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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2016, at 591,186 jobs. Union County had the lowest, at 1,299 jobs. The median was 12,791 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 2,987,091 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest591,186Marion County
Lowest1,299Union County
Median12,79192 counties
Indiana2,987,091History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 13,311 jobsAllen County: 183,107 jobsBartholomew County: 50,418 jobsBenton County: 2,284 jobsBlackford County: 3,234 jobsBoone County: 27,720 jobsBrown County: 3,063 jobsCarroll County: 4,978 jobsCass County: 14,548 jobsClark County: 54,374 jobsClay County: 7,765 jobsClinton County: 10,956 jobsCrawford County: 1,990 jobsDaviess County: 11,428 jobsDearborn County: 14,105 jobsDecatur County: 13,704 jobsDeKalb County: 21,519 jobsDelaware County: 45,452 jobsDubois County: 29,002 jobsElkhart County: 127,535 jobsFayette County: 6,494 jobsFloyd County: 29,406 jobsFountain County: 4,457 jobsFranklin County: 4,502 jobsFulton County: 6,174 jobsGibson County: 20,350 jobsGrant County: 27,161 jobsGreene County: 6,296 jobsHamilton County: 136,859 jobsHancock County: 22,825 jobsHarrison County: 10,213 jobsHendricks County: 66,293 jobsHenry County: 13,279 jobsHoward County: 39,846 jobsHuntington County: 14,179 jobsJackson County: 20,983 jobsJasper County: 12,068 jobsJay County: 7,385 jobsJefferson County: 12,409 jobsJennings County: 7,177 jobsJohnson County: 51,119 jobsKnox County: 17,513 jobsKosciusko County: 37,654 jobsLaGrange County: 13,364 jobsLake County: 186,812 jobsLaPorte County: 40,381 jobsLawrence County: 13,096 jobsMadison County: 39,183 jobsMarion County: 591,186 jobsMarshall County: 19,541 jobsMartin County: 7,059 jobsMiami County: 9,479 jobsMonroe County: 61,980 jobsMontgomery County: 15,313 jobsMorgan County: 16,120 jobsNewton County: 3,394 jobsNoble County: 18,097 jobsOhio County: 1,427 jobsOrange County: 7,685 jobsOwen County: 4,470 jobsParke County: 3,252 jobsPerry County: 6,584 jobsPike County: 2,969 jobsPorter County: 59,269 jobsPosey County: 8,333 jobsPulaski County: 4,534 jobsPutnam County: 13,277 jobsRandolph County: 7,367 jobsRipley County: 12,246 jobsRush County: 4,905 jobsSt. Joseph County: 122,570 jobsScott County: 8,069 jobsShelby County: 18,158 jobsSpencer County: 6,829 jobsStarke County: 4,728 jobsSteuben County: 15,637 jobsSullivan County: 5,720 jobsSwitzerland County: 2,084 jobsTippecanoe County: 82,899 jobsTipton County: 4,367 jobsUnion County: 1,299 jobsVanderburgh County: 106,993 jobsVermillion County: 4,388 jobsVigo County: 48,656 jobsWabash County: 12,485 jobsWarren County: 1,831 jobsWarrick County: 15,733 jobsWashington County: 5,922 jobsWayne County: 29,943 jobsWells County: 10,821 jobsWhite County: 9,204 jobsWhitley County: 12,293 jobs
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jobs, 2016. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Marion County: 591,186 jobsMarion County591,186Lake County: 186,812 jobsLake County186,812Allen County: 183,107 jobsAllen County183,107Hamilton County: 136,859 jobsHamilton County136,859Elkhart County: 127,535 jobsElkhart County127,535St. Joseph County: 122,570 jobsSt. Joseph County122,570Vanderburgh County: 106,993 jobsVanderburgh County106,993Tippecanoe County: 82,899 jobsTippecanoe County82,899Hendricks County: 66,293 jobsHendricks County66,293Monroe County: 61,980 jobsMonroe County61,980Porter County: 59,269 jobsPorter County59,269Clark County: 54,374 jobsClark County54,374Johnson County: 51,119 jobsJohnson County51,119Bartholomew County: 50,418 jobsBartholomew County50,418Vigo County: 48,656 jobsVigo County48,656Delaware County: 45,452 jobsDelaware County45,452LaPorte County: 40,381 jobsLaPorte County40,381Howard County: 39,846 jobsHoward County39,846Madison County: 39,183 jobsMadison County39,183Kosciusko County: 37,654 jobsKosciusko County37,654Wayne County: 29,943 jobsWayne County29,943Floyd County: 29,406 jobsFloyd County29,406Dubois County: 29,002 jobsDubois County29,002Boone County: 27,720 jobsBoone County27,720Grant County: 27,161 jobsGrant County27,161Hancock County: 22,825 jobsHancock County22,825DeKalb County: 21,519 jobsDeKalb County21,519Jackson County: 20,983 jobsJackson County20,983Gibson County: 20,350 jobsGibson County20,350Marshall County: 19,541 jobsMarshall County19,541Shelby County: 18,158 jobsShelby County18,158Noble County: 18,097 jobsNoble County18,097Knox County: 17,513 jobsKnox County17,513Morgan County: 16,120 jobsMorgan County16,120Warrick County: 15,733 jobsWarrick County15,733Steuben County: 15,637 jobsSteuben County15,637Montgomery County: 15,313 jobsMontgomery County15,313Cass County: 14,548 jobsCass County14,548Huntington County: 14,179 jobsHuntington County14,179Dearborn County: 14,105 