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Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate, August 2026

Lake County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in August 2026, at 4.8%. Wells County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Indiana was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.8Lake County
Lowest2.7Wells County
Median3.392 counties
Indiana3.3History

Top 40 counties, August 2026

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Lake CountyLake County: 4.8 %4.8Howard CountyHoward County: 4.6 %4.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.2 %4.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.2 %4.2Grant CountyGrant County: 4.1 %4.1St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 4.1 %4.1Starke CountyStarke County: 4.1 %4.1Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 3.8 %3.8LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.8 %3.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.8 %3.8Porter CountyPorter County: 3.8 %3.8Scott CountyScott County: 3.8 %3.8Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 3.8 %3.8Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 3.8 %3.8Vigo CountyVigo County: 3.8 %3.8Blackford CountyBlackford County: 3.7 %3.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.7 %3.7Clark CountyClark County: 3.6 %3.6Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.6 %3.6Madison CountyMadison County: 3.6 %3.6Marion CountyMarion County: 3.6 %3.6Miami CountyMiami County: 3.6 %3.6Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 3.6 %3.6Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 3.6 %3.6Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 3.5 %3.5Cass CountyCass County: 3.5 %3.5Floyd CountyFloyd County: 3.5 %3.5Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.5 %3.5Greene CountyGreene County: 3.5 %3.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 3.5 %3.5Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.5 %3.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.5 %3.5Knox CountyKnox County: 3.5 %3.5Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.5 %3.5Owen CountyOwen County: 3.5 %3.5Parke CountyParke County: 3.5 %3.5Pike CountyPike County: 3.5 %3.5Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 3.4 %3.4LaGrange CountyLaGrange County: 3.4 %3.4Noble CountyNoble County: 3.4 %3.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Lake County Provisional4.8-0.2 pts
2Howard County Provisional4.6-1.8 pts
3Delaware County Provisional4.2-0.5 pts
3Fayette County Provisional4.2-0.1 pts
5Grant County Provisional4.1-0.6 pts
5St. Joseph County Provisional4.1-0.3 pts
5Starke County Provisional4.1-0.4 pts
8Elkhart County Provisional3.8-0.3 pts
8LaPorte County Provisional3.8-0.1 pts
8Monroe County Provisional3.8-0.2 pts
8Porter County Provisional3.8-0.1 pts
8Scott County Provisional3.8-0.6 pts
8Switzerland County Provisional3.8-0.3 pts
8Vermillion County Provisional3.8-0.4 pts
8Vigo County Provisional3.8-0.4 pts
16Blackford County Provisional3.7-0.5 pts
16Wayne County Provisional3.7-0.3 pts
18Clark County Provisional3.60 pts
18Crawford County Provisional3.6-0.4 pts
18Madison County Provisional3.6-0.1 pts
18Marion County Provisional3.6-0.3 pts
18Miami County Provisional3.6-0.8 pts
18Tippecanoe County Provisional3.6-0.5 pts
18Vanderburgh County Provisional3.6-0.2 pts
25Bartholomew County Provisional3.5-0.2 pts
25Cass County Provisional3.5-0.6 pts
25Floyd County Provisional3.5-0.2 pts
25Fulton County Provisional3.5-0.2 pts
25Greene County Provisional3.5-0.2 pts
25Harrison County Provisional3.5-0.1 pts
25Jasper County Provisional3.5-0.1 pts
25Jefferson County Provisional3.5-0.5 pts
25Knox County Provisional3.5-0.3 pts
25Lawrence County Provisional3.5-0.1 pts
25Owen County Provisional3.5-0.1 pts
25Parke County Provisional3.5-0.4 pts
25Pike County Provisional3.5-0.1 pts
38Kosciusko County Provisional3.4-0.2 pts
38LaGrange County Provisional3.4-0.2 pts
38Noble County Provisional3.4-0.2 pts
38Putnam County Provisional3.4-0.5 pts
38Steuben County Provisional3.4-0.5 pts
38Washington County Provisional3.4-0.1 pts
44Allen County Provisional3.3-0.4 pts
44Clay County Provisional3.3-0.4 pts
44Dearborn County Provisional3.3-0.3 pts
44Henry County Provisional3.3-0.4 pts
44Newton County Provisional3.3-0.5 pts
44Perry County Provisional3.3-0.3 pts
44Randolph County Provisional3.3-0.4 pts
44Wabash County Provisional3.3-0.2 pts
52Adams County Provisional3.2-0.5 pts
52Brown County Provisional3.2-0.1 pts
52Decatur County Provisional3.2-0.3 pts
52DeKalb County Provisional3.2-0.1 pts
52Fountain County Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
52Marshall County Provisional3.2-0.5 pts
52Morgan County Provisional3.2-0.3 pts
52Ohio County Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
52Orange County Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
52Rush County Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
52Shelby County Provisional3.2-0.2 pts
52Sullivan County Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
64Dubois County Provisional3.1-0.1 pts
64Gibson County Provisional3.1-0.1 pts
64Jackson County Provisional3.1-0.4 pts
64Jay County Provisional3.1-0.6 pts
64Johnson County Provisional3.1-0.2 pts
64Posey County Provisional3.1-0.3 pts
64Ripley County Provisional3.1-0.3 pts
64Spencer County Provisional3.1-0.1 pts
64Tipton County Provisional3.1-0.6 pts
64Warrick County Provisional3.1-0.3 pts
64White County Provisional3.1-0.4 pts
75Carroll County Provisional3-0.4 pts
75Clinton County Provisional3-0.5 pts
75Daviess County Provisional3-0.3 pts
75Hamilton County Provisional3-0.1 pts
75Hancock County Provisional3-0.2 pts
75Hendricks County Provisional3-0.2 pts
75Huntington County Provisional3-0.4 pts
75Jennings County Provisional3-0.3 pts
75Montgomery County Provisional3-0.3 pts
84Franklin County Provisional2.9-0.3 pts
84Martin County Provisional2.9-0.3 pts
84Warren County Provisional2.9-0.4 pts
84Whitley County Provisional2.9-0.3 pts
88Benton County Provisional2.8-0.3 pts
88Boone County Provisional2.8-0.2 pts
90Pulaski County Provisional2.7-0.1 pts
90Union County Provisional2.70 pts
90Wells County Provisional2.7-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Lake County, with 4.8% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Wells County, with 2.7% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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