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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate

Martin County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2014, at 32.33%. Fountain County had the lowest, at 5.145%. The median was 10.454% and the figure for Indiana was 12.018%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.33Martin County
Lowest5.145Fountain County
Median10.45492 counties
Indiana12.018History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 10.184 %Allen County: 11.186 %Bartholomew County: 10.547 %Benton County: 9.393 %Blackford County: 7.796 %Boone County: 11.651 %Brown County: 16.036 %Carroll County: 7.579 %Cass County: 7.582 %Clark County: 12.88 %Clay County: 10.215 %Clinton County: 8.964 %Crawford County: 8.379 %Daviess County: 9.604 %Dearborn County: 8.436 %Decatur County: 9.967 %DeKalb County: 10.524 %Delaware County: 11.029 %Dubois County: 13.206 %Elkhart County: 13.943 %Fayette County: 7.984 %Floyd County: 15.892 %Fountain County: 5.145 %Franklin County: 11.934 %Fulton County: 8.835 %Gibson County: 7.418 %Grant County: 8.457 %Greene County: 11.355 %Hamilton County: 16.721 %Hancock County: 13.198 %Harrison County: 9.736 %Hendricks County: 14.594 %Henry County: 10.159 %Howard County: 10.809 %Huntington County: 8.496 %Jackson County: 11.607 %Jasper County: 10.671 %Jay County: 10.422 %Jefferson County: 10.486 %Jennings County: 12.691 %Johnson County: 12.029 %Knox County: 10.533 %Kosciusko County: 13.794 %LaGrange County: 13.044 %Lake County: 12.039 %LaPorte County: 9.677 %Lawrence County: 11.38 %Madison County: 10.41 %Marion County: 12.395 %Marshall County: 11.824 %Martin County: 32.33 %Miami County: 9.136 %Monroe County: 10.349 %Montgomery County: 10.813 %Morgan County: 9.626 %Newton County: 9.321 %Noble County: 9.058 %Ohio County: 6.368 %Orange County: 8.947 %Owen County: 12.574 %Parke County: 15.642 %Perry County: 26.391 %Pike County: 8.253 %Porter County: 11.636 %Posey County: 6.881 %Pulaski County: 9.517 %Putnam County: 10.929 %Randolph County: 13.245 %Ripley County: 10.737 %Rush County: 11.787 %St. Joseph County: 11.103 %Scott County: 13.092 %Shelby County: 17.138 %Spencer County: 7.998 %Starke County: 9.784 %Steuben County: 12.865 %Sullivan County: 16.264 %Switzerland County: 7.877 %Tippecanoe County: 9.898 %Tipton County: 5.554 %Union County: 10.168 %Vanderburgh County: 9.601 %Vermillion County: 9.206 %Vigo County: 10.178 %Wabash County: 12.484 %Warren County: 10.872 %Warrick County: 9.78 %Washington County: 13.065 %Wayne County: 10.279 %Wells County: 8.827 %White County: 9.663 %Whitley County: 9.848 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Martin County: 32.33 %Martin County32.33Perry County: 26.391 %Perry County26.391Shelby County: 17.138 %Shelby County17.138Hamilton County: 16.721 %Hamilton County16.721Sullivan County: 16.264 %Sullivan County16.264Brown County: 16.036 %Brown County16.036Floyd County: 15.892 %Floyd County15.892Parke County: 15.642 %Parke County15.642Hendricks County: 14.594 %Hendricks County14.594Elkhart County: 13.943 %Elkhart County13.943Kosciusko County: 13.794 %Kosciusko County13.794Randolph County: 13.245 %Randolph County13.245Dubois County: 13.206 %Dubois County13.206Hancock County: 13.198 %Hancock County13.198Scott County: 13.092 %Scott County13.092Washington County: 13.065 %Washington County13.065LaGrange County: 13.044 %LaGrange County13.044Clark County: 12.88 %Clark County12.88Steuben County: 12.865 %Steuben County12.865Jennings County: 12.691 %Jennings County12.691Owen County: 12.574 %Owen County12.574Wabash County: 12.484 %Wabash County12.484Marion County: 12.395 %Marion County12.395Lake County: 12.039 %Lake County12.039Johnson County: 12.029 %Johnson County12.029Franklin County: 11.934 %Franklin County11.934Marshall County: 11.824 %Marshall County11.824Rush County: 11.787 %Rush County11.787Boone County: 11.651 %Boone County11.651Porter County: 11.636 %Porter County11.636Jackson County: 11.607 %Jackson County11.607Lawrence County: 11.38 %Lawrence County11.38Greene County: 11.355 %Greene County11.355Allen County: 11.186 %Allen County11.186St. Joseph County: 11.103 %St. Joseph County11.103Delaware County: 11.029 %Delaware County11.029Putnam County: 10.929 %Putnam County10.929Warren County: 10.872 %Warren County10.872Montgomery County: 10.813 %Montgomery County10.813Howard County: 10.809 %Howard County10.809Martin County: 32.33 %Martin County32.33Perry County: 26.391 %Perry County26.391Shelby County: 17.138 %Shelby County17.138Hamilton County: 16.721 %Hamilton County16.721Sullivan County: 16.264 %Sullivan County16.264Brown County: 