Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Lake County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in December 2025, at 4%. Union County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Indiana was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4Lake County
Lowest1.9Union County
Median2.592 counties
Indiana3.5History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

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Lake CountyLake County: 4 %4Howard CountyHoward County: 3.9 %3.9Starke CountyStarke County: 3.7 %3.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.4 %3.4Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 3.4 %3.4Cass CountyCass County: 3.3 %3.3Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.2 %3.2LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.2 %3.2Parke CountyParke County: 3.2 %3.2Scott CountyScott County: 3.2 %3.2Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.1 %3.1Miami CountyMiami County: 3.1 %3.1Newton CountyNewton County: 3.1 %3.1Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 3.1 %3.1Blackford CountyBlackford County: 3 %3Jasper CountyJasper County: 3 %3St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 3 %3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 2.9 %2.9Jennings CountyJennings County: 2.9 %2.9Porter CountyPorter County: 2.9 %2.9Vigo CountyVigo County: 2.9 %2.9Grant CountyGrant County: 2.8 %2.8Greene CountyGreene County: 2.8 %2.8Fountain CountyFountain County: 2.7 %2.7Madison CountyMadison County: 2.7 %2.7Marion CountyMarion County: 2.7 %2.7Owen CountyOwen County: 2.7 %2.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 2.7 %2.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.7 %2.7Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 2.6 %2.6Henry CountyHenry County: 2.6 %2.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.6 %2.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 2.6 %2.6Pike CountyPike County: 2.6 %2.6Rush CountyRush County: 2.6 %2.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 2.6 %2.6Tipton CountyTipton County: 2.6 %2.6Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 2.6 %2.6White CountyWhite County: 2.6 %2.6Allen CountyAllen County: 2.5 %2.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Lake County4-1.1 pts
2Howard County3.9-2.6 pts
3Starke County3.7-1.2 pts
4Crawford County3.4-1.3 pts
4Vermillion County3.4-0.7 pts
6Cass County3.3-0.9 pts
7Fayette County3.2-1.2 pts
7LaPorte County3.2-0.9 pts
7Parke County3.2-0.5 pts
7Scott County3.2-1.2 pts
11Fulton County3.1-1.1 pts
11Miami County3.1-1.4 pts
11Newton County3.1-1 pts
11Switzerland County3.1-1 pts
15Blackford County3-1.2 pts
15Jasper County3-0.9 pts
15St. Joseph County3-1.1 pts
18Delaware County2.9-1 pts
18Jennings County2.9-0.9 pts
18Porter County2.9-1.1 pts
18Vigo County2.9-0.8 pts
22Grant County2.8-1.2 pts
22Greene County2.8-1.1 pts
24Fountain County2.7-0.9 pts
24Madison County2.7-0.9 pts
24Marion County2.7-0.9 pts
24Owen County2.7-0.9 pts
24Randolph County2.7-1.1 pts
24Wayne County2.7-1.3 pts
30Elkhart County2.6-1.4 pts
30Henry County2.6-0.9 pts
30Jefferson County2.6-0.7 pts
30Lawrence County2.6-1.2 pts
30Pike County2.6-0.9 pts
30Rush County2.6-0.5 pts
30Sullivan County2.6-0.9 pts
30Tipton County2.6-1.2 pts
30Vanderburgh County2.6-0.7 pts
30White County2.6-1.2 pts
40Allen County2.5-0.9 pts
40Bartholomew County2.5-1 pts
40Benton County2.5-0.5 pts
40Clark County2.5-0.8 pts
40Clay County2.5-1 pts
40Dearborn County2.5-0.8 pts
40Decatur County2.5-0.8 pts
40Floyd County2.5-0.7 pts
40Harrison County2.5-1 pts
40Knox County2.5-0.8 pts
40Marshall County2.5-1 pts
40Morgan County2.5-0.8 pts
40Orange County2.5-1.1 pts
40Washington County2.5-0.8 pts
54Brown County2.4-1.2 pts
54Franklin County2.4-0.9 pts
54Jay County2.4-0.9 pts
54Kosciusko County2.4-1.4 pts
54Noble County2.4-1.1 pts
54Ohio County2.4-0.5 pts
54Perry County2.4-1 pts
54Putnam County2.4-1.1 pts
54Ripley County2.4-0.8 pts
54Shelby County2.4-0.8 pts
54Steuben County2.4-1 pts
54Wabash County2.4-1.1 pts
66Adams County2.3-0.9 pts
66Carroll County2.3-1 pts
66DeKalb County2.3-1 pts
66Huntington County2.3-0.8 pts
66Jackson County2.3-0.5 pts
66Monroe County2.3-0.6 pts
66Posey County2.3-0.7 pts
66Spencer County2.3-1.1 pts
66Warrick County2.3-0.5 pts
75Clinton County2.2-0.9 pts
75Hancock County2.2-0.7 pts
75Johnson County2.2-0.8 pts
75Tippecanoe County2.2-0.9 pts
75Warren County2.2-0.7 pts
75Whitley County2.2-0.9 pts
81Daviess County2.1-0.5 pts
81Gibson County2.1-0.7 pts
81Hamilton County2.1-0.7 pts
81Hendricks County2.1-0.7 pts
81Martin County2.1-0.6 pts
81Montgomery County2.1-0.8 pts
87Boone County2-0.7 pts
87LaGrange County2-1 pts
87Pulaski County2-1.1 pts
87Wells County2-0.9 pts
91Dubois County1.9-0.8 pts
91Union County1.9-0.6 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% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Union County, with 1.9% in December 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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