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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2023, at 621,243 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,117 jobs. The median was 12,866 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,157,809 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest621,243Marion County
Lowest1,117Ohio County
Median12,86692 counties
Indiana3,157,809History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 13,255 jobsAllen County: 196,725 jobsBartholomew County: 50,376 jobsBenton County: 2,201 jobsBlackford County: 2,976 jobsBoone County: 42,983 jobsBrown County: 3,084 jobsCarroll County: 5,557 jobsCass County: 14,424 jobsClark County: 57,994 jobsClay County: 8,015 jobsClinton County: 11,501 jobsCrawford County: 1,868 jobsDaviess County: 12,765 jobsDearborn County: 14,546 jobsDecatur County: 14,032 jobsDeKalb County: 21,716 jobsDelaware County: 44,307 jobsDubois County: 27,911 jobsElkhart County: 131,337 jobsFayette County: 5,941 jobsFloyd County: 31,717 jobsFountain County: 5,046 jobsFranklin County: 4,660 jobsFulton County: 6,259 jobsGibson County: 21,821 jobsGrant County: 26,960 jobsGreene County: 6,451 jobsHamilton County: 161,075 jobsHancock County: 28,147 jobsHarrison County: 10,408 jobsHendricks County: 79,880 jobsHenry County: 13,206 jobsHoward County: 35,015 jobsHuntington County: 13,866 jobsJackson County: 22,334 jobsJasper County: 11,491 jobsJay County: 6,960 jobsJefferson County: 12,643 jobsJennings County: 7,871 jobsJohnson County: 64,598 jobsKnox County: 17,223 jobsKosciusko County: 37,174 jobsLaGrange County: 15,272 jobsLake County: 189,447 jobsLaPorte County: 40,889 jobsLawrence County: 12,966 jobsMadison County: 39,619 jobsMarion County: 621,243 jobsMarshall County: 19,186 jobsMartin County: 7,893 jobsMiami County: 8,767 jobsMonroe County: 67,077 jobsMontgomery County: 15,413 jobsMorgan County: 15,336 jobsNewton County: 3,231 jobsNoble County: 17,192 jobsOhio County: 1,117 jobsOrange County: 7,381 jobsOwen County: 5,477 jobsParke County: 3,543 jobsPerry County: 6,550 jobsPike County: 2,607 jobsPorter County: 63,389 jobsPosey County: 8,620 jobsPulaski County: 5,314 jobsPutnam County: 12,421 jobsRandolph County: 7,143 jobsRipley County: 10,477 jobsRush County: 4,846 jobsSt. Joseph County: 120,891 jobsScott County: 7,765 jobsShelby County: 18,517 jobsSpencer County: 7,052 jobsStarke County: 4,146 jobsSteuben County: 16,526 jobsSullivan County: 5,776 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,660 jobsTippecanoe County: 92,566 jobsTipton County: 4,591 jobsUnion County: 1,375 jobsVanderburgh County: 107,700 jobsVermillion County: 4,477 jobsVigo County: 45,542 jobsWabash County: 12,389 jobsWarren County: 1,916 jobsWarrick County: 17,368 jobsWashington County: 5,953 jobsWayne County: 29,372 jobsWells County: 11,111 jobsWhite County: 9,212 jobsWhitley County: 13,963 jobs
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jobs, 2023. 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, 2023

Marion County: 621,243 jobsMarion County621,243Allen County: 196,725 jobsAllen County196,725Lake County: 189,447 jobsLake County189,447Hamilton County: 161,075 jobsHamilton County161,075Elkhart County: 131,337 jobsElkhart County131,337St. Joseph County: 120,891 jobsSt. Joseph County120,891Vanderburgh County: 107,700 jobsVanderburgh County107,700Tippecanoe County: 92,566 jobsTippecanoe County92,566Hendricks County: 79,880 jobsHendricks County79,880Monroe County: 67,077 jobsMonroe County67,077Johnson County: 64,598 jobsJohnson County64,598Porter County: 63,389 jobsPorter County63,389Clark County: 57,994 jobsClark County57,994Bartholomew County: 50,376 jobsBartholomew County50,376Vigo County: 45,542 jobsVigo County45,542Delaware County: 44,307 jobsDelaware County44,307Boone County: 42,983 jobsBoone County42,983LaPorte County: 40,889 jobsLaPorte County40,889Madison County: 39,619 jobsMadison County39,619Kosciusko County: 37,174 jobsKosciusko County37,174Howard County: 35,015 jobsHoward County35,015Floyd County: 31,717 jobsFloyd County31,717Wayne County: 29,372 jobsWayne County29,372Hancock County: 28,147 jobsHancock County28,147Dubois County: 27,911 jobsDubois County27,911Grant County: 26,960 jobsGrant County26,960Jackson County: 22,334 jobsJackson County22,334Gibson County: 21,821 jobsGibson County21,821DeKalb County: 21,716 jobsDeKalb County21,716Marshall County: 19,186 jobsMarshall County19,186Shelby County: 18,517 jobsShelby County18,517Warrick County: 17,368 jobsWarrick County17,368Knox County: 17,223 jobsKnox County17,223Noble County: 17,192 jobsNoble County17,192Steuben County: 16,526 jobsSteuben County16,526Montgomery County: 15,413 jobsMontgomery County15,413Morgan County: 15,336 jobsMorgan County15,336LaGrange County: 15,272 jobsLaGrange County15,272Dearborn County: 14,546 jobsDearborn County14,546Cass County: 14,424 jobsCass County14,424Marion County: 621,243 jobsMarion County621,243Allen County: 196,725 jobsAllen County196,725Lake County: 189,447 jobsLake County189,447Hamilton County: 161,075 jobsHamilton County161,075Elkhart County: 131,337 jobsElkhart County131,337St. Joseph County: 120,891 jobsSt. Joseph County120,891Vanderburgh County: 107,700 jobsVanderburgh County107,700Tippecanoe County: 92,566 jobsTippecanoe County92,566Hendricks County: 79,880 jobsHendricks County79,880Monroe County: 67,077 jobsMonroe County67,077Johnson County: 64,598 jobsJohnson County64,598Porter County: 63,389 jobsPorter County63,389Clark County: 57,994 jobsClark County57,994Bartholomew County: 50,376 jobsBartholomew County50,376Vigo County: 45,542 jobsVigo County45,542Delaware County: 44,307 jobsDelaware County44,307Boone County: 42,983 jobsBoone County42,983LaPorte County: 40,889 jobsLaPorte County40,889Madison County: 39,619 jobsMadison County39,619Kosciusko County: 37,174 jobsKosciusko County37,174Howard County: 35,015 jobsHoward County35,015Floyd County: 31,717 jobsFloyd County31,717Wayne County: 29,372 jobsWayne County29,372Hancock County: 28,147 jobsHancock County28,147Dubois County: 27,911 jobsDubois County27,911Grant County: 26,960 jobsGrant County26,960Jackson County: 22,334 jobsJackson County22,334Gibson County: 21,821 jobsGibson County21,821DeKalb County: 21,716 jobsDeKalb County21,716Marshall County: 19,186 jobsMarshall County19,186Shelby County: 18,517 jobsShelby County18,517Warrick County: 17,368 jobsWarrick County17,368Knox County: 17,223 jobsKnox County17,223Noble County: 17,192 jobsNoble County17,192Steuben County: 16,526 jobsSteuben County16,526Montgomery County: 15,413 jobsMontgomery County15,413Morgan County: 15,336 jobsMorgan County15,336LaGrange County: 15,272 jobsLaGrange County15,272Dearborn County: 14,546 jobsDearborn County14,546Cass County: 14,424 jobsCass County14,424
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

