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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2019, at 607,651 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,273 jobs. The median was 13,156 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,077,767 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest607,651Marion County
Lowest1,273Ohio County
Median13,15692 counties
Indiana3,077,767History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 13,732 jobsAllen County: 191,195 jobsBartholomew County: 51,231 jobsBenton County: 2,383 jobsBlackford County: 3,050 jobsBoone County: 31,533 jobsBrown County: 2,929 jobsCarroll County: 5,509 jobsCass County: 14,770 jobsClark County: 53,928 jobsClay County: 7,767 jobsClinton County: 11,066 jobsCrawford County: 1,831 jobsDaviess County: 12,270 jobsDearborn County: 14,327 jobsDecatur County: 14,828 jobsDeKalb County: 22,204 jobsDelaware County: 45,126 jobsDubois County: 28,982 jobsElkhart County: 132,987 jobsFayette County: 6,118 jobsFloyd County: 30,974 jobsFountain County: 4,799 jobsFranklin County: 4,424 jobsFulton County: 6,350 jobsGibson County: 21,098 jobsGrant County: 27,229 jobsGreene County: 6,405 jobsHamilton County: 144,447 jobsHancock County: 25,875 jobsHarrison County: 10,291 jobsHendricks County: 73,739 jobsHenry County: 13,258 jobsHoward County: 38,242 jobsHuntington County: 13,622 jobsJackson County: 21,986 jobsJasper County: 11,737 jobsJay County: 7,105 jobsJefferson County: 12,392 jobsJennings County: 7,606 jobsJohnson County: 57,031 jobsKnox County: 17,327 jobsKosciusko County: 38,997 jobsLaGrange County: 14,041 jobsLake County: 188,875 jobsLaPorte County: 40,362 jobsLawrence County: 13,775 jobsMadison County: 39,810 jobsMarion County: 607,651 jobsMarshall County: 18,493 jobsMartin County: 7,764 jobsMiami County: 9,167 jobsMonroe County: 64,351 jobsMontgomery County: 15,089 jobsMorgan County: 15,563 jobsNewton County: 3,238 jobsNoble County: 18,635 jobsOhio County: 1,273 jobsOrange County: 7,588 jobsOwen County: 5,069 jobsParke County: 3,178 jobsPerry County: 6,471 jobsPike County: 2,759 jobsPorter County: 61,712 jobsPosey County: 8,822 jobsPulaski County: 4,883 jobsPutnam County: 13,529 jobsRandolph County: 6,408 jobsRipley County: 12,644 jobsRush County: 4,986 jobsSt. Joseph County: 124,850 jobsScott County: 8,271 jobsShelby County: 18,252 jobsSpencer County: 6,817 jobsStarke County: 4,188 jobsSteuben County: 16,287 jobsSullivan County: 5,758 jobsSwitzerland County: 2,090 jobsTippecanoe County: 86,288 jobsTipton County: 5,414 jobsUnion County: 1,369 jobsVanderburgh County: 109,001 jobsVermillion County: 4,223 jobsVigo County: 47,748 jobsWabash County: 12,222 jobsWarren County: 1,900 jobsWarrick County: 16,624 jobsWashington County: 6,167 jobsWayne County: 30,330 jobsWells County: 10,687 jobsWhite County: 9,249 jobsWhitley County: 13,053 jobs
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jobs, 2019. 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, 2019

Marion County: 607,651 jobsMarion County607,651Allen County: 191,195 jobsAllen County191,195Lake County: 188,875 jobsLake County188,875Hamilton County: 144,447 jobsHamilton County144,447Elkhart County: 132,987 jobsElkhart County132,987St. Joseph County: 124,850 jobsSt. Joseph County124,850Vanderburgh County: 109,001 jobsVanderburgh County109,001Tippecanoe County: 86,288 jobsTippecanoe County86,288Hendricks County: 73,739 jobsHendricks County73,739Monroe County: 64,351 jobsMonroe County64,351Porter County: 61,712 jobsPorter County61,712Johnson County: 57,031 jobsJohnson County57,031Clark County: 53,928 jobsClark County53,928Bartholomew County: 51,231 jobsBartholomew County51,231Vigo County: 47,748 jobsVigo County47,748Delaware County: 45,126 jobsDelaware County45,126LaPorte County: 40,362 jobsLaPorte County40,362Madison County: 39,810 jobsMadison County39,810Kosciusko County: 38,997 jobsKosciusko County38,997Howard County: 38,242 jobsHoward County38,242Boone County: 31,533 jobsBoone County31,533Floyd County: 30,974 jobsFloyd County30,974Wayne County: 30,330 jobsWayne County30,330Dubois County: 28,982 jobsDubois County28,982Grant County: 27,229 jobsGrant County27,229Hancock County: 25,875 jobsHancock County25,875DeKalb County: 22,204 jobsDeKalb County22,204Jackson County: 21,986 jobsJackson County21,986Gibson County: 21,098 jobsGibson County21,098Noble County: 18,635 jobsNoble County18,635Marshall County: 18,493 jobsMarshall County18,493Shelby County: 18,252 jobsShelby County18,252Knox County: 17,327 jobsKnox County17,327Warrick County: 16,624 jobsWarrick County16,624Steuben County: 16,287 jobsSteuben County16,287Morgan County: 15,563 jobsMorgan County15,563Montgomery County: 15,089 jobsMontgomery County15,089Decatur County: 14,828 jobsDecatur County14,828Cass County: 14,770 jobsCass County14,770Dearborn County: 14,327 jobsDearborn County14,327Marion County: 607,651 jobsMarion County607,651Allen County: 191,195 jobsAllen County191,195Lake County: 188,875 jobsLake County188,875Hamilton County: 144,447 jobsHamilton County144,447Elkhart County: 132,987 jobsElkhart County132,987St. Joseph County: 124,850 jobsSt. Joseph County124,850Vanderburgh County: 109,001 jobsVanderburgh County109,001Tippecanoe County: 86,288 jobsTippecanoe County86,288Hendricks County: 73,739 jobsHendricks County73,739Monroe County: 64,351 jobsMonroe County64,351Porter County: 61,712 jobsPorter County61,712Johnson County: 57,031 jobsJohnson County57,031Clark County: 53,928 jobsClark County53,928Bartholomew County: 51,231 jobsBartholomew County51,231Vigo County: 47,748 jobsVigo County47,748Delaware County: 45,126 jobsDelaware County45,126LaPorte County: 40,362 jobsLaPorte County40,362Madison County: 39,810 jobsMadison County39,810Kosciusko County: 38,997 jobsKosciusko County38,997Howard County: 38,242 jobsHoward County38,242Boone County: 31,533 jobsBoone County31,533Floyd County: 30,974 jobsFloyd County30,974Wayne County: 30,330 jobsWayne County30,330Dubois County: 28,982 jobsDubois County28,982Grant County: 27,229 jobsGrant County27,229Hancock County: 25,875 jobsHancock County25,875DeKalb County: 22,204 jobsDeKalb County22,204Jackson County: 21,986 jobsJackson County21,986Gibson County: 21,098 jobsGibson County21,098Noble County: 18,635 jobsNoble County18,635Marshall County: 18,493 jobsMarshall County18,493Shelby County: 18,252 jobsShelby County18,252Knox County: 17,327 jobsKnox County17,327Warrick County: 16,624 jobsWarrick County16,624Steuben County: 16,287 jobsSteuben County16,287Morgan County: 15,563 jobsMorgan County15,563Montgomery County: 15,089 jobsMontgomery County15,089Decatur County: 14,828 jobsDecatur County14,828Cass County: 14,770 jobsCass County14,770Dearborn County: 14,327 jobsDearborn County14,327
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

