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 2023, at 8.7%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Indiana was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.7Newton County
Lowest1.2Ohio County
Median3.892 counties
Indiana4.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 2.7 %Allen County: 4.6 %Bartholomew County: 3.7 %Benton County: 3.6 %Blackford County: 5.5 %Boone County: 3 %Brown County: 3.2 %Carroll County: 2.9 %Cass County: 3.4 %Clark County: 3.8 %Clay County: 3.9 %Clinton County: 3.2 %Crawford County: 2.6 %Daviess County: 1.7 %Dearborn County: 2.3 %Decatur County: 2.6 %DeKalb County: 4.1 %Delaware County: 6.2 %Dubois County: 2.1 %Elkhart County: 3.4 %Fayette County: 4.1 %Floyd County: 3.8 %Fountain County: 4.5 %Franklin County: 3.2 %Fulton County: 7.4 %Gibson County: 2.9 %Grant County: 6.7 %Greene County: 6.4 %Hamilton County: 2.8 %Hancock County: 2.7 %Harrison County: 3.8 %Hendricks County: 2.5 %Henry County: 4.1 %Howard County: 5.7 %Huntington County: 3.2 %Jackson County: 3.1 %Jasper County: 3.9 %Jay County: 3.8 %Jefferson County: 4.1 %Jennings County: 4.3 %Johnson County: 3 %Knox County: 2.5 %Kosciusko County: 2.9 %LaGrange County: 3.4 %Lake County: 6.3 %LaPorte County: 4.4 %Lawrence County: 3.4 %Madison County: 5.7 %Marion County: 5.1 %Marshall County: 2.8 %Martin County: 2.1 %Miami County: 6.5 %Monroe County: 5.5 %Montgomery County: 3.8 %Morgan County: 3.8 %Newton County: 8.7 %Noble County: 3.1 %Ohio County: 1.2 %Orange County: 2.9 %Owen County: 4.6 %Parke County: 5.2 %Perry County: 5.1 %Pike County: 3.1 %Porter County: 4.4 %Posey County: 2.3 %Pulaski County: 2.8 %Putnam County: 2.1 %Randolph County: 5.4 %Ripley County: 3.2 %Rush County: 5.7 %St. Joseph County: 5 %Scott County: 3.4 %Shelby County: 4.1 %Spencer County: 3.4 %Starke County: 3.4 %Steuben County: 7.1 %Sullivan County: 5.1 %Switzerland County: 4.1 %Tippecanoe County: 2.9 %Tipton County: 3 %Union County: 5.1 %Vanderburgh County: 4.4 %Vermillion County: 6 %Vigo County: 6.1 %Wabash County: 3.6 %Warren County: 4.6 %Warrick County: 2.9 %Washington County: 3.6 %Wayne County: 5.3 %Wells County: 2.1 %White County: 4.8 %Whitley County: 4.5 %
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  • 2.8 to 3.2
  • 3.2 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 5.4
  • 5.4 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Newton County: 8.7 %Newton County8.7Fulton County: 7.4 %Fulton County7.4Steuben County: 7.1 %Steuben County7.1Grant County: 6.7 %Grant County6.7Miami County: 6.5 %Miami County6.5Greene County: 6.4 %Greene County6.4Lake County: 6.3 %Lake County6.3Delaware County: 6.2 %Delaware County6.2Vigo County: 6.1 %Vigo County6.1Vermillion County: 6 %Vermillion County6Howard County: 5.7 %Howard County5.7Madison County: 5.7 %Madison County5.7Rush County: 5.7 %Rush County5.7Blackford County: 5.5 %Blackford County5.5Monroe County: 5.5 %Monroe County5.5Randolph County: 5.4 %Randolph County5.4Wayne County: 5.3 %Wayne County5.3Parke County: 5.2 %Parke County5.2Marion County: 5.1 %Marion County5.1Sullivan County: 5.1 %Sullivan County5.1Union County: 5.1 %Union County5.1Perry County: 5.1 %Perry County5.1St. Joseph County: 5 %St. Joseph County5White County: 4.8 %White County4.8Allen County: 4.6 %Allen County4.6Warren County: 4.6 %Warren County4.6Owen County: 4.6 %Owen County4.6Fountain County: 4.5 %Fountain County4.5Whitley County: 4.5 %Whitley County4.5Porter County: 4.4 %Porter County4.4LaPorte County: 4.4 %LaPorte County4.4Vanderburgh County: 4.4 %Vanderburgh County4.4Jennings County: 4.3 %Jennings County4.3DeKalb County: 4.1 %DeKalb County4.1Fayette County: 4.1 %Fayette County4.1Henry County: 4.1 %Henry County4.1Jefferson County: 4.1 %Jefferson County4.1Switzerland County: 4.1 %Switzerland County4.1Shelby County: 4.1 %Shelby County4.1Clay County: 3.9 %Clay County3.9Newton County: 8.7 %Newton County8.7Fulton County: 7.4 %Fulton County7.4Steuben County: 7.1 %Steuben County7.1Grant County: 6.7 %Grant County6.7Miami County: 6.5 %Miami County6.5Greene County: 6.4 %Greene County6.4Lake County: 6.3 %Lake