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Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Newton County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 92 counties in 2021, at 8.6%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Indiana was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.6Newton County
Lowest1.4Ohio County
Median4.192 counties
Indiana4.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 3 %Allen County: 5 %Bartholomew County: 3.8 %Benton County: 4 %Blackford County: 4.6 %Boone County: 3.2 %Brown County: 4.9 %Carroll County: 3.4 %Cass County: 4.4 %Clark County: 4 %Clay County: 4.7 %Clinton County: 3.6 %Crawford County: 3.3 %Daviess County: 2.6 %Dearborn County: 3.1 %Decatur County: 4 %DeKalb County: 3.9 %Delaware County: 6.4 %Dubois County: 2.2 %Elkhart County: 4.4 %Fayette County: 4.9 %Floyd County: 4.1 %Fountain County: 4.9 %Franklin County: 2.3 %Fulton County: 6.5 %Gibson County: 2.8 %Grant County: 7.4 %Greene County: 6 %Hamilton County: 3 %Hancock County: 3 %Harrison County: 4.6 %Hendricks County: 2.6 %Henry County: 4.8 %Howard County: 5.7 %Huntington County: 2.6 %Jackson County: 4.1 %Jasper County: 4.3 %Jay County: 4.2 %Jefferson County: 3.7 %Jennings County: 4.3 %Johnson County: 3.5 %Knox County: 3.5 %Kosciusko County: 3.6 %LaGrange County: 3.4 %Lake County: 7.1 %LaPorte County: 5.4 %Lawrence County: 3.9 %Madison County: 5.8 %Marion County: 5.6 %Marshall County: 3.6 %Martin County: 2.3 %Miami County: 4.8 %Monroe County: 6.4 %Montgomery County: 4.1 %Morgan County: 4.3 %Newton County: 8.6 %Noble County: 3.6 %Ohio County: 1.4 %Orange County: 3.2 %Owen County: 5.8 %Parke County: 6.4 %Perry County: 3.6 %Pike County: 3.6 %Porter County: 4.4 %Posey County: 3.2 %Pulaski County: 5.3 %Putnam County: 2.1 %Randolph County: 6 %Ripley County: 4.3 %Rush County: 6.6 %St. Joseph County: 4.8 %Scott County: 4.6 %Shelby County: 3.3 %Spencer County: 3.3 %Starke County: 5.8 %Steuben County: 6.6 %Sullivan County: 5.6 %Switzerland County: 4.9 %Tippecanoe County: 3.9 %Tipton County: 3.4 %Union County: 3.8 %Vanderburgh County: 4.7 %Vermillion County: 7.5 %Vigo County: 6.6 %Wabash County: 3.9 %Warren County: 2.6 %Warrick County: 3.6 %Washington County: 3.8 %Wayne County: 4.6 %Wells County: 2.4 %White County: 5 %Whitley County: 5 %
  • Under 3.2
  • 3.2 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.1
  • 4.1 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.7
  • 5.7 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Newton County: 8.6 %Newton County8.6Vermillion County: 7.5 %Vermillion County7.5Grant County: 7.4 %Grant County7.4Lake County: 7.1 %Lake County7.1Rush County: 6.6 %Rush County6.6Steuben County: 6.6 %Steuben County6.6Vigo County: 6.6 %Vigo County6.6Fulton County: 6.5 %Fulton County6.5Parke County: 6.4 %Parke County6.4Monroe County: 6.4 %Monroe County6.4Delaware County: 6.4 %Delaware County6.4Greene County: 6 %Greene County6Randolph County: 6 %Randolph County6Owen County: 5.8 %Owen County5.8Madison County: 5.8 %Madison County5.8Starke County: 5.8 %Starke County5.8Howard County: 5.7 %Howard County5.7Marion County: 5.6 %Marion County5.6Sullivan County: 5.6 %Sullivan County5.6LaPorte County: 5.4 %LaPorte County5.4Pulaski County: 5.3 %Pulaski County5.3White County: 5 %White County5Whitley County: 5 %Whitley County5Allen County: 5 %Allen County5Brown County: 4.9 %Brown County4.9Fayette County: 4.9 %Fayette County4.9Switzerland County: 4.9 %Switzerland County4.9Fountain County: 4.9 %Fountain County4.9Miami County: 4.8 %Miami County4.8Henry County: 4.8 %Henry County4.8St. Joseph County: 4.8 %St. Joseph County4.8Clay County: 4.7 %Clay County4.7Vanderburgh County: 4.7 %Vanderburgh County4.7Scott County: 4.6 %Scott County4.6Wayne County: 4.6 %Wayne County4.6Blackford County: 4.6 %Blackford County4.6Harrison County: 4.6 %Harrison County4.6Cass County: 4.4 %Cass County4.4Elkhart County: 4.4 %Elkhart County4.4Porter