Counties in Indiana by employer firms

Marion County had the highest employer firms of 92 counties in 2013, at 15,316. Ohio County had the lowest, at 83. The median was 613 and the figure for Indiana was 98,013. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15,316Marion County
Lowest83Ohio County
Median61392 counties
Indiana98,013History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 623 countAllen County: 6,730 countBartholomew County: 1,465 countBenton County: 164 countBlackford County: 204 countBoone County: 1,246 countBrown County: 281 countCarroll County: 327 countCass County: 652 countClark County: 1,962 countClay County: 399 countClinton County: 502 countCrawford County: 106 countDaviess County: 741 countDearborn County: 802 countDecatur County: 545 countDeKalb County: 806 countDelaware County: 1,827 countDubois County: 1,041 countElkhart County: 3,850 countFayette County: 368 countFloyd County: 1,468 countFountain County: 263 countFranklin County: 361 countFulton County: 411 countGibson County: 610 countGrant County: 1,045 countGreene County: 494 countHamilton County: 6,195 countHancock County: 1,156 countHarrison County: 558 countHendricks County: 2,309 countHenry County: 699 countHoward County: 1,408 countHuntington County: 728 countJackson County: 821 countJasper County: 624 countJay County: 330 countJefferson County: 585 countJennings County: 335 countJohnson County: 2,515 countKnox County: 791 countKosciusko County: 1,568 countLaGrange County: 683 countLake County: 7,568 countLaPorte County: 1,889 countLawrence County: 744 countMadison County: 1,786 countMarion County: 15,316 countMarshall County: 906 countMartin County: 168 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,308 countMontgomery County: 723 countMorgan County: 968 countNewton County: 238 countNoble County: 750 countOhio County: 83 countOrange County: 323 countOwen County: 252 countParke County: 209 countPerry County: 323 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,793 countPosey County: 403 countPulaski County: 286 countPutnam County: 568 countRandolph County: 409 countRipley County: 525 countRush County: 323 countSt. Joseph County: 4,420 countScott County: 370 countShelby County: 769 countSpencer County: 340 countStarke County: 285 countSteuben County: 820 countSullivan County: 296 countSwitzerland County: 114 countTippecanoe County: 2,642 countTipton County: 264 countUnion County: 98 countVanderburgh County: 3,871 countVermillion County: 228 countVigo County: 1,990 countWabash County: 616 countWarren County: 115 countWarrick County: 933 countWashington County: 373 countWayne County: 1,197 countWells County: 530 countWhite County: 509 countWhitley County: 570 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Marion County: 15,316 countMarion County15,316Lake County: 7,568 countLake County7,568Allen County: 6,730 countAllen County6,730Hamilton County: 6,195 countHamilton County6,195St. Joseph County: 4,420 countSt. Joseph County4,420Vanderburgh County: 3,871 countVanderburgh County3,871Elkhart County: 3,850 countElkhart County3,850Porter County: 2,793 countPorter County2,793Tippecanoe County: 2,642 countTippecanoe County2,642Johnson County: 2,515 countJohnson County2,515Hendricks County: 2,309 countHendricks County2,309Monroe County: 2,308 countMonroe County2,308Vigo County: 1,990 countVigo County1,990Clark County: 1,962 countClark County1,962LaPorte County: 1,889 countLaPorte County1,889Delaware County: 1,827 countDelaware County1,827Madison County: 1,786 countMadison County1,786Kosciusko County: 1,568 countKosciusko County1,568Floyd County: 1,468 countFloyd County1,468Bartholomew County: 1,465 countBartholomew County1,465Howard County: 1,408 countHoward County1,408Boone County: 1,246 countBoone County1,246Wayne County: 1,197 countWayne County1,197Hancock County: 1,156 countHancock County1,156Grant County: 1,045 countGrant County1,045Dubois County: 1,041 countDubois County1,041Morgan County: 968 countMorgan County968Warrick County: 933 countWarrick County933Marshall County: 906 countMarshall County906Jackson County: 821 countJackson County821Steuben County: 820 countSteuben County820DeKalb County: 806 countDeKalb County806Dearborn County: 802 countDearborn County802Knox County: 791 countKnox County791Shelby County: 769 countShelby County769Noble County: 750 countNoble County750Lawrence County: 744 countLawrence County744Daviess County: 741 countDaviess County741Huntington County: 728 countHuntington