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Cities in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Whitestown, IN had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2024, at 83.4%. Gary, IN had the lowest, at 50.2%. The median was 63.6% and the figure for Indiana was 63.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.4Whitestown, IN
Lowest50.2Gary, IN
Median63.688 cities
Indiana63.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Whitestown, IN: 83.4 %Whitestown, IN83.4McCordsville, IN: 76.6 %McCordsville, IN76.6Avon, IN: 73.5 %Avon, IN73.5Westfield, IN: 73.1 %Westfield, IN73.1Fishers, IN: 73.1 %Fishers, IN73.1Danville, IN: 73.1 %Danville, IN73.1Huntertown, IN: 72.1 %Huntertown, IN72.1Noblesville, IN: 72 %Noblesville, IN72Lawrence, IN: 71.9 %Lawrence, IN71.9Speedway, IN: 71.8 %Speedway, IN71.8Brownsburg, IN: 71.6 %Brownsburg, IN71.6Chesterton, IN: 70.3 %Chesterton, IN70.3Carmel, IN: 69.5 %Carmel, IN69.5Greenwood, IN: 69.2 %Greenwood, IN69.2Griffith, IN: 68.9 %Griffith, IN68.9Cedar Lake, IN: 68.7 %Cedar Lake, IN68.7Indianapolis, IN: 68.6 %Indianapolis, IN68.6Auburn, IN: 68.5 %Auburn, IN68.5Lebanon, IN: 68.1 %Lebanon, IN68.1Bargersville, IN: 67.9 %Bargersville, IN67.9New Haven, IN: 67.8 %New Haven, IN67.8Columbus, IN: 67.1 %Columbus, IN67.1Zionsville, IN: 66.8 %Zionsville, IN66.8Frankfort, IN: 66.7 %Frankfort, IN66.7Yorktown, IN: 66.7 %Yorktown, IN66.7Bluffton, IN: 66.5 %Bluffton, IN66.5Beech Grove, IN: 66.4 %Beech Grove, IN66.4Lafayette, IN: 66.2 %Lafayette, IN66.2Greenfield, IN: 66.1 %Greenfield, IN66.1Mishawaka, IN: 65.9 %Mishawaka, IN65.9Fort Wayne, IN: 65.8 %Fort Wayne, IN65.8Greensburg, IN: 65.7 %Greensburg, IN65.7Franklin, IN: 65.5 %Franklin, IN65.5Jeffersonville, IN: 65.5 %Jeffersonville, IN65.5Clarksville, IN: 65.1 %Clarksville, IN65.1Plymouth, IN: 65.1 %Plymouth, IN65.1Portage, IN: 64.5 %Portage, IN64.5Seymour, IN: 64.5 %Seymour, IN64.5Schererville, IN: 64.4 %Schererville, IN64.4Columbia City, IN: 64.3 %Columbia City, IN64.3Whitestown, IN: 83.4 %Whitestown, IN83.4McCordsville, IN: 76.6 %McCordsville, IN76.6Avon, IN: 73.5 %Avon, IN73.5Westfield, IN: 73.1 %Westfield, IN73.1Fishers, IN: 73.1 %Fishers, IN73.1Danville, IN: 73.1 %Danville, IN73.1Huntertown, IN: 72.1 %Huntertown, IN72.1Noblesville, IN: 72 %Noblesville, IN72Lawrence, IN: 71.9 %Lawrence, IN71.9Speedway, IN: 71.8 %Speedway, IN71.8Brownsburg, IN: 71.6 %Brownsburg, IN71.6Chesterton, IN: 70.3 %Chesterton, IN70.3Carmel, IN: 69.5 %Carmel, IN69.5Greenwood, IN: 69.2 %Greenwood, IN69.2Griffith, IN: 68.9 %Griffith, IN68.9Cedar Lake, IN: 68.7 %Cedar Lake, IN68.7Indianapolis, IN: 68.6 %Indianapolis, IN68.6Auburn, IN: 68.5 %Auburn, IN68.5Lebanon, IN: 68.1 %Lebanon, IN68.1Bargersville, IN: 67.9 %Bargersville, IN67.9New Haven, IN: 67.8 %New Haven, IN67.8Columbus, IN: 67.1 %Columbus, IN67.1Zionsville, IN: 66.8 %Zionsville, IN66.8Frankfort, IN: 66.7 %Frankfort, IN66.7Yorktown, IN: 66.7 %Yorktown, IN66.7Bluffton, IN: 66.5 %Bluffton, IN66.5Beech Grove, IN: 66.4 %Beech Grove, IN66.4Lafayette, IN: 66.2 %Lafayette, IN66.2Greenfield, IN: 66.1 %Greenfield, IN66.1Mishawaka, IN: 65.9 %Mishawaka, IN65.9Fort Wayne, IN: 65.8 %Fort Wayne, IN65.8Greensburg, IN: 65.7 %Greensburg, IN65.7Franklin, IN: 65.5 %Franklin, IN65.5Jeffersonville, IN: 65.5 %Jeffersonville, IN65.5Clarksville, IN: 65.1 %Clarksville, IN65.1Plymouth, IN: 65.1 %Plymouth, IN65.1Portage, IN: 64.5 %Portage, IN64.5Seymour, IN: 64.5 %Seymour, IN64.5Schererville, IN: 64.4 %Schererville, IN64.4Columbia City, IN: 64.3 %Columbia City, IN64.