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

Hamilton County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 92 counties in 2021, at 71.9%. Parke County had the lowest, at 50%. The median was 61.7% and the figure for Indiana was 63.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.9Hamilton County
Lowest50Parke County
Median61.792 counties
Indiana63.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 62.4 %Allen County: 67 %Bartholomew County: 65.4 %Benton County: 63.1 %Blackford County: 52.3 %Boone County: 70 %Brown County: 58.6 %Carroll County: 60.6 %Cass County: 61.4 %Clark County: 65.7 %Clay County: 60.2 %Clinton County: 64.1 %Crawford County: 52.4 %Daviess County: 62.2 %Dearborn County: 64.8 %Decatur County: 66.9 %DeKalb County: 64.9 %Delaware County: 59 %Dubois County: 67.7 %Elkhart County: 66 %Fayette County: 58.2 %Floyd County: 64.8 %Fountain County: 61 %Franklin County: 64.1 %Fulton County: 60.6 %Gibson County: 62.9 %Grant County: 58.8 %Greene County: 58 %Hamilton County: 71.9 %Hancock County: 68.6 %Harrison County: 59.1 %Hendricks County: 70.6 %Henry County: 54.2 %Howard County: 60.3 %Huntington County: 63.9 %Jackson County: 62 %Jasper County: 60.2 %Jay County: 61.8 %Jefferson County: 56.4 %Jennings County: 64 %Johnson County: 67.8 %Knox County: 61.5 %Kosciusko County: 66.3 %LaGrange County: 63.3 %Lake County: 61.5 %LaPorte County: 57.4 %Lawrence County: 59.9 %Madison County: 58.7 %Marion County: 67 %Marshall County: 62.4 %Martin County: 59.9 %Miami County: 55.9 %Monroe County: 61.7 %Montgomery County: 63.9 %Morgan County: 62.5 %Newton County: 60.1 %Noble County: 64.1 %Ohio County: 59.8 %Orange County: 59.5 %Owen County: 60.4 %Parke County: 50 %Perry County: 55.6 %Pike County: 58.9 %Porter County: 62 %Posey County: 62.2 %Pulaski County: 61.6 %Putnam County: 55.5 %Randolph County: 61.2 %Ripley County: 66.4 %Rush County: 60.1 %St. Joseph County: 64.3 %Scott County: 57.4 %Shelby County: 65.2 %Spencer County: 62.4 %Starke County: 55 %Steuben County: 63.6 %Sullivan County: 53.2 %Switzerland County: 58 %Tippecanoe County: 63.5 %Tipton County: 63 %Union County: 64.2 %Vanderburgh County: 63.7 %Vermillion County: 58.3 %Vigo County: 60 %Wabash County: 59.3 %Warren County: 63.5 %Warrick County: 65.5 %Washington County: 60.6 %Wayne County: 59.5 %Wells County: 66.7 %White County: 61.4 %Whitley County: 65.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hamilton County: 71.9 %Hamilton County71.9Hendricks County: 70.6 %Hendricks County70.6Boone County: 70 %Boone County70Hancock County: 68.6 %Hancock County68.6Johnson County: 67.8 %Johnson County67.8Dubois County: 67.7 %Dubois County67.7Marion County: 67 %Marion County67Allen County: 67 %Allen County67Decatur County: 66.9 %Decatur County66.9Wells County: 66.7 %Wells County66.7Ripley County: 66.4 %Ripley County66.4Kosciusko County: 66.3 %Kosciusko County66.3Elkhart County: 66 %Elkhart County66Whitley County: 65.8 %Whitley County65.8Clark County: 65.7 %Clark County65.7Warrick County: 65.5 %Warrick County65.5Bartholomew County: 65.4 %Bartholomew County65.4Shelby County: 65.2 %Shelby County65.2DeKalb County: 64.9 %DeKalb County64.9Dearborn County: 64.8 %Dearborn County64.8Floyd County: 64.8 %Floyd County64.8St. Joseph County: 64.3 %St. Joseph County64.3Union County: 64.2 %Union County64.2Clinton County: 64.1 %Clinton County64.1Noble County: 64.1 %Noble County64.1Franklin County: 64.1 %Franklin County64.1Jennings County: 64 %Jennings County64Huntington County: 63.9 %Huntington County63.9Montgomery County: 63.9 %Montgomery County63.9Vanderburgh County: 63.7 %Vanderburgh County63.7Steuben County: 63.6 %Steuben County63.6Warren County: 63.5 %Warren County63.5Tippecanoe County: 63.5 %Tippecanoe County63.5LaGrange County: 63.3 %LaGrange County63.3Benton County: 63.1 %Benton County63.1Tipton County: 63 %Tipton County63Gibson County: 62.9 %Gibson