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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2022, at 607,919 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,049 jobs. The median was 12,789 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,113,419 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest607,919Marion County
Lowest1,049Ohio County
Median12,78992 counties
Indiana3,113,419History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 13,580 jobsAllen County: 194,563 jobsBartholomew County: 49,770 jobsBenton County: 2,146 jobsBlackford County: 2,922 jobsBoone County: 39,447 jobsBrown County: 2,873 jobsCarroll County: 5,355 jobsCass County: 14,244 jobsClark County: 56,797 jobsClay County: 7,540 jobsClinton County: 11,048 jobsCrawford County: 1,826 jobsDaviess County: 12,346 jobsDearborn County: 14,247 jobsDecatur County: 13,836 jobsDeKalb County: 21,857 jobsDelaware County: 43,989 jobsDubois County: 27,526 jobsElkhart County: 141,288 jobsFayette County: 5,866 jobsFloyd County: 31,333 jobsFountain County: 4,914 jobsFranklin County: 4,656 jobsFulton County: 6,192 jobsGibson County: 21,967 jobsGrant County: 27,137 jobsGreene County: 6,346 jobsHamilton County: 157,527 jobsHancock County: 26,851 jobsHarrison County: 10,155 jobsHendricks County: 80,280 jobsHenry County: 13,061 jobsHoward County: 34,545 jobsHuntington County: 13,811 jobsJackson County: 22,872 jobsJasper County: 11,568 jobsJay County: 6,900 jobsJefferson County: 12,516 jobsJennings County: 7,679 jobsJohnson County: 62,342 jobsKnox County: 17,093 jobsKosciusko County: 36,917 jobsLaGrange County: 15,615 jobsLake County: 185,773 jobsLaPorte County: 39,742 jobsLawrence County: 13,293 jobsMadison County: 38,944 jobsMarion County: 607,919 jobsMarshall County: 18,709 jobsMartin County: 8,186 jobsMiami County: 8,567 jobsMonroe County: 66,432 jobsMontgomery County: 15,259 jobsMorgan County: 15,397 jobsNewton County: 3,271 jobsNoble County: 16,724 jobsOhio County: 1,049 jobsOrange County: 7,226 jobsOwen County: 5,559 jobsParke County: 3,346 jobsPerry County: 6,184 jobsPike County: 2,617 jobsPorter County: 61,438 jobsPosey County: 8,834 jobsPulaski County: 5,056 jobsPutnam County: 12,046 jobsRandolph County: 7,147 jobsRipley County: 10,694 jobsRush County: 4,812 jobsSt. Joseph County: 118,142 jobsScott County: 7,811 jobsShelby County: 17,418 jobsSpencer County: 6,768 jobsStarke County: 4,033 jobsSteuben County: 16,485 jobsSullivan County: 5,737 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,695 jobsTippecanoe County: 89,753 jobsTipton County: 5,202 jobsUnion County: 1,336 jobsVanderburgh County: 106,593 jobsVermillion County: 4,579 jobsVigo County: 45,573 jobsWabash County: 11,966 jobsWarren County: 1,927 jobsWarrick County: 17,037 jobsWashington County: 6,032 jobsWayne County: 29,362 jobsWells County: 10,620 jobsWhite County: 9,103 jobsWhitley County: 13,606 jobs
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jobs, 2022. 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, 2022

Marion County: 607,919 jobsMarion County607,919Allen County: 194,563 jobsAllen County194,563Lake County: 185,773 jobsLake County185,773Hamilton County: 157,527 jobsHamilton County157,527Elkhart County: 141,288 jobsElkhart County141,288St. Joseph County: 118,142 jobsSt. Joseph County118,142Vanderburgh County: 106,593 jobsVanderburgh County106,593Tippecanoe County: 89,753 jobsTippecanoe County89,753Hendricks County: 80,280 jobsHendricks County80,280Monroe County: 66,432 jobsMonroe County66,432Johnson County: 62,342 jobsJohnson County62,342Porter County: 61,438 jobsPorter County61,438Clark County: 56,797 jobsClark County56,797Bartholomew County: 49,770 jobsBartholomew County49,770Vigo County: 45,573 jobsVigo County45,573Delaware County: 43,989 jobsDelaware County43,989LaPorte County: 39,742 jobsLaPorte County39,742Boone County: 39,447 jobsBoone County39,447Madison County: 38,944 jobsMadison County38,944Kosciusko County: 36,917 jobsKosciusko County36,917Howard County: 34,545 jobsHoward County34,545Floyd County: 31,333 jobsFloyd County31,333Wayne County: 29,362 jobsWayne County29,362Dubois County: 27,526 jobsDubois County27,526Grant County: 27,137 jobsGrant County27,137Hancock County: 26,851 jobsHancock County26,851Jackson County: 22,872 jobsJackson County22,872Gibson County: 21,967 jobsGibson County21,967DeKalb County: 21,857 jobsDeKalb County21,857Marshall County: 18,709 jobsMarshall County18,709Shelby County: 17,418 jobsShelby County17,418Knox County: 17,093 jobsKnox County17,093Warrick County: 17,037 jobsWarrick County17,037Noble County: 16,724 jobsNoble County16,724Steuben County: 16,485 jobsSteuben County16,485LaGrange County: 15,615 jobsLaGrange County15,615Morgan County: 15,397 jobsMorgan County15,397Montgomery County: 15,259 jobsMontgomery County15,259Dearborn County: 14,247 jobsDearborn County14,247Cass County: 14,244 jobsCass County14,244Marion County: 607,919 jobsMarion County607,919Allen County: 194,563 jobsAllen County194,563Lake County: 185,773 jobsLake County185,773Hamilton County: 157,527 jobsHamilton County157,527Elkhart County: 141,288 jobsElkhart County141,288St. Joseph County: 118,142 jobsSt. Joseph County118,142Vanderburgh County: 106,593 jobsVanderburgh County106,593Tippecanoe County: 89,753 jobsTippecanoe County89,753Hendricks County: 80,280 jobsHendricks County80,280Monroe County: 66,432 jobsMonroe County66,432Johnson County: 62,342 jobsJohnson County62,342Porter County: 61,438 jobsPorter County61,438Clark County: 56,797 jobsClark County56,797Bartholomew County: 49,770 jobsBartholomew County49,770Vigo County: 45,573 jobsVigo County45,573Delaware County: 43,989 jobsDelaware County43,989LaPorte County: 39,742 jobsLaPorte County39,742Boone County: 39,447 jobsBoone County39,447Madison County: 38,944 jobsMadison County38,944Kosciusko County: 36,917 jobsKosciusko County36,917Howard County: 34,545 jobsHoward County34,545Floyd County: 31,333 jobsFloyd County31,333Wayne County: 29,362 jobsWayne County29,362Dubois County: 27,526 jobsDubois County27,526Grant County: 27,137 jobsGrant County27,137Hancock County: 26,851 jobsHancock County26,851Jackson County: 22,872 jobsJackson County22,872Gibson County: 21,967 jobsGibson County21,967DeKalb County: 21,857 jobsDeKalb County21,857Marshall County: 18,709 jobsMarshall County18,709Shelby County: 17,418 jobsShelby County17,418Knox County: 17,093 jobsKnox County17,093Warrick County: 17,037 jobsWarrick County17,037Noble County: 16,724 jobsNoble County16,724Steuben County: 16,485 jobsSteuben County16,485LaGrange County: 15,615 jobsLaGrange County15,615Morgan County: 15,397 jobsMorgan County15,397Montgomery County: 15,259 jobsMontgomery County15,259Dearborn County: 14,247 jobsDearborn County14,247Cass County: 14,244 jobsCass County14,244
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

