Counties in Indiana by employer firms

Marion County had the highest employer firms of 92 counties in 2014, at 15,269. Ohio County had the lowest, at 81. The median was 610 and the figure for Indiana was 97,403. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15,269Marion County
Lowest81Ohio County
Median61092 counties
Indiana97,403History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 625 countAllen County: 6,764 countBartholomew County: 1,443 countBenton County: 156 countBlackford County: 197 countBoone County: 1,228 countBrown County: 280 countCarroll County: 321 countCass County: 632 countClark County: 1,943 countClay County: 403 countClinton County: 498 countCrawford County: 101 countDaviess County: 765 countDearborn County: 786 countDecatur County: 543 countDeKalb County: 813 countDelaware County: 1,826 countDubois County: 1,041 countElkhart County: 3,785 countFayette County: 370 countFloyd County: 1,461 countFountain County: 258 countFranklin County: 371 countFulton County: 404 countGibson County: 607 countGrant County: 1,050 countGreene County: 494 countHamilton County: 6,302 countHancock County: 1,162 countHarrison County: 552 countHendricks County: 2,335 countHenry County: 674 countHoward County: 1,387 countHuntington County: 734 countJackson County: 824 countJasper County: 612 countJay County: 331 countJefferson County: 581 countJennings County: 333 countJohnson County: 2,538 countKnox County: 767 countKosciusko County: 1,573 countLaGrange County: 688 countLake County: 7,530 countLaPorte County: 1,882 countLawrence County: 736 countMadison County: 1,768 countMarion County: 15,269 countMarshall County: 910 countMartin County: 168 countMiami County: 500 countMonroe County: 2,291 countMontgomery County: 719 countMorgan County: 948 countNewton County: 228 countNoble County: 736 countOhio County: 81 countOrange County: 314 countOwen County: 249 countParke County: 216 countPerry County: 321 countPike County: 182 countPorter County: 2,822 countPosey County: 396 countPulaski County: 273 countPutnam County: 583 countRandolph County: 396 countRipley County: 515 countRush County: 332 countSt. Joseph County: 4,359 countScott County: 362 countShelby County: 781 countSpencer County: 341 countStarke County: 281 countSteuben County: 809 countSullivan County: 290 countSwitzerland County: 114 countTippecanoe County: 2,641 countTipton County: 261 countUnion County: 102 countVanderburgh County: 3,808 countVermillion County: 229 countVigo County: 1,956 countWabash County: 613 countWarren County: 112 countWarrick County: 922 countWashington County: 371 countWayne County: 1,176 countWells County: 534 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 575 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Marion County: 15,269 countMarion County15,269Lake County: 7,530 countLake County7,530Allen County: 6,764 countAllen County6,764Hamilton County: 6,302 countHamilton County6,302St. Joseph County: 4,359 countSt. Joseph County4,359Vanderburgh County: 3,808 countVanderburgh County3,808Elkhart County: 3,785 countElkhart County3,785Porter County: 2,822 countPorter County2,822Tippecanoe County: 2,641 countTippecanoe County2,641Johnson County: 2,538 countJohnson County2,538Hendricks County: 2,335 countHendricks County2,335Monroe County: 2,291 countMonroe County2,291Vigo County: 1,956 countVigo County1,956Clark County: 1,943 countClark County1,943LaPorte County: 1,882 countLaPorte County1,882Delaware County: 1,826 countDelaware County1,826Madison County: 1,768 countMadison County1,768Kosciusko County: 1,573 countKosciusko County1,573Floyd County: 1,461 countFloyd County1,461Bartholomew County: 1,443 countBartholomew County1,443Howard County: 1,387 countHoward County1,387Boone County: 1,228 countBoone County1,228Wayne County: 1,176 countWayne County1,176Hancock County: 1,162 countHancock County1,162Grant County: 1,050 countGrant County1,050Dubois County: 1,041 countDubois County1,041Morgan County: 948 countMorgan County948Warrick County: 922 countWarrick County922Marshall County: 910 countMarshall County910Jackson County: 824 countJackson County824DeKalb County: 813 countDeKalb County813Steuben County: 809 countSteuben County809Dearborn County: 786 countDearborn County786Shelby County: 781 countShelby County781Knox County: 767 countKnox County767Daviess County: 765 countDaviess County765Lawrence County: 736 countLawrence County736Noble County: 736 countNoble