Counties in Indiana by employer firms

Marion County had the highest employer firms of 92 counties in 2022, at 16,219. Ohio County had the lowest, at 78. The median was 605 and the figure for Indiana was 101,669. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16,219Marion County
Lowest78Ohio County
Median60592 counties
Indiana101,669History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 650 countAllen County: 7,028 countBartholomew County: 1,487 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 196 countBoone County: 1,493 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 328 countCass County: 559 countClark County: 2,078 countClay County: 396 countClinton County: 491 countCrawford County: 110 countDaviess County: 810 countDearborn County: 838 countDecatur County: 549 countDeKalb County: 840 countDelaware County: 1,765 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 3,967 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,517 countFountain County: 278 countFranklin County: 404 countFulton County: 390 countGibson County: 579 countGrant County: 979 countGreene County: 481 countHamilton County: 7,642 countHancock County: 1,304 countHarrison County: 561 countHendricks County: 2,882 countHenry County: 686 countHoward County: 1,372 countHuntington County: 699 countJackson County: 805 countJasper County: 624 countJay County: 330 countJefferson County: 556 countJennings County: 360 countJohnson County: 2,927 countKnox County: 733 countKosciusko County: 1,627 countLaGrange County: 821 countLake County: 7,892 countLaPorte County: 1,830 countLawrence County: 730 countMadison County: 1,786 countMarion County: 16,219 countMarshall County: 941 countMartin County: 181 countMiami County: 491 countMonroe County: 2,380 countMontgomery County: 702 countMorgan County: 1,023 countNewton County: 210 countNoble County: 736 countOhio County: 78 countOrange County: 329 countOwen County: 290 countParke County: 235 countPerry County: 294 countPike County: 181 countPorter County: 2,992 countPosey County: 410 countPulaski County: 276 countPutnam County: 615 countRandolph County: 399 countRipley County: 531 countRush County: 333 countSt. Joseph County: 4,376 countScott County: 334 countShelby County: 795 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 268 countSteuben County: 811 countSullivan County: 280 countSwitzerland County: 119 countTippecanoe County: 2,860 countTipton County: 271 countUnion County: 108 countVanderburgh County: 3,771 countVermillion County: 224 countVigo County: 1,883 countWabash County: 610 countWarren County: 131 countWarrick County: 979 countWashington County: 382 countWayne County: 1,112 countWells County: 535 countWhite County: 482 countWhitley County: 599 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Marion County: 16,219 countMarion County16,219Lake County: 7,892 countLake County7,892Hamilton County: 7,642 countHamilton County7,642Allen County: 7,028 countAllen County7,028St. Joseph County: 4,376 countSt. Joseph County4,376Elkhart County: 3,967 countElkhart County3,967Vanderburgh County: 3,771 countVanderburgh County3,771Porter County: 2,992 countPorter County2,992Johnson County: 2,927 countJohnson County2,927Hendricks County: 2,882 countHendricks County2,882Tippecanoe County: 2,860 countTippecanoe County2,860Monroe County: 2,380 countMonroe County2,380Clark County: 2,078 countClark County2,078Vigo County: 1,883 countVigo County1,883LaPorte County: 1,830 countLaPorte County1,830Madison County: 1,786 countMadison County1,786Delaware County: 1,765 countDelaware County1,765Kosciusko County: 1,627 countKosciusko County1,627Floyd County: 1,517 countFloyd County1,517Boone County: 1,493 countBoone County1,493Bartholomew County: 1,487 countBartholomew County1,487Howard County: 1,372 countHoward County1,372Hancock County: 1,304 countHancock County1,304Wayne County: 1,112 countWayne County1,112Dubois County: 1,074 countDubois County1,074Morgan County: 1,023 countMorgan County1,023Grant County: 979 countGrant County979Warrick County: 979 countWarrick County979Marshall County: 941 countMarshall County941DeKalb County: 840 countDeKalb County840Dearborn County: 838 countDearborn County838LaGrange County: 821 countLaGrange County821Steuben County: 811 countSteuben County811Daviess County: 810 countDaviess County810Jackson County: 805 countJackson County805Shelby County: 795 countShelby County795Noble County: 736 countNoble County736Knox County: 733 countKnox County733Lawrence County: 730 countLawrence County730Montgomery County: 702 