RankCounties2023
jobs		Change on 2022
1Marion County621,243+2.2%
2Allen County196,725+1.1%
3Lake County189,447+2%
4Hamilton County161,075+2.3%
5Elkhart County131,337-7%
6St. Joseph County120,891+2.3%
7Vanderburgh County107,700+1%
8Tippecanoe County92,566+3.1%
9Hendricks County79,880-0.5%
10Monroe County67,077+1%
11Johnson County64,598+3.6%
12Porter County63,389+3.2%
13Clark County57,994+2.1%
14Bartholomew County50,376+1.2%
15Vigo County45,542-0.1%
16Delaware County44,307+0.7%
17Boone County42,983+9%
18LaPorte County40,889+2.9%
19Madison County39,619+1.7%
20Kosciusko County37,174+0.7%
21Howard County35,015+1.4%
22Floyd County31,717+1.2%
23Wayne County29,3720%
24Hancock County28,147+4.8%
25Dubois County27,911+1.4%
26Grant County26,960-0.7%
27Jackson County22,334-2.4%
28Gibson County21,821-0.7%
29DeKalb County21,716-0.6%
30Marshall County19,186+2.5%
31Shelby County18,517+6.3%
32Warrick County17,368+1.9%
33Knox County17,223+0.8%
34Noble County17,192+2.8%
35Steuben County16,526+0.2%
36Montgomery County15,413+1%
37Morgan County15,336-0.4%
38LaGrange County15,272-2.2%
39Dearborn County14,546+2.1%
40Cass County14,424+1.3%
41Decatur County14,032+1.4%
42Whitley County13,963+2.6%
43Huntington County13,866+0.4%
44Adams County13,255-2.4%
45Henry County13,206+1.1%
46Lawrence County12,966-2.5%
47Daviess County12,765+3.4%
48Jefferson County12,643+1%
49Putnam County12,421+3.1%
50Wabash County12,389+3.5%
51Clinton County11,501+4.1%
52Jasper County11,491-0.7%
53Wells County11,111+4.6%
54Ripley County10,477-2%
55Harrison County10,408+2.5%
56White County9,212+1.2%
57Miami County8,767+2.3%
58Posey County8,620-2.4%
59Clay County8,015+6.3%
60Martin County7,893-3.6%
61Jennings County7,871+2.5%
62Scott County7,765-0.6%
63Orange County7,381+2.1%
64Randolph County7,143-0.1%
65Spencer County7,052+4.2%
66Jay County6,960+0.9%
67Perry County6,550+5.9%
68Greene County6,451+1.7%
69Fulton County6,259+1.1%
70Washington County5,953-1.3%
71Fayette County5,941+1.3%
72Sullivan County5,776+0.7%
73Carroll County5,557+3.8%
74Owen County5,477-1.5%
75Pulaski County5,314+5.1%
76Fountain County5,046+2.7%
77Rush County4,846+0.7%
78Franklin County4,660+0.1%
79Tipton County4,591-11.7%
80Vermillion County4,477-2.2%
81Starke County4,146+2.8%
82Parke County3,543+5.9%
83Newton County3,231-1.2%
84Brown County3,084+7.3%
85Blackford County2,976+1.8%
86Pike County2,607-0.4%
87Benton County2,201+2.6%
88Warren County1,916-0.6%
89Crawford County1,868+2.3%
90Switzerland County1,660-2.1%
91Union County1,375+2.9%
92Ohio County1,117+6.5%

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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.

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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/2023/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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/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), 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 621,243 jobs in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,117 jobs in 2023.

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