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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 2022, at 71.3%. Parke County had the lowest, at 51.6%. The median was 62.1% and the figure for Indiana was 63.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.3Hamilton County
Lowest51.6Parke County
Median62.192 counties
Indiana63.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 61.9 %Allen County: 66.8 %Bartholomew County: 65.2 %Benton County: 62.6 %Blackford County: 56.1 %Boone County: 69.6 %Brown County: 57.6 %Carroll County: 60.2 %Cass County: 62.9 %Clark County: 66.3 %Clay County: 58.8 %Clinton County: 64 %Crawford County: 53.3 %Daviess County: 62.9 %Dearborn County: 64.3 %Decatur County: 66.5 %DeKalb County: 65.6 %Delaware County: 59.8 %Dubois County: 67.9 %Elkhart County: 65.6 %Fayette County: 57 %Floyd County: 64.2 %Fountain County: 61.7 %Franklin County: 64.4 %Fulton County: 59.6 %Gibson County: 62.5 %Grant County: 58.8 %Greene County: 58 %Hamilton County: 71.3 %Hancock County: 68.2 %Harrison County: 60.4 %Hendricks County: 69.8 %Henry County: 54 %Howard County: 59.4 %Huntington County: 63.1 %Jackson County: 63.1 %Jasper County: 61.1 %Jay County: 60.6 %Jefferson County: 57.4 %Jennings County: 62.8 %Johnson County: 66.8 %Knox County: 63.3 %Kosciusko County: 65.8 %LaGrange County: 63.7 %Lake County: 61.5 %LaPorte County: 57.8 %Lawrence County: 60.1 %Madison County: 59.5 %Marion County: 67.5 %Marshall County: 62 %Martin County: 60.9 %Miami County: 55.2 %Monroe County: 62.3 %Montgomery County: 63.9 %Morgan County: 62.8 %Newton County: 59.5 %Noble County: 63.8 %Ohio County: 58.9 %Orange County: 61 %Owen County: 60.2 %Parke County: 51.6 %Perry County: 57.1 %Pike County: 58 %Porter County: 62.1 %Posey County: 62.2 %Pulaski County: 61.9 %Putnam County: 56.2 %Randolph County: 60.2 %Ripley County: 65.5 %Rush County: 60.3 %St. Joseph County: 63.9 %Scott County: 58.5 %Shelby County: 63.4 %Spencer County: 62.6 %Starke County: 53.7 %Steuben County: 63 %Sullivan County: 54.9 %Switzerland County: 58.8 %Tippecanoe County: 62.2 %Tipton County: 62.2 %Union County: 65.4 %Vanderburgh County: 64.4 %Vermillion County: 58.8 %Vigo County: 59.8 %Wabash County: 59.3 %Warren County: 62.2 %Warrick County: 63.9 %Washington County: 61.1 %Wayne County: 59.9 %Wells County: 66.5 %White County: 60.7 %Whitley County: 65.4 %
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Top 40 counties, 2022

Hamilton County: 71.3 %Hamilton County71.3Hendricks County: 69.8 %Hendricks County69.8Boone County: 69.6 %Boone County69.6Hancock County: 68.2 %Hancock County68.2Dubois County: 67.9 %Dubois County67.9Marion County: 67.5 %Marion County67.5Allen County: 66.8 %Allen County66.8Johnson County: 66.8 %Johnson County66.8Wells County: 66.5 %Wells County66.5Decatur County: 66.5 %Decatur County66.5Clark County: 66.3 %Clark County66.3Kosciusko County: 65.8 %Kosciusko County65.8DeKalb County: 65.6 %DeKalb County65.6Elkhart County: 65.6 %Elkhart County65.6Ripley County: 65.5 %Ripley County65.5Whitley County: 65.4 %Whitley County65.4Union County: 65.4 %Union County65.4Bartholomew County: 65.2 %Bartholomew County65.2Franklin County: 64.4 %Franklin County64.4Vanderburgh County: 64.4 %Vanderburgh County64.4Dearborn County: 64.3 %Dearborn County64.3Floyd County: 64.2 %Floyd County64.2Clinton County: 64 %Clinton County64Montgomery County: 63.9 %Montgomery County63.9Warrick County: 63.9 %Warrick County63.9St. Joseph County: 63.9 %St. Joseph County63.9Noble County: 63.8 %Noble County63.8LaGrange County: 63.7 %LaGrange County63.7Shelby County: 63.4 %Shelby County63.4Knox County: 63.3 %Knox County63.3Jackson County: 63.1 %Jackson County63.1Huntington County: 63.1 %Huntington County63.1Steuben County: 63 %Steuben County63Daviess County: 62.9 %Daviess County62.9Cass County: 62.9 %Cass County62.9Morgan County: 62.8 %Morgan County62.8Jennings County: 62.8 %Jennings County62.8Spencer County: 62.6 %Spencer County62.6Benton County: 62.6 %Benton County62.6Gibson County: 62.5 %Gibson County62.5Hamilton County: 71.3 %Hamilton County71.3Hendricks County: 69.8 %Hendricks County69.8Boone County: 69.6 %Boone County69.6Hancock County: 68.2 %Hancock County68.2Dubois County: 67.9 %Dubois County67.9Marion County: 67.5 %Marion County67.5Allen County: 66.8 %Allen County66.8Johnson County: 66.8 %Johnson County66.8Wells County: 66.5 %Wells