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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2020, at 569,514 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,048 jobs. The median was 12,504 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 2,918,792 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest569,514Marion County
Lowest1,048Ohio County
Median12,50492 counties
Indiana2,918,792History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 12,915 jobsAllen County: 181,300 jobsBartholomew County: 47,571 jobsBenton County: 2,310 jobsBlackford County: 2,797 jobsBoone County: 34,716 jobsBrown County: 2,607 jobsCarroll County: 5,431 jobsCass County: 13,983 jobsClark County: 52,844 jobsClay County: 7,439 jobsClinton County: 10,620 jobsCrawford County: 1,842 jobsDaviess County: 12,050 jobsDearborn County: 13,466 jobsDecatur County: 13,601 jobsDeKalb County: 20,781 jobsDelaware County: 43,158 jobsDubois County: 27,776 jobsElkhart County: 124,783 jobsFayette County: 5,684 jobsFloyd County: 29,084 jobsFountain County: 4,444 jobsFranklin County: 4,402 jobsFulton County: 6,039 jobsGibson County: 20,598 jobsGrant County: 26,295 jobsGreene County: 6,140 jobsHamilton County: 140,001 jobsHancock County: 24,949 jobsHarrison County: 9,681 jobsHendricks County: 74,532 jobsHenry County: 12,652 jobsHoward County: 36,128 jobsHuntington County: 13,050 jobsJackson County: 21,403 jobsJasper County: 11,487 jobsJay County: 6,428 jobsJefferson County: 11,780 jobsJennings County: 7,331 jobsJohnson County: 55,733 jobsKnox County: 16,715 jobsKosciusko County: 36,706 jobsLaGrange County: 12,968 jobsLake County: 176,399 jobsLaPorte County: 38,069 jobsLawrence County: 13,023 jobsMadison County: 38,069 jobsMarion County: 569,514 jobsMarshall County: 17,549 jobsMartin County: 7,922 jobsMiami County: 8,606 jobsMonroe County: 62,033 jobsMontgomery County: 14,669 jobsMorgan County: 15,043 jobsNewton County: 3,151 jobsNoble County: 16,764 jobsOhio County: 1,048 jobsOrange County: 6,854 jobsOwen County: 4,898 jobsParke County: 3,101 jobsPerry County: 6,146 jobsPike County: 2,819 jobsPorter County: 57,215 jobsPosey County: 8,550 jobsPulaski County: 4,699 jobsPutnam County: 12,356 jobsRandolph County: 6,265 jobsRipley County: 11,871 jobsRush County: 4,609 jobsSt. Joseph County: 114,805 jobsScott County: 7,897 jobsShelby County: 17,067 jobsSpencer County: 6,257 jobsStarke County: 3,987 jobsSteuben County: 15,049 jobsSullivan County: 5,351 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,759 jobsTippecanoe County: 81,223 jobsTipton County: 5,030 jobsUnion County: 1,255 jobsVanderburgh County: 101,975 jobsVermillion County: 4,233 jobsVigo County: 44,877 jobsWabash County: 11,442 jobsWarren County: 1,780 jobsWarrick County: 16,357 jobsWashington County: 5,699 jobsWayne County: 28,584 jobsWells County: 10,358 jobsWhite County: 9,039 jobsWhitley County: 12,748 jobs
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jobs, 2020. 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, 2020

Marion County: 569,514 jobsMarion County569,514Allen County: 181,300 jobsAllen County181,300Lake County: 176,399 jobsLake County176,399Hamilton County: 140,001 jobsHamilton County140,001Elkhart County: 124,783 jobsElkhart County124,783St. Joseph County: 114,805 jobsSt. Joseph County114,805Vanderburgh County: 101,975 jobsVanderburgh County101,975Tippecanoe County: 81,223 jobsTippecanoe County81,223Hendricks County: 74,532 jobsHendricks County74,532Monroe County: 62,033 jobsMonroe County62,033Porter County: 57,215 jobsPorter County57,215Johnson County: 55,733 jobsJohnson County55,733Clark County: 52,844 jobsClark County52,844Bartholomew County: 47,571 jobsBartholomew County47,571Vigo County: 44,877 jobsVigo County44,877Delaware County: 43,158 jobsDelaware County43,158LaPorte County: 38,069 jobsLaPorte County38,069Madison County: 38,069 jobsMadison County38,069Kosciusko County: 36,706 jobsKosciusko County36,706Howard County: 36,128 jobsHoward County36,128Boone County: 34,716 jobsBoone County34,716Floyd County: 29,084 jobsFloyd County29,084Wayne County: 28,584 jobsWayne County28,584Dubois County: 27,776 jobsDubois County27,776Grant County: 26,295 jobsGrant County26,295Hancock County: 24,949 jobsHancock County24,949Jackson County: 21,403 jobsJackson County21,403DeKalb County: 20,781 jobsDeKalb County20,781Gibson County: 20,598 jobsGibson County20,598Marshall County: 17,549 jobsMarshall County17,549Shelby County: 17,067 jobsShelby County17,067Noble County: 16,764 jobsNoble County16,764Knox County: 16,715 jobsKnox County16,715Warrick County: 16,357 jobsWarrick County16,357Steuben County: 15,049 jobsSteuben County15,049Morgan County: 15,043 jobsMorgan County15,043Montgomery County: 14,669 jobsMontgomery County14,669Cass County: 13,983 jobsCass County13,983Decatur County: 13,601 jobsDecatur County13,601Dearborn County: 13,466 jobsDearborn County13,466Marion County: 569,514 jobsMarion County569,514Allen County: 181,300 jobsAllen County181,300Lake County: 176,399 jobsLake County176,399Hamilton County: 140,001 jobsHamilton County140,001Elkhart County: 124,783 jobsElkhart County124,783St. Joseph County: 114,805 jobsSt. Joseph County114,805Vanderburgh County: 101,975 jobsVanderburgh County101,975Tippecanoe County: 81,223 jobsTippecanoe County81,223Hendricks County: 74,532 jobsHendricks County74,532Monroe County: 62,033 jobsMonroe County62,033Porter County: 57,215 jobsPorter County57,215Johnson County: 55,733 jobsJohnson County55,733Clark County: 52,844 jobsClark County52,844Bartholomew County: 47,571 jobsBartholomew County47,571Vigo County: 44,877 jobsVigo County44,877Delaware County: 43,158 jobsDelaware County43,158LaPorte County: 38,069 jobsLaPorte County38,069Madison County: 38,069 jobsMadison County38,069Kosciusko County: 36,706 jobsKosciusko County36,706Howard County: 36,128 jobsHoward County36,128Boone County: 34,716 jobsBoone County34,716Floyd County: 29,084 jobsFloyd County29,084Wayne County: 28,584 jobsWayne County28,584Dubois County: 27,776 jobsDubois County27,776Grant County: 26,295 jobsGrant County26,295Hancock County: 24,949 jobsHancock County24,949Jackson County: 21,403 jobsJackson County21,403DeKalb County: 20,781 jobsDeKalb County20,781Gibson County: 20,598 jobsGibson County20,598Marshall County: 17,549 jobsMarshall County17,549Shelby County: 17,067 jobsShelby County17,067Noble County: 16,764 jobsNoble County16,764Knox County: 16,715 jobsKnox County16,715Warrick County: 16,357 jobsWarrick County16,357Steuben County: 15,049 jobsSteuben County15,049Morgan County: 15,043 jobsMorgan County15,043Montgomery County: 14,669 jobsMontgomery County14,669Cass County: 13,983 jobsCass County13,983Decatur County: 13,601 jobsDecatur County13,601Dearborn County: 13,466 jobsDearborn County13,466
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

