Counties in Indiana by real GDP growth

Posey County had the highest real GDP growth of 92 counties in 2018, at 24.3%. Pike County had the lowest, at -17.1%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Indiana was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest24.3Posey County
Lowest-17.1Pike County
Median3.392 counties
Indiana3.1History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Posey CountyPosey County: 24.3 %24.3Tipton CountyTipton County: 22.3 %22.3Starke CountyStarke County: 11.4 %11.4Whitley CountyWhitley County: 10.3 %10.3Blackford CountyBlackford County: 8.1 %8.1Rush CountyRush County: 7.8 %7.8Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 7.5 %7.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 7 %7LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 7 %7Henry CountyHenry County: 6.8 %6.8Porter CountyPorter County: 6.8 %6.8Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 6.6 %6.6Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 6.4 %6.4Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 6.3 %6.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 5.8 %5.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 5.8 %5.8Jay CountyJay County: 5.8 %5.8Daviess CountyDaviess County: 5.7 %5.7Orange CountyOrange County: 5.7 %5.7Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 5.6 %5.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5.5 %5.5Boone CountyBoone County: 5.4 %5.4Wells CountyWells County: 5.3 %5.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 5 %5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 4.9 %4.9Noble CountyNoble County: 4.9 %4.9White CountyWhite County: 4.8 %4.8Newton CountyNewton County: 4.6 %4.6Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.5 %4.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.5 %4.5St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 4.5 %4.5Jennings CountyJennings County: 4.2 %4.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 4.1 %4.1Steuben CountySteuben County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Brown CountyBrown County: 4 %4Dubois CountyDubois County: 3.9 %3.9Owen CountyOwen County: 3.9 %3.9Martin CountyMartin County: 3.8 %3.8Fountain CountyFountain County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Posey County24.3-15.8 pts
2Tipton County22.3+22.8 pts
3Starke County11.4+12.1 pts
4Whitley County10.3+6.7 pts
5Blackford County8.1+4.1 pts
6Rush County7.8+1.2 pts
7Bartholomew County7.5+6.3 pts
8Decatur County7-6.2 pts
8LaGrange County7-6.3 pts
10Henry County6.8-2.1 pts
10Porter County6.8+6.4 pts
12Switzerland County6.6+2.3 pts
13Kosciusko County6.4-1 pts
14Tippecanoe County6.3+0.3 pts
15Carroll County5.8-2.5 pts
15Hancock County5.8-5.5 pts
15Jay County5.8-2 pts
18Daviess County5.7+2 pts
18Orange County5.7-1.8 pts
20Hendricks County5.6+0.8 pts
21Morgan County5.5+3.2 pts
22Boone County5.4-0.3 pts
23Wells County5.3+6.9 pts
24Lawrence County5+9.4 pts
25Johnson County4.9+3 pts
25Noble County4.9+7.6 pts
27White County4.8+9.5 pts
28Newton County4.6+8.4 pts
29Fulton County4.5+2.5 pts
29Shelby County4.5+4.8 pts
29St. Joseph County4.5+3.2 pts
32Jennings County4.2+1.4 pts
33Hamilton County4.1+0.2 pts
33Steuben County4.1+0.6 pts
33Washington County4.1-1.3 pts
36Brown County4+4.6 pts
37Dubois County3.9+2.1 pts
37Owen County3.9-0.9 pts
39Martin County3.8-1.4 pts
40Fountain County3.7+9.5 pts
40Warren County3.7+11.5 pts
42Monroe County3.5-2.8 pts
43Allen County3.4-0.4 pts
43Scott County3.4-3 pts
45Montgomery County3.3+5.8 pts
45Warrick County3.3+3.1 pts
47Floyd County3.2+1.4 pts
47Grant County3.2+29.1 pts
47Marion County3.2+1.5 pts
47Pulaski County3.2+2.2 pts
51Harrison County3.1-4.9 pts
51LaPorte County3.1+3.8 pts
53DeKalb County3+4.6 pts
53Union County3-2.1 pts
55Howard County2.6+5.1 pts
56Madison County2.3+1.9 pts
56Wayne County2.3-0.3 pts
58Greene County2.1+3.7 pts
59Adams County2-5.6 pts
60Jasper County1.9-2.2 pts
61Jackson County1.7-0.7 pts
61Jefferson County1.7-1.5 pts
63Delaware County1.6-0.5 pts
64Clark County1.5-1.5 pts
65Fayette County1.2+1 pts
66Elkhart County1-10 pts
67Wabash County0.9+2.2 pts
68Lake County0.7+2.1 pts
68Randolph County0.7-0.8 pts
70Cass County0.6-0.3 pts
71Vigo County0.5+2.3 pts
72Huntington County0.3-2.2 pts
72Marshall County0.3-0.8 pts
74Putnam County0.2-3.3 pts
75Franklin County0.1-3 pts
75Parke County0.1-5.9 pts
75Perry County0.1+10.5 pts
78Clay County-0.1-6.8 pts
79Crawford County-0.2-0.1 pts
79Miami County-0.2-4.8 pts
81Vanderburgh County-0.3-5.6 pts
82Clinton County-0.8-6.4 pts
83Ripley County-1.5-4.3 pts
84Sullivan County-2+6.8 pts
85Knox County-2.6-4.7 pts
86Vermillion County-3-6.2 pts
87Benton County-3.1+2.9 pts
88Dearborn County-3.3-4.8 pts
89Spencer County-3.4-1 pts
90Ohio County-3.9-14.6 pts
91Gibson County-5.6-17 pts
92Pike County-17.1-20.6 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?

Posey County, with 24.3% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Pike County, with -17.1% in 2018.

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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