Counties in Indiana by employer firm births

Marion County had the highest employer firm births of 90 counties in 2013, at 1,064. Martin County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 30 and the figure for Indiana was 6,179. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,064Marion County
Median3090 counties
Indiana6,179History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 27 countAllen County: 359 countBartholomew County: 63 countBenton County: 11 countBlackford County: 7 countBoone County: 81 countBrown County: 17 countCarroll County: 14 countCass County: 28 countClark County: 100 countClay County: 16 countClinton County: 22 countCrawford County: 7 countDaviess County: 51 countDearborn County: 32 countDecatur County: 14 countDeKalb County: 34 countDelaware County: 83 countDubois County: 45 countElkhart County: 202 countFayette County: 5 countFloyd County: 78 countFountain County: 13 countFranklin County: 16 countFulton County: 15 countGibson County: 34 countGrant County: 44 countGreene County: 31 countHamilton County: 514 countHancock County: 64 countHarrison County: 32 countHendricks County: 152 countHenry County: 30 countHoward County: 61 countHuntington County: 27 countJackson County: 35 countJasper County: 28 countJay County: 16 countJefferson County: 26 countJennings County: 16 countJohnson County: 175 countKnox County: 34 countKosciusko County: 77 countLaGrange County: 35 countLake County: 443 countLaPorte County: 66 countLawrence County: 30 countMadison County: 94 countMarion County: 1,064 countMarshall County: 39 countMartin County: 3 countMiami County: 21 countMonroe County: 120 countMontgomery County: 36 countMorgan County: 68 countNewton County: 14 countNoble County: 33 countOrange County: 24 countOwen County: 10 countParke County: 13 countPerry County: 14 countPike County: 11 countPorter County: 170 countPosey County: 18 countPulaski County: 14 countPutnam County: 31 countRandolph County: 18 countRipley County: 29 countRush County: 19 countSt. Joseph County: 207 countScott County: 22 countShelby County: 30 countSpencer County: 13 countStarke County: 10 countSteuben County: 38 countSullivan County: 15 countSwitzerland County: 8 countTippecanoe County: 169 countTipton County: 11 countVanderburgh County: 205 countVermillion County: 9 countVigo County: 60 countWabash County: 25 countWarren County: 6 countWarrick County: 62 countWashington County: 16 countWayne County: 52 countWells County: 25 countWhite County: 28 countWhitley County: 28 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Marion County: 1,064 countMarion County1,064Hamilton County: 514 countHamilton County514Lake County: 443 countLake County443Allen County: 359 countAllen County359St. Joseph County: 207 countSt. Joseph County207Vanderburgh County: 205 countVanderburgh County205Elkhart County: 202 countElkhart County202Johnson County: 175 countJohnson County175Porter County: 170 countPorter County170Tippecanoe County: 169 countTippecanoe County169Hendricks County: 152 countHendricks County152Monroe County: 120 countMonroe County120Clark County: 100 countClark County100Madison County: 94 countMadison County94Delaware County: 83 countDelaware County83Boone County: 81 countBoone County81Floyd County: 78 countFloyd County78Kosciusko County: 77 countKosciusko County77Morgan County: 68 countMorgan County68LaPorte County: 66 countLaPorte County66Hancock County: 64 countHancock County64Bartholomew County: 63 countBartholomew County63Warrick County: 62 countWarrick County62Howard County: 61 countHoward County61Vigo County: 60 countVigo County60Wayne County: 52 countWayne County52Daviess County: 51 countDaviess County51Dubois County: 45 countDubois County45Grant County: 44 countGrant County44Marshall County: 39 countMarshall County39Steuben County: 38 countSteuben County38Montgomery County: 36 countMontgomery County36Jackson County: 35 countJackson County35LaGrange County: 35 countLaGrange County35DeKalb County: 34 countDeKalb County34Gibson County: 34 countGibson County34Knox County: 34 countKnox County34Noble County: 33 countNoble County33Dearborn County: 32 countDearborn County32Harrison County: 32 countHarrison County32Marion County: 1,064 countMarion County1,064Hamilton County: 514 countHamilton County514Lake County: 443 countLake County443Allen County: 359 countAllen County359St. Joseph County: 207 countSt. Joseph County207Vanderburgh County: 205 countVanderburgh County205Elkhart County: 202 countElkhart County202Johnson County: 175 countJohnson County175Porter