RankCounties2022
jobs		Change on 2021
1Marion County607,919+3.6%
2Allen County194,563+4.1%
3Lake County185,773+2.9%
4Hamilton County157,527+6.6%
5Elkhart County141,288+2.9%
6St. Joseph County118,142+2.2%
7Vanderburgh County106,593+2.1%
8Tippecanoe County89,753+6%
9Hendricks County80,280+3%
10Monroe County66,432+4.1%
11Johnson County62,342+6%
12Porter County61,438+5%
13Clark County56,797+4.2%
14Bartholomew County49,770+3.9%
15Vigo County45,573+0.4%
16Delaware County43,989+1.4%
17LaPorte County39,742+2.7%
18Boone County39,447+4.6%
19Madison County38,944-0.2%
20Kosciusko County36,917+1.5%
21Howard County34,545-2.2%
22Floyd County31,333+3.5%
23Wayne County29,362+2.3%
24Dubois County27,526+0.3%
25Grant County27,137+2.6%
26Hancock County26,851+5.5%
27Jackson County22,872+1.6%
28Gibson County21,967+5.6%
29DeKalb County21,857+1.9%
30Marshall County18,709+3.5%
31Shelby County17,418+2.3%
32Knox County17,093+0.4%
33Warrick County17,037+3.5%
34Noble County16,724-0.7%
35Steuben County16,485+5.5%
36LaGrange County15,615+7.2%
37Morgan County15,397+0.1%
38Montgomery County15,259+3.5%
39Dearborn County14,247+3.6%
40Cass County14,244+1.6%
41Decatur County13,836-1.3%
42Huntington County13,811+2.6%
43Whitley County13,606+4.1%
44Adams County13,580+2.4%
45Lawrence County13,293-0.8%
46Henry County13,061+2.4%
47Jefferson County12,516+2.4%
48Daviess County12,346+2.4%
49Putnam County12,046-1.6%
50Wabash County11,966+2.2%
51Jasper County11,568-0.2%
52Clinton County11,048+2.6%
53Ripley County10,694-8.4%
54Wells County10,620+1.4%
55Harrison County10,155+2.6%
56White County9,103+0.7%
57Posey County8,834+3.2%
58Miami County8,567-1.6%
59Martin County8,186+1.3%
60Scott County7,811+0.2%
61Jennings County7,679+2.9%
62Clay County7,540+2.4%
63Orange County7,226+2.6%
64Randolph County7,147+0.4%
65Jay County6,900+3.5%
66Spencer County6,768+1.8%
67Greene County6,346+0.4%
68Fulton County6,192+2.1%
69Perry County6,184+0.6%
70Washington County6,032+1.8%
71Fayette County5,866+0.7%
72Sullivan County5,737+5.9%
73Owen County5,559+8.8%
74Carroll County5,355-0.9%
75Tipton County5,202+0.1%
76Pulaski County5,056+5.6%
77Fountain County4,914+6.7%
78Rush County4,812+0.9%
79Franklin County4,656+4.8%
80Vermillion County4,579+5.8%
81Starke County4,033+0.7%
82Parke County3,346+3%
83Newton County3,271+1.4%
84Blackford County2,922+3.9%
85Brown County2,873+3.6%
86Pike County2,617+3.6%
87Benton County2,146-6.9%
88Warren County1,927+5.5%
89Crawford County1,826-0.3%
90Switzerland County1,695-0.8%
91Union County1,336+3.2%
92Ohio County1,049-1.7%

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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.

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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/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by covered employment (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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (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/covered-employment/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by covered employment (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/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2022.

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

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 607,919 jobs in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,049 jobs in 2022.

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