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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 2023, at 71.5%. Parke County had the lowest, at 51.9%. The median was 62% and the figure for Indiana was 64%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.5Hamilton County
Lowest51.9Parke County
Median6292 counties
Indiana64History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 61.2 %Allen County: 66.4 %Bartholomew County: 65.9 %Benton County: 61.7 %Blackford County: 54.4 %Boone County: 69.8 %Brown County: 57.4 %Carroll County: 62.2 %Cass County: 62.7 %Clark County: 66.3 %Clay County: 58.9 %Clinton County: 64.8 %Crawford County: 52.4 %Daviess County: 61.9 %Dearborn County: 63.6 %Decatur County: 66.5 %DeKalb County: 65.9 %Delaware County: 59.7 %Dubois County: 67.4 %Elkhart County: 65.1 %Fayette County: 57 %Floyd County: 64.4 %Fountain County: 61.9 %Franklin County: 62.8 %Fulton County: 58.9 %Gibson County: 62.5 %Grant County: 59.3 %Greene County: 59 %Hamilton County: 71.5 %Hancock County: 68.1 %Harrison County: 60.8 %Hendricks County: 69.1 %Henry County: 54.8 %Howard County: 59.6 %Huntington County: 63.2 %Jackson County: 64.4 %Jasper County: 62.5 %Jay County: 58.9 %Jefferson County: 57 %Jennings County: 61.5 %Johnson County: 66.6 %Knox County: 63 %Kosciusko County: 64.7 %LaGrange County: 64.8 %Lake County: 61.3 %LaPorte County: 57.3 %Lawrence County: 61.2 %Madison County: 60.1 %Marion County: 68.3 %Marshall County: 62.4 %Martin County: 62.3 %Miami County: 55.5 %Monroe County: 62 %Montgomery County: 63.3 %Morgan County: 62.5 %Newton County: 60.6 %Noble County: 63.9 %Ohio County: 58.2 %Orange County: 62.7 %Owen County: 59 %Parke County: 51.9 %Perry County: 56 %Pike County: 58.1 %Porter County: 62.4 %Posey County: 61.4 %Pulaski County: 60.5 %Putnam County: 56.9 %Randolph County: 59.4 %Ripley County: 65.5 %Rush County: 60.3 %St. Joseph County: 63.2 %Scott County: 59 %Shelby County: 63.8 %Spencer County: 62.8 %Starke County: 54.2 %Steuben County: 62.5 %Sullivan County: 54.1 %Switzerland County: 60.4 %Tippecanoe County: 62.6 %Tipton County: 61.3 %Union County: 65.4 %Vanderburgh County: 64.2 %Vermillion County: 58 %Vigo County: 58.7 %Wabash County: 60.4 %Warren County: 64.7 %Warrick County: 64.8 %Washington County: 61 %Wayne County: 59.9 %Wells County: 66.7 %White County: 60.5 %Whitley County: 65.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hamilton County: 71.5 %Hamilton County71.5Boone County: 69.8 %Boone County69.8Hendricks County: 69.1 %Hendricks County69.1Marion County: 68.3 %Marion County68.3Hancock County: 68.1 %Hancock County68.1Dubois County: 67.4 %Dubois County67.4Wells County: 66.7 %Wells County66.7Johnson County: 66.6 %Johnson County66.6Decatur County: 66.5 %Decatur County66.5Allen County: 66.4 %Allen County66.4Clark County: 66.3 %Clark County66.3DeKalb County: 65.9 %DeKalb County65.9Bartholomew County: 65.9 %Bartholomew County65.9Whitley County: 65.8 %Whitley County65.8Ripley County: 65.5 %Ripley County65.5Union County: 65.4 %Union County65.4Elkhart County: 65.1 %Elkhart County65.1Warrick County: 64.8 %Warrick County64.8Clinton County: 64.8 %Clinton County64.8LaGrange County: 64.8 %LaGrange County64.8Warren County: 64.7 %Warren County64.7Kosciusko County: 64.7 %Kosciusko County64.7Jackson County: 64.4 %Jackson County64.4Floyd County: 64.4 %Floyd County64.4Vanderburgh County: 64.2 %Vanderburgh County64.2Noble County: 63.9 %Noble County63.9Shelby County: 63.8 %Shelby County63.8Dearborn County: 63.6 %Dearborn County63.6Montgomery County: 63.3 %Montgomery County63.3Huntington County: 63.2 %Huntington County63.2St. Joseph County: 63.2 %St. Joseph County63.2Knox County: 63 %Knox County63Franklin County: 62.8 %Franklin County62.8Spencer County: 62.8 %Spencer County62.8Cass County: 62.7 %Cass County62.7Orange County: 62.7 %Orange County62.7Tippecanoe County: 62.6 %Tippecanoe County62.6Jasper County: 62.5 %Jasper County62.5Gibson County: 62.5 %Gibson County62.5Morgan County: 62.5 %Morgan County62.5Hamilton County: 71.5 %Hamilton County71.5Boone County: 69.8 %Boone County69.8Hendricks County: 69.1 %Hendricks County69.1Marion County: 68.3 %Marion County68.3Hancock County: 68.1 %Hancock County68.1Dubois County: 67.4 %Dubois County67.4Wells County: 66.7 %Wells County66.7Johnson County: 66.6 %Johnson County66.6Decatur County: 66.5 %Decatur County66.5Allen County: 66.4 %Allen County66.4Clark County: 66.3 %Clark County66.3DeKalb County: 65.9 %DeKalb County65.9Bartholomew County: 65.9 %Bartholomew County65.9Whitley County: 65.8 %Whitley County65.8Ripley County: 65.5 %Ripley County65.5Union County: 65.4 %Union County65.4Elkhart County: 65.1 %Elkhart County65.1Warrick County: 64.8 %Warrick County64.8Clinton County: 64.8 %Clinton County64.8LaGrange County: 64.8 %LaGrange County64.8Warren County: 64.7 %Warren County64.7Kosciusko County: 64.7 %Kosciusko County64.7Jackson County: 64.4 %Jackson County64.4Floyd County: 64.4 %Floyd County64.4Vanderburgh County: 64.2 %Vanderburgh County64.2Noble County: 63.9 %Noble County63.9Shelby County: 63.8 %Shelby County63.8Dearborn County: 63.6 %Dearborn County63.6Montgomery County: 63.3 %Montgomery County63.3Huntington County: 63.2 %Huntington County63.2St. Joseph County: 63.2 %St. Joseph County63.2Knox County: 63 %Knox County63Franklin County: 62.8 %Franklin County62.8Spencer County: 62.8 %Spencer County62.8Cass County: 62.7 %Cass County62.7Orange County: 62.7 %Orange County62.7Tippecanoe County: 62.6 %Tippecanoe County62.6Jasper County: 62.5 %Jasper County62.5Gibson County: 62.5 %Gibson County62.5Morgan County: 62.5 %Morgan County62.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hamilton County71.5+0.2 pts
2Boone County69.8+0.2 pts
3Hendricks County69.1-0.6 pts
4Marion County68.3+0.8 pts
5Hancock County68.1-0.1 pts
6Dubois County67.4-0.5 pts
7Wells County66.7+0.2 pts
8Johnson County66.6-0.2 pts
9Decatur County66.50 pts
10Allen County66.4-0.4 pts
11Clark County66.30 pts
12DeKalb County65.9+0.3 pts
13Bartholomew County65.9+0.7 pts
14Whitley County65.8+0.4 pts
15Ripley County65.50 pts
16Union County65.4-0 pts
17Elkhart County65.1-0.5 pts
18Warrick County64.8+1 pts
19Clinton County64.8+0.8 pts
20LaGrange County64.8+1.1 pts
21Warren County64.7+2.5 pts
22Kosciusko County64.7-1.1 pts
23Jackson County64.4+1.3 pts
24Floyd County64.4+0.2 pts
25Vanderburgh County64.2-0.2 pts
26Noble County63.9+0.1 pts
27Shelby County63.8+0.5 pts
28Dearborn County63.6-0.7 pts
29Montgomery County63.3-0.6 pts
30Huntington County63.2+0.1 pts
31St. Joseph County63.2-0.7 pts
32Knox County63-0.3 pts
33Franklin County62.8-1.7 pts
34Spencer County62.8+0.1 pts
35Cass County62.7-0.1 pts
36Orange County62.7+1.7 pts
37Tippecanoe County62.6+0.5 pts
38Jasper County62.5+1.4 pts
39Gibson County62.50 pts
39Morgan County62.5-0.3 pts
41Steuben County62.5-0.5 pts
42Porter County62.4+0.3 pts
43Marshall County62.4+0.4 pts
44Martin County62.3+1.4 pts
45Carroll County62.2+2 pts
46Monroe County62-0.3 pts
47Daviess County61.9-0.9 pts
47Fountain County61.9+0.3 pts
49Benton County61.7-0.9 pts
50Jennings County61.5-1.3 pts
51Posey County61.4-0.8 pts
52Lake County61.3-0.2 pts
52Tipton County61.3-1 pts
54Adams County61.2-0.7 pts
55Lawrence County61.2+1.1 pts
56Washington County61-0.1 pts
57Harrison County60.8+0.5 pts
58Newton County60.6+1.1 pts
59Pulaski County60.5-1.4 pts
60White County60.5-0.3 pts
61Wabash County60.4+1.2 pts
62Switzerland County60.4+1.7 pts
63Rush County60.30 pts
64Madison County60.1+0.7 pts
65Wayne County59.9-0 pts
66Delaware County59.7-0.1 pts
67Howard County59.6+0.1 pts
68Randolph County59.4-0.8 pts
69Grant County59.3+0.5 pts
70Owen County59-1.2 pts
71Greene County59+0.9 pts
71Scott County59+0.4 pts
73Jay County58.9-1.7 pts
74Fulton County58.9-0.7 pts
75Clay County58.90 pts
76Vigo County58.7-1.2 pts
77Ohio County58.2-0.7 pts
78Pike County58.1+0.1 pts
79Vermillion County58-0.8 pts
80Brown County57.4-0.2 pts
81LaPorte County57.3-0.5 pts
82Jefferson County57-0.4 pts
83Fayette County57-0.1 pts
84Putnam County56.9+0.7 pts
85Perry County56-1 pts
86Miami County55.5+0.3 pts
87Henry County54.8+0.8 pts
88Blackford County54.4-1.7 pts
89Starke County54.2+0.5 pts
90Sullivan County54.1-0.9 pts
91Crawford County52.4-1 pts
92Parke County51.9+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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (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=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. 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 county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hamilton County, with 71.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Parke County, with 51.9% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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