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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate

Wells County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2012, at 31.7%. Perry County had the lowest, at 6.671%. The median was 12.282% and the figure for Indiana was 13.661%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.7Wells County
Lowest6.671Perry County
Median12.28292 counties
Indiana13.661History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 10.844 %Allen County: 12.246 %Bartholomew County: 17.364 %Benton County: 13.142 %Blackford County: 17.369 %Boone County: 17.206 %Brown County: 21.47 %Carroll County: 10.416 %Cass County: 8.505 %Clark County: 12.757 %Clay County: 17.194 %Clinton County: 8.221 %Crawford County: 8.969 %Daviess County: 11.97 %Dearborn County: 12.888 %Decatur County: 21.427 %DeKalb County: 11.286 %Delaware County: 14.988 %Dubois County: 7.099 %Elkhart County: 14.53 %Fayette County: 16.429 %Floyd County: 12.403 %Fountain County: 9.206 %Franklin County: 10.21 %Fulton County: 13.89 %Gibson County: 7.158 %Grant County: 19.313 %Greene County: 14.764 %Hamilton County: 16.454 %Hancock County: 13.657 %Harrison County: 7.927 %Hendricks County: 16.693 %Henry County: 12.05 %Howard County: 11.08 %Huntington County: 8.359 %Jackson County: 8.36 %Jasper County: 16.339 %Jay County: 11.964 %Jefferson County: 12.923 %Jennings County: 10.81 %Johnson County: 14.818 %Knox County: 12.144 %Kosciusko County: 8.946 %LaGrange County: 15.944 %Lake County: 11.47 %LaPorte County: 11.896 %Lawrence County: 13.441 %Madison County: 10.762 %Marion County: 15.523 %Marshall County: 12.318 %Martin County: 30.69 %Miami County: 11.855 %Monroe County: 13.919 %Montgomery County: 10.249 %Morgan County: 23.097 %Newton County: 13.26 %Noble County: 8.901 %Ohio County: 7.219 %Orange County: 15.431 %Owen County: 10.921 %Parke County: 12.948 %Perry County: 6.671 %Pike County: 11.494 %Porter County: 14.453 %Posey County: 8.781 %Pulaski County: 8.708 %Putnam County: 8.81 %Randolph County: 10.466 %Ripley County: 16.038 %Rush County: 14.104 %St. Joseph County: 10.13 %Scott County: 16.039 %Shelby County: 13.336 %Spencer County: 11.057 %Starke County: 10.465 %Steuben County: 13.043 %Sullivan County: 11.826 %Switzerland County: 6.693 %Tippecanoe County: 15.45 %Tipton County: 9.147 %Union County: 9.102 %Vanderburgh County: 11.16 %Vermillion County: 14.951 %Vigo County: 11.166 %Wabash County: 10.722 %Warren County: 22.369 %Warrick County: 12.671 %Washington County: 13.127 %Wayne County: 12.928 %Wells County: 31.7 %White County: 23.725 %Whitley County: 12.09 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Wells County: 31.7 %Wells County31.7Martin County: 30.69 %Martin County30.69White County: 23.725 %White County23.725Morgan County: 23.097 %Morgan County23.097Warren County: 22.369 %Warren County22.369Brown County: 21.47 %Brown County21.47Decatur County: 21.427 %Decatur County21.427Grant County: 19.313 %Grant County19.313Blackford County: 17.369 %Blackford County17.369Bartholomew County: 17.364 %Bartholomew County17.364Boone County: 17.206 %Boone County17.206Clay County: 17.194 %Clay County17.194Hendricks County: 16.693 %Hendricks County16.693Hamilton County: 16.454 %Hamilton County16.454Fayette County: 16.429 %Fayette County16.429Jasper County: 16.339 %Jasper County16.339Scott County: 16.039 %Scott County16.039Ripley County: 16.038 %Ripley County16.038LaGrange County: 15.944 %LaGrange County15.944Marion County: 15.523 %Marion County15.523Tippecanoe County: 15.45 %Tippecanoe County15.45Orange County: 15.431 %Orange County15.431Delaware County: 14.988 %Delaware County14.988Vermillion County: 14.951 %Vermillion County14.951Johnson County: 14.818 %Johnson County14.818Greene County: 14.764 %Greene County14.764Elkhart County: 14.53 %Elkhart County14.53Porter County: 14.453 %Porter County14.453Rush County: 14.104 %Rush County14.104Monroe County: 13.919 %Monroe County13.919Fulton County: 13.89 %Fulton County13.89Hancock County: 13.657 %Hancock County13.657Lawrence County: 13.441 %Lawrence County13.441Shelby County: 13.336 %Shelby County13.336Newton County: 13.26 %Newton County13.26Benton County: 13.142 %Benton County13.142Washington County: 13.127 %Washington County13.127Steuben County: 13.043 %Steuben County13.043Parke County: 12.948 %Parke County12.948Wayne County: 12.928 %Wayne County12.928Wells County: 31.7 %Wells County31.7Martin County: 30.69 %Martin County30.69White County: 23.725 %White County23.725Morgan County: 23.097 %Morgan County23.097Warren County: 22.369 %Warren County22.369Brown County: 21.47 %Brown County21.47Decatur