County66.5Decatur County: 66.5 %Decatur County66.5Clark County: 66.3 %Clark County66.3Kosciusko County: 65.8 %Kosciusko County65.8DeKalb County: 65.6 %DeKalb County65.6Elkhart County: 65.6 %Elkhart County65.6Ripley County: 65.5 %Ripley County65.5Whitley County: 65.4 %Whitley County65.4Union County: 65.4 %Union County65.4Bartholomew County: 65.2 %Bartholomew County65.2Franklin County: 64.4 %Franklin County64.4Vanderburgh County: 64.4 %Vanderburgh County64.4Dearborn County: 64.3 %Dearborn County64.3Floyd County: 64.2 %Floyd County64.2Clinton County: 64 %Clinton County64Montgomery County: 63.9 %Montgomery County63.9Warrick County: 63.9 %Warrick County63.9St. Joseph County: 63.9 %St. Joseph County63.9Noble County: 63.8 %Noble County63.8LaGrange County: 63.7 %LaGrange County63.7Shelby County: 63.4 %Shelby County63.4Knox County: 63.3 %Knox County63.3Jackson County: 63.1 %Jackson County63.1Huntington County: 63.1 %Huntington County63.1Steuben County: 63 %Steuben County63Daviess County: 62.9 %Daviess County62.9Cass County: 62.9 %Cass County62.9Morgan County: 62.8 %Morgan County62.8Jennings County: 62.8 %Jennings County62.8Spencer County: 62.6 %Spencer County62.6Benton County: 62.6 %Benton County62.6Gibson County: 62.5 %Gibson County62.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hamilton County71.3-0.6 pts
2Hendricks County69.8-0.8 pts
3Boone County69.6-0.4 pts
4Hancock County68.2-0.4 pts
5Dubois County67.9+0.2 pts
6Marion County67.5+0.5 pts
7Allen County66.8-0.2 pts
8Johnson County66.8-1.1 pts
9Wells County66.5-0.2 pts
10Decatur County66.5-0.4 pts
11Clark County66.3+0.6 pts
12Kosciusko County65.8-0.5 pts
13DeKalb County65.6+0.7 pts
14Elkhart County65.6-0.4 pts
15Ripley County65.5-0.9 pts
16Whitley County65.4-0.4 pts
17Union County65.4+1.2 pts
18Bartholomew County65.2-0.2 pts
19Franklin County64.4+0.4 pts
20Vanderburgh County64.4+0.8 pts
21Dearborn County64.3-0.5 pts
22Floyd County64.2-0.6 pts
23Clinton County64-0.1 pts
24Montgomery County63.90 pts
25Warrick County63.9-1.7 pts
26St. Joseph County63.9-0.4 pts
27Noble County63.8-0.3 pts
28LaGrange County63.7+0.4 pts
29Shelby County63.4-1.8 pts
30Knox County63.3+1.8 pts
31Jackson County63.1+1.1 pts
32Huntington County63.1-0.8 pts
33Steuben County63-0.5 pts
34Daviess County62.9+0.7 pts
35Cass County62.9+1.4 pts
36Morgan County62.8+0.3 pts
37Jennings County62.8-1.3 pts
38Spencer County62.6+0.2 pts
39Benton County62.6-0.5 pts
40Gibson County62.5-0.4 pts
41Monroe County62.3+0.6 pts
42Tipton County62.2-0.7 pts
42Warren County62.2-1.3 pts
44Posey County62.20 pts
45Tippecanoe County62.2-1.4 pts
46Porter County62.1+0.1 pts
47Marshall County62-0.4 pts
48Adams County61.9-0.6 pts
48Pulaski County61.9+0.2 pts
50Fountain County61.7+0.6 pts
51Lake County61.50 pts
52Washington County61.1+0.5 pts
53Jasper County61.1+0.9 pts
54Orange County61+1.5 pts
55Martin County60.9+1 pts
56White County60.7-0.6 pts
57Jay County60.6-1.2 pts
58Harrison County60.4+1.2 pts
59Rush County60.3+0.2 pts
60Carroll County60.2-0.4 pts
61Owen County60.2-0.2 pts
62Randolph County60.2-1 pts
63Lawrence County60.1+0.3 pts
64Wayne County59.9+0.4 pts
65Delaware County59.8+0.8 pts
66Vigo County59.8-0.1 pts
67Fulton County59.6-1 pts
68Newton County59.5-0.6 pts
69Madison County59.5+0.8 pts
70Howard County59.4-0.9 pts
71Wabash County59.3-0 pts
72Ohio County58.9-0.9 pts
73Clay County58.8-1.3 pts
73Grant County58.8-0 pts
75Vermillion County58.8+0.5 pts
76Switzerland County58.8+0.8 pts
77Scott County58.5+1.1 pts
78Greene County58-0 pts
79Pike County58-0.9 pts
80LaPorte County57.8+0.4 pts
81Brown County57.6-1 pts
82Jefferson County57.4+1 pts
83Perry County57.1+1.5 pts
84Fayette County57-1.2 pts
85Putnam County56.2+0.7 pts
86Blackford County56.1+3.8 pts
87Miami County55.2-0.7 pts
88Sullivan County54.9+1.7 pts
89Henry County54-0.3 pts
90Starke County53.7-1.2 pts
91Crawford County53.3+1 pts
92Parke County51.6+1.6 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/indiana-counties?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. 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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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hamilton County, with 71.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Parke County, with 51.6% in 2022.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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