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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 2023, at 83.3%. West Lafayette, IN had the lowest, at 50.6%. The median was 64% and the figure for Indiana was 64%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.3Whitestown, IN
Lowest50.6West Lafayette, IN
Median6488 cities
Indiana64History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Whitestown, IN: 83.3 %Whitestown, IN83.3McCordsville, IN: 78.1 %McCordsville, IN78.1Avon, IN: 75.2 %Avon, IN75.2Lawrence, IN: 73.9 %Lawrence, IN73.9Fishers, IN: 73.8 %Fishers, IN73.8Westfield, IN: 73.8 %Westfield, IN73.8Brownsburg, IN: 73.5 %Brownsburg, IN73.5Danville, IN: 73 %Danville, IN73Huntertown, IN: 72.1 %Huntertown, IN72.1Noblesville, IN: 71.8 %Noblesville, IN71.8Speedway, IN: 71.5 %Speedway, IN71.5Carmel, IN: 69.7 %Carmel, IN69.7Lebanon, IN: 69.6 %Lebanon, IN69.6Chesterton, IN: 69.4 %Chesterton, IN69.4Griffith, IN: 69.3 %Griffith, IN69.3Auburn, IN: 69 %Auburn, IN69Indianapolis, IN: 68 %Indianapolis, IN68Greenwood, IN: 67.6 %Greenwood, IN67.6Bluffton, IN: 67.5 %Bluffton, IN67.5New Haven, IN: 67.4 %New Haven, IN67.4Zionsville, IN: 67.4 %Zionsville, IN67.4Columbus, IN: 66.8 %Columbus, IN66.8Greenfield, IN: 66.6 %Greenfield, IN66.6Clarksville, IN: 66.6 %Clarksville, IN66.6Lafayette, IN: 66.6 %Lafayette, IN66.6Yorktown, IN: 66.4 %Yorktown, IN66.4Seymour, IN: 65.9 %Seymour, IN65.9Fort Wayne, IN: 65.8 %Fort Wayne, IN65.8Jeffersonville, IN: 65.8 %Jeffersonville, IN65.8Lowell, IN: 65.7 %Lowell, IN65.7Cedar Lake, IN: 65.5 %Cedar Lake, IN65.5Beech Grove, IN: 65.4 %Beech Grove, IN65.4Greensburg, IN: 65.3 %Greensburg, IN65.3Frankfort, IN: 65.2 %Frankfort, IN65.2Bargersville, IN: 65.2 %Bargersville, IN65.2Mishawaka, IN: 65.1 %Mishawaka, IN65.1Jasper, IN: 65 %Jasper, IN65Schererville, IN: 64.9 %Schererville, IN64.9La Porte, IN: 64.6 %La Porte, IN64.6Plymouth, IN: 64.5 %Plymouth, IN64.5Whitestown, IN: 83.3 %Whitestown, IN83.3McCordsville, IN: 78.1 %McCordsville, IN78.1Avon, IN: 75.2 %Avon, IN75.2Lawrence, IN: 73.9 %Lawrence, IN73.9Fishers, IN: 73.8 %Fishers, IN73.8Westfield, IN: 73.8 %Westfield, IN73.8Brownsburg, IN: 73.5 %Brownsburg, IN73.5Danville, IN: 73 %Danville, IN73Huntertown, IN: 72.1 %Huntertown, IN72.1Noblesville, IN: 71.8 %Noblesville, IN71.8Speedway, IN: 71.5 %Speedway, IN71.5Carmel, IN: 69.7 %Carmel, IN69.7Lebanon, IN: 69.6 %Lebanon, IN69.6Chesterton, IN: 69.4 %Chesterton, IN69.4Griffith, IN: 69.3 %Griffith, IN69.3Auburn, IN: 69 %Auburn, IN69Indianapolis, IN: 68 %Indianapolis, IN68Greenwood, IN: 67.6 %Greenwood, IN67.6Bluffton, IN: 67.5 %Bluffton, IN67.5New Haven, IN: 67.4 %New Haven, IN67.4Zionsville, IN: 67.4 %Zionsville, IN67.4Columbus, IN: 66.8 %Columbus, IN66.8Greenfield, IN: 66.6 %Greenfield, IN66.6Clarksville, IN: 66.6 %Clarksville, IN66.6Lafayette, IN: 66.6 %Lafayette, IN66.6Yorktown, IN: 66.4 %Yorktown, IN66.4Seymour, IN: 65.9 %Seymour, IN65.9Fort Wayne, IN: 65.8 %Fort Wayne, IN65.8Jeffersonville, IN: 65.8 %Jeffersonville, IN65.8Lowell, IN: 65.7 %Lowell, IN65.7Cedar Lake, IN: 65.5 %Cedar Lake, IN65.5Beech Grove, IN: 65.4 %Beech Grove, IN65.4Greensburg, IN: 65.3 %Greensburg, IN65.3Frankfort, IN: 65.2 %Frankfort, IN65.2Bargersville, IN: 65.2 %Bargersville, IN65.2Mishawaka, IN: 65.1 %Mishawaka, IN65.1Jasper, IN: 65 %Jasper, IN65Schererville, IN: 64.9 %Schererville, IN64.9La Porte, IN: 64.6 %La Porte, IN64.6Plymouth, IN: 64.5 %Plymouth, IN64.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Whitestown, IN83.3-0 pts