County: 21.427 %Decatur County21.427Grant County: 19.313 %Grant County19.313Blackford County: 17.369 %Blackford County17.369Bartholomew County: 17.364 %Bartholomew County17.364Boone County: 17.206 %Boone County17.206Clay County: 17.194 %Clay County17.194Hendricks County: 16.693 %Hendricks County16.693Hamilton County: 16.454 %Hamilton County16.454Fayette County: 16.429 %Fayette County16.429Jasper County: 16.339 %Jasper County16.339Scott County: 16.039 %Scott County16.039Ripley County: 16.038 %Ripley County16.038LaGrange County: 15.944 %LaGrange County15.944Marion County: 15.523 %Marion County15.523Tippecanoe County: 15.45 %Tippecanoe County15.45Orange County: 15.431 %Orange County15.431Delaware County: 14.988 %Delaware County14.988Vermillion County: 14.951 %Vermillion County14.951Johnson County: 14.818 %Johnson County14.818Greene County: 14.764 %Greene County14.764Elkhart County: 14.53 %Elkhart County14.53Porter County: 14.453 %Porter County14.453Rush County: 14.104 %Rush County14.104Monroe County: 13.919 %Monroe County13.919Fulton County: 13.89 %Fulton County13.89Hancock County: 13.657 %Hancock County13.657Lawrence County: 13.441 %Lawrence County13.441Shelby County: 13.336 %Shelby County13.336Newton County: 13.26 %Newton County13.26Benton County: 13.142 %Benton County13.142Washington County: 13.127 %Washington County13.127Steuben County: 13.043 %Steuben County13.043Parke County: 12.948 %Parke County12.948Wayne County: 12.928 %Wayne County12.928
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Wells County31.7+21.4 pts
2Martin County30.69+19.59 pts
3White County23.725+6.95 pts
4Morgan County23.097+11.22 pts
5Warren County22.369-4.9 pts
6Brown County21.47+9.54 pts
7Decatur County21.427+8.54 pts
8Grant County19.313+10.05 pts
9Blackford County17.369+5.21 pts
10Bartholomew County17.364+7.07 pts
11Boone County17.206+3.99 pts
12Clay County17.194+1.78 pts
13Hendricks County16.693+1.97 pts
14Hamilton County16.454+1.22 pts
15Fayette County16.429+8.12 pts
16Jasper County16.339+8.34 pts
17Scott County16.039+6.66 pts
18Ripley County16.038+0.5 pts
19LaGrange County15.944+2.78 pts
20Marion County15.523+2.75 pts
21Tippecanoe County15.45+3.92 pts
22Orange County15.431+8.64 pts
23Delaware County14.988+1.43 pts
24Vermillion County14.951+5.44 pts
25Johnson County14.818-0.14 pts
26Greene County14.764+1.72 pts
27Elkhart County14.53-0.28 pts
28Porter County14.453+1.78 pts
29Rush County14.104+3.93 pts
30Monroe County13.919+3.27 pts
31Fulton County13.89+2.29 pts
32Hancock County13.657+1.56 pts
33Lawrence County13.441+0.11 pts
34Shelby County13.336+0.9 pts
35Newton County13.26+3.9 pts
36Benton County13.142+1.22 pts
37Washington County13.127+0.61 pts
38Steuben County13.043+1.62 pts
39Parke County12.948+1.15 pts
40Wayne County12.928+1.65 pts
41Jefferson County12.923+5.11 pts
42Dearborn County12.888+2.99 pts
43Clark County12.757+1.84 pts
44Warrick County12.671+1.39 pts
45Floyd County12.403+1.62 pts
46Marshall County12.318+0.54 pts
47Allen County12.246+0.05 pts
48Knox County12.144+0.18 pts
49Whitley County12.09-0.54 pts
50Henry County12.05+0.86 pts
51Daviess County11.97+0.98 pts
52Jay County11.964+1.82 pts
53LaPorte County11.896+1.34 pts
54Miami County11.855+1.97 pts
55Sullivan County11.826-17.88 pts
56Pike County11.494+4.31 pts
57Lake County11.47+1.52 pts
58DeKalb County11.286-0.36 pts
59Vigo County11.166+1.61 pts
60Vanderburgh County11.16+0.17 pts
61Howard County11.08+1.3 pts
62Spencer County11.057-0.13 pts
63Owen County10.921+4.53 pts
64Adams County10.844+0.44 pts
65Jennings County10.81+1.44 pts
66Madison County10.762+1.97 pts
67Wabash County10.722-0.42 pts
68Randolph County10.466-3.47 pts
69Starke County10.465-7.23 pts
70Carroll County10.416+2.84 pts
71Montgomery County10.249+1.41 pts
72Franklin County10.21-5.22 pts
73St. Joseph County10.13-0.8 pts
74Fountain County9.206-7.76 pts
75Tipton County9.147+1.92 pts
76Union County9.102-5.4 pts
77Crawford County8.969-4.79 pts
78Kosciusko County8.946-2.76 pts
79Noble County8.901-7.28 pts
80Putnam County8.81-2.16 pts
81Posey County8.781-3.75 pts
82Pulaski County8.708-2.47 pts
83Cass County8.505+0.02 pts
84Jackson County8.36-1.59 pts
85Huntington County8.359-1.07 pts
86Clinton County8.221-2.35 pts
87Harrison County7.927+0.21 pts
88Ohio County7.219-0.41 pts
89Gibson County7.158-3.17 pts
90Dubois County7.099-1.51 pts
91Switzerland County6.693-2.52 pts
92Perry County6.671-4.05 pts

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Wells County, with 31.7% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Perry County, with 6.671% in 2012.

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