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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate

Brown County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2017, at 29.243%. Switzerland County had the lowest, at 4.837%. The median was 11.272% and the figure for Indiana was 12.724%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.243Brown County
Lowest4.837Switzerland County
Median11.27292 counties
Indiana12.724History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 10.23 %Allen County: 12.035 %Bartholomew County: 9.763 %Benton County: 8.914 %Blackford County: 9.936 %Boone County: 19.152 %Brown County: 29.243 %Carroll County: 11.027 %Cass County: 8.177 %Clark County: 12.403 %Clay County: 8.883 %Clinton County: 10.377 %Crawford County: 8.327 %Daviess County: 11.997 %Dearborn County: 10.654 %Decatur County: 14.826 %DeKalb County: 13.168 %Delaware County: 9.668 %Dubois County: 10.061 %Elkhart County: 15.434 %Fayette County: 10.089 %Floyd County: 11.483 %Fountain County: 10.528 %Franklin County: 13.123 %Fulton County: 12.678 %Gibson County: 11.249 %Grant County: 8.973 %Greene County: 14.014 %Hamilton County: 15.402 %Hancock County: 12.448 %Harrison County: 9.097 %Hendricks County: 17.43 %Henry County: 14.18 %Howard County: 7.912 %Huntington County: 11.295 %Jackson County: 11.005 %Jasper County: 8.218 %Jay County: 8.19 %Jefferson County: 7.468 %Jennings County: 10.293 %Johnson County: 15.706 %Knox County: 13.765 %Kosciusko County: 12.147 %LaGrange County: 13.801 %Lake County: 11.822 %LaPorte County: 9.382 %Lawrence County: 14.951 %Madison County: 11.128 %Marion County: 14.184 %Marshall County: 11.461 %Martin County: 21.351 %Miami County: 11.843 %Monroe County: 11.784 %Montgomery County: 9.899 %Morgan County: 16.903 %Newton County: 9.357 %Noble County: 7.955 %Ohio County: 15.9 %Orange County: 12.05 %Owen County: 10.667 %Parke County: 14.617 %Perry County: 9.339 %Pike County: 8.773 %Porter County: 11.122 %Posey County: 17.122 %Pulaski County: 8.284 %Putnam County: 12.09 %Randolph County: 14.229 %Ripley County: 8.333 %Rush County: 22.344 %St. Joseph County: 10.944 %Scott County: 10.7 %Shelby County: 13.295 %Spencer County: 10.577 %Starke County: 15.451 %Steuben County: 10.518 %Sullivan County: 7.369 %Switzerland County: 4.837 %Tippecanoe County: 14.9 %Tipton County: 18.12 %Union County: 5.778 %Vanderburgh County: 11.792 %Vermillion County: 12.487 %Vigo County: 10.144 %Wabash County: 8.708 %Warren County: 6.711 %Warrick County: 14.797 %Washington County: 15.593 %Wayne County: 10.481 %Wells County: 12.131 %White County: 10.132 %Whitley County: 13.1 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Brown County: 29.243 %Brown County29.243Rush County: 22.344 %Rush County22.344Martin County: 21.351 %Martin County21.351Boone County: 19.152 %Boone County19.152Tipton County: 18.12 %Tipton County18.12Hendricks County: 17.43 %Hendricks County17.43Posey County: 17.122 %Posey County17.122Morgan County: 16.903 %Morgan County16.903Ohio County: 15.9 %Ohio County15.9Johnson County: 15.706 %Johnson County15.706Washington County: 15.593 %Washington County15.593Starke County: 15.451 %Starke County15.451Elkhart County: 15.434 %Elkhart County15.434Hamilton County: 15.402 %Hamilton County15.402Lawrence County: 14.951 %Lawrence County14.951Tippecanoe County: 14.9 %Tippecanoe County14.9Decatur County: 14.826 %Decatur County14.826Warrick County: 14.797 %Warrick County14.797Parke County: 14.617 %Parke County14.617Randolph County: 14.229 %Randolph County14.229Marion County: 14.184 %Marion County14.184Henry County: 14.18 %Henry County14.18Greene County: 14.014 %Greene County14.014LaGrange County: 13.801 %LaGrange County13.801Knox County: 13.765 %Knox County13.765Shelby County: 13.295 %Shelby County13.295DeKalb County: 13.168 %DeKalb County13.168Franklin County: 13.123 %Franklin County13.123Whitley County: 13.1 %Whitley County13.1Fulton County: 12.678 %Fulton County12.678Vermillion County: 12.487 %Vermillion County12.487Hancock County: 12.448 %Hancock County12.448Clark County: 12.403 %Clark County12.403Kosciusko County: 12.147 %Kosciusko County12.147Wells County: 12.131 %Wells County12.131Putnam County: 12.09 %Putnam County12.09Orange County: 12.05 %Orange County12.05Allen County: 12.035 %Allen County12.035Daviess County: 11.997 %Daviess County11.997Miami County: 11.843 %Miami County11.843Brown County: 29.243 %Brown County29.243Rush County: 22.344 %Rush County22.344Martin County: 21.351 %Martin County21.351Boone County: 19.152 %Boone County19.152Tipton County: 18.12 %Tipton County18.12Hendricks County: 17.43 %Hendricks County17.43Posey County: 17.122 %Posey County17.122Morgan County: 16.903 %Morgan County16.903Ohio County: 15.9 %Ohio County15.9Johnson County: 15.706 %Johnson County15.706Washington County: 15.593 %Washington County15.593Starke County: 15.451 %Starke County15.451Elkhart County: 15.434 %Elkhart County15.434Hamilton County: 15.402 %Hamilton County15.402Lawrence County: 14.951 %Lawrence County14.951Tippecanoe County: 14.9 %Tippecanoe County14.9Decatur County: 14.826 %Decatur County14.826Warrick County: 14.797 %Warrick County14.797Parke County: 14.617 %Parke County14.617Randolph County: 14.229 %Randolph County14.229Marion County: 14.184 %Marion County14.184Henry County: 14.18 %Henry County14.18Greene County: 14.014 %Greene County14.014LaGrange County: 13.801 %LaGrange County13.801Knox County: 13.765 %Knox County13.765Shelby County: 13.295 %Shelby County13.295DeKalb County: 13.168 %DeKalb County13.168Franklin County: 13.123 %Franklin County13.123Whitley County: 13.1 %Whitley County13.1Fulton County: 12.678 %Fulton County12.678Vermillion County: 12.487 %Vermillion County12.487Hancock County: 12.448 %Hancock County12.448Clark County: 12.403 %Clark County12.403Kosciusko County: 12.147 %Kosciusko County12.147Wells County: 12.131 %Wells County12.131Putnam County: 12.09 %Putnam County12.09Orange County: 12.05 %Orange County12.05Allen County: 12.035 %Allen County12.035Daviess County: 11.997 %Daviess County11.997Miami County: 11.843 %Miami County11.843
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Brown County29.243+9.25 pts
2Rush County22.344+11.14 pts
3Martin County21.351+13.14 pts
4Boone County19.152+3.73 pts
5Tipton County18.12+2.46 pts
6Hendricks County17.43+0.58 pts
7Posey County17.122+6.57 pts
8Morgan County16.903+4.29 pts
9Ohio County15.9+12.05 pts
10Johnson County15.706+1.25 pts
11Washington County15.593+2.26 pts
12Starke County15.451-7.13 pts
13Elkhart County15.434+3.17 pts
14Hamilton County15.402+0.11 pts
15Lawrence County14.951+2.73 pts
16Tippecanoe County14.9+2.86 pts
17Decatur County14.826+8.14 pts
18Warrick County14.797+3.57 pts
19Parke County14.617-1.67 pts
20Randolph County14.229+4.61 pts
21Marion County14.184+0.44 pts
22Henry County14.18-0.14 pts
23Greene County14.014+5.63 pts
24LaGrange County13.801+0.81 pts
25Knox County13.765+1.4 pts
26Shelby County13.295-2.55 pts
27DeKalb County13.168+4.45 pts
28Franklin County13.123+2.99 pts
29Whitley County13.1+4.62 pts
30Fulton County12.678+4 pts
31Vermillion County12.487+1.56 pts
32Hancock County12.448+0.86 pts
33Clark County12.403-2.76 pts
34Kosciusko County12.147+1.06 pts
35Wells County12.131+3.16 pts
36Putnam County12.09+1.74 pts
37Orange County12.05-6.67 pts
38Allen County12.035+1.22 pts
39Daviess County11.997+1.7 pts
40Miami County11.843+1.69 pts
41Lake County11.822+2.29 pts
42Vanderburgh County11.792+2.73 pts
43Monroe County11.784-3.5 pts
44Floyd County11.483+1.35 pts
45Marshall County11.461+2.54 pts
46Huntington County11.295+1.16 pts
47Gibson County11.249+1.66 pts
48Madison County11.128+0.49 pts
49Porter County11.122+1.44 pts
50Carroll County11.027+3.5 pts
51Jackson County11.005+1.27 pts
52St. Joseph County10.944+1.25 pts
53Scott County10.7+0.02 pts
54Owen County10.667+0.37 pts
55Dearborn County10.654-0.35 pts
56Spencer County10.577+1.38 pts
57Fountain County10.528-0.72 pts
58Steuben County10.518-0.54 pts
59Wayne County10.481+0.57 pts
60Clinton County10.377+4.84 pts
61Jennings County10.293+0.19 pts
62Adams County10.23+1.72 pts
63Vigo County10.144-0.28 pts
64White County10.132-1.51 pts
65Fayette County10.089-1.84 pts
66Dubois County10.061+0.88 pts
67Blackford County9.936+1.9 pts
68Montgomery County9.899+2.62 pts
69Bartholomew County9.763-1.22 pts
70Delaware County9.668-7.11 pts
71LaPorte County9.382-1.44 pts
72Newton County9.357-1.81 pts
73Perry County9.339+0.22 pts
74Harrison County9.097+0.67 pts
75Grant County8.973+2.41 pts
76Benton County8.914-5.5 pts
77Clay County8.883-2.22 pts
78Pike County8.773+1.37 pts
79Wabash County8.708+0.78 pts
80Ripley County8.333-2.93 pts
81Crawford County8.327-4.76 pts
82Pulaski County8.284-1.1 pts
83Jasper County8.218-1.79 pts
84Jay County8.19+2.54 pts
85Cass County8.177-3.06 pts
86Noble County7.955-4.29 pts
87Howard County7.912-0.25 pts
88Jefferson County7.468+0.39 pts
89Sullivan County7.369-1.31 pts
90Warren County6.711-4.5 pts
91Union County5.778-3.4 pts
92Switzerland County4.837-3.73 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Brown County, with 29.243% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Switzerland County, with 4.837% in 2017.

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