Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Howard County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in November 2025, at 4.6%. Union County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3% and the figure for Indiana was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.6Howard County
Lowest2.4Union County
Median392 counties
Indiana3.5History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Howard CountyHoward County: 4.6 %4.6Lake CountyLake County: 4.2 %4.2Scott CountyScott County: 3.9 %3.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.8 %3.8Parke CountyParke County: 3.7 %3.7Starke CountyStarke County: 3.7 %3.7Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 3.6 %3.6Blackford CountyBlackford County: 3.5 %3.5Cass CountyCass County: 3.5 %3.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.5 %3.5Miami CountyMiami County: 3.5 %3.5Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 3.5 %3.5LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.4 %3.4Pike CountyPike County: 3.4 %3.4St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 3.4 %3.4Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.3 %3.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.3 %3.3Grant CountyGrant County: 3.3 %3.3Greene CountyGreene County: 3.3 %3.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.3 %3.3Newton CountyNewton County: 3.3 %3.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.3 %3.3Fountain CountyFountain County: 3.2 %3.2Henry CountyHenry County: 3.2 %3.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.2 %3.2Madison CountyMadison County: 3.2 %3.2Marion CountyMarion County: 3.2 %3.2Porter CountyPorter County: 3.2 %3.2Randolph CountyRandolph County: 3.2 %3.2Vigo CountyVigo County: 3.2 %3.2Clay CountyClay County: 3.1 %3.1Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 3.1 %3.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.1 %3.1Ohio CountyOhio County: 3.1 %3.1Orange CountyOrange County: 3.1 %3.1Owen CountyOwen County: 3.1 %3.1Rush CountyRush County: 3.1 %3.1Steuben CountySteuben County: 3.1 %3.1Tipton CountyTipton County: 3.1 %3.1Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 3.1 %3.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Howard County4.6-3.6 pts
2Lake County4.2-1 pts
3Scott County3.9-0.8 pts
4Fayette County3.8-1.2 pts
5Parke County3.7-0.3 pts
5Starke County3.7-1.1 pts
7Vermillion County3.6-0.8 pts
8Blackford County3.5-1.3 pts
8Cass County3.5-1 pts
8Crawford County3.5-1.1 pts
8Miami County3.5-2.2 pts
8Switzerland County3.5-0.9 pts
13LaPorte County3.4-1 pts
13Pike County3.4-0.4 pts
13St. Joseph County3.4-1.1 pts
16Delaware County3.3-0.9 pts
16Fulton County3.3-1.1 pts
16Grant County3.3-1.2 pts
16Greene County3.3-0.8 pts
16Jasper County3.3-0.6 pts
16Newton County3.3-0.8 pts
16Wayne County3.3-0.9 pts
23Fountain County3.2-0.6 pts
23Henry County3.2-0.7 pts
23Jefferson County3.2-0.4 pts
23Madison County3.2-0.6 pts
23Marion County3.2-0.8 pts
23Porter County3.2-0.9 pts
23Randolph County3.2-0.7 pts
23Vigo County3.2-1 pts
31Clay County3.1-0.8 pts
31Elkhart County3.1-1.4 pts
31Lawrence County3.1-1.1 pts
31Ohio County3.1-0.5 pts
31Orange County3.1-0.7 pts
31Owen County3.1-0.7 pts
31Rush County3.1-0.6 pts
31Steuben County3.1-0.8 pts
31Tipton County3.1-1.8 pts
31Vanderburgh County3.1-0.7 pts
31White County3.1-1.1 pts
42Bartholomew County3-0.8 pts
42Clark County3-0.6 pts
42Dearborn County3-0.7 pts
42Decatur County3-0.6 pts
42Floyd County3-0.6 pts
42Harrison County3-0.6 pts
42Jay County3-0.8 pts
42Kosciusko County3-1.2 pts
42Noble County3-1.1 pts
42Putnam County3-1 pts
42Spencer County3-0.9 pts
42Sullivan County3-1 pts
42Wabash County3-0.9 pts
42Washington County3-0.6 pts
56Adams County2.9-0.9 pts
56Allen County2.9-0.8 pts
56Brown County2.9-0.8 pts
56Jennings County2.9-0.6 pts
56Knox County2.9-0.8 pts
56Marshall County2.9-1 pts
56Morgan County2.9-0.7 pts
56Perry County2.9-0.8 pts
56Posey County2.9-0.5 pts
56Shelby County2.9-0.6 pts
56Warrick County2.9-0.5 pts
67Benton County2.8-0.5 pts
67Carroll County2.8-0.7 pts
67DeKalb County2.8-1 pts
67Franklin County2.8-0.7 pts
67Huntington County2.8-0.7 pts
67Jackson County2.8-0.5 pts
67Martin County2.8-0.2 pts
67Monroe County2.8-0.6 pts
67Ripley County2.8-0.6 pts
67Whitley County2.8-0.7 pts
77Clinton County2.7-0.8 pts
77Daviess County2.7-0.4 pts
77Hancock County2.7-0.6 pts
77Johnson County2.7-0.7 pts
77LaGrange County2.7-0.9 pts
77Tippecanoe County2.7-0.8 pts
77Warren County2.7-0.4 pts
84Boone County2.6-0.5 pts
84Gibson County2.6-0.7 pts
84Hamilton County2.6-0.6 pts
84Hendricks County2.6-0.6 pts
84Montgomery County2.6-0.7 pts
89Dubois County2.5-0.7 pts
89Wells County2.5-0.8 pts
91Pulaski County2.4-1.2 pts
91Union County2.4-0.4 pts

Other periods

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 4.6% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Union County, with 2.4% in November 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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