Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Howard County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in September 2025, at 5.7%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Indiana was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.7Howard County
Median3.492 counties
Indiana3.7History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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Howard CountyHoward County: 5.7 %5.7Lake CountyLake County: 4.6 %4.6Scott CountyScott County: 4.2 %4.2Starke CountyStarke County: 4.2 %4.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.1 %4.1Miami CountyMiami County: 4.1 %4.1Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 4.1 %4.1Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4 %4Grant CountyGrant County: 4 %4Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 4 %4Newton CountyNewton County: 3.9 %3.9St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 3.9 %3.9Blackford CountyBlackford County: 3.8 %3.8Cass CountyCass County: 3.8 %3.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.8 %3.8LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.8 %3.8Parke CountyParke County: 3.8 %3.8Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.7 %3.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.7 %3.7Marion CountyMarion County: 3.7 %3.7Pike CountyPike County: 3.7 %3.7Porter CountyPorter County: 3.7 %3.7Vigo CountyVigo County: 3.7 %3.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.7 %3.7Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 3.6 %3.6Greene CountyGreene County: 3.6 %3.6Henry CountyHenry County: 3.6 %3.6Clay CountyClay County: 3.5 %3.5Fountain CountyFountain County: 3.5 %3.5Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.5 %3.5Madison CountyMadison County: 3.5 %3.5Orange CountyOrange County: 3.5 %3.5Owen CountyOwen County: 3.5 %3.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3.5 %3.5Sullivan CountySullivan County: 3.5 %3.5Tipton CountyTipton County: 3.5 %3.5Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 3.5 %3.5Allen CountyAllen County: 3.4 %3.4Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 3.4 %3.4Clark CountyClark County: 3.4 %3.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Howard County5.7-1 pts
2Lake County4.6-0.6 pts
3Scott County4.2-0.2 pts
3Starke County4.2-0.4 pts
5Fayette County4.10 pts
5Miami County4.1-0.6 pts
5Vermillion County4.1-0.1 pts
8Delaware County40 pts
8Grant County4-0.1 pts
8Switzerland County4-0.2 pts
11Newton County3.90 pts
11St. Joseph County3.9-0.5 pts
13Blackford County3.8-0.2 pts
13Cass County3.8-0.5 pts
13Crawford County3.80 pts
13LaPorte County3.8-0.5 pts
13Parke County3.8+0.2 pts
18Fulton County3.7-0.2 pts
18Jefferson County3.7+0.2 pts
18Marion County3.7-0.2 pts
18Pike County3.7-0.1 pts
18Porter County3.7-0.3 pts
18Vigo County3.7-0.2 pts
18Wayne County3.7-0.1 pts
25Elkhart County3.6-0.9 pts
25Greene County3.6-0.6 pts
25Henry County3.6-0.1 pts
28Clay County3.5-0.2 pts
28Fountain County3.5-0.2 pts
28Lawrence County3.5-0.7 pts
28Madison County3.5-0.3 pts
28Orange County3.5-0.5 pts
28Owen County3.5-0.2 pts
28Randolph County3.5-0.2 pts
28Sullivan County3.5-0.4 pts
28Tipton County3.5-0.1 pts
28Vanderburgh County3.5-0.2 pts
38Allen County3.4-0.1 pts
38Bartholomew County3.4-0.2 pts
38Clark County3.4-0.1 pts
38Dearborn County3.4-0.2 pts
38Decatur County3.4+0.1 pts
38Floyd County3.40 pts
38Jasper County3.4-0.3 pts
38Jay County3.4+0.3 pts
38Kosciusko County3.4-0.7 pts
38Marshall County3.4-0.3 pts
38Morgan County3.4-0.1 pts
38Noble County3.4-0.4 pts
38Putnam County3.4-0.1 pts
38Steuben County3.4-0.3 pts
38Wabash County3.4-0.3 pts
38Washington County3.40 pts
38White County3.4-0.3 pts
55Carroll County3.30 pts
55Harrison County3.3-0.2 pts
55Knox County3.3-1 pts
55Monroe County3.3+0.1 pts
55Ohio County3.3-0.3 pts
55Perry County3.3-0.2 pts
55Posey County3.3+0.2 pts
55Rush County3.3-0.1 pts
55Shelby County3.30 pts
55Tippecanoe County3.30 pts
55Warrick County3.3+0.1 pts
66Adams County3.2-0.2 pts
66Brown County3.2-0.4 pts
66Clinton County3.2+0.2 pts
66DeKalb County3.2-0.3 pts
66Huntington County3.20 pts
66Jackson County3.2+0.1 pts
66Jennings County3.20 pts
66Ripley County3.2-0.1 pts
74Franklin County3.1-0.2 pts
74Hancock County3.1-0.1 pts
74Johnson County3.1-0.1 pts
74LaGrange County3.1-0.2 pts
74Martin County3.1+0.2 pts
74Spencer County3.1-0.4 pts
74Warren County3.1-0.1 pts
74Whitley County3.1-0.2 pts
82Gibson County3-0.3 pts
82Hendricks County3-0.1 pts
82Montgomery County3-0.1 pts
85Benton County2.90 pts
85Boone County2.90 pts
85Daviess County2.9-0.1 pts
85Dubois County2.90 pts
85Hamilton County2.9-0.2 pts
85Wells County2.9-0.1 pts
91Union County2.8+0.2 pts
92Pulaski County2.5-0.8 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 5.7% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Pulaski County, with 2.5% in September 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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