County728Montgomery County: 723 countMontgomery County723Marion County: 15,316 countMarion County15,316Lake County: 7,568 countLake County7,568Allen County: 6,730 countAllen County6,730Hamilton County: 6,195 countHamilton County6,195St. Joseph County: 4,420 countSt. Joseph County4,420Vanderburgh County: 3,871 countVanderburgh County3,871Elkhart County: 3,850 countElkhart County3,850Porter County: 2,793 countPorter County2,793Tippecanoe County: 2,642 countTippecanoe County2,642Johnson County: 2,515 countJohnson County2,515Hendricks County: 2,309 countHendricks County2,309Monroe County: 2,308 countMonroe County2,308Vigo County: 1,990 countVigo County1,990Clark County: 1,962 countClark County1,962LaPorte County: 1,889 countLaPorte County1,889Delaware County: 1,827 countDelaware County1,827Madison County: 1,786 countMadison County1,786Kosciusko County: 1,568 countKosciusko County1,568Floyd County: 1,468 countFloyd County1,468Bartholomew County: 1,465 countBartholomew County1,465Howard County: 1,408 countHoward County1,408Boone County: 1,246 countBoone County1,246Wayne County: 1,197 countWayne County1,197Hancock County: 1,156 countHancock County1,156Grant County: 1,045 countGrant County1,045Dubois County: 1,041 countDubois County1,041Morgan County: 968 countMorgan County968Warrick County: 933 countWarrick County933Marshall County: 906 countMarshall County906Jackson County: 821 countJackson County821Steuben County: 820 countSteuben County820DeKalb County: 806 countDeKalb County806Dearborn County: 802 countDearborn County802Knox County: 791 countKnox County791Shelby County: 769 countShelby County769Noble County: 750 countNoble County750Lawrence County: 744 countLawrence County744Daviess County: 741 countDaviess County741Huntington County: 728 countHuntington County728Montgomery County: 723 countMontgomery County723
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Marion County15,316+0.2%
2Lake County7,568-0.7%
3Allen County6,730-0.4%
4Hamilton County6,195+1.2%
5St. Joseph County4,420-1%
6Vanderburgh County3,871+1%
7Elkhart County3,850+0.3%
8Porter County2,793+0.3%
9Tippecanoe County2,642+1.4%
10Johnson County2,515+2.1%
11Hendricks County2,3090%
12Monroe County2,308-1.5%
13Vigo County1,990-2.4%
14Clark County1,962+0.3%
15LaPorte County1,889-3.7%
16Delaware County1,827-1.4%
17Madison County1,786-0.9%
18Kosciusko County1,568-0.9%
19Floyd County1,468-0.1%
20Bartholomew County1,465-0.5%
21Howard County1,408-0.4%
22Boone County1,246+0.1%
23Wayne County1,197-1.4%
24Hancock County1,156+0.2%
25Grant County1,045-1%
26Dubois County1,0410%
27Morgan County968+0.4%
28Warrick County933+1.4%
29Marshall County906-2.2%
30Jackson County821-1.3%
31Steuben County820-0.4%
32DeKalb County806-0.1%
33Dearborn County802-2.2%
34Knox County791-0.5%
35Shelby County769-1.5%
36Noble County750-0.8%
37Lawrence County744-1.6%
38Daviess County741+1.6%
39Huntington County728+0.6%
40Montgomery County723-2.3%
41Henry County699-1.1%
42LaGrange County683+0.1%
43Cass County652+1.1%
44Jasper County624+0.2%
45Adams County6230%
46Wabash County616-1.3%
47Gibson County610-1.1%
48Jefferson County5850%
49Whitley County570-4.8%
50Putnam County568-3.6%
51Harrison County558-1.2%
52Decatur County545-1.1%
53Wells County530+0.8%
54Ripley County525+0.8%
55White County509-3%
56Clinton County502-1.8%
57Greene County494-2.9%
58Miami County486-3%
59Fulton County411+1.2%
60Randolph County409-1.7%
61Posey County403-1.7%
62Clay County399-2.9%
63Washington County373-1.6%
64Scott County370-0.5%
65Fayette County368-3.2%
66Franklin County361-3.7%
67Spencer County340-3.4%
68Jennings County3350%
69Jay County330-0.9%
70Carroll County327-1.2%
71Orange County3230%
71Perry County323+0.9%
71Rush County323+1.6%
74Sullivan County296-1.7%
75Pulaski County286-2.1%
76Starke County285+0.4%
77Brown County281-2.4%
78Tipton County264-0.8%
79Fountain County263-0.8%
80Owen County252-2.7%
81Newton County238-3.3%
82Vermillion County228-3%
83Parke County209-4.1%
84Blackford County204-1%
85Pike County180-0.6%
86Martin County168-2.3%
87Benton County164-2.4%
88Warren County115+0.9%
89Switzerland County114+1.8%
90Crawford County106+1.9%
91Union County98-5.8%
92Ohio County83-5.7%

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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.

How to cite

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Marion County, with 15,316 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Ohio County, with 83 in 2013.

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