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

Whitestown, IN had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2022, at 83.4%. West Lafayette, IN had the lowest, at 49.3%. The median was 63.9% and the figure for Indiana was 63.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.4Whitestown, IN
Lowest49.3West Lafayette, IN
Median63.988 cities
Indiana63.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Whitestown, IN: 83.4 %Whitestown, IN83.4Huntertown, IN: 75.7 %Huntertown, IN75.7Avon, IN: 75.2 %Avon, IN75.2McCordsville, IN: 74.5 %McCordsville, IN74.5Lawrence, IN: 73.4 %Lawrence, IN73.4Noblesville, IN: 73.1 %Noblesville, IN73.1Fishers, IN: 73 %Fishers, IN73Westfield, IN: 72.9 %Westfield, IN72.9Brownsburg, IN: 72.5 %Brownsburg, IN72.5Danville, IN: 71.8 %Danville, IN71.8Griffith, IN: 71.1 %Griffith, IN71.1Carmel, IN: 69.7 %Carmel, IN69.7Auburn, IN: 69.3 %Auburn, IN69.3Chesterton, IN: 69.1 %Chesterton, IN69.1Speedway, IN: 69 %Speedway, IN69Lebanon, IN: 68.8 %Lebanon, IN68.8Greenwood, IN: 68.4 %Greenwood, IN68.4Beech Grove, IN: 67.6 %Beech Grove, IN67.6Bluffton, IN: 67.5 %Bluffton, IN67.5Lafayette, IN: 67.3 %Lafayette, IN67.3Indianapolis, IN: 67.2 %Indianapolis, IN67.2Zionsville, IN: 67 %Zionsville, IN67New Haven, IN: 66.8 %New Haven, IN66.8Mishawaka, IN: 66.7 %Mishawaka, IN66.7Yorktown, IN: 66.5 %Yorktown, IN66.5Cedar Lake, IN: 66.4 %Cedar Lake, IN66.4Fort Wayne, IN: 66.2 %Fort Wayne, IN66.2Jeffersonville, IN: 66.2 %Jeffersonville, IN66.2Franklin, IN: 66.1 %Franklin, IN66.1Clarksville, IN: 66 %Clarksville, IN66Greenfield, IN: 66 %Greenfield, IN66Columbus, IN: 65.9 %Columbus, IN65.9Highland, IN: 65.9 %Highland, IN65.9Warsaw, IN: 65.9 %Warsaw, IN65.9La Porte, IN: 65.8 %La Porte, IN65.8Jasper, IN: 65.4 %Jasper, IN65.4Lowell, IN: 65.4 %Lowell, IN65.4Bargersville, IN: 65.3 %Bargersville, IN65.3Seymour, IN: 65.2 %Seymour, IN65.2Schererville, IN: 65.1 %Schererville, IN65.1Whitestown, IN: 83.4 %Whitestown, IN83.4Huntertown, IN: 75.7 %Huntertown, IN75.7Avon, IN: 75.2 %Avon, IN75.2McCordsville, IN: 74.5 %McCordsville, IN74.5Lawrence, IN: 73.4 %Lawrence, IN73.4Noblesville, IN: 73.1 %Noblesville, IN73.1Fishers, IN: 73 %Fishers, IN73Westfield, IN: 72.9 %Westfield, IN72.9Brownsburg, IN: 72.5 %Brownsburg, IN72.5Danville, IN: 71.8 %Danville, IN71.8Griffith, IN: 71.1 %Griffith, IN71.1Carmel, IN: 69.7 %Carmel, IN69.7Auburn, IN: 69.3 %Auburn, IN69.3Chesterton, IN: 69.1 %Chesterton, IN69.1Speedway, IN: 69 %Speedway, IN69Lebanon, IN: 68.8 %Lebanon, IN68.8Greenwood, IN: 68.4 %Greenwood, IN68.4Beech Grove, IN: 67.6 %Beech Grove, IN67.6Bluffton, IN: 67.5 %Bluffton, IN67.5Lafayette, IN: 67.3 %Lafayette, IN67.3Indianapolis, IN: 67.2 %Indianapolis, IN67.2Zionsville, IN: 67 %Zionsville, IN67New Haven, IN: 66.8 %New Haven, IN66.8Mishawaka, IN: 66.7 %Mishawaka, IN66.7Yorktown, IN: 66.5 %Yorktown, IN66.5Cedar Lake, IN: 66.4 %Cedar Lake, IN66.4Fort Wayne, IN: 66.2 %Fort Wayne, IN66.2Jeffersonville, IN: 66.2 %Jeffersonville, IN66.2Franklin, IN: 66.1 %Franklin, IN66.1Clarksville, IN: 66 %Clarksville, IN66Greenfield, IN: 66 %Greenfield, IN66Columbus, IN: 65.9 %Columbus, IN65.9Highland, IN: 65.9 %Highland, IN65.9Warsaw, IN: 65.9 %Warsaw, IN65.9La Porte, IN: 65.8 %La Porte, IN65.8Jasper, IN: 65.4 %Jasper, IN65.4Lowell, IN: 65.4 %Lowell, IN65.4Bargersville, IN: 65.3 %Bargersville, IN65.3Seymour, IN: 65.2 %Seymour, IN65.2Schererville, IN: 65.1 %Schererville, IN65.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Whitestown, IN83.4-1 pts
