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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2023

Crawford County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2023, at 21.556%. Gibson County had the lowest, at 6.417%. The median was 11.527% and the figure for Indiana was 12.334%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.556Crawford County
Lowest6.417Gibson County
Median11.52792 counties
Indiana12.334History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.465 %Allen County: 11.347 %Bartholomew County: 12.115 %Benton County: 9.263 %Blackford County: 11.293 %Boone County: 10.965 %Brown County: 20.366 %Carroll County: 13.498 %Cass County: 8.692 %Clark County: 14.675 %Clay County: 11.289 %Clinton County: 7.958 %Crawford County: 21.556 %Daviess County: 10.052 %Dearborn County: 10.488 %Decatur County: 6.665 %DeKalb County: 10.596 %Delaware County: 11.087 %Dubois County: 8.485 %Elkhart County: 9.013 %Fayette County: 12.264 %Floyd County: 13.978 %Fountain County: 13.376 %Franklin County: 9.498 %Fulton County: 16.862 %Gibson County: 6.417 %Grant County: 11.245 %Greene County: 10.264 %Hamilton County: 14.633 %Hancock County: 15.71 %Harrison County: 10.971 %Hendricks County: 13.83 %Henry County: 9.385 %Howard County: 13.538 %Huntington County: 11.795 %Jackson County: 6.634 %Jasper County: 14.58 %Jay County: 15.594 %Jefferson County: 10.218 %Jennings County: 13.294 %Johnson County: 15.981 %Knox County: 10.835 %Kosciusko County: 13.525 %LaGrange County: 11.502 %Lake County: 13.448 %LaPorte County: 16.579 %Lawrence County: 10.876 %Madison County: 12.232 %Marion County: 14.007 %Marshall County: 11.237 %Martin County: 13.322 %Miami County: 12.549 %Monroe County: 11.085 %Montgomery County: 10.348 %Morgan County: 11.552 %Newton County: 13.192 %Noble County: 8.825 %Ohio County: 9.217 %Orange County: 10.202 %Owen County: 11.243 %Parke County: 15.457 %Perry County: 12.806 %Pike County: 9.992 %Porter County: 10.469 %Posey County: 9.383 %Pulaski County: 15.266 %Putnam County: 11.762 %Randolph County: 13.288 %Ripley County: 6.861 %Rush County: 10.312 %St. Joseph County: 13.054 %Scott County: 6.793 %Shelby County: 18.564 %Spencer County: 12.265 %Starke County: 19.503 %Steuben County: 11.936 %Sullivan County: 14.691 %Switzerland County: 16.334 %Tippecanoe County: 14.128 %Tipton County: 14.262 %Union County: 10.676 %Vanderburgh County: 11.588 %Vermillion County: 7.929 %Vigo County: 9.448 %Wabash County: 13.734 %Warren County: 9.061 %Warrick County: 12.353 %Washington County: 11.653 %Wayne County: 10.242 %Wells County: 9.128 %White County: 17.735 %Whitley County: 10.421 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Crawford County: 21.556 %Crawford County21.556Brown County: 20.366 %Brown County20.366Starke County: 19.503 %Starke County19.503Shelby County: 18.564 %Shelby County18.564White County: 17.735 %White County17.735Fulton County: 16.862 %Fulton County16.862LaPorte County: 16.579 %LaPorte County16.579Switzerland County: 16.334 %Switzerland County16.334Johnson County: 15.981 %Johnson County15.981Hancock County: 15.71 %Hancock County15.71Jay County: 15.594 %Jay County15.594Parke County: 15.457 %Parke County15.457Pulaski County: 15.266 %Pulaski County15.266Sullivan County: 14.691 %Sullivan County14.691Clark County: 14.675 %Clark County14.675Hamilton County: 14.633 %Hamilton County14.633Jasper County: 14.58 %Jasper County14.58Tipton County: 14.262 %Tipton County14.262Tippecanoe County: 14.128 %Tippecanoe County14.128Marion County: 14.007 %Marion County14.007Floyd County: 13.978 %Floyd County13.978Hendricks County: 13.83 %Hendricks County13.83Wabash County: 13.734 %Wabash County13.734Howard County: 13.538 %Howard County13.538Kosciusko County: 13.525 %Kosciusko County13.525Carroll County: 13.498 %Carroll County13.498Lake County: 13.448 %Lake County13.448Fountain County: 13.376 %Fountain County13.376Martin County: 13.322 %Martin County13.322Jennings County: 13.294 %Jennings County13.294Randolph County: 13.288 %Randolph County13.288Newton County: 13.192 %Newton County13.192St. Joseph County: 13.054 %St. Joseph County13.054Perry County: 12.806 %Perry County12.806Miami County: 12.549 %Miami County12.549Warrick County: 12.353 %Warrick County12.353Spencer County: 12.265 %Spencer County12.265Fayette County: 12.264 %Fayette County12.264Madison County: 12.232 %Madison County12.232Bartholomew County: 12.115 %Bartholomew County12.115Crawford County: 21.556 %Crawford County21.556Brown County: 20.366 %Brown County20.366Starke County: 19.503 %Starke County19.503Shelby County: 18.564 %Shelby County18.564White County: 17.735 %White County17.735Fulton County: 16.862 %Fulton County16.862LaPorte County: 16.579 %LaPorte County16.579Switzerland County: 16.334 %Switzerland County16.334Johnson