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Counties in Indiana by job creation rate

Rush County had the highest job creation rate of 92 counties in 2022, at 24.836%. Warren County had the lowest, at 5.565%. The median was 12.943% and the figure for Indiana was 15.141%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.836Rush County
Lowest5.565Warren County
Median12.94392 counties
Indiana15.141History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.399 %Allen County: 14.175 %Bartholomew County: 20.346 %Benton County: 12.632 %Blackford County: 13.625 %Boone County: 17.135 %Brown County: 19.531 %Carroll County: 9.405 %Cass County: 14.886 %Clark County: 14.755 %Clay County: 13.256 %Clinton County: 14.827 %Crawford County: 13.005 %Daviess County: 13.17 %Dearborn County: 14.591 %Decatur County: 13.716 %DeKalb County: 12.506 %Delaware County: 16.469 %Dubois County: 10.396 %Elkhart County: 12.382 %Fayette County: 11.333 %Floyd County: 14.793 %Fountain County: 14.414 %Franklin County: 12.021 %Fulton County: 14.087 %Gibson County: 19.482 %Grant County: 10.773 %Greene County: 16.015 %Hamilton County: 19.434 %Hancock County: 16.414 %Harrison County: 9.589 %Hendricks County: 18.447 %Henry County: 11.995 %Howard County: 9.332 %Huntington County: 11.497 %Jackson County: 11.829 %Jasper County: 12.022 %Jay County: 12.446 %Jefferson County: 11.009 %Jennings County: 11.263 %Johnson County: 15.663 %Knox County: 9.614 %Kosciusko County: 11.202 %LaGrange County: 15.202 %Lake County: 15.362 %LaPorte County: 11.452 %Lawrence County: 23.561 %Madison County: 12.941 %Marion County: 16.517 %Marshall County: 12.095 %Martin County: 22.385 %Miami County: 11.261 %Monroe County: 13.173 %Montgomery County: 9.539 %Morgan County: 13.334 %Newton County: 16.131 %Noble County: 12.224 %Ohio County: 14.304 %Orange County: 19.837 %Owen County: 14.858 %Parke County: 13.203 %Perry County: 8.663 %Pike County: 11.29 %Porter County: 13.094 %Posey County: 9.533 %Pulaski County: 16.205 %Putnam County: 10.729 %Randolph County: 12.563 %Ripley County: 9.988 %Rush County: 24.836 %St. Joseph County: 12.897 %Scott County: 10.455 %Shelby County: 12.709 %Spencer County: 12.545 %Starke County: 13.011 %Steuben County: 16.348 %Sullivan County: 14.425 %Switzerland County: 9.431 %Tippecanoe County: 12.552 %Tipton County: 12.564 %Union County: 8.898 %Vanderburgh County: 15.77 %Vermillion County: 16.015 %Vigo County: 12.944 %Wabash County: 9.926 %Warren County: 5.565 %Warrick County: 19.761 %Washington County: 11.758 %Wayne County: 13.421 %Wells County: 8.861 %White County: 9.911 %Whitley County: 10.176 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Rush County: 24.836 %Rush County24.836Lawrence County: 23.561 %Lawrence County23.561Martin County: 22.385 %Martin County22.385Bartholomew County: 20.346 %Bartholomew County20.346Orange County: 19.837 %Orange County19.837Warrick County: 19.761 %Warrick County19.761Brown County: 19.531 %Brown County19.531Gibson County: 19.482 %Gibson County19.482Hamilton County: 19.434 %Hamilton County19.434Hendricks County: 18.447 %Hendricks County18.447Boone County: 17.135 %Boone County17.135Marion County: 16.517 %Marion County16.517Delaware County: 16.469 %Delaware County16.469Hancock County: 16.414 %Hancock County16.414Steuben County: 16.348 %Steuben County16.348Pulaski County: 16.205 %Pulaski County16.205Newton County: 16.131 %Newton County16.131Greene County: 16.015 %Greene County16.015Vermillion County: 16.015 %Vermillion County16.015Vanderburgh County: 15.77 %Vanderburgh County15.77Johnson County: 15.663 %Johnson County15.663Lake County: 15.362 %Lake County15.362LaGrange County: 15.202 %LaGrange County15.202Cass County: 14.886 %Cass County14.886Owen County: 14.858 %Owen County14.858Clinton County: 14.827 %Clinton County14.827Floyd County: 14.793 %Floyd County14.793Clark County: 14.755 %Clark County14.755Dearborn County: 14.591 %Dearborn County14.591Sullivan County: 14.425 %Sullivan County14.425Fountain County: 14.414 %Fountain County14.414Ohio County: 14.304 %Ohio County14.304Allen County: 14.175 %Allen County14.175Fulton County: 14.087 %Fulton County14.087Decatur County: 13.716 %Decatur County13.716Blackford County: 13.625 %Blackford County13.625Wayne County: 13.421 %Wayne County13.421Morgan County: 13.334 %Morgan County13.334Clay County: 13.256 %Clay County13.256Parke County: 13.203 %Parke County13.203Rush County: 24.836 %Rush County24.836Lawrence County: 23.561 %Lawrence County23.561Martin County: 22.385 %Martin County22.385Bartholomew County: 20.346 %Bartholomew County20.346Orange County: 19.837 %Orange County19.837Warrick County: 19.761 %Warrick County19.761Brown County: 19.531 %Brown