County: 4.4 %Porter County4.4Newton County: 8.6 %Newton County8.6Vermillion County: 7.5 %Vermillion County7.5Grant County: 7.4 %Grant County7.4Lake County: 7.1 %Lake County7.1Rush County: 6.6 %Rush County6.6Steuben County: 6.6 %Steuben County6.6Vigo County: 6.6 %Vigo County6.6Fulton County: 6.5 %Fulton County6.5Parke County: 6.4 %Parke County6.4Monroe County: 6.4 %Monroe County6.4Delaware County: 6.4 %Delaware County6.4Greene County: 6 %Greene County6Randolph County: 6 %Randolph County6Owen County: 5.8 %Owen County5.8Madison County: 5.8 %Madison County5.8Starke County: 5.8 %Starke County5.8Howard County: 5.7 %Howard County5.7Marion County: 5.6 %Marion County5.6Sullivan County: 5.6 %Sullivan County5.6LaPorte County: 5.4 %LaPorte County5.4Pulaski County: 5.3 %Pulaski County5.3White County: 5 %White County5Whitley County: 5 %Whitley County5Allen County: 5 %Allen County5Brown County: 4.9 %Brown County4.9Fayette County: 4.9 %Fayette County4.9Switzerland County: 4.9 %Switzerland County4.9Fountain County: 4.9 %Fountain County4.9Miami County: 4.8 %Miami County4.8Henry County: 4.8 %Henry County4.8St. Joseph County: 4.8 %St. Joseph County4.8Clay County: 4.7 %Clay County4.7Vanderburgh County: 4.7 %Vanderburgh County4.7Scott County: 4.6 %Scott County4.6Wayne County: 4.6 %Wayne County4.6Blackford County: 4.6 %Blackford County4.6Harrison County: 4.6 %Harrison County4.6Cass County: 4.4 %Cass County4.4Elkhart County: 4.4 %Elkhart County4.4Porter County: 4.4 %Porter County4.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Newton County8.6
2Vermillion County7.5
3Grant County7.4
4Lake County7.1
5Rush County6.6
6Steuben County6.6
7Vigo County6.6
8Fulton County6.5
9Parke County6.4
10Monroe County6.4
11Delaware County6.4
12Greene County6
12Randolph County6
14Owen County5.8
15Madison County5.8
16Starke County5.8
17Howard County5.7
18Marion County5.6
19Sullivan County5.6
20LaPorte County5.4
21Pulaski County5.3
22White County5
22Whitley County5
24Allen County5
25Brown County4.9
26Fayette County4.9
27Switzerland County4.9
28Fountain County4.9
29Miami County4.8
30Henry County4.8
31St. Joseph County4.8
32Clay County4.7
33Vanderburgh County4.7
34Scott County4.6
35Wayne County4.6
36Blackford County4.6
37Harrison County4.6
38Cass County4.4
39Elkhart County4.4
40Porter County4.4
41Jasper County4.3
42Morgan County4.3
43Ripley County4.3
44Jennings County4.3
45Jay County4.2
46Floyd County4.1
46Jackson County4.1
48Montgomery County4.1
49Benton County4
50Decatur County4
51Clark County4
52DeKalb County3.9
52Wabash County3.9
54Tippecanoe County3.9
55Lawrence County3.9
56Bartholomew County3.8
57Union County3.8
58Washington County3.8
59Jefferson County3.7
60Clinton County3.6
61Perry County3.6
62Warrick County3.6
63Kosciusko County3.6
63Pike County3.6
65Marshall County3.6
66Noble County3.6
67Johnson County3.5
68Knox County3.5
69LaGrange County3.4
70Carroll County3.4
71Tipton County3.4
72Spencer County3.3
73Shelby County3.3
74Crawford County3.3
75Posey County3.2
76Orange County3.2
77Boone County3.2
78Dearborn County3.1
79Adams County3
79Hancock County3
81Hamilton County3
82Gibson County2.8
83Hendricks County2.6
83Huntington County2.6
85Warren County2.6
86Daviess County2.6
87Wells County2.4
88Martin County2.3
89Franklin County2.3
90Dubois County2.2
91Putnam County2.1
92Ohio County1.4

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Indiana by unemployment 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Indiana by unemployment 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/unemployment-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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Indiana by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Indiana by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Newton County, with 8.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Ohio County, with 1.4% in 2021.

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