2Huntertown, IN75.7+0.3 pts
3Avon, IN75.2-1.7 pts
4McCordsville, IN74.5+1.2 pts
5Lawrence, IN73.4+2.2 pts
6Noblesville, IN73.1-0.3 pts
7Fishers, IN73-0.2 pts
8Westfield, IN72.9+0.1 pts
9Brownsburg, IN72.5-1.9 pts
10Danville, IN71.8+0.5 pts
11Griffith, IN71.1+0.4 pts
12Carmel, IN69.7-1.5 pts
13Auburn, IN69.3+0.6 pts
14Chesterton, IN69.1+0.9 pts
15Speedway, IN69+4.6 pts
16Lebanon, IN68.8-0.5 pts
17Greenwood, IN68.4-1 pts
18Beech Grove, IN67.6+0.4 pts
19Bluffton, IN67.5+1.1 pts
20Lafayette, IN67.3-1.5 pts
21Indianapolis, IN67.2+0.4 pts
22Zionsville, IN67-0.8 pts
23New Haven, IN66.80 pts
24Mishawaka, IN66.7-2.4 pts
25Yorktown, IN66.5-1.5 pts
26Cedar Lake, IN66.4+0.3 pts
27Fort Wayne, IN66.2-0.2 pts
28Jeffersonville, IN66.2+1.4 pts
29Franklin, IN66.1+1.4 pts
30Clarksville, IN66+1.1 pts
31Greenfield, IN66+0.3 pts
32Columbus, IN65.9-0.4 pts
33Highland, IN65.9-0.6 pts
33Warsaw, IN65.9+0.4 pts
35La Porte, IN65.8+1.1 pts
36Jasper, IN65.4-0.4 pts
37Lowell, IN65.4+2 pts
38Bargersville, IN65.30 pts
39Seymour, IN65.2+2.1 pts
40Schererville, IN65.10 pts
41Greensburg, IN64.8-2.5 pts
41St. John, IN64.8+0.6 pts
43Evansville, IN64+0.6 pts
44Dyer, IN64-1.3 pts
45Columbia City, IN63.9+0.6 pts
46Portage, IN63.8+0.2 pts
47Elkhart, IN63.5-0.9 pts
48Plainfield, IN63.5-1.1 pts
49Sellersburg, IN63.4-2.2 pts
50Shelbyville, IN63.3-2.9 pts
51South Bend, IN63.1-0.2 pts
52Frankfort, IN62.9+0.1 pts
53Hobart, IN62.9+0.4 pts
54Crawfordsville, IN62.2+0.8 pts
55Plymouth, IN62.1-0 pts
56Crown Point, IN62+0.1 pts
57Lake Station, IN61.6-2 pts
58Munster, IN61.5-1.6 pts
59Merrillville, IN61.5-1.5 pts
60Vincennes, IN61.1+3.1 pts
61Washington, IN61.1-0.3 pts
62Huntington, IN61+0.4 pts
63New Albany, IN60.9-0.9 pts
64Mooresville, IN60.8-1.1 pts
65Hammond, IN60.6+0.2 pts
66Valparaiso, IN60.6+0.2 pts
67Logansport, IN60.5+1.9 pts
68Martinsville, IN60.5+0.8 pts
69Goshen, IN60.4-2.7 pts
70Wabash, IN58.9-1.1 pts
71Bloomington, IN58.5+1.2 pts
72Muncie, IN58.2+0.9 pts
73Kokomo, IN58.2-0.9 pts
74Richmond, IN57.7+1 pts
75Peru, IN57.6-3.2 pts
76Anderson, IN57.2-0.1 pts
77Kendallville, IN56.70 pts
77New Castle, IN56.70 pts
79Connersville, IN56.6-0.6 pts
79Decatur, IN56.6-0.5 pts
81East Chicago, IN56+0.9 pts
82Bedford, IN55.9-1.8 pts
83Madison, IN55.5+2.8 pts
84Terre Haute, IN55.2-0.5 pts
85Marion, IN54.8+0.1 pts
86Michigan City, IN54.8-1.1 pts
87Gary, IN51+0.8 pts
88West Lafayette, IN49.3-1.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Whitestown, IN, with 83.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Lafayette, IN, with 49.3% in 2022.

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