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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate

Newton County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2015, at 24.53%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 5.002%. The median was 11.073% and the figure for Indiana was 12.552%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.53Newton County
Lowest5.002Ohio County
Median11.07392 counties
Indiana12.552History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.711 %Allen County: 13.686 %Bartholomew County: 11.476 %Benton County: 12.653 %Blackford County: 18.259 %Boone County: 20.054 %Brown County: 13.333 %Carroll County: 10.157 %Cass County: 10.167 %Clark County: 11.391 %Clay County: 11.718 %Clinton County: 16.892 %Crawford County: 10.564 %Daviess County: 13.148 %Dearborn County: 12.041 %Decatur County: 7.994 %DeKalb County: 10.521 %Delaware County: 14.054 %Dubois County: 9.495 %Elkhart County: 13.652 %Fayette County: 8.917 %Floyd County: 10.429 %Fountain County: 5.931 %Franklin County: 7.794 %Fulton County: 6.785 %Gibson County: 11.038 %Grant County: 8.392 %Greene County: 18.044 %Hamilton County: 15.377 %Hancock County: 12.201 %Harrison County: 9.097 %Hendricks County: 14.313 %Henry County: 9.756 %Howard County: 10.752 %Huntington County: 10.48 %Jackson County: 15.083 %Jasper County: 17.337 %Jay County: 6.575 %Jefferson County: 8.901 %Jennings County: 9.601 %Johnson County: 12.176 %Knox County: 16.138 %Kosciusko County: 11.151 %LaGrange County: 9.488 %Lake County: 11.388 %LaPorte County: 12.376 %Lawrence County: 18.768 %Madison County: 13.927 %Marion County: 12.68 %Marshall County: 10.679 %Martin County: 9.307 %Miami County: 13.837 %Monroe County: 11.691 %Montgomery County: 8.69 %Morgan County: 13.01 %Newton County: 24.53 %Noble County: 10.241 %Ohio County: 5.002 %Orange County: 11.108 %Owen County: 14.606 %Parke County: 11.461 %Perry County: 9.91 %Pike County: 12.32 %Porter County: 14.537 %Posey County: 9.564 %Pulaski County: 11.847 %Putnam County: 13.298 %Randolph County: 15.972 %Ripley County: 10.276 %Rush County: 10.152 %St. Joseph County: 11.004 %Scott County: 15.119 %Shelby County: 10.802 %Spencer County: 12.078 %Starke County: 10.718 %Steuben County: 10.134 %Sullivan County: 10.746 %Switzerland County: 6.905 %Tippecanoe County: 12.278 %Tipton County: 20.442 %Union County: 10.947 %Vanderburgh County: 10.142 %Vermillion County: 10.725 %Vigo County: 10.014 %Wabash County: 12.277 %Warren County: 9.603 %Warrick County: 10.96 %Washington County: 10.272 %Wayne County: 10.64 %Wells County: 9.672 %White County: 15.255 %Whitley County: 12.941 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Newton County: 24.53 %Newton County24.53Tipton County: 20.442 %Tipton County20.442Boone County: 20.054 %Boone County20.054Lawrence County: 18.768 %Lawrence County18.768Blackford County: 18.259 %Blackford County18.259Greene County: 18.044 %Greene County18.044Jasper County: 17.337 %Jasper County17.337Clinton County: 16.892 %Clinton County16.892Knox County: 16.138 %Knox County16.138Randolph County: 15.972 %Randolph County15.972Hamilton County: 15.377 %Hamilton County15.377White County: 15.255 %White County15.255Scott County: 15.119 %Scott County15.119Jackson County: 15.083 %Jackson County15.083Owen County: 14.606 %Owen County14.606Porter County: 14.537 %Porter County14.537Hendricks County: 14.313 %Hendricks County14.313Delaware County: 14.054 %Delaware County14.054Madison County: 13.927 %Madison County13.927Miami County: 13.837 %Miami County13.837Allen County: 13.686 %Allen County13.686Elkhart County: 13.652 %Elkhart County13.652Brown County: 13.333 %Brown County13.333Putnam County: 13.298 %Putnam County13.298Daviess County: 13.148 %Daviess County13.148Morgan County: 13.01 %Morgan County13.01Whitley County: 12.941 %Whitley County12.941Marion County: 12.68 %Marion County12.68Benton County: 12.653 %Benton County12.653LaPorte County: 12.376 %LaPorte County12.376Pike County: 12.32 %Pike County12.32Tippecanoe County: 12.278 %Tippecanoe County12.278Wabash County: 12.277 %Wabash County12.277Hancock County: 12.201 %Hancock County12.201Johnson County: 12.176 %Johnson County12.176Spencer County: 12.078 %Spencer County12.078Dearborn County: 12.041 %Dearborn County12.041Pulaski County: 11.847 %Pulaski County11.847Clay County: 11.718 %Clay County11.718Monroe County: 11.691 %Monroe County11.691Newton County: 24.53 %Newton County24.53Tipton County: 20.442 %Tipton County20.442Boone County: 20.054 %Boone County20.054Lawrence County: 18.768 %Lawrence County18.768Blackford County: 18.259 %Blackford County18.259Greene