Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Howard County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in August 2025, at 6.4%. Union County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Indiana was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.4Howard County
Lowest2.7Union County
Median3.692 counties
Indiana3.7History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

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Howard CountyHoward County: 6.4 %6.4Lake CountyLake County: 5 %5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.7 %4.7Grant CountyGrant County: 4.7 %4.7Starke CountyStarke County: 4.5 %4.5Miami CountyMiami County: 4.4 %4.4Scott CountyScott County: 4.4 %4.4St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 4.4 %4.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.3 %4.3Blackford CountyBlackford County: 4.2 %4.2Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 4.2 %4.2Vigo CountyVigo County: 4.2 %4.2Cass CountyCass County: 4.1 %4.1Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 4.1 %4.1Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 4.1 %4.1Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 4.1 %4.1Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4 %4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4 %4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4 %4Wayne CountyWayne County: 4 %4LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.9 %3.9Marion CountyMarion County: 3.9 %3.9Parke CountyParke County: 3.9 %3.9Porter CountyPorter County: 3.9 %3.9Putnam CountyPutnam County: 3.9 %3.9Steuben CountySteuben County: 3.9 %3.9Knox CountyKnox County: 3.8 %3.8Newton CountyNewton County: 3.8 %3.8Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 3.8 %3.8Adams CountyAdams County: 3.7 %3.7Allen CountyAllen County: 3.7 %3.7Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 3.7 %3.7Clay CountyClay County: 3.7 %3.7Floyd CountyFloyd County: 3.7 %3.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.7 %3.7Greene CountyGreene County: 3.7 %3.7Henry CountyHenry County: 3.7 %3.7Jay CountyJay County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Howard County6.4-3.9 pts
2Lake County5-0.9 pts
3Delaware County4.70 pts
3Grant County4.7-0.4 pts
5Starke County4.5-0.7 pts
6Miami County4.4-2 pts
6Scott County4.4-0.3 pts
6St. Joseph County4.4-0.7 pts
9Fayette County4.3-0.2 pts
10Blackford County4.2+0.1 pts
10Vermillion County4.2-0.5 pts
10Vigo County4.2-0.1 pts
13Cass County4.1-1.1 pts
13Elkhart County4.1-1 pts
13Switzerland County4.1-0.4 pts
13Tippecanoe County4.1+0.2 pts
17Crawford County4-0.4 pts
17Jefferson County4+0.1 pts
17Monroe County4+0.1 pts
17Wayne County4-0.4 pts
21LaPorte County3.9-0.8 pts
21Marion County3.9-0.5 pts
21Parke County3.9+0.1 pts
21Porter County3.9-0.7 pts
21Putnam County3.9-0.1 pts
21Steuben County3.9-0.2 pts
27Knox County3.8-0.9 pts
27Newton County3.8-0.5 pts
27Vanderburgh County3.8-0.3 pts
30Adams County3.7-0.1 pts
30Allen County3.7-0.2 pts
30Bartholomew County3.7-0.3 pts
30Clay County3.7-0.3 pts
30Floyd County3.70 pts
30Fulton County3.7-0.7 pts
30Greene County3.7-0.9 pts
30Henry County3.7-0.3 pts
30Jay County3.7+0.1 pts
30Madison County3.7-0.4 pts
30Marshall County3.7-0.5 pts
30Randolph County3.7-0.4 pts
30Tipton County3.7-1.8 pts
43Clark County3.6-0.3 pts
43Dearborn County3.6-0.4 pts
43Fountain County3.6-0.4 pts
43Harrison County3.6-0.2 pts
43Jasper County3.6-0.5 pts
43Kosciusko County3.6-1 pts
43LaGrange County3.6-0.3 pts
43Lawrence County3.6-1.1 pts
43Noble County3.6-0.7 pts
43Ohio County3.6-0.5 pts
43Orange County3.6-0.7 pts
43Owen County3.6-0.4 pts
43Perry County3.6-0.1 pts
43Pike County3.6-0.5 pts
43Rush County3.6-0.2 pts
43Sullivan County3.6-0.6 pts
59Clinton County3.5+0.1 pts
59Decatur County3.50 pts
59Jackson County3.5+0.1 pts
59Morgan County3.5-0.3 pts
59Wabash County3.5-0.8 pts
59Washington County3.5-0.3 pts
59White County3.5-0.7 pts
66Carroll County3.4-0.3 pts
66Huntington County3.4-0.1 pts
66Posey County3.40 pts
66Ripley County3.4-0.2 pts
66Shelby County3.4-0.3 pts
66Warrick County3.4-0.2 pts
72Brown County3.3-0.5 pts
72Daviess County3.3-0.2 pts
72DeKalb County3.3-0.4 pts
72Jennings County3.3-0.2 pts
72Johnson County3.3-0.2 pts
72Montgomery County3.3-0.1 pts
72Warren County3.3-0.3 pts
79Dubois County3.20 pts
79Franklin County3.2-0.2 pts
79Gibson County3.2-0.4 pts
79Hancock County3.2-0.3 pts
79Hendricks County3.2-0.3 pts
79Martin County3.20 pts
79Spencer County3.2-0.6 pts
79Whitley County3.2-0.5 pts
87Benton County3.1-0.1 pts
87Hamilton County3.1-0.3 pts
89Boone County3-0.2 pts
89Wells County3-0.3 pts
91Pulaski County2.8-0.9 pts
92Union County2.7-0.4 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?

Howard County, with 6.4% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Union County, with 2.7% in August 2025.

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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