RankCounties2020
jobs		Change on 2019
1Marion County569,514-6.3%
2Allen County181,300-5.2%
3Lake County176,399-6.6%
4Hamilton County140,001-3.1%
5Elkhart County124,783-6.2%
6St. Joseph County114,805-8%
7Vanderburgh County101,975-6.4%
8Tippecanoe County81,223-5.9%
9Hendricks County74,532+1.1%
10Monroe County62,033-3.6%
11Porter County57,215-7.3%
12Johnson County55,733-2.3%
13Clark County52,844-2%
14Bartholomew County47,571-7.1%
15Vigo County44,877-6%
16Delaware County43,158-4.4%
17LaPorte County38,069-5.7%
17Madison County38,069-4.4%
19Kosciusko County36,706-5.9%
20Howard County36,128-5.5%
21Boone County34,716+10.1%
22Floyd County29,084-6.1%
23Wayne County28,584-5.8%
24Dubois County27,776-4.2%
25Grant County26,295-3.4%
26Hancock County24,949-3.6%
27Jackson County21,403-2.7%
28DeKalb County20,781-6.4%
29Gibson County20,598-2.4%
30Marshall County17,549-5.1%
31Shelby County17,067-6.5%
32Noble County16,764-10%
33Knox County16,715-3.5%
34Warrick County16,357-1.6%
35Steuben County15,049-7.6%
36Morgan County15,043-3.3%
37Montgomery County14,669-2.8%
38Cass County13,983-5.3%
39Decatur County13,601-8.3%
40Dearborn County13,466-6%
41Huntington County13,050-4.2%
42Lawrence County13,023-5.5%
43LaGrange County12,968-7.6%
44Adams County12,915-5.9%
45Whitley County12,748-2.3%
46Henry County12,652-4.6%
47Putnam County12,356-8.7%
48Daviess County12,050-1.8%
49Ripley County11,871-6.1%
50Jefferson County11,780-4.9%
51Jasper County11,487-2.1%
52Wabash County11,442-6.4%
53Clinton County10,620-4%
54Wells County10,358-3.1%
55Harrison County9,681-5.9%
56White County9,039-2.3%
57Miami County8,606-6.1%
58Posey County8,550-3.1%
59Martin County7,922+2%
60Scott County7,897-4.5%
61Clay County7,439-4.2%
62Jennings County7,331-3.6%
63Orange County6,854-9.7%
64Jay County6,428-9.5%
65Randolph County6,265-2.2%
66Spencer County6,257-8.2%
67Perry County6,146-5%
68Greene County6,140-4.1%
69Fulton County6,039-4.9%
70Washington County5,699-7.6%
71Fayette County5,684-7.1%
72Carroll County5,431-1.4%
73Sullivan County5,351-7.1%
74Tipton County5,030-7.1%
75Owen County4,898-3.4%
76Pulaski County4,699-3.8%
77Rush County4,609-7.6%
78Fountain County4,444-7.4%
79Franklin County4,402-0.5%
80Vermillion County4,233+0.2%
81Starke County3,987-4.8%
82Newton County3,151-2.7%
83Parke County3,101-2.4%
84Pike County2,819+2.2%
85Blackford County2,797-8.3%
86Brown County2,607-11%
87Benton County2,310-3.1%
88Crawford County1,842+0.6%
89Warren County1,780-6.3%
90Switzerland County1,759-15.8%
91Union County1,255-8.3%
92Ohio County1,048-17.7%

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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/2020/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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/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), 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2020. 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), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2020.

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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), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 569,514 jobs in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,048 jobs in 2020.

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