countMontgomery County702Marion County: 16,219 countMarion County16,219Lake County: 7,892 countLake County7,892Hamilton County: 7,642 countHamilton County7,642Allen County: 7,028 countAllen County7,028St. Joseph County: 4,376 countSt. Joseph County4,376Elkhart County: 3,967 countElkhart County3,967Vanderburgh County: 3,771 countVanderburgh County3,771Porter County: 2,992 countPorter County2,992Johnson County: 2,927 countJohnson County2,927Hendricks County: 2,882 countHendricks County2,882Tippecanoe County: 2,860 countTippecanoe County2,860Monroe County: 2,380 countMonroe County2,380Clark County: 2,078 countClark County2,078Vigo County: 1,883 countVigo County1,883LaPorte County: 1,830 countLaPorte County1,830Madison County: 1,786 countMadison County1,786Delaware County: 1,765 countDelaware County1,765Kosciusko County: 1,627 countKosciusko County1,627Floyd County: 1,517 countFloyd County1,517Boone County: 1,493 countBoone County1,493Bartholomew County: 1,487 countBartholomew County1,487Howard County: 1,372 countHoward County1,372Hancock County: 1,304 countHancock County1,304Wayne County: 1,112 countWayne County1,112Dubois County: 1,074 countDubois County1,074Morgan County: 1,023 countMorgan County1,023Grant County: 979 countGrant County979Warrick County: 979 countWarrick County979Marshall County: 941 countMarshall County941DeKalb County: 840 countDeKalb County840Dearborn County: 838 countDearborn County838LaGrange County: 821 countLaGrange County821Steuben County: 811 countSteuben County811Daviess County: 810 countDaviess County810Jackson County: 805 countJackson County805Shelby County: 795 countShelby County795Noble County: 736 countNoble County736Knox County: 733 countKnox County733Lawrence County: 730 countLawrence County730Montgomery County: 702 countMontgomery County702
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Marion County16,219+1.9%
2Lake County7,892+1.1%
3Hamilton County7,642+2.7%
4Allen County7,028+1.4%
5St. Joseph County4,376+0.1%
6Elkhart County3,967+1.5%
7Vanderburgh County3,771+0.4%
8Porter County2,992+1.9%
9Johnson County2,927+4.9%
10Hendricks County2,882+4.1%
11Tippecanoe County2,860+2%
12Monroe County2,380+1.5%
13Clark County2,078+1.4%
14Vigo County1,883+2.1%
15LaPorte County1,830+2.3%
16Madison County1,786+1.8%
17Delaware County1,765+1.6%
18Kosciusko County1,627+0.5%
19Floyd County1,517+1.2%
20Boone County1,493+2.9%
21Bartholomew County1,487-0.1%
22Howard County1,372+0.4%
23Hancock County1,304+4.4%
24Wayne County1,112+1.5%
25Dubois County1,074+1.8%
26Morgan County1,023+3.1%
27Grant County979+0.2%
27Warrick County979+2.4%
29Marshall County941+0.3%
30DeKalb County840+3.2%
31Dearborn County838+3.6%
32LaGrange County821+4.3%
33Steuben County811-0.1%
34Daviess County810-0.2%
35Jackson County805+0.6%
36Shelby County795+1.5%
37Noble County736-0.8%
38Knox County733+0.5%
39Lawrence County730-1.2%
40Montgomery County702+0.4%
41Huntington County699+0.4%
42Henry County686+0.4%
43Adams County650+3.8%
44Jasper County624-0.8%
45Putnam County615+1%
46Wabash County610+0.8%
47Whitley County599+3.1%
48Gibson County579+0.5%
49Harrison County561+1.8%
50Cass County559-0.4%
51Jefferson County556-2.6%
52Decatur County549-1.4%
53Wells County535+0.4%
54Ripley County531+1.3%
55Clinton County491+0.6%
55Miami County491+1.2%
57White County482+0.6%
58Greene County481+4.1%
59Posey County410+1.7%
60Franklin County404+3.1%
61Randolph County399+2.8%
62Clay County396-0.3%
63Fulton County390+1.6%
64Washington County382+1.3%
65Jennings County360+5.3%
66Spencer County347+0.9%
67Fayette County346+1.8%
68Scott County334-1.8%
69Rush County333-0.9%
70Jay County330+1.2%
71Orange County329+1.5%
72Carroll County3280%
73Brown County306+3%
74Perry County294+1.7%
75Owen County290+6.2%
76Sullivan County280+4.5%
77Fountain County278+0.7%
78Pulaski County276-0.7%
79Tipton County2710%
80Starke County268+1.9%
81Parke County235+1.7%
82Vermillion County224+3.7%
83Newton County210+1.4%
84Blackford County196+3.2%
85Martin County181+7.1%
85Pike County181+1.7%
87Benton County141-4.7%
88Warren County131+10.1%
89Switzerland County119+1.7%
90Crawford County110+3.8%
91Union County108-0.9%
92Ohio County78+1.3%

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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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by employer firms, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Marion County, with 16,219 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Ohio County, with 78 in 2022.

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