County736Huntington County: 734 countHuntington County734Montgomery County: 719 countMontgomery County719Marion County: 15,269 countMarion County15,269Lake County: 7,530 countLake County7,530Allen County: 6,764 countAllen County6,764Hamilton County: 6,302 countHamilton County6,302St. Joseph County: 4,359 countSt. Joseph County4,359Vanderburgh County: 3,808 countVanderburgh County3,808Elkhart County: 3,785 countElkhart County3,785Porter County: 2,822 countPorter County2,822Tippecanoe County: 2,641 countTippecanoe County2,641Johnson County: 2,538 countJohnson County2,538Hendricks County: 2,335 countHendricks County2,335Monroe County: 2,291 countMonroe County2,291Vigo County: 1,956 countVigo County1,956Clark County: 1,943 countClark County1,943LaPorte County: 1,882 countLaPorte County1,882Delaware County: 1,826 countDelaware County1,826Madison County: 1,768 countMadison County1,768Kosciusko County: 1,573 countKosciusko County1,573Floyd County: 1,461 countFloyd County1,461Bartholomew County: 1,443 countBartholomew County1,443Howard County: 1,387 countHoward County1,387Boone County: 1,228 countBoone County1,228Wayne County: 1,176 countWayne County1,176Hancock County: 1,162 countHancock County1,162Grant County: 1,050 countGrant County1,050Dubois County: 1,041 countDubois County1,041Morgan County: 948 countMorgan County948Warrick County: 922 countWarrick County922Marshall County: 910 countMarshall County910Jackson County: 824 countJackson County824DeKalb County: 813 countDeKalb County813Steuben County: 809 countSteuben County809Dearborn County: 786 countDearborn County786Shelby County: 781 countShelby County781Knox County: 767 countKnox County767Daviess County: 765 countDaviess County765Lawrence County: 736 countLawrence County736Noble County: 736 countNoble County736Huntington County: 734 countHuntington County734Montgomery County: 719 countMontgomery County719
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Marion County15,269-0.3%
2Lake County7,530-0.5%
3Allen County6,764+0.5%
4Hamilton County6,302+1.7%
5St. Joseph County4,359-1.4%
6Vanderburgh County3,808-1.6%
7Elkhart County3,785-1.7%
8Porter County2,822+1%
9Tippecanoe County2,641-0%
10Johnson County2,538+0.9%
11Hendricks County2,335+1.1%
12Monroe County2,291-0.7%
13Vigo County1,956-1.7%
14Clark County1,943-1%
15LaPorte County1,882-0.4%
16Delaware County1,826-0.1%
17Madison County1,768-1%
18Kosciusko County1,573+0.3%
19Floyd County1,461-0.5%
20Bartholomew County1,443-1.5%
21Howard County1,387-1.5%
22Boone County1,228-1.4%
23Wayne County1,176-1.8%
24Hancock County1,162+0.5%
25Grant County1,050+0.5%
26Dubois County1,0410%
27Morgan County948-2.1%
28Warrick County922-1.2%
29Marshall County910+0.4%
30Jackson County824+0.4%
31DeKalb County813+0.9%
32Steuben County809-1.3%
33Dearborn County786-2%
34Shelby County781+1.6%
35Knox County767-3%
36Daviess County765+3.2%
37Lawrence County736-1.1%
37Noble County736-1.9%
39Huntington County734+0.8%
40Montgomery County719-0.6%
41LaGrange County688+0.7%
42Henry County674-3.6%
43Cass County632-3.1%
44Adams County625+0.3%
45Wabash County613-0.5%
46Jasper County612-1.9%
47Gibson County607-0.5%
48Putnam County583+2.6%
49Jefferson County581-0.7%
50Whitley County575+0.9%
51Harrison County552-1.1%
52Decatur County543-0.4%
53Wells County534+0.8%
54Ripley County515-1.9%
55Miami County500+2.9%
56Clinton County498-0.8%
57White County496-2.6%
58Greene County4940%
59Fulton County404-1.7%
60Clay County403+1%
61Posey County396-1.7%
61Randolph County396-3.2%
63Franklin County371+2.8%
63Washington County371-0.5%
65Fayette County370+0.5%
66Scott County362-2.2%
67Spencer County341+0.3%
68Jennings County333-0.6%
69Rush County332+2.8%
70Jay County331+0.3%
71Carroll County321-1.8%
71Perry County321-0.6%
73Orange County314-2.8%
74Sullivan County290-2%
75Starke County281-1.4%
76Brown County280-0.4%
77Pulaski County273-4.5%
78Tipton County261-1.1%
79Fountain County258-1.9%
80Owen County249-1.2%
81Vermillion County229+0.4%
82Newton County228-4.2%
83Parke County216+3.3%
84Blackford County197-3.4%
85Pike County182+1.1%
86Martin County1680%
87Benton County156-4.9%
88Switzerland County1140%
89Warren County112-2.6%
90Union County102+4.1%
91Crawford County101-4.7%
92Ohio County81-2.4%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Marion County, with 15,269 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Ohio County, with 81 in 2014.

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