2McCordsville, IN78.1+3.6 pts
3Avon, IN75.2-0 pts
4Lawrence, IN73.9+0.6 pts
5Fishers, IN73.8+0.8 pts
6Westfield, IN73.8+0.9 pts
7Brownsburg, IN73.5+1 pts
8Danville, IN73+1.2 pts
9Huntertown, IN72.1-3.6 pts
10Noblesville, IN71.8-1.3 pts
11Speedway, IN71.5+2.4 pts
12Carmel, IN69.70 pts
13Lebanon, IN69.6+0.9 pts
14Chesterton, IN69.4+0.3 pts
15Griffith, IN69.3-1.8 pts
16Auburn, IN69-0.3 pts
17Indianapolis, IN68+0.8 pts
18Greenwood, IN67.6-0.8 pts
19Bluffton, IN67.5+0.1 pts
20New Haven, IN67.4+0.6 pts
21Zionsville, IN67.4+0.4 pts
22Columbus, IN66.8+0.8 pts
23Greenfield, IN66.6+0.7 pts
24Clarksville, IN66.6+0.5 pts
25Lafayette, IN66.6-0.7 pts
26Yorktown, IN66.4-0.1 pts
27Seymour, IN65.9+0.7 pts
28Fort Wayne, IN65.8-0.4 pts
29Jeffersonville, IN65.8-0.4 pts
30Lowell, IN65.7+0.4 pts
31Cedar Lake, IN65.5-0.9 pts
32Beech Grove, IN65.4-2.2 pts
33Greensburg, IN65.3+0.5 pts
34Frankfort, IN65.2+2.3 pts
35Bargersville, IN65.2-0.2 pts
36Mishawaka, IN65.1-1.6 pts
37Jasper, IN65-0.4 pts
38Schererville, IN64.9-0.2 pts
39La Porte, IN64.6-1.2 pts
40Plymouth, IN64.5+2.5 pts
41Franklin, IN64.5-1.6 pts
42Shelbyville, IN64.2+0.9 pts
43Hobart, IN64.1+1.3 pts
44St. John, IN64.1-0.7 pts
45Columbia City, IN63.9-0 pts
46Warsaw, IN63.6-2.3 pts
47Evansville, IN63.4-0.6 pts
48Sellersburg, IN63.1-0.2 pts
49Elkhart, IN63.1-0.4 pts
50Highland, IN63.1-2.9 pts
51South Bend, IN63-0.1 pts
52Portage, IN63-0.9 pts
53Crown Point, IN62.6+0.6 pts
54Logansport, IN62.1+1.6 pts
55Huntington, IN62.1+1.1 pts
56Dyer, IN62.1-1.9 pts
57Vincennes, IN61.6+0.4 pts
58Merrillville, IN61.4-0.1 pts
59Plainfield, IN61.3-2.2 pts
60New Albany, IN61.2+0.3 pts
61Munster, IN61.2-0.3 pts
62Martinsville, IN61+0.6 pts
63Goshen, IN60.9+0.5 pts
64Valparaiso, IN60.8+0.2 pts
65Hammond, IN60.7+0.1 pts
66Lake Station, IN60.7-0.9 pts
67Washington, IN60.1-1 pts
68Mooresville, IN59.7-1.1 pts
69Crawfordsville, IN59.5-2.6 pts
70Bloomington, IN58.9+0.4 pts
71Peru, IN58.2+0.6 pts
72Kokomo, IN58.20 pts
73Wabash, IN58.1-0.7 pts
74Muncie, IN58-0.1 pts
75New Castle, IN57.9+1.2 pts
76Bedford, IN57.7+1.8 pts
77Richmond, IN57.3-0.4 pts
78Anderson, IN57.2+0.1 pts
79Kendallville, IN56.9+0.3 pts
80Decatur, IN56.5-0.1 pts
81East Chicago, IN56.2+0.1 pts
82Connersville, IN56.1-0.5 pts
83Marion, IN55.7+0.8 pts
84Madison, IN54.6-0.8 pts
85Terre Haute, IN54.6-0.6 pts
86Michigan City, IN54.4-0.4 pts
87Gary, IN50.6-0.4 pts
88West Lafayette, IN50.6+1.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Whitestown, IN, with 83.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Lafayette, IN, with 50.6% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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