Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Howard County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in March 2026, at 5.7%. Union County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Indiana was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.7Howard County
Lowest2.4Union County
Median3.492 counties
Indiana3.3History

Top 40 counties, March 2026

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Howard CountyHoward County: 5.7 %5.7Lake CountyLake County: 5.1 %5.1Starke CountyStarke County: 4.8 %4.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.5 %4.5Miami CountyMiami County: 4.5 %4.5Cass CountyCass County: 4.2 %4.2LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 4.2 %4.2Parke CountyParke County: 4.2 %4.2Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 4.2 %4.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.1 %4.1Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.1 %4.1Newton CountyNewton County: 4.1 %4.1Scott CountyScott County: 4.1 %4.1Blackford CountyBlackford County: 4 %4Fayette CountyFayette County: 4 %4Jasper CountyJasper County: 4 %4Porter CountyPorter County: 3.9 %3.9St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 3.9 %3.9Vigo CountyVigo County: 3.9 %3.9Grant CountyGrant County: 3.8 %3.8Jennings CountyJennings County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 3.7 %3.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 3.6 %3.6Marion CountyMarion County: 3.6 %3.6Washington CountyWashington County: 3.6 %3.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.6 %3.6Clark CountyClark County: 3.5 %3.5Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 3.5 %3.5Floyd CountyFloyd County: 3.5 %3.5Greene CountyGreene County: 3.5 %3.5Henry CountyHenry County: 3.5 %3.5Pike CountyPike County: 3.5 %3.5Rush CountyRush County: 3.5 %3.5Tipton CountyTipton County: 3.5 %3.5White CountyWhite County: 3.5 %3.5Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 3.4 %3.4Brown CountyBrown County: 3.4 %3.4Clay CountyClay County: 3.4 %3.4Knox CountyKnox County: 3.4 %3.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Howard County5.7-0.7 pts
2Lake County5.1-0.4 pts
3Starke County4.8-0.4 pts
4Crawford County4.5-0.3 pts
4Miami County4.50 pts
6Cass County4.2-0.3 pts
6LaPorte County4.2-0.3 pts
6Parke County4.2+0.3 pts
6Vermillion County4.20 pts
10Delaware County4.1-0.1 pts
10Fulton County4.1-0.2 pts
10Newton County4.1-0.3 pts
10Scott County4.1-0.4 pts
14Blackford County4-0.5 pts
14Fayette County4-0.4 pts
14Jasper County4-0.4 pts
17Porter County3.9-0.4 pts
17St. Joseph County3.9-0.4 pts
17Vigo County3.9-0.1 pts
20Grant County3.8-0.3 pts
21Jennings County3.7-0.3 pts
21Madison County3.7-0.2 pts
21Switzerland County3.7-0.7 pts
24Harrison County3.60 pts
24Marion County3.6-0.2 pts
24Washington County3.6-0.1 pts
24Wayne County3.6-0.4 pts
28Clark County3.5+0.2 pts
28Elkhart County3.5-0.5 pts
28Floyd County3.5+0.1 pts
28Greene County3.5-0.4 pts
28Henry County3.5-0.5 pts
28Pike County3.5-0.4 pts
28Rush County3.5+0.2 pts
28Tipton County3.5-0.4 pts
28White County3.5-0.4 pts
37Bartholomew County3.4-0.3 pts
37Brown County3.4-0.3 pts
37Clay County3.4-0.2 pts
37Knox County3.4-0.2 pts
37Lawrence County3.4-0.3 pts
37Marshall County3.4-0.3 pts
37Noble County3.40 pts
37Orange County3.4-0.6 pts
37Perry County3.4-0.1 pts
37Sullivan County3.4-0.1 pts
37Vanderburgh County3.4-0.2 pts
37Wabash County3.4-0.1 pts
49Allen County3.3-0.3 pts
49Benton County3.3+0.1 pts
49Decatur County3.3-0.2 pts
49Fountain County3.3-0.5 pts
49Jefferson County3.3-0.5 pts
49Monroe County3.30 pts
49Morgan County3.3-0.4 pts
49Owen County3.3-0.6 pts
49Putnam County3.3-0.4 pts
49Shelby County3.30 pts
49Steuben County3.3-0.5 pts
49Tippecanoe County3.3-0.2 pts
61Adams County3.2-0.3 pts
61Jackson County3.2-0.1 pts
61Jay County3.2-0.3 pts
61Kosciusko County3.2-0.4 pts
61Ohio County3.2-0.2 pts
61Randolph County3.2-0.9 pts
67Clinton County3.1-0.1 pts
67DeKalb County3.1-0.4 pts
67Huntington County3.1-0.3 pts
67Martin County3.1+0.1 pts
67Ripley County3.1-0.7 pts
67Spencer County3.1-0.4 pts
67Warren County3.10 pts
67Warrick County3.10 pts
75Carroll County3-0.8 pts
75Daviess County3+0.2 pts
75Johnson County3-0.1 pts
75LaGrange County3-0.3 pts
75Posey County3-0.1 pts
80Dearborn County2.9-0.8 pts
80Gibson County2.90 pts
80Hancock County2.9-0.2 pts
80Whitley County2.9-0.5 pts
84Boone County2.80 pts
84Dubois County2.8-0.1 pts
84Franklin County2.8-0.9 pts
84Hamilton County2.8-0.1 pts
84Hendricks County2.8-0.3 pts
84Montgomery County2.8-0.2 pts
84Pulaski County2.8-0.6 pts
91Wells County2.7-0.4 pts
92Union County2.4-0.1 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 March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Union County, with 2.4% in March 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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