16.036 %Brown County16.036Floyd County: 15.892 %Floyd County15.892Parke County: 15.642 %Parke County15.642Hendricks County: 14.594 %Hendricks County14.594Elkhart County: 13.943 %Elkhart County13.943Kosciusko County: 13.794 %Kosciusko County13.794Randolph County: 13.245 %Randolph County13.245Dubois County: 13.206 %Dubois County13.206Hancock County: 13.198 %Hancock County13.198Scott County: 13.092 %Scott County13.092Washington County: 13.065 %Washington County13.065LaGrange County: 13.044 %LaGrange County13.044Clark County: 12.88 %Clark County12.88Steuben County: 12.865 %Steuben County12.865Jennings County: 12.691 %Jennings County12.691Owen County: 12.574 %Owen County12.574Wabash County: 12.484 %Wabash County12.484Marion County: 12.395 %Marion County12.395Lake County: 12.039 %Lake County12.039Johnson County: 12.029 %Johnson County12.029Franklin County: 11.934 %Franklin County11.934Marshall County: 11.824 %Marshall County11.824Rush County: 11.787 %Rush County11.787Boone County: 11.651 %Boone County11.651Porter County: 11.636 %Porter County11.636Jackson County: 11.607 %Jackson County11.607Lawrence County: 11.38 %Lawrence County11.38Greene County: 11.355 %Greene County11.355Allen County: 11.186 %Allen County11.186St. Joseph County: 11.103 %St. Joseph County11.103Delaware County: 11.029 %Delaware County11.029Putnam County: 10.929 %Putnam County10.929Warren County: 10.872 %Warren County10.872Montgomery County: 10.813 %Montgomery County10.813Howard County: 10.809 %Howard County10.809
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Martin County32.33+23.75 pts
2Perry County26.391+18.64 pts
3Shelby County17.138+7.45 pts
4Hamilton County16.721+1.43 pts
5Sullivan County16.264+7.19 pts
6Brown County16.036+1.88 pts
7Floyd County15.892+4.98 pts
8Parke County15.642+1.73 pts
9Hendricks County14.594-0.55 pts
10Elkhart County13.943+1.01 pts
11Kosciusko County13.794+2.67 pts
12Randolph County13.245+1.71 pts
13Dubois County13.206+3.58 pts
14Hancock County13.198+0.14 pts
15Scott County13.092-1.78 pts
16Washington County13.065+3.18 pts
17LaGrange County13.044-0.73 pts
18Clark County12.88-1.19 pts
19Steuben County12.865-1.06 pts
20Jennings County12.691+0.72 pts
21Owen County12.574+4.43 pts
22Wabash County12.484+2.35 pts
23Marion County12.395-0.1 pts
24Lake County12.039-0.37 pts
25Johnson County12.029-0.6 pts
26Franklin County11.934-0.13 pts
27Marshall County11.824-0.69 pts
28Rush County11.787+3.35 pts
29Boone County11.651-4.45 pts
30Porter County11.636+1.29 pts
31Jackson County11.607+1.02 pts
32Lawrence County11.38-2.11 pts
33Greene County11.355+3.07 pts
34Allen County11.186-0.14 pts
35St. Joseph County11.103+0.4 pts
36Delaware County11.029-1.53 pts
37Putnam County10.929-2.28 pts
38Warren County10.872+0.03 pts
39Montgomery County10.813-0.15 pts
40Howard County10.809-1.99 pts
41Ripley County10.737+1.52 pts
42Jasper County10.671+0.3 pts
43Bartholomew County10.547+1.66 pts
44Knox County10.533+2.17 pts
45DeKalb County10.524+1.22 pts
46Jefferson County10.486-1.57 pts
47Jay County10.422+1.39 pts
48Madison County10.41-5.44 pts
49Monroe County10.349-0.78 pts
50Wayne County10.279+0.7 pts
51Clay County10.215+1.27 pts
52Adams County10.184-1.3 pts
53Vigo County10.178+2.63 pts
54Union County10.168-5.69 pts
55Henry County10.159-2.33 pts
56Decatur County9.967-3.31 pts
57Tippecanoe County9.898-0.64 pts
58Whitley County9.848+1.26 pts
59Starke County9.784-7.38 pts
60Warrick County9.78-0.41 pts
61Harrison County9.736-0.39 pts
62LaPorte County9.677-0.97 pts
63White County9.663+1.74 pts
64Morgan County9.626-4.81 pts
65Daviess County9.604-0.79 pts
66Vanderburgh County9.601-0.14 pts
67Pulaski County9.517+2.37 pts
68Benton County9.393-0.91 pts
69Newton County9.321-1.46 pts
70Vermillion County9.206+1.66 pts
71Miami County9.136-1.28 pts
72Noble County9.058+0.04 pts
73Clinton County8.964-1.24 pts
74Orange County8.947+1.65 pts
75Fulton County8.835+1.41 pts
76Wells County8.827+2.05 pts
77Huntington County8.496-3.85 pts
78Grant County8.457-1.54 pts
79Dearborn County8.436-1.77 pts
80Crawford County8.379-3.61 pts
81Pike County8.253-1.43 pts
82Spencer County7.998-2.42 pts
83Fayette County7.984+1.63 pts
84Switzerland County7.877-4 pts
85Blackford County7.796-4.43 pts
86Cass County7.582-1.01 pts
87Carroll County7.579-3.19 pts
88Gibson County7.418+0.26 pts
89Posey County6.881-2.23 pts
90Ohio County6.368+1.73 pts
91Tipton County5.554-5.22 pts
92Fountain County5.145-0.82 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Martin County, with 32.33% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Fountain County, with 5.145% in 2014.

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