jobsDearborn County14,105Marion County: 591,186 jobsMarion County591,186Lake County: 186,812 jobsLake County186,812Allen County: 183,107 jobsAllen County183,107Hamilton County: 136,859 jobsHamilton County136,859Elkhart County: 127,535 jobsElkhart County127,535St. Joseph County: 122,570 jobsSt. Joseph County122,570Vanderburgh County: 106,993 jobsVanderburgh County106,993Tippecanoe County: 82,899 jobsTippecanoe County82,899Hendricks County: 66,293 jobsHendricks County66,293Monroe County: 61,980 jobsMonroe County61,980Porter County: 59,269 jobsPorter County59,269Clark County: 54,374 jobsClark County54,374Johnson County: 51,119 jobsJohnson County51,119Bartholomew County: 50,418 jobsBartholomew County50,418Vigo County: 48,656 jobsVigo County48,656Delaware County: 45,452 jobsDelaware County45,452LaPorte County: 40,381 jobsLaPorte County40,381Howard County: 39,846 jobsHoward County39,846Madison County: 39,183 jobsMadison County39,183Kosciusko County: 37,654 jobsKosciusko County37,654Wayne County: 29,943 jobsWayne County29,943Floyd County: 29,406 jobsFloyd County29,406Dubois County: 29,002 jobsDubois County29,002Boone County: 27,720 jobsBoone County27,720Grant County: 27,161 jobsGrant County27,161Hancock County: 22,825 jobsHancock County22,825DeKalb County: 21,519 jobsDeKalb County21,519Jackson County: 20,983 jobsJackson County20,983Gibson County: 20,350 jobsGibson County20,350Marshall County: 19,541 jobsMarshall County19,541Shelby County: 18,158 jobsShelby County18,158Noble County: 18,097 jobsNoble County18,097Knox County: 17,513 jobsKnox County17,513Morgan County: 16,120 jobsMorgan County16,120Warrick County: 15,733 jobsWarrick County15,733Steuben County: 15,637 jobsSteuben County15,637Montgomery County: 15,313 jobsMontgomery County15,313Cass County: 14,548 jobsCass County14,548Huntington County: 14,179 jobsHuntington County14,179Dearborn County: 14,105 jobsDearborn County14,105
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
jobs		Change on 2015
1Marion County591,186+1.4%
2Lake County186,812+0.5%
3Allen County183,107+0.7%
4Hamilton County136,859+3.3%
5Elkhart County127,535+2.9%
6St. Joseph County122,570+2.1%
7Vanderburgh County106,993+0.5%
8Tippecanoe County82,899+1.7%
9Hendricks County66,293+4.7%
10Monroe County61,980+0.3%
11Porter County59,269+0.9%
12Clark County54,374+2.9%
13Johnson County51,119+3.8%
14Bartholomew County50,418+1.2%
15Vigo County48,656+0.4%
16Delaware County45,452+0.8%
17LaPorte County40,381-0.2%
18Howard County39,846+2.8%
19Madison County39,183+1.7%
20Kosciusko County37,654+1.4%
21Wayne County29,943+0.6%
22Floyd County29,406+1.6%
23Dubois County29,002+3%
24Boone County27,720+3.3%
25Grant County27,161-1.6%
26Hancock County22,825+7.3%
27DeKalb County21,519+1.5%
28Jackson County20,983+2.4%
29Gibson County20,350+1.6%
30Marshall County19,541+0.5%
31Shelby County18,158+1.4%
32Noble County18,097-3.2%
33Knox County17,513-0.6%
34Morgan County16,120+6.4%
35Warrick County15,733+0.1%
36Steuben County15,637-0.2%
37Montgomery County15,313-2.1%
38Cass County14,548+0.5%
39Huntington County14,179-0.8%
40Dearborn County14,105+2%
41Decatur County13,704+1.4%
42LaGrange County13,364+1.8%
43Adams County13,311-0.4%
44Henry County13,279+1.9%
45Putnam County13,277+5.5%
46Lawrence County13,096+2.1%
47Wabash County12,485+0.7%
48Jefferson County12,409-1.1%
49Whitley County12,293+1.4%
50Ripley County12,246+3.8%
51Jasper County12,068+1.8%
52Daviess County11,428+1.2%
53Clinton County10,956-0.1%
54Wells County10,821+1.3%
55Harrison County10,213+1.4%
56Miami County9,479+1.6%
57White County9,204-0.9%
58Posey County8,333+1.8%
59Scott County8,069+7.5%
60Clay County7,765+1.5%
61Orange County7,685+1.9%
62Jay County7,385+0.1%
63Randolph County7,367-1.4%
64Jennings County7,177-1.2%
65Martin County7,059+1%
66Spencer County6,829-2.4%
67Perry County6,584+1.6%
68Fayette County6,494+3.4%
69Greene County6,296-2.4%
70Fulton County6,174-1.2%
71Washington County5,922+0.7%
72Sullivan County5,720-5.2%
73Carroll County4,978-3.3%
74Rush County4,905+0.3%
75Starke County4,728+4.1%
76Pulaski County4,534+0.5%
77Franklin County4,502-2.4%
78Owen County4,470-0.6%
79Fountain County4,457-2.9%
80Vermillion County4,388+2.3%
81Tipton County4,367-0.2%
82Newton County3,394-0.6%
83Parke County3,252+4.5%
84Blackford County3,234+2%
85Brown County3,063+0.9%
86Pike County2,969+0.8%
87Benton County2,284+0.9%
88Switzerland County2,084+2%
89Crawford County1,990-1.3%
90Warren County1,831-1.6%
91Ohio County1,427-0.1%
92Union County1,299-0.2%

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About this ranking

Average number of 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. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 591,186 jobs in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Union County, with 1,299 jobs in 2016.

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