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Whitestown, IN83.4+0.1 pts
2McCordsville, IN76.6-1.5 pts
3Avon, IN73.5-1.7 pts
4Westfield, IN73.1-0.7 pts
5Fishers, IN73.1-0.7 pts
6Danville, IN73.1+0.1 pts
7Huntertown, IN72.10 pts
8Noblesville, IN72+0.3 pts
9Lawrence, IN71.9-2 pts
10Speedway, IN71.8+0.3 pts
11Brownsburg, IN71.6-1.9 pts
12Chesterton, IN70.3+0.9 pts
13Carmel, IN69.5-0.3 pts
14Greenwood, IN69.2+1.6 pts
15Griffith, IN68.9-0.4 pts
16Cedar Lake, IN68.7+3.2 pts
17Indianapolis, IN68.6+0.6 pts
18Auburn, IN68.5-0.5 pts
19Lebanon, IN68.1-1.5 pts
20Bargersville, IN67.9+2.7 pts
21New Haven, IN67.8+0.3 pts
22Columbus, IN67.1+0.3 pts
23Zionsville, IN66.8-0.5 pts
24Frankfort, IN66.7+1.5 pts
25Yorktown, IN66.7+0.3 pts
26Bluffton, IN66.5-1 pts
27Beech Grove, IN66.4+1 pts
28Lafayette, IN66.2-0.4 pts
29Greenfield, IN66.1-0.5 pts
30Mishawaka, IN65.9+0.8 pts
31Fort Wayne, IN65.8-0.1 pts
32Greensburg, IN65.7+0.4 pts
33Franklin, IN65.5+1 pts
34Jeffersonville, IN65.5-0.3 pts
35Clarksville, IN65.1-1.4 pts
35Plymouth, IN65.1+0.6 pts
37Portage, IN64.5+1.6 pts
38Seymour, IN64.5-1.4 pts
39Schererville, IN64.4-0.5 pts
40Columbia City, IN64.3+0.5 pts
41Jasper, IN64.2-0.8 pts
42Elkhart, IN63.9+0.8 pts
43Warsaw, IN63.7+0.1 pts
44Huntington, IN63.7+1.6 pts
45Hobart, IN63.5-0.6 pts
46Evansville, IN63.1-0.3 pts
47La Porte, IN62.9-1.7 pts
48St. John, IN62.8-1.3 pts
49Valparaiso, IN62.7+1.9 pts
50South Bend, IN62.7-0.4 pts
51Munster, IN62.1+0.9 pts
52Shelbyville, IN62-2.2 pts
53Martinsville, IN61.9+0.8 pts
54Highland, IN61.8-1.3 pts
55Lake Station, IN61.6+0.9 pts
56Goshen, IN61.4+0.6 pts
57Merrillville, IN61.3-0.1 pts
58Crawfordsville, IN61.2+1.6 pts
59New Albany, IN61.1-0.1 pts
59Sellersburg, IN61.1-2 pts
61Hammond, IN61.1+0.4 pts
62Dyer, IN61.1-1 pts
63Crown Point, IN60.7-1.8 pts
64Vincennes, IN60.6-0.9 pts
65Washington, IN60-0.1 pts
66Lowell, IN60-5.8 pts
67Bedford, IN59.8+2.1 pts
68Plainfield, IN59.7-1.6 pts
69Logansport, IN59.7-2.5 pts
70Bloomington, IN59.1+0.2 pts
71Muncie, IN58.5+0.4 pts
72New Castle, IN57.8-0 pts
73Peru, IN57.8-0.4 pts
74Anderson, IN57.8+0.5 pts
75Kokomo, IN57.7-0.5 pts
76Decatur, IN57.5+1 pts
76Wabash, IN57.5-0.7 pts
78East Chicago, IN57.4+1.3 pts
79Kendallville, IN57.2+0.3 pts
80Madison, IN57.1+2.5 pts
81Mooresville, IN56.8-2.9 pts
82Richmond, IN55.5-1.8 pts
83Marion, IN55.3-0.4 pts
84Connersville, IN54.6-1.5 pts
85Terre Haute, IN54.5-0.1 pts
86Michigan City, IN53.7-0.7 pts
87West Lafayette, IN50.7+0.2 pts
88Gary, IN50.2-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Whitestown, IN, with 83.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gary, IN, with 50.2% in 2024.

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