,199 countJohnson County4,199Monroe County: 3,439 countMonroe County3,439Clark County: 3,180 countClark County3,180Boone County: 2,538 countBoone County2,538Vigo County: 2,526 countVigo County2,526LaPorte County: 2,494 countLaPorte County2,494Madison County: 2,484 countMadison County2,484Delaware County: 2,354 countDelaware County2,354Kosciusko County: 2,157 countKosciusko County2,157Bartholomew County: 2,119 countBartholomew County2,119Floyd County: 2,062 countFloyd County2,062Hancock County: 2,045 countHancock County2,045Howard County: 1,913 countHoward County1,913Wayne County: 1,496 countWayne County1,496Warrick County: 1,397 countWarrick County1,397Morgan County: 1,396 countMorgan County1,396Dubois County: 1,392 countDubois County1,392Grant County: 1,280 countGrant County1,280Dearborn County: 1,198 countDearborn County1,198Marshall County: 1,155 countMarshall County1,155DeKalb County: 1,084 countDeKalb County1,084LaGrange County: 1,037 countLaGrange County1,037Jackson County: 1,036 countJackson County1,036Steuben County: 1,020 countSteuben County1,020Shelby County: 1,013 countShelby County1,013Huntington County: 990 countHuntington County990Noble County: 983 countNoble County983Daviess County: 978 countDaviess County978Knox County: 950 countKnox County950Montgomery County: 915 countMontgomery County915Marion County: 28,522 countMarion County28,522Hamilton County: 12,788 countHamilton County12,788Lake County: 11,872 countLake County11,872Allen County: 10,492 countAllen County10,492St. Joseph County: 6,539 countSt. Joseph County6,539Elkhart County: 5,293 countElkhart County5,293Vanderburgh County: 5,183 countVanderburgh County5,183Hendricks County: 4,317 countHendricks County4,317Tippecanoe County: 4,253 countTippecanoe County4,253Porter County: 4,215 countPorter County4,215Johnson County: 4,199 countJohnson County4,199Monroe County: 3,439 countMonroe County3,439Clark County: 3,180 countClark County3,180Boone County: 2,538 countBoone County2,538Vigo County: 2,526 countVigo County2,526LaPorte County: 2,494 countLaPorte County2,494Madison County: 2,484 countMadison County2,484Delaware County: 2,354 countDelaware County2,354Kosciusko County: 2,157 countKosciusko County2,157Bartholomew County: 2,119 countBartholomew County2,119Floyd County: 2,062 countFloyd County2,062Hancock County: 2,045 countHancock County2,045Howard County: 1,913 countHoward County1,913Wayne County: 1,496 countWayne County1,496Warrick County: 1,397 countWarrick County1,397Morgan County: 1,396 countMorgan County1,396Dubois County: 1,392 countDubois County1,392Grant County: 1,280 countGrant County1,280Dearborn County: 1,198 countDearborn County1,198Marshall County: 1,155 countMarshall County1,155DeKalb County: 1,084 countDeKalb County1,084LaGrange County: 1,037 countLaGrange County1,037Jackson County: 1,036 countJackson County1,036Steuben County: 1,020 countSteuben County1,020Shelby County: 1,013 countShelby County1,013Huntington County: 990 countHuntington County990Noble County: 983 countNoble County983Daviess County: 978 countDaviess County978Knox County: 950 countKnox County950Montgomery County: 915 countMontgomery County915
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Marion County28,522+2%
2Hamilton County12,788+5%
3Lake County11,872+2.5%
4Allen County10,492+2.7%
5St. Joseph County6,539+1.6%
6Elkhart County5,293+1.8%
7Vanderburgh County5,183+0.5%
8Hendricks County4,317+4.6%
9Tippecanoe County4,253+2.3%
10Porter County4,215+1.8%
11Johnson County4,199+2.8%
12Monroe County3,439+2.1%
13Clark County3,180+2.6%
14Boone County2,538+4.7%
15Vigo County2,526+0.8%
16LaPorte County2,494+1.8%
17Madison County2,484+3%
18Delaware County2,354+1%
19Kosciusko County2,157+2.7%
20Bartholomew County2,119+1.3%
21Floyd County2,062+2.3%
22Hancock County2,045+6.5%
23Howard County1,913+3.8%
24Wayne County1,496+2.3%
25Warrick County1,397+4.4%
26Morgan County1,396+1.5%
27Dubois County1,392+1.5%
28Grant County1,280+2.2%
29Dearborn County1,198+0.8%
30Marshall County1,155+2.9%
31DeKalb County1,084+1.6%
32LaGrange County1,037+2.3%
33Jackson County1,036+1.3%
34Steuben County1,020+1.2%
35Shelby County1,013+0.4%
36Huntington County990+2.7%
37Noble County983+1.4%
38Daviess County978+2.2%
39Knox County950+1%
40Montgomery County915+2.7%
41Lawrence County9060%
42Henry County893+0.9%
43Jasper County875+0.3%
44Gibson County800-1.7%
44Ripley County800+2.6%
46Adams County786+2.6%
47Wabash County778+0.4%
48Putnam County768+1.1%
49Whitley County764+2.7%
50Harrison County750+2.2%
51Cass County738+1.8%
52Jefferson County726+2.8%
53Decatur County707+2%
54Wells County706+4.3%
54White County706+0.3%
56Miami County637+1.4%
57Clinton County634-0.3%
58Greene County602+2.6%
59Posey County590+1.5%
60Randolph County569+1.8%
61Clay County529+2.1%
62Spencer County502+1.6%
63Washington County488-0.8%
64Fulton County476+0.4%
65Jennings County472+1.5%
66Carroll County436+0.9%
67Rush County430+0.5%
68Scott County429+1.9%
69Jay County428+1.2%
70Fayette County420-0.7%
71Orange County400+0.3%
72Perry County379-2.6%
73Sullivan County372-1.6%
74Fountain County370-8.2%
75Franklin County366+1.9%
76Brown County365+2.5%
77Pulaski County352-1.7%
78Tipton County348+1.5%
79Starke County337+1.2%
80Owen County330-1.8%
81Parke County326+0.9%
82Vermillion County294-0.3%
83Newton County291+0.3%
84Martin County279+0.4%
85Blackford County245+1.2%
86Benton County213-0.9%
86Pike County213+2.9%
88Crawford County171+7.5%
89Warren County169+3.7%
90Union County150-1.3%
91Switzerland County146-0.7%
92Ohio County92+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/2024/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), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/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), 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2024. 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), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2024.

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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), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/indiana-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 28,522 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 92 in 2024.

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