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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2024, at 625,533 jobs. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1,107 jobs. The median was 13,093 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,179,542 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest625,533Marion County
Lowest1,107Ohio County
Median13,09392 counties
Indiana3,179,542History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 12,932 jobsAllen County: 197,885 jobsBartholomew County: 50,188 jobsBenton County: 2,106 jobsBlackford County: 2,840 jobsBoone County: 45,424 jobsBrown County: 3,261 jobsCarroll County: 5,562 jobsCass County: 14,589 jobsClark County: 59,223 jobsClay County: 8,172 jobsClinton County: 11,551 jobsCrawford County: 1,899 jobsDaviess County: 13,253 jobsDearborn County: 14,586 jobsDecatur County: 13,840 jobsDeKalb County: 22,201 jobsDelaware County: 44,772 jobsDubois County: 27,983 jobsElkhart County: 127,100 jobsFayette County: 6,008 jobsFloyd County: 32,405 jobsFountain County: 4,952 jobsFranklin County: 4,084 jobsFulton County: 6,326 jobsGibson County: 21,424 jobsGrant County: 27,333 jobsGreene County: 6,380 jobsHamilton County: 163,937 jobsHancock County: 29,049 jobsHarrison County: 10,252 jobsHendricks County: 81,164 jobsHenry County: 13,759 jobsHoward County: 35,758 jobsHuntington County: 13,632 jobsJackson County: 22,633 jobsJasper County: 11,682 jobsJay County: 7,027 jobsJefferson County: 12,853 jobsJennings County: 8,132 jobsJohnson County: 65,487 jobsKnox County: 17,077 jobsKosciusko County: 36,183 jobsLaGrange County: 14,765 jobsLake County: 191,633 jobsLaPorte County: 40,632 jobsLawrence County: 13,507 jobsMadison County: 40,192 jobsMarion County: 625,533 jobsMarshall County: 19,549 jobsMartin County: 8,189 jobsMiami County: 9,077 jobsMonroe County: 67,215 jobsMontgomery County: 15,655 jobsMorgan County: 15,502 jobsNewton County: 3,237 jobsNoble County: 16,814 jobsOhio County: 1,107 jobsOrange County: 7,372 jobsOwen County: 5,316 jobsParke County: 3,575 jobsPerry County: 6,441 jobsPike County: 2,609 jobsPorter County: 63,768 jobsPosey County: 8,961 jobsPulaski County: 5,387 jobsPutnam County: 12,342 jobsRandolph County: 7,093 jobsRipley County: 11,325 jobsRush County: 4,901 jobsSt. Joseph County: 121,043 jobsScott County: 8,042 jobsShelby County: 18,915 jobsSpencer County: 6,990 jobsStarke County: 4,134 jobsSteuben County: 16,256 jobsSullivan County: 5,720 jobsSwitzerland County: 1,662 jobsTippecanoe County: 92,794 jobsTipton County: 4,454 jobsUnion County: 1,633 jobsVanderburgh County: 107,139 jobsVermillion County: 4,289 jobsVigo County: 46,144 jobsWabash County: 12,395 jobsWarren County: 1,962 jobsWarrick County: 18,096 jobsWashington County: 5,753 jobsWayne County: 29,736 jobsWells County: 11,293 jobsWhite County: 8,815 jobsWhitley County: 13,958 jobs
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jobs, 2024. 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, 2024

Marion County: 625,533 jobsMarion County625,533Allen County: 197,885 jobsAllen County197,885Lake County: 191,633 jobsLake County191,633Hamilton County: 163,937 jobsHamilton County163,937Elkhart County: 127,100 jobsElkhart County127,100St. Joseph County: 121,043 jobsSt. Joseph County121,043Vanderburgh County: 107,139 jobsVanderburgh County107,139Tippecanoe County: 92,794 jobsTippecanoe County92,794Hendricks County: 81,164 jobsHendricks County81,164Monroe County: 67,215 jobsMonroe County67,215Johnson County: 65,487 jobsJohnson County65,487Porter County: 63,768 jobsPorter County63,768Clark County: 59,223 jobsClark County59,223Bartholomew County: 50,188 jobsBartholomew County50,188Vigo County: 46,144 jobsVigo County46,144Boone County: 45,424 jobsBoone County45,424Delaware County: 44,772 jobsDelaware County44,772LaPorte County: 40,632 jobsLaPorte County40,632Madison County: 40,192 jobsMadison County40,192Kosciusko County: 36,183 jobsKosciusko County36,183Howard County: 35,758 jobsHoward County35,758Floyd County: 32,405 jobsFloyd County32,405Wayne County: 29,736 jobsWayne County29,736Hancock County: 29,049 jobsHancock County29,049Dubois County: 27,983 jobsDubois County27,983Grant County: 27,333 jobsGrant County27,333Jackson County: 22,633 jobsJackson County22,633DeKalb County: 22,201 jobsDeKalb County22,201Gibson County: 21,424 jobsGibson County21,424Marshall County: 19,549 jobsMarshall County19,549Shelby County: 18,915 jobsShelby County18,915Warrick County: 18,096 jobsWarrick County18,096Knox County: 17,077 jobsKnox County17,077Noble County: 16,814 jobsNoble County16,814Steuben County: 16,256 jobsSteuben County16,256Montgomery County: 15,655 jobsMontgomery County15,655Morgan County: 15,502 jobsMorgan County15,502LaGrange County: 14,765 jobsLaGrange County14,765Cass County: 14,589 jobsCass County14,589Dearborn County: 14,586 jobsDearborn County14,586Marion County: 625,533 jobsMarion County625,533Allen County: 197,885 jobsAllen County197,885Lake County: 191,633 jobsLake County191,633Hamilton County: 163,937 jobsHamilton County163,937Elkhart County: 127,100 jobsElkhart County127,100St. Joseph County: 121,043 jobsSt. Joseph County121,043Vanderburgh County: 107,139 jobsVanderburgh County107,139Tippecanoe County: 92,794 jobsTippecanoe County92,794Hendricks County: 81,164 jobsHendricks County81,164Monroe County: 67,215 jobsMonroe County67,215Johnson County: 65,487 jobsJohnson County65,487Porter County: 63,768 jobsPorter County63,768Clark County: 59,223 jobsClark County59,223Bartholomew County: 50,188 jobsBartholomew County50,188Vigo County: 46,144 jobsVigo County46,144Boone County: 45,424 jobsBoone County45,424Delaware County: 44,772 jobsDelaware County44,772LaPorte County: 40,632 jobsLaPorte County40,632Madison County: 40,192 jobsMadison County40,192Kosciusko County: 36,183 jobsKosciusko County36,183Howard County: 35,758 jobsHoward County35,758Floyd County: 32,405 jobsFloyd County32,405Wayne County: 29,736 jobsWayne County29,736Hancock County: 29,049 jobsHancock County29,049Dubois County: 27,983 jobsDubois County27,983Grant County: 27,333 jobsGrant County27,333Jackson County: 22,633 jobsJackson County22,633DeKalb County: 22,201 jobsDeKalb County22,201Gibson County: 21,424 jobsGibson County21,424Marshall County: 19,549 jobsMarshall County19,549Shelby County: 18,915 jobsShelby County18,915Warrick County: 18,096 jobsWarrick County18,096Knox County: 17,077 jobsKnox County17,077Noble County: 16,814 jobsNoble County16,814Steuben County: 16,256 jobsSteuben County16,256Montgomery County: 15,655 jobsMontgomery County15,655Morgan County: 15,502 jobsMorgan County15,502LaGrange County: 14,765 jobsLaGrange County14,765Cass County: 14,589 jobsCass County14,589Dearborn County: 14,586 jobsDearborn County14,586
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