County: 15.981 %Johnson County15.981Hancock County: 15.71 %Hancock County15.71Jay County: 15.594 %Jay County15.594Parke County: 15.457 %Parke County15.457Pulaski County: 15.266 %Pulaski County15.266Sullivan County: 14.691 %Sullivan County14.691Clark County: 14.675 %Clark County14.675Hamilton County: 14.633 %Hamilton County14.633Jasper County: 14.58 %Jasper County14.58Tipton County: 14.262 %Tipton County14.262Tippecanoe County: 14.128 %Tippecanoe County14.128Marion County: 14.007 %Marion County14.007Floyd County: 13.978 %Floyd County13.978Hendricks County: 13.83 %Hendricks County13.83Wabash County: 13.734 %Wabash County13.734Howard County: 13.538 %Howard County13.538Kosciusko County: 13.525 %Kosciusko County13.525Carroll County: 13.498 %Carroll County13.498Lake County: 13.448 %Lake County13.448Fountain County: 13.376 %Fountain County13.376Martin County: 13.322 %Martin County13.322Jennings County: 13.294 %Jennings County13.294Randolph County: 13.288 %Randolph County13.288Newton County: 13.192 %Newton County13.192St. Joseph County: 13.054 %St. Joseph County13.054Perry County: 12.806 %Perry County12.806Miami County: 12.549 %Miami County12.549Warrick County: 12.353 %Warrick County12.353Spencer County: 12.265 %Spencer County12.265Fayette County: 12.264 %Fayette County12.264Madison County: 12.232 %Madison County12.232Bartholomew County: 12.115 %Bartholomew County12.115
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Crawford County21.556+8.55 pts
2Brown County20.366+0.84 pts
3Starke County19.503+6.49 pts
4Shelby County18.564+5.86 pts
5White County17.735+7.82 pts
6Fulton County16.862+2.77 pts
7LaPorte County16.579+5.13 pts
8Switzerland County16.334+6.9 pts
9Johnson County15.981+0.32 pts
10Hancock County15.71-0.7 pts
11Jay County15.594+3.15 pts
12Parke County15.457+2.25 pts
13Pulaski County15.266-0.94 pts
14Sullivan County14.691+0.27 pts
15Clark County14.675-0.08 pts
16Hamilton County14.633-4.8 pts
17Jasper County14.58+2.56 pts
18Tipton County14.262+1.7 pts
19Tippecanoe County14.128+1.58 pts
20Marion County14.007-2.51 pts
21Floyd County13.978-0.81 pts
22Hendricks County13.83-4.62 pts
23Wabash County13.734+3.81 pts
24Howard County13.538+4.21 pts
25Kosciusko County13.525+2.32 pts
26Carroll County13.498+4.09 pts
27Lake County13.448-1.91 pts
28Fountain County13.376-1.04 pts
29Martin County13.322-9.06 pts
30Jennings County13.294+2.03 pts
31Randolph County13.288+0.72 pts
32Newton County13.192-2.94 pts
33St. Joseph County13.054+0.16 pts
34Perry County12.806+4.14 pts
35Miami County12.549+1.29 pts
36Warrick County12.353-7.41 pts
37Spencer County12.265-0.28 pts
38Fayette County12.264+0.93 pts
39Madison County12.232-0.71 pts
40Bartholomew County12.115-8.23 pts
41Steuben County11.936-4.41 pts
42Huntington County11.795+0.3 pts
43Putnam County11.762+1.03 pts
44Washington County11.653-0.1 pts
45Vanderburgh County11.588-4.18 pts
46Morgan County11.552-1.78 pts
47LaGrange County11.502-3.7 pts
48Allen County11.347-2.83 pts
49Blackford County11.293-2.33 pts
50Clay County11.289-1.97 pts
51Grant County11.245+0.47 pts
52Owen County11.243-3.62 pts
53Marshall County11.237-0.86 pts
54Delaware County11.087-5.38 pts
55Monroe County11.085-2.09 pts
56Harrison County10.971+1.38 pts
57Boone County10.965-6.17 pts
58Lawrence County10.876-12.69 pts
59Knox County10.835+1.22 pts
60Union County10.676+1.78 pts
61DeKalb County10.596-1.91 pts
62Dearborn County10.488-4.1 pts
63Porter County10.469-2.63 pts
64Whitley County10.421+0.24 pts
65Montgomery County10.348+0.81 pts
66Rush County10.312-14.52 pts
67Greene County10.264-5.75 pts
68Wayne County10.242-3.18 pts
69Jefferson County10.218-0.79 pts
70Orange County10.202-9.63 pts
71Daviess County10.052-3.12 pts
72Pike County9.992-1.3 pts
73Franklin County9.498-2.52 pts
74Vigo County9.448-3.5 pts
75Henry County9.385-2.61 pts
76Posey County9.383-0.15 pts
77Benton County9.263-3.37 pts
78Ohio County9.217-5.09 pts
79Wells County9.128+0.27 pts
80Warren County9.061+3.5 pts
81Elkhart County9.013-3.37 pts
82Noble County8.825-3.4 pts
83Cass County8.692-6.19 pts
84Dubois County8.485-1.91 pts
85Clinton County7.958-6.87 pts
86Vermillion County7.929-8.09 pts
87Ripley County6.861-3.13 pts
88Scott County6.793-3.66 pts
89Decatur County6.665-7.05 pts
90Jackson County6.634-5.2 pts
91Adams County6.465-2.93 pts
92Gibson County6.417-13.06 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2023. 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/job-creation-rate/indiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/indiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Crawford County, with 21.556% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Gibson County, with 6.417% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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