Counties in Indiana by employer firm births

Marion County had the highest employer firm births of 91 counties in 2022, at 1,367. Ohio County had the lowest, at 6. The median was 34 and the figure for Indiana was 8,109. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,367Marion County
Median3491 counties
Indiana8,109History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 38 countAllen County: 493 countBartholomew County: 76 countBlackford County: 8 countBoone County: 116 countBrown County: 24 countCarroll County: 23 countCass County: 34 countClark County: 121 countClay County: 23 countClinton County: 26 countCrawford County: 7 countDaviess County: 48 countDearborn County: 47 countDecatur County: 17 countDeKalb County: 51 countDelaware County: 104 countDubois County: 55 countElkhart County: 253 countFayette County: 17 countFloyd County: 92 countFountain County: 20 countFranklin County: 26 countFulton County: 22 countGibson County: 31 countGrant County: 50 countGreene County: 40 countHamilton County: 695 countHancock County: 123 countHarrison County: 25 countHendricks County: 264 countHenry County: 43 countHoward County: 72 countHuntington County: 43 countJackson County: 38 countJasper County: 32 countJay County: 21 countJefferson County: 21 countJennings County: 25 countJohnson County: 275 countKnox County: 36 countKosciusko County: 101 countLaGrange County: 81 countLake County: 577 countLaPorte County: 111 countLawrence County: 40 countMadison County: 142 countMarion County: 1,367 countMarshall County: 60 countMartin County: 15 countMiami County: 33 countMonroe County: 147 countMontgomery County: 39 countMorgan County: 69 countNewton County: 18 countNoble County: 38 countOhio County: 6 countOrange County: 23 countOwen County: 16 countParke County: 18 countPerry County: 12 countPike County: 11 countPorter County: 190 countPosey County: 21 countPulaski County: 16 countPutnam County: 33 countRandolph County: 32 countRipley County: 31 countRush County: 17 countSt. Joseph County: 256 countScott County: 18 countShelby County: 56 countSpencer County: 24 countStarke County: 19 countSteuben County: 61 countSullivan County: 17 countSwitzerland County: 8 countTippecanoe County: 203 countTipton County: 20 countUnion County: 7 countVanderburgh County: 205 countVermillion County: 15 countVigo County: 109 countWabash County: 29 countWarren County: 11 countWarrick County: 83 countWashington County: 17 countWayne County: 57 countWells County: 29 countWhite County: 24 countWhitley County: 43 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Marion County: 1,367 countMarion County1,367Hamilton County: 695 countHamilton County695Lake County: 577 countLake County577Allen County: 493 countAllen County493Johnson County: 275 countJohnson County275Hendricks County: 264 countHendricks County264St. Joseph County: 256 countSt. Joseph County256Elkhart County: 253 countElkhart County253Vanderburgh County: 205 countVanderburgh County205Tippecanoe County: 203 countTippecanoe County203Porter County: 190 countPorter County190Monroe County: 147 countMonroe County147Madison County: 142 countMadison County142Hancock County: 123 countHancock County123Clark County: 121 countClark County121Boone County: 116 countBoone County116LaPorte County: 111 countLaPorte County111Vigo County: 109 countVigo County109Delaware County: 104 countDelaware County104Kosciusko County: 101 countKosciusko County101Floyd County: 92 countFloyd County92Warrick County: 83 countWarrick County83LaGrange County: 81 countLaGrange County81Bartholomew County: 76 countBartholomew County76Howard County: 72 countHoward County72Morgan County: 69 countMorgan County69Steuben County: 61 countSteuben County61Marshall County: 60 countMarshall County60Wayne County: 57 countWayne County57Shelby County: 56 countShelby County56Dubois County: 55 countDubois County55DeKalb County: 51 countDeKalb County51Grant County: 50 countGrant County50Daviess County: 48 countDaviess County48Dearborn County: 47 countDearborn County47Henry County: 43 countHenry County43Huntington County: 43 countHuntington County43Whitley County: 43 countWhitley County43Greene County: 40 countGreene County40Lawrence County: 40 countLawrence County40Marion County: 1,367 countMarion County1,367Hamilton County: 695 countHamilton County695Lake County: 577 countLake County577Allen County: 493 countAllen County493Johnson County: 275 countJohnson County275Hendricks County: 264 countHendricks County264St. Joseph County: 256 countSt. Joseph County256Elkhart County: 253 countElkhart County253Vanderburgh County: 205 countVanderburgh County205Tippecanoe County: 203 countTippecanoe County203Porter County: 190 countPorter County190Monroe County: 147 countMonroe County147Madison County: 142 countMadison County142Hancock County: 123 countHancock County123Clark County: 121 countClark County121Boone County: 116 countBoone County116LaPorte County: 111 countLaPorte County111Vigo County: 109 countVigo County109Delaware County: 104 countDelaware County104Kosciusko County: 101 countKosciusko County101Floyd County: 92 countFloyd County92Warrick County: 83 countWarrick County83LaGrange County: 81 countLaGrange County81Bartholomew County: 76 countBartholomew County76Howard County: 72 countHoward County72Morgan County: 69 countMorgan County69Steuben County: 61 countSteuben County61Marshall County: 60 countMarshall County60Wayne County: 57 countWayne County57Shelby County: 56 countShelby County56Dubois County: 55 countDubois County55DeKalb County: 51 countDeKalb County51Grant County: 50 countGrant County50Daviess County: 48 countDaviess County48Dearborn County: 47 countDearborn County47Henry County: 43 countHenry County43Huntington County: 43 countHuntington County43Whitley County: 43 countWhitley County43Greene County: 40 countGreene County40Lawrence County: 40 countLawrence County40
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