County62.9Morgan County: 62.5 %Morgan County62.5Adams County: 62.4 %Adams County62.4Spencer County: 62.4 %Spencer County62.4Hamilton County: 71.9 %Hamilton County71.9Hendricks County: 70.6 %Hendricks County70.6Boone County: 70 %Boone County70Hancock County: 68.6 %Hancock County68.6Johnson County: 67.8 %Johnson County67.8Dubois County: 67.7 %Dubois County67.7Marion County: 67 %Marion County67Allen County: 67 %Allen County67Decatur County: 66.9 %Decatur County66.9Wells County: 66.7 %Wells County66.7Ripley County: 66.4 %Ripley County66.4Kosciusko County: 66.3 %Kosciusko County66.3Elkhart County: 66 %Elkhart County66Whitley County: 65.8 %Whitley County65.8Clark County: 65.7 %Clark County65.7Warrick County: 65.5 %Warrick County65.5Bartholomew County: 65.4 %Bartholomew County65.4Shelby County: 65.2 %Shelby County65.2DeKalb County: 64.9 %DeKalb County64.9Dearborn County: 64.8 %Dearborn County64.8Floyd County: 64.8 %Floyd County64.8St. Joseph County: 64.3 %St. Joseph County64.3Union County: 64.2 %Union County64.2Clinton County: 64.1 %Clinton County64.1Noble County: 64.1 %Noble County64.1Franklin County: 64.1 %Franklin County64.1Jennings County: 64 %Jennings County64Huntington County: 63.9 %Huntington County63.9Montgomery County: 63.9 %Montgomery County63.9Vanderburgh County: 63.7 %Vanderburgh County63.7Steuben County: 63.6 %Steuben County63.6Warren County: 63.5 %Warren County63.5Tippecanoe County: 63.5 %Tippecanoe County63.5LaGrange County: 63.3 %LaGrange County63.3Benton County: 63.1 %Benton County63.1Tipton County: 63 %Tipton County63Gibson County: 62.9 %Gibson County62.9Morgan County: 62.5 %Morgan County62.5Adams County: 62.4 %Adams County62.4Spencer County: 62.4 %Spencer County62.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hamilton County71.9
2Hendricks County70.6
3Boone County70
4Hancock County68.6
5Johnson County67.8
6Dubois County67.7
7Marion County67
8Allen County67
9Decatur County66.9
10Wells County66.7
11Ripley County66.4
12Kosciusko County66.3
13Elkhart County66
14Whitley County65.8
15Clark County65.7
16Warrick County65.5
17Bartholomew County65.4
18Shelby County65.2
19DeKalb County64.9
20Dearborn County64.8
21Floyd County64.8
22St. Joseph County64.3
23Union County64.2
24Clinton County64.1
25Noble County64.1
26Franklin County64.1
27Jennings County64
28Huntington County63.9
28Montgomery County63.9
30Vanderburgh County63.7
31Steuben County63.6
32Warren County63.5
33Tippecanoe County63.5
34LaGrange County63.3
35Benton County63.1
36Tipton County63
37Gibson County62.9
38Morgan County62.5
39Adams County62.4
40Spencer County62.4
41Marshall County62.4
42Posey County62.2
43Daviess County62.2
44Porter County62
45Jackson County62
46Jay County61.8
47Monroe County61.7
48Pulaski County61.6
49Knox County61.5
50Lake County61.5
51Cass County61.4
52White County61.4
53Randolph County61.2
54Fountain County61
55Washington County60.6
56Carroll County60.6
56Fulton County60.6
58Owen County60.4
59Howard County60.3
60Jasper County60.2
61Clay County60.2
62Newton County60.1
62Rush County60.1
64Vigo County60
65Martin County59.9
66Lawrence County59.9
67Ohio County59.8
68Orange County59.5
68Wayne County59.5
70Wabash County59.3
71Harrison County59.1
72Delaware County59
73Pike County58.9
74Grant County58.8
75Madison County58.7
76Brown County58.6
77Vermillion County58.3
78Fayette County58.2
79Greene County58
80Switzerland County58
81LaPorte County57.4
82Scott County57.4
83Jefferson County56.4
84Miami County55.9
85Perry County55.6
86Putnam County55.5
87Starke County55
88Henry County54.2
89Sullivan County53.2
90Crawford County52.4
91Blackford County52.3
92Parke County50

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Indiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hamilton County, with 71.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Parke County, with 50% in 2021.

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