Counties in Indiana by employer firms, 2023

Marion County had the highest employer firms of 92 counties in 2023, at 16,451. Ohio County had the lowest, at 80. The median was 607 and the figure for Indiana was 102,872. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16,451Marion County
Lowest80Ohio County
Median60792 counties
Indiana102,872History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Marion County: 16,451 countMarion County16,451Lake County: 7,960 countLake County7,960Hamilton County: 7,762 countHamilton County7,762Allen County: 7,185 countAllen County7,185St. Joseph County: 4,424 countSt. Joseph County4,424Elkhart County: 4,001 countElkhart County4,001Vanderburgh County: 3,800 countVanderburgh County3,800Johnson County: 3,010 countJohnson County3,010Porter County: 2,989 countPorter County2,989Hendricks County: 2,939 countHendricks County2,939Tippecanoe County: 2,912 countTippecanoe County2,912Monroe County: 2,400 countMonroe County2,400Clark County: 2,137 countClark County2,137Vigo County: 1,896 countVigo County1,896LaPorte County: 1,848 countLaPorte County1,848Madison County: 1,773 countMadison County1,773Delaware County: 1,768 countDelaware County1,768Kosciusko County: 1,676 countKosciusko County1,676Floyd County: 1,542 countFloyd County1,542Boone County: 1,528 countBoone County1,528Bartholomew County: 1,512 countBartholomew County1,512Howard County: 1,403 countHoward County1,403Hancock County: 1,350 countHancock County1,350Wayne County: 1,119 countWayne County1,119Dubois County: 1,074 countDubois County1,074Morgan County: 1,019 countMorgan County1,019Warrick County: 995 countWarrick County995Grant County: 973 countGrant County973Marshall County: 954 countMarshall County954Dearborn County: 848 countDearborn County848LaGrange County: 845 countLaGrange County845DeKalb County: 843 countDeKalb County843Daviess County: 836 countDaviess County836Steuben County: 818 countSteuben County818Jackson County: 808 countJackson County808Shelby County: 797 countShelby County797Noble County: 755 countNoble County755Lawrence County: 734 countLawrence County734Huntington County: 732 countHuntington County732Montgomery County: 725 countMontgomery County725Marion County: 16,451 countMarion County16,451Lake County: 7,960 countLake County7,960Hamilton County: 7,762 countHamilton County7,762Allen County: 7,185 countAllen County7,185St. Joseph County: 4,424 countSt. Joseph County4,424Elkhart County: 4,001 countElkhart County4,001Vanderburgh County: 3,800 countVanderburgh County3,800Johnson County: 3,010 countJohnson County3,010Porter County: 2,989 countPorter County2,989Hendricks County: 2,939 countHendricks County2,939Tippecanoe County: 2,912 countTippecanoe County2,912Monroe County: 2,400 countMonroe County2,400Clark County: 2,137 countClark County2,137Vigo County: 1,896 countVigo County1,896LaPorte County: 1,848 countLaPorte County1,848Madison County: 1,773 countMadison County1,773Delaware County: 1,768 countDelaware County1,768Kosciusko County: 1,676 countKosciusko County1,676Floyd County: 1,542 countFloyd County1,542Boone County: 1,528 countBoone County1,528Bartholomew County: 1,512 countBartholomew County1,512Howard County: 1,403 countHoward County1,403Hancock County: 1,350 countHancock County1,350Wayne County: 1,119 countWayne County1,119Dubois County: 1,074 countDubois County1,074Morgan County: 1,019 countMorgan County1,019Warrick County: 995 countWarrick County995Grant County: 973 countGrant County973Marshall County: 954 countMarshall County954Dearborn County: 848 countDearborn County848LaGrange County: 845 countLaGrange County845DeKalb County: 843 countDeKalb County843Daviess County: 836 countDaviess County836Steuben County: 818 countSteuben County818Jackson County: 808 countJackson County808Shelby County: 797 countShelby County797Noble County: 755 countNoble County755Lawrence County: 734 countLawrence County734Huntington County: 732 countHuntington County732Montgomery County: 725 countMontgomery County725
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Marion County16,451+1.4%
2Lake County7,960+0.9%
3Hamilton County7,762+1.6%
4Allen County7,185+2.2%
5St. Joseph County4,424+1.1%
6Elkhart County4,001+0.9%
7Vanderburgh County3,800+0.8%
8Johnson County3,010+2.8%
9Porter County2,989-0.1%
10Hendricks County2,939+2%
11Tippecanoe County2,912+1.8%
12Monroe County2,400+0.8%
13Clark County2,137+2.8%
14Vigo County1,896+0.7%
15LaPorte County1,848+1%
16Madison County1,773-0.7%
17Delaware County1,768+0.2%
18Kosciusko County1,676+3%
19Floyd County1,542+1.6%
20Boone County1,528+2.3%
21Bartholomew County1,512+1.7%
22Howard County1,403+2.3%
23Hancock County1,350+3.5%
24Wayne County1,119+0.6%
25Dubois County1,0740%
26Morgan County1,019-0.4%
27Warrick County995+1.6%
28Grant County973-0.6%
29Marshall County954+1.4%
30Dearborn County848+1.2%
31LaGrange County845+2.9%
32DeKalb County843+0.4%
33Daviess County836+3.2%
34Steuben County818+0.9%
35Jackson County808+0.4%
36Shelby County797+0.3%
37Noble County755+2.6%
38Lawrence County734+0.5%
39Huntington County732+4.7%
40Montgomery County725+3.3%
41Knox County723-1.4%
42Henry County687+0.1%
43Adams County659+1.4%
44Jasper County645+3.4%
45Putnam County614-0.2%
46Wabash County611+0.2%
47Whitley County602+0.5%
48Gibson County582+0.5%
49Cass County575+2.9%
50Harrison County570+1.6%
51Jefferson County560+0.7%
52Wells County559+4.5%
53Decatur County554+0.9%
54Ripley County530-0.2%
55Clinton County499+1.6%
56White County496+2.9%
57Greene County490+1.9%
58Miami County486-1%
59Posey County430+4.9%
60Franklin County407+0.7%
61Randolph County405+1.5%
62Clay County402+1.5%
63Fulton County394+1%
64Jennings County377+4.7%
64Washington County377-1.3%
66Spencer County3470%
67Fayette County3460%
68Carroll County344+4.9%
69Rush County342+2.7%
70Scott County341+2.1%
71Jay County336+1.8%
72Orange County328-0.3%
73Brown County3060%
74Perry County300+2%
75Owen County297+2.4%
76Tipton County285+5.2%
77Pulaski County282+2.2%
78Sullivan County279-0.4%
79Fountain County274-1.4%
80Starke County272+1.5%
81Parke County254+8.1%
82Vermillion County223-0.4%
83Newton County206-1.9%
84Blackford County199+1.5%
85Martin County185+2.2%
86Pike County180-0.6%
87Benton County1410%
88Warren County135+3.1%
89Switzerland County120+0.8%
90Crawford County116+5.5%
91Union County113+4.6%
92Ohio County80+2.6%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by employer firms, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by employer firms, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/indiana-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by employer firms, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/indiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by employer firms, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/indiana-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Marion County, with 16,451 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Ohio County, with 80 in 2023.

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