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Marion County1,367+2.8%
2Hamilton County695+8.6%
3Lake County577+0.3%
4Allen County493+12.6%
5Johnson County275+12.2%
6Hendricks County264+14.8%
7St. Joseph County256-5.5%
8Elkhart County253+14%
9Vanderburgh County205+9%
10Tippecanoe County203+19.4%
11Porter County190+21%
12Monroe County147+2.8%
13Madison County142+30.3%
14Hancock County123+59.7%
15Clark County121-4.7%
16Boone County116+1.8%
17LaPorte County111+26.1%
18Vigo County109+29.8%
19Delaware County104+19.5%
20Kosciusko County101+21.7%
21Floyd County92+4.5%
22Warrick County83+3.8%
23LaGrange County81+30.6%
24Bartholomew County76-3.8%
25Howard County72+10.8%
26Morgan County69-6.8%
27Steuben County61+90.6%
28Marshall County60+46.3%
29Wayne County57+9.6%
30Shelby County56+69.7%
31Dubois County55+14.6%
32DeKalb County51+24.4%
33Grant County50+13.6%
34Daviess County48+2.1%
35Dearborn County47-11.3%
36Henry County43+43.3%
36Huntington County43-12.2%
36Whitley County43+43.3%
39Greene County40+48.1%
39Lawrence County40+48.1%
41Montgomery County39+30%
42Adams County38+11.8%
42Jackson County38+11.8%
42Noble County38-7.3%
45Knox County36-10%
46Cass County34+100%
47Miami County33+73.7%
47Putnam County33-38.9%
49Jasper County32-11.1%
49Randolph County32+45.5%
51Gibson County31+47.6%
51Ripley County31+24%
53Wabash County29+3.6%
53Wells County29+3.6%
55Clinton County26-13.3%
55Franklin County26+30%
57Harrison County25+19%
57Jennings County25+78.6%
59Brown County24-20%
59Spencer County24+71.4%
59White County24-27.3%
62Carroll County23+53.3%
62Clay County23-17.9%
62Orange County23+15%
65Fulton County22+120%
66Jay County21+50%
66Jefferson County21-52.3%
66Posey County21-16%
69Fountain County20-4.8%
69Tipton County20+17.6%
71Starke County190%
72Newton County18+20%
72Parke County18+125%
72Scott County18+50%
75Decatur County17-45.2%
75Fayette County17+41.7%
75Rush County17+13.3%
75Sullivan County17+70%
75Washington County17+88.9%
80Owen County16-27.3%
80Pulaski County16+14.3%
82Martin County15+150%
82Vermillion County15+50%
84Perry County12+20%
85Pike County11-21.4%
85Warren County11n/a
87Blackford County8-20%
87Switzerland County8-27.3%
89Crawford County7-22.2%
89Union County7+16.7%
91Ohio County6-14.3%

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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Marion County, with 1,367 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Ohio County, with 6 in 2022.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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