Counties in Indiana by real GDP growth

Benton County had the highest real GDP growth of 92 counties in 2016, at 29%. Jay County had the lowest, at -16%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Indiana was 2.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest29Benton County
Lowest-16Jay County
Median2.292 counties
Indiana2.1History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Benton CountyBenton County: 29 %29Posey CountyPosey County: 19.2 %19.2Gibson CountyGibson County: 15.3 %15.3Rush CountyRush County: 15.1 %15.1Warren CountyWarren County: 14.5 %14.5Whitley CountyWhitley County: 9.5 %9.5Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 9.3 %9.3Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 9.1 %9.1Decatur CountyDecatur County: 7.5 %7.5Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 7.5 %7.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 6.7 %6.7Hancock CountyHancock County: 6.5 %6.5Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 5.7 %5.7Porter CountyPorter County: 5.7 %5.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: 5.7 %5.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 5.6 %5.6Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.5 %5.5LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 5.4 %5.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.3 %5.3Scott CountyScott County: 4.9 %4.9Floyd CountyFloyd County: 4.8 %4.8Knox CountyKnox County: 4.5 %4.5Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.4 %4.4Clay CountyClay County: 4 %4Tipton CountyTipton County: 4 %4Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 3.9 %3.9Starke CountyStarke County: 3.8 %3.8Greene CountyGreene County: 3.6 %3.6Owen CountyOwen County: 3.6 %3.6White CountyWhite County: 3.5 %3.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 3.4 %3.4Harrison CountyHarrison County: 3.4 %3.4Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.3 %3.3Miami CountyMiami County: 3.2 %3.2Pike CountyPike County: 3.2 %3.2Perry CountyPerry County: 3.1 %3.1Lake CountyLake County: 3 %3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3 %3Spencer CountySpencer County: 3 %3Adams CountyAdams County: 2.9 %2.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Benton County29+42.2 pts
2Posey County19.2+11.8 pts
3Gibson County15.3+16 pts
4Rush County15.1+27 pts
5Warren County14.5+35.8 pts
6Whitley County9.5+5.8 pts
7Vermillion County9.3+15.7 pts
8Elkhart County9.1+0.8 pts
9Decatur County7.5+10.8 pts
9Pulaski County7.5+9 pts
11Morgan County6.7+8.3 pts
12Hancock County6.5+4.9 pts
13Hendricks County5.7-1.1 pts
13Porter County5.7+3.3 pts
13Sullivan County5.7+17.8 pts
16Clinton County5.6+4 pts
17Carroll County5.5+14.6 pts
18LaGrange County5.4-4.2 pts
19Putnam County5.3+2.7 pts
20Scott County4.9+3.3 pts
21Floyd County4.8+4.2 pts
22Knox County4.5+5.6 pts
23Fulton County4.4+10.5 pts
24Clay County4+2.5 pts
24Tipton County4+8.3 pts
26Tippecanoe County3.9+1.1 pts
27Starke County3.8+6.5 pts
28Greene County3.6+3.9 pts
28Owen County3.6+5.3 pts
30White County3.5+4.3 pts
31Hamilton County3.4-2.8 pts
31Harrison County3.4+5.3 pts
33Johnson County3.3-2.3 pts
34Miami County3.2+3.7 pts
34Pike County3.2+20.8 pts
36Perry County3.1-8.2 pts
37Lake County3+6.3 pts
37Lawrence County3-0.7 pts
37Spencer County3+14.1 pts
40Adams County2.9-2.7 pts
40DeKalb County2.9-0.5 pts
40Shelby County2.9+2.9 pts
43Allen County2.8-1.5 pts
43Marshall County2.8+9.3 pts
45Monroe County2.6+3.7 pts
46Clark County2.3+1 pts
47Marion County2+7.6 pts
48Blackford County1.9+7.4 pts
49Brown County1.8+2.7 pts
49Wayne County1.8+4.9 pts
51LaPorte County1.4+5.6 pts
52Fountain County1+9.3 pts
52Jefferson County1+1.8 pts
54Fayette County0.9+3.9 pts
55Henry County0.7+4.3 pts
55Steuben County0.7+3.8 pts
57Jackson County0.6-9.3 pts
57Warrick County0.6-1.8 pts
59Parke County0.5-0.3 pts
59Union County0.5+6.7 pts
61Cass County0.4+3.9 pts
62Madison County0.1-0.2 pts
63Martin County0-7.5 pts
64Noble County-0.1+1.5 pts
64Vanderburgh County-0.1-0.4 pts
66St. Joseph County-0.3-1.4 pts
67Jasper County-0.4+7 pts
67Montgomery County-0.4-6.5 pts
67Ripley County-0.4+0.5 pts
70Crawford County-0.7+1.1 pts
71Franklin County-0.8-1 pts
71Orange County-0.8-7.7 pts
73Boone County-0.9-3.2 pts
73Jennings County-0.9-4.7 pts
75Delaware County-1-0.4 pts
76Bartholomew County-1.9+1.5 pts
77Howard County-2.3+3.8 pts
78Dearborn County-2.4-10.9 pts
79Dubois County-2.6-9.9 pts
79Huntington County-2.6-4.4 pts
81Wells County-2.7+0.8 pts
82Daviess County-3.2-16.7 pts
83Wabash County-3.4-3.9 pts
84Vigo County-4.4+2.2 pts
85Switzerland County-5.3-5.1 pts
86Ohio County-5.4-10.9 pts
87Washington County-6.1-13.7 pts
88Randolph County-6.7-0.6 pts
89Grant County-8.1-4.2 pts
90Kosciusko County-8.4-10.3 pts
91Newton County-11.9-6.2 pts
92Jay County-16-34.7 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Benton County, with 29% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Jay County, with -16% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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