County19.531Gibson County: 19.482 %Gibson County19.482Hamilton County: 19.434 %Hamilton County19.434Hendricks County: 18.447 %Hendricks County18.447Boone County: 17.135 %Boone County17.135Marion County: 16.517 %Marion County16.517Delaware County: 16.469 %Delaware County16.469Hancock County: 16.414 %Hancock County16.414Steuben County: 16.348 %Steuben County16.348Pulaski County: 16.205 %Pulaski County16.205Newton County: 16.131 %Newton County16.131Greene County: 16.015 %Greene County16.015Vermillion County: 16.015 %Vermillion County16.015Vanderburgh County: 15.77 %Vanderburgh County15.77Johnson County: 15.663 %Johnson County15.663Lake County: 15.362 %Lake County15.362LaGrange County: 15.202 %LaGrange County15.202Cass County: 14.886 %Cass County14.886Owen County: 14.858 %Owen County14.858Clinton County: 14.827 %Clinton County14.827Floyd County: 14.793 %Floyd County14.793Clark County: 14.755 %Clark County14.755Dearborn County: 14.591 %Dearborn County14.591Sullivan County: 14.425 %Sullivan County14.425Fountain County: 14.414 %Fountain County14.414Ohio County: 14.304 %Ohio County14.304Allen County: 14.175 %Allen County14.175Fulton County: 14.087 %Fulton County14.087Decatur County: 13.716 %Decatur County13.716Blackford County: 13.625 %Blackford County13.625Wayne County: 13.421 %Wayne County13.421Morgan County: 13.334 %Morgan County13.334Clay County: 13.256 %Clay County13.256Parke County: 13.203 %Parke County13.203
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Rush County24.836+14.6 pts
2Lawrence County23.561+10.63 pts
3Martin County22.385+8.17 pts
4Bartholomew County20.346+12.42 pts
5Orange County19.837+7.71 pts
6Warrick County19.761+8.42 pts
7Brown County19.531-2.33 pts
8Gibson County19.482+13.82 pts
9Hamilton County19.434+7.2 pts
10Hendricks County18.447+5.2 pts
11Boone County17.135-6.81 pts
12Marion County16.517+5.07 pts
13Delaware County16.469+6.77 pts
14Hancock County16.414+6.6 pts
15Steuben County16.348+7.88 pts
16Pulaski County16.205+8.27 pts
17Newton County16.131+8.15 pts
18Greene County16.015+1.1 pts
18Vermillion County16.015+6.05 pts
20Vanderburgh County15.77+5.36 pts
21Johnson County15.663+0.3 pts
22Lake County15.362+4.69 pts
23LaGrange County15.202-3.28 pts
24Cass County14.886+10.35 pts
25Owen County14.858-3.41 pts
26Clinton County14.827+0.84 pts
27Floyd County14.793+4 pts
28Clark County14.755+0.1 pts
29Dearborn County14.591+2.18 pts
30Sullivan County14.425+4.9 pts
31Fountain County14.414+7.3 pts
32Ohio County14.304+3.84 pts
33Allen County14.175+4.56 pts
34Fulton County14.087+6.18 pts
35Decatur County13.716+3.64 pts
36Blackford County13.625+2.52 pts
37Wayne County13.421+2.67 pts
38Morgan County13.334-1.11 pts
39Clay County13.256+2.83 pts
40Parke County13.203-0.15 pts
41Monroe County13.173-0.19 pts
42Daviess County13.17+3.25 pts
43Porter County13.094+4.04 pts
44Starke County13.011+3.41 pts
45Crawford County13.005+1.25 pts
46Vigo County12.944+5.31 pts
47Madison County12.941+2.63 pts
48St. Joseph County12.897+3.42 pts
49Shelby County12.709+4.51 pts
50Benton County12.632-3.72 pts
51Tipton County12.564+3.06 pts
52Randolph County12.563+2.23 pts
53Tippecanoe County12.552+1.26 pts
54Spencer County12.545+3.92 pts
55DeKalb County12.506+5.73 pts
56Jay County12.446+3.09 pts
57Elkhart County12.382-1.77 pts
58Noble County12.224+3.18 pts
59Marshall County12.095+0.78 pts
60Jasper County12.022-0.61 pts
61Franklin County12.021+0.87 pts
62Henry County11.995+3.45 pts
63Jackson County11.829-1.11 pts
64Washington County11.758+0.22 pts
65Huntington County11.497+0.04 pts
66LaPorte County11.452+3.5 pts
67Fayette County11.333-6.76 pts
68Pike County11.29+1.54 pts
69Jennings County11.263+1.54 pts
70Miami County11.261+3.64 pts
71Kosciusko County11.202+1.71 pts
72Jefferson County11.009+1.25 pts
73Grant County10.773+2.97 pts
74Putnam County10.729-0.4 pts
75Scott County10.455+0.2 pts
76Dubois County10.396+2.25 pts
77Whitley County10.176-0.54 pts
78Ripley County9.988+1.54 pts
79Wabash County9.926+0.23 pts
80White County9.911-1.94 pts
81Knox County9.614-0.14 pts
82Harrison County9.589-0.05 pts
83Montgomery County9.539-4.42 pts
84Posey County9.533+2.44 pts
85Switzerland County9.431+1.48 pts
86Carroll County9.405+3.59 pts
87Adams County9.399+0.28 pts
88Howard County9.332+1.39 pts
89Union County8.898+1.26 pts
90Wells County8.861+0.94 pts
91Perry County8.663+1.42 pts
92Warren County5.565-2.78 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Rush County, with 24.836% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Warren County, with 5.565% in 2022.

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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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