RankCounties2024
jobs		Change on 2023
1Marion County625,533+0.7%
2Allen County197,885+0.6%
3Lake County191,633+1.2%
4Hamilton County163,937+1.8%
5Elkhart County127,100-3.2%
6St. Joseph County121,043+0.1%
7Vanderburgh County107,139-0.5%
8Tippecanoe County92,794+0.2%
9Hendricks County81,164+1.6%
10Monroe County67,215+0.2%
11Johnson County65,487+1.4%
12Porter County63,768+0.6%
13Clark County59,223+2.1%
14Bartholomew County50,188-0.4%
15Vigo County46,144+1.3%
16Boone County45,424+5.7%
17Delaware County44,772+1%
18LaPorte County40,632-0.6%
19Madison County40,192+1.4%
20Kosciusko County36,183-2.7%
21Howard County35,758+2.1%
22Floyd County32,405+2.2%
23Wayne County29,736+1.2%
24Hancock County29,049+3.2%
25Dubois County27,983+0.3%
26Grant County27,333+1.4%
27Jackson County22,633+1.3%
28DeKalb County22,201+2.2%
29Gibson County21,424-1.8%
30Marshall County19,549+1.9%
31Shelby County18,915+2.1%
32Warrick County18,096+4.2%
33Knox County17,077-0.8%
34Noble County16,814-2.2%
35Steuben County16,256-1.6%
36Montgomery County15,655+1.6%
37Morgan County15,502+1.1%
38LaGrange County14,765-3.3%
39Cass County14,589+1.1%
40Dearborn County14,586+0.3%
41Whitley County13,958-0%
42Decatur County13,840-1.4%
43Henry County13,759+4.2%
44Huntington County13,632-1.7%
45Lawrence County13,507+4.2%
46Daviess County13,253+3.8%
47Adams County12,932-2.4%
48Jefferson County12,853+1.7%
49Wabash County12,3950%
50Putnam County12,342-0.6%
51Jasper County11,682+1.7%
52Clinton County11,551+0.4%
53Ripley County11,325+8.1%
54Wells County11,293+1.6%
55Harrison County10,252-1.5%
56Miami County9,077+3.5%
57Posey County8,961+4%
58White County8,815-4.3%
59Martin County8,189+3.8%
60Clay County8,172+2%
61Jennings County8,132+3.3%
62Scott County8,042+3.6%
63Orange County7,372-0.1%
64Randolph County7,093-0.7%
65Jay County7,027+1%
66Spencer County6,990-0.9%
67Perry County6,441-1.7%
68Greene County6,380-1.1%
69Fulton County6,326+1.1%
70Fayette County6,008+1.1%
71Washington County5,753-3.4%
72Sullivan County5,720-1%
73Carroll County5,562+0.1%
74Pulaski County5,387+1.4%
75Owen County5,316-2.9%
76Fountain County4,952-1.9%
77Rush County4,901+1.1%
78Tipton County4,454-3%
79Vermillion County4,289-4.2%
80Starke County4,134-0.3%
81Franklin County4,084-12.4%
82Parke County3,575+0.9%
83Brown County3,261+5.7%
84Newton County3,237+0.2%
85Blackford County2,840-4.6%
86Pike County2,609+0.1%
87Benton County2,106-4.3%
88Warren County1,962+2.4%
89Crawford County1,899+1.7%
90Switzerland County1,662+0.1%
91Union County1,633+18.8%
92Ohio County1,107-0.9%

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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/2024/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), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/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), 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2024. 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), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2024.

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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), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 625,533 jobs in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Ohio County, with 1,107 jobs in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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