RankCounties2019
jobs		Change on 2018
1Marion County607,651+1.5%
2Allen County191,195+1.7%
3Lake County188,875+0.6%
4Hamilton County144,447+1.8%
5Elkhart County132,987-3.3%
6St. Joseph County124,850+1.3%
7Vanderburgh County109,001-0.3%
8Tippecanoe County86,288+1.5%
9Hendricks County73,739+2.7%
10Monroe County64,351+1.7%
11Porter County61,712+1.5%
12Johnson County57,031+3.6%
13Clark County53,928+0.7%
14Bartholomew County51,231+0.1%
15Vigo County47,748-1.2%
16Delaware County45,126-0.3%
17LaPorte County40,362+0.2%
18Madison County39,810+0.1%
19Kosciusko County38,997+0.2%
20Howard County38,242-2.4%
21Boone County31,533+6.5%
22Floyd County30,974+1.2%
23Wayne County30,330-0.7%
24Dubois County28,982-0.2%
25Grant County27,229-0.7%
26Hancock County25,875+7.2%
27DeKalb County22,204+1.4%
28Jackson County21,986+1.6%
29Gibson County21,098+1.9%
30Noble County18,635+0.5%
31Marshall County18,493-0.1%
32Shelby County18,252-0.9%
33Knox County17,327-1.4%
34Warrick County16,624+2.2%
35Steuben County16,287+2.4%
36Morgan County15,563-1%
37Montgomery County15,089-1.3%
38Decatur County14,828+5%
39Cass County14,770-0.5%
40Dearborn County14,327+2%
41LaGrange County14,041-3.3%
42Lawrence County13,775+0.1%
43Adams County13,732-1.1%
44Huntington County13,622-0.1%
45Putnam County13,529-0%
46Henry County13,258-1.9%
47Whitley County13,053+2.3%
48Ripley County12,644+3.1%
49Jefferson County12,392+0.5%
50Daviess County12,270+2.4%
51Wabash County12,222+1.1%
52Jasper County11,737-0.1%
53Clinton County11,066+1.2%
54Wells County10,687-1%
55Harrison County10,291-1.1%
56White County9,249+0.5%
57Miami County9,167-1.9%
58Posey County8,822+2%
59Scott County8,271-1.6%
60Clay County7,767-0.3%
61Martin County7,764+6.2%
62Jennings County7,606+1.2%
63Orange County7,588+2%
64Jay County7,105-3%
65Spencer County6,817-0.5%
66Perry County6,4710%
67Randolph County6,408-2.1%
68Greene County6,405+0.1%
69Fulton County6,350-0.2%
70Washington County6,167-0.3%
71Fayette County6,118-4.2%
72Sullivan County5,758+2.6%
73Carroll County5,509+3.4%
74Tipton County5,414+3.2%
75Owen County5,069+4.9%
76Rush County4,986-0.6%
77Pulaski County4,883+2.3%
78Fountain County4,799+0.4%
79Franklin County4,424+1.6%
80Vermillion County4,223-1.3%
81Starke County4,188-7.3%
82Newton County3,2380%
83Parke County3,178+0.2%
84Blackford County3,050-8.2%
85Brown County2,929-0.3%
86Pike County2,759+0.5%
87Benton County2,383-2.9%
88Switzerland County2,090-1.8%
89Warren County1,900+1.5%
90Crawford County1,831-2.9%
91Union County1,369+3.5%
92Ohio County1,273-5.5%

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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/2019/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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 607,651 jobs in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,273 jobs in 2019.

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