County6.3Delaware County: 6.2 %Delaware County6.2Vigo County: 6.1 %Vigo County6.1Vermillion County: 6 %Vermillion County6Howard County: 5.7 %Howard County5.7Madison County: 5.7 %Madison County5.7Rush County: 5.7 %Rush County5.7Blackford County: 5.5 %Blackford County5.5Monroe County: 5.5 %Monroe County5.5Randolph County: 5.4 %Randolph County5.4Wayne County: 5.3 %Wayne County5.3Parke County: 5.2 %Parke County5.2Marion County: 5.1 %Marion County5.1Sullivan County: 5.1 %Sullivan County5.1Union County: 5.1 %Union County5.1Perry County: 5.1 %Perry County5.1St. Joseph County: 5 %St. Joseph County5White County: 4.8 %White County4.8Allen County: 4.6 %Allen County4.6Warren County: 4.6 %Warren County4.6Owen County: 4.6 %Owen County4.6Fountain County: 4.5 %Fountain County4.5Whitley County: 4.5 %Whitley County4.5Porter County: 4.4 %Porter County4.4LaPorte County: 4.4 %LaPorte County4.4Vanderburgh County: 4.4 %Vanderburgh County4.4Jennings County: 4.3 %Jennings County4.3DeKalb County: 4.1 %DeKalb County4.1Fayette County: 4.1 %Fayette County4.1Henry County: 4.1 %Henry County4.1Jefferson County: 4.1 %Jefferson County4.1Switzerland County: 4.1 %Switzerland County4.1Shelby County: 4.1 %Shelby County4.1Clay County: 3.9 %Clay County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Newton County8.7-1 pts
2Fulton County7.4+0.2 pts
3Steuben County7.10 pts
4Grant County6.7-0.6 pts
5Miami County6.5+2 pts
6Greene County6.4-0.3 pts
7Lake County6.3-0.4 pts
8Delaware County6.2+0.1 pts
9Vigo County6.10 pts
10Vermillion County6-1.5 pts
11Howard County5.7-0.1 pts
11Madison County5.7+0.2 pts
13Rush County5.7-0.6 pts
14Blackford County5.50 pts
14Monroe County5.5-0.3 pts
16Randolph County5.4-0.2 pts
17Wayne County5.3+0.8 pts
18Parke County5.2-0.4 pts
19Marion County5.1-0.4 pts
20Sullivan County5.10 pts
21Union County5.1-0 pts
22Perry County5.1-0.1 pts
23St. Joseph County5+0.2 pts
24White County4.8+0.3 pts
25Allen County4.6-0.2 pts
25Warren County4.6+1.5 pts
27Owen County4.6-0.6 pts
28Fountain County4.5-0.7 pts
29Whitley County4.5+0.4 pts
30Porter County4.4+0.2 pts
31LaPorte County4.4-0.5 pts
32Vanderburgh County4.4-0.3 pts
33Jennings County4.3-0.7 pts
34DeKalb County4.1-0.2 pts
34Fayette County4.1-0.4 pts
36Henry County4.1-0.4 pts
37Jefferson County4.1+0.7 pts
37Switzerland County4.1-0.3 pts
39Shelby County4.1+0.8 pts
40Clay County3.9-0.4 pts
41Jasper County3.9-0.2 pts
42Floyd County3.8-0.1 pts
43Montgomery County3.8-0.2 pts
44Jay County3.8-0.6 pts
45Clark County3.80 pts
46Harrison County3.8-0.1 pts
46Morgan County3.8-0.2 pts
48Bartholomew County3.70 pts
49Washington County3.6-0.6 pts
50Wabash County3.6+0.1 pts
51Benton County3.6-0.1 pts
52Elkhart County3.4-0.4 pts
53Lawrence County3.4+0.2 pts
54LaGrange County3.4+0.2 pts
54Spencer County3.4+0.1 pts
56Cass County3.4-0.8 pts
56Starke County3.4-0.6 pts
58Scott County3.4-1.5 pts
59Franklin County3.2+1.1 pts
60Ripley County3.2-0.2 pts
61Brown County3.2-0.7 pts
62Clinton County3.2-0.3 pts
62Huntington County3.2-0.2 pts
64Noble County3.1-0.3 pts
65Jackson County3.1+0.4 pts
66Pike County3.1-0.5 pts
67Boone County3-0.1 pts
68Johnson County3-0.4 pts
69Tipton County3-0.9 pts
70Gibson County2.9+0.1 pts
71Orange County2.9-0.1 pts
71Tippecanoe County2.9-0.6 pts
73Kosciusko County2.9-0.4 pts
74Warrick County2.9-0.5 pts
75Carroll County2.9-0.2 pts
76Marshall County2.8-0.2 pts
77Pulaski County2.8-1 pts
78Hamilton County2.8+0.1 pts
79Hancock County2.7-0 pts
80Adams County2.7-0.5 pts
81Decatur County2.6-0.5 pts
82Crawford County2.6-1.1 pts
83Knox County2.5-0.7 pts
84Hendricks County2.5+0.1 pts
85Dearborn County2.3+0.1 pts
86Posey County2.3-0.6 pts
87Martin County2.1+0.2 pts
88Dubois County2.1+0.2 pts
88Putnam County2.1-0.7 pts
90Wells County2.1-0.4 pts
91Daviess County1.7-0.2 pts
92Ohio County1.2-0.6 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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2023.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Newton County, with 8.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ohio County, with 1.2% in 2023.

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