County: 170 countPorter County170Tippecanoe County: 169 countTippecanoe County169Hendricks County: 152 countHendricks County152Monroe County: 120 countMonroe County120Clark County: 100 countClark County100Madison County: 94 countMadison County94Delaware County: 83 countDelaware County83Boone County: 81 countBoone County81Floyd County: 78 countFloyd County78Kosciusko County: 77 countKosciusko County77Morgan County: 68 countMorgan County68LaPorte County: 66 countLaPorte County66Hancock County: 64 countHancock County64Bartholomew County: 63 countBartholomew County63Warrick County: 62 countWarrick County62Howard County: 61 countHoward County61Vigo County: 60 countVigo County60Wayne County: 52 countWayne County52Daviess County: 51 countDaviess County51Dubois County: 45 countDubois County45Grant County: 44 countGrant County44Marshall County: 39 countMarshall County39Steuben County: 38 countSteuben County38Montgomery County: 36 countMontgomery County36Jackson County: 35 countJackson County35LaGrange County: 35 countLaGrange County35DeKalb County: 34 countDeKalb County34Gibson County: 34 countGibson County34Knox County: 34 countKnox County34Noble County: 33 countNoble County33Dearborn County: 32 countDearborn County32Harrison County: 32 countHarrison County32
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Marion County1,064-1.2%
2Hamilton County514+2.2%
3Lake County443-1.3%
4Allen County359+1.1%
5St. Joseph County207-7.2%
6Vanderburgh County205+5.7%
7Elkhart County202-6.9%
8Johnson County175+15.1%
9Porter County170+2.4%
10Tippecanoe County169+27.1%
11Hendricks County152+2%
12Monroe County120+5.3%
13Clark County100+5.3%
14Madison County94+14.6%
15Delaware County83+9.2%
16Boone County81-10%
17Floyd County78-12.4%
18Kosciusko County77+20.3%
19Morgan County68+11.5%
20LaPorte County66-25.8%
21Hancock County64-8.6%
22Bartholomew County63-11.3%
23Warrick County62-4.6%
24Howard County61-6.2%
25Vigo County60-42.3%
26Wayne County52-10.3%
27Daviess County51+37.8%
28Dubois County45+40.6%
29Grant County44+4.8%
30Marshall County39-7.1%
31Steuben County38-5%
32Montgomery County36-16.3%
33Jackson County35-7.9%
33LaGrange County35-7.9%
35DeKalb County34-2.9%
35Gibson County34-15%
35Knox County34-5.6%
38Noble County33+13.8%
39Dearborn County32-33.3%
39Harrison County32-11.1%
41Greene County31+24%
41Putnam County31-6.1%
43Henry County300%
43Lawrence County30-21.1%
43Shelby County30-34.8%
46Ripley County29+26.1%
47Cass County28-9.7%
47Jasper County28-33.3%
47White County28-3.4%
47Whitley County28-31.7%
51Adams County27-3.6%
51Huntington County27+3.8%
53Jefferson County26+30%
54Wabash County25+8.7%
54Wells County25-10.7%
56Orange County24+20%
57Clinton County22+29.4%
57Scott County22+29.4%
59Miami County21+5%
60Rush County19+26.7%
61Posey County18+50%
61Randolph County18-35.7%
63Brown County17+6.3%
64Clay County16-36%
64Franklin County16+6.7%
64Jay County16+6.7%
64Jennings County16-11.1%
64Washington County160%
69Fulton County15-6.3%
69Sullivan County15-21.1%
71Carroll County14-30%
71Decatur County14-39.1%
71Newton County14-6.7%
71Perry County14-6.7%
71Pulaski County14+27.3%
76Fountain County13-18.8%
76Parke County13+8.3%
76Spencer County13-23.5%
79Benton County11+10%
79Pike County11+37.5%
79Tipton County11+10%
82Owen County10-9.1%
82Starke County100%
84Vermillion County9-40%
85Switzerland County8+33.3%
86Blackford County7-22.2%
86Crawford County7+40%
88Warren County6+20%
89Fayette County5-73.7%
90Martin County3-72.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Indiana by employer firm births, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Indiana by employer firm births, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/indiana-counties?period=2013. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Indiana by employer firm births, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/indiana-counties?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Indiana by employer firm births, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/indiana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Counties in Indiana by employer firm births, 2013}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/indiana-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
}
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Marion County, with 1,064 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Martin County, with 3 in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 2 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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