County: 18.044 %Greene County18.044Jasper County: 17.337 %Jasper County17.337Clinton County: 16.892 %Clinton County16.892Knox County: 16.138 %Knox County16.138Randolph County: 15.972 %Randolph County15.972Hamilton County: 15.377 %Hamilton County15.377White County: 15.255 %White County15.255Scott County: 15.119 %Scott County15.119Jackson County: 15.083 %Jackson County15.083Owen County: 14.606 %Owen County14.606Porter County: 14.537 %Porter County14.537Hendricks County: 14.313 %Hendricks County14.313Delaware County: 14.054 %Delaware County14.054Madison County: 13.927 %Madison County13.927Miami County: 13.837 %Miami County13.837Allen County: 13.686 %Allen County13.686Elkhart County: 13.652 %Elkhart County13.652Brown County: 13.333 %Brown County13.333Putnam County: 13.298 %Putnam County13.298Daviess County: 13.148 %Daviess County13.148Morgan County: 13.01 %Morgan County13.01Whitley County: 12.941 %Whitley County12.941Marion County: 12.68 %Marion County12.68Benton County: 12.653 %Benton County12.653LaPorte County: 12.376 %LaPorte County12.376Pike County: 12.32 %Pike County12.32Tippecanoe County: 12.278 %Tippecanoe County12.278Wabash County: 12.277 %Wabash County12.277Hancock County: 12.201 %Hancock County12.201Johnson County: 12.176 %Johnson County12.176Spencer County: 12.078 %Spencer County12.078Dearborn County: 12.041 %Dearborn County12.041Pulaski County: 11.847 %Pulaski County11.847Clay County: 11.718 %Clay County11.718Monroe County: 11.691 %Monroe County11.691
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Newton County24.53+15.21 pts
2Tipton County20.442+14.89 pts
3Boone County20.054+8.4 pts
4Lawrence County18.768+7.39 pts
5Blackford County18.259+10.46 pts
6Greene County18.044+6.69 pts
7Jasper County17.337+6.67 pts
8Clinton County16.892+7.93 pts
9Knox County16.138+5.61 pts
10Randolph County15.972+2.73 pts
11Hamilton County15.377-1.34 pts
12White County15.255+5.59 pts
13Scott County15.119+2.03 pts
14Jackson County15.083+3.48 pts
15Owen County14.606+2.03 pts
16Porter County14.537+2.9 pts
17Hendricks County14.313-0.28 pts
18Delaware County14.054+3.03 pts
19Madison County13.927+3.52 pts
20Miami County13.837+4.7 pts
21Allen County13.686+2.5 pts
22Elkhart County13.652-0.29 pts
23Brown County13.333-2.7 pts
24Putnam County13.298+2.37 pts
25Daviess County13.148+3.54 pts
26Morgan County13.01+3.38 pts
27Whitley County12.941+3.09 pts
28Marion County12.68+0.29 pts
29Benton County12.653+3.26 pts
30LaPorte County12.376+2.7 pts
31Pike County12.32+4.07 pts
32Tippecanoe County12.278+2.38 pts
33Wabash County12.277-0.21 pts
34Hancock County12.201-1 pts
35Johnson County12.176+0.15 pts
36Spencer County12.078+4.08 pts
37Dearborn County12.041+3.61 pts
38Pulaski County11.847+2.33 pts
39Clay County11.718+1.5 pts
40Monroe County11.691+1.34 pts
41Bartholomew County11.476+0.93 pts
42Parke County11.461-4.18 pts
43Clark County11.391-1.49 pts
44Lake County11.388-0.65 pts
45Kosciusko County11.151-2.64 pts
46Orange County11.108+2.16 pts
47Gibson County11.038+3.62 pts
48St. Joseph County11.004-0.1 pts
49Warrick County10.96+1.18 pts
50Union County10.947+0.78 pts
51Shelby County10.802-6.34 pts
52Howard County10.752-0.06 pts
53Sullivan County10.746-5.52 pts
54Vermillion County10.725+1.52 pts
55Starke County10.718+0.93 pts
56Marshall County10.679-1.14 pts
57Wayne County10.64+0.36 pts
58Crawford County10.564+2.19 pts
59DeKalb County10.521-0 pts
60Huntington County10.48+1.98 pts
61Floyd County10.429-5.46 pts
62Ripley County10.276-0.46 pts
63Washington County10.272-2.79 pts
64Noble County10.241+1.18 pts
65Cass County10.167+2.58 pts
66Carroll County10.157+2.58 pts
67Rush County10.152-1.64 pts
68Vanderburgh County10.142+0.54 pts
69Steuben County10.134-2.73 pts
70Vigo County10.014-0.16 pts
71Perry County9.91-16.48 pts
72Henry County9.756-0.4 pts
73Wells County9.672+0.85 pts
74Warren County9.603-1.27 pts
75Jennings County9.601-3.09 pts
76Posey County9.564+2.68 pts
77Dubois County9.495-3.71 pts
78LaGrange County9.488-3.56 pts
79Martin County9.307-23.02 pts
80Harrison County9.097-0.64 pts
81Fayette County8.917+0.93 pts
82Jefferson County8.901-1.59 pts
83Adams County8.711-1.47 pts
84Montgomery County8.69-2.12 pts
85Grant County8.392-0.07 pts
86Decatur County7.994-1.97 pts
87Franklin County7.794-4.14 pts
88Switzerland County6.905-0.97 pts
89Fulton County6.785-2.05 pts
90Jay County6.575-3.85 pts
91Fountain County5.931+0.79 pts
92Ohio County5.002-1.37 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Newton County, with 24.53% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Ohio County, with 5.002% in 2015.

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