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 2022, at 9.7%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Indiana was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.7Newton County
Lowest1.8Ohio County
Median3.992 counties
Indiana4.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 3.2 %Allen County: 4.8 %Bartholomew County: 3.6 %Benton County: 3.7 %Blackford County: 5.5 %Boone County: 3.1 %Brown County: 3.9 %Carroll County: 3.1 %Cass County: 4.2 %Clark County: 3.7 %Clay County: 4.3 %Clinton County: 3.4 %Crawford County: 3.6 %Daviess County: 1.9 %Dearborn County: 2.2 %Decatur County: 3.1 %DeKalb County: 4.3 %Delaware County: 6.1 %Dubois County: 1.9 %Elkhart County: 3.8 %Fayette County: 4.5 %Floyd County: 3.9 %Fountain County: 5.2 %Franklin County: 2.1 %Fulton County: 7.2 %Gibson County: 2.8 %Grant County: 7.3 %Greene County: 6.7 %Hamilton County: 2.7 %Hancock County: 2.7 %Harrison County: 3.8 %Hendricks County: 2.4 %Henry County: 4.5 %Howard County: 5.9 %Huntington County: 3.4 %Jackson County: 2.7 %Jasper County: 4.1 %Jay County: 4.4 %Jefferson County: 3.4 %Jennings County: 5 %Johnson County: 3.4 %Knox County: 3.2 %Kosciusko County: 3.3 %LaGrange County: 3.2 %Lake County: 6.7 %LaPorte County: 5 %Lawrence County: 3.3 %Madison County: 5.5 %Marion County: 5.6 %Marshall County: 3 %Martin County: 1.9 %Miami County: 4.5 %Monroe County: 5.8 %Montgomery County: 4 %Morgan County: 4 %Newton County: 9.7 %Noble County: 3.4 %Ohio County: 1.8 %Orange County: 3 %Owen County: 5.2 %Parke County: 5.6 %Perry County: 5.2 %Pike County: 3.6 %Porter County: 4.2 %Posey County: 2.8 %Pulaski County: 3.8 %Putnam County: 2.8 %Randolph County: 5.6 %Ripley County: 3.4 %Rush County: 6.3 %St. Joseph County: 4.8 %Scott County: 4.8 %Shelby County: 3.3 %Spencer County: 3.3 %Starke County: 4 %Steuben County: 7.1 %Sullivan County: 5 %Switzerland County: 4.4 %Tippecanoe County: 3.6 %Tipton County: 3.9 %Union County: 5.1 %Vanderburgh County: 4.7 %Vermillion County: 7.5 %Vigo County: 6.1 %Wabash County: 3.5 %Warren County: 3.1 %Warrick County: 3.3 %Washington County: 4.2 %Wayne County: 4.5 %Wells County: 2.4 %White County: 4.4 %Whitley County: 4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Newton County: 9.7 %Newton County9.7Vermillion County: 7.5 %Vermillion County7.5Grant County: 7.3 %Grant County7.3Fulton County: 7.2 %Fulton County7.2Steuben County: 7.1 %Steuben County7.1Greene County: 6.7 %Greene County6.7Lake County: 6.7 %Lake County6.7Rush County: 6.3 %Rush County6.3Delaware County: 6.1 %Delaware County6.1Vigo County: 6.1 %Vigo County6.1Howard County: 5.9 %Howard County5.9Monroe County: 5.8 %Monroe County5.8Randolph County: 5.6 %Randolph County5.6Parke County: 5.6 %Parke County5.6Marion County: 5.6 %Marion County5.6Blackford County: 5.5 %Blackford County5.5Madison County: 5.5 %Madison County5.5Owen County: 5.2 %Owen County5.2Fountain County: 5.2 %Fountain County5.2Perry County: 5.2 %Perry County5.2Union County: 5.1 %Union County5.1Sullivan County: 5 %Sullivan County5Jennings County: 5 %Jennings County5LaPorte County: 5 %LaPorte County5Scott County: 4.8 %Scott County4.8Allen County: 4.8 %Allen County4.8St. Joseph County: 4.8 %St. Joseph County4.8Vanderburgh County: 4.7 %Vanderburgh County4.7Fayette County: 4.5 %Fayette County4.5Henry County: 4.5 %Henry County4.5Miami County: 4.5 %Miami County4.5Wayne County: 4.5 %Wayne County4.5White County: 4.4 %White County4.4Switzerland County: 4.4 %Switzerland County4.4Jay County: 4.4 %Jay County4.4DeKalb County: 4.3 %DeKalb County4.3Clay County: 4.3 %Clay County4.3Porter County: 4.2 %Porter County4.2Cass County: 4.2 %Cass County4.2Washington County: 4.2 %Washington County4.2Newton County: 9.7 %Newton County9.7Vermillion County: 7.5 %Vermillion County7.5Grant County: 7.3 %Grant County7.3Fulton County: 7.2 %Fulton County7.2Steuben County: 7.1 %Steuben County7.1Greene County: 6.7 %Greene County6.7Lake County: 6.7 %Lake County6.7Rush County: 6.3 %Rush County6.3Delaware County: 6.1 %Delaware County6.1Vigo County: 6.1 %Vigo County6.1Howard County: 5.9 %Howard County5.9Monroe County: 5.8 %Monroe County5.8Randolph County: 5.6 %Randolph County5.6Parke County: 5.6 %Parke County5.6Marion County: 5.6 %Marion County5.6Blackford County: 5.5 %Blackford County5.5Madison County: 5.5 %Madison County5.5Owen County: 5.2 %Owen County5.2Fountain County: 5.2 %Fountain County5.2Perry County: 5.2 %Perry County5.2Union County: 5.1 %Union County5.1Sullivan County: 5 %Sullivan County5Jennings County: 5 %Jennings County5LaPorte County: 5 %LaPorte County5Scott County: 4.8 %Scott County4.8Allen County: 4.8 %Allen County4.8St. Joseph County: 4.8 %St. Joseph County4.8Vanderburgh County: 4.7 %Vanderburgh County4.7Fayette County: 4.5 %Fayette County4.5Henry County: 4.5 %Henry County4.5Miami County: 4.5 %Miami County4.5Wayne County: 4.5 %Wayne County4.5White County: 4.4 %White County4.4Switzerland County: 4.4 %Switzerland County4.4Jay County: 4.4 %Jay County4.4DeKalb County: 4.3 %DeKalb County4.3Clay County: 4.3 %Clay County4.3Porter County: 4.2 %Porter County4.2Cass County: 4.2 %Cass County4.2Washington County: 4.2 %Washington County4.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Newton County9.7+1.1 pts
2Vermillion County7.5-0 pts
3Grant County7.3-0.1 pts
4Fulton County7.2+0.6 pts
5Steuben County7.1+0.5 pts
6Greene County6.7+0.8 pts
7Lake County6.7-0.4 pts
8Rush County6.3-0.4 pts
9Delaware County6.1-0.2 pts
10Vigo County6.1-0.5 pts
11Howard County5.9+0.2 pts
12Monroe County5.8-0.6 pts
13Randolph County5.6-0.3 pts
14Parke County5.6-0.8 pts
15Marion County5.6-0 pts
16Blackford County5.5+0.9 pts
17Madison County5.5-0.3 pts
18Owen County5.2-0.6 pts
19Fountain County5.2+0.3 pts
20Perry County5.2+1.5 pts
21Union County5.1+1.3 pts
22Sullivan County5-0.5 pts
23Jennings County5+0.8 pts
24LaPorte County5-0.4 pts
25Scott County4.8+0.2 pts
26Allen County4.8-0.1 pts
26St. Joseph County4.8+0.1 pts
28Vanderburgh County4.70 pts
29Fayette County4.5-0.4 pts
30Henry County4.5-0.3 pts
31Miami County4.5-0.3 pts
32Wayne County4.5-0.1 pts
33White County4.4-0.6 pts
34Switzerland County4.4-0.5 pts
35Jay County4.4+0.2 pts
36DeKalb County4.3+0.4 pts
37Clay County4.3-0.5 pts
38Porter County4.2-0.2 pts
39Cass County4.2-0.3 pts
40Washington County4.2+0.4 pts
41Jasper County4.1-0.2 pts
42Whitley County4-1 pts
43Starke County4-1.7 pts
44Morgan County4-0.3 pts
45Montgomery County4-0.1 pts
46Floyd County3.9-0.2 pts
47Brown County3.9-1.1 pts
48Tipton County3.9+0.5 pts
49Harrison County3.8-0.7 pts
50Elkhart County3.8-0.6 pts
51Pulaski County3.8-1.5 pts
52Clark County3.7-0.2 pts
53Benton County3.7-0.4 pts
54Bartholomew County3.6-0.2 pts
55Pike County3.60 pts
56Crawford County3.6+0.4 pts
57Tippecanoe County3.6-0.3 pts
58Wabash County3.5-0.4 pts
59Clinton County3.4-0.2 pts
60Johnson County3.4-0.1 pts
61Huntington County3.4+0.8 pts
61Jefferson County3.4-0.3 pts
61Noble County3.4-0.2 pts
64Ripley County3.4-0.9 pts
65Spencer County3.30 pts
65Warrick County3.3-0.3 pts
67Shelby County3.30 pts
68Kosciusko County3.3-0.3 pts
69Lawrence County3.3-0.6 pts
70Adams County3.2+0.2 pts
71LaGrange County3.2-0.2 pts
72Knox County3.2-0.3 pts
73Warren County3.1+0.5 pts
74Decatur County3.1-0.8 pts
75Boone County3.1-0.1 pts
75Carroll County3.1-0.3 pts
77Orange County3-0.2 pts
78Marshall County3-0.6 pts
79Posey County2.8-0.4 pts
79Putnam County2.8+0.8 pts
81Gibson County2.8-0 pts
82Hamilton County2.7-0.3 pts
83Jackson County2.7-1.4 pts
84Hancock County2.7-0.3 pts
85Wells County2.40 pts
86Hendricks County2.4-0.3 pts
87Dearborn County2.2-1 pts
88Franklin County2.1-0.1 pts
89Martin County1.9-0.4 pts
90Daviess County1.9-0.7 pts
91Dubois County1.9-0.3 pts
92Ohio County1.8+0.4 pts

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.

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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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Newton County, with 9.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ohio County, with 1.8% in 2022.

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