Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Howard County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in April 2026, at 4.7%. Wells County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Indiana was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.7Howard County
Median2.592 counties
Indiana3.3History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

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Howard CountyHoward County: 4.7 %4.7Lake CountyLake County: 4.2 %4.2Starke CountyStarke County: 3.9 %3.9LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.4 %3.4Porter CountyPorter County: 3.4 %3.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 3.3 %3.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.3 %3.3Miami CountyMiami County: 3.3 %3.3Clark CountyClark County: 3.2 %3.2Scott CountyScott County: 3.2 %3.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.1 %3.1Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.1 %3.1Floyd CountyFloyd County: 3.1 %3.1Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.1 %3.1Harrison CountyHarrison County: 3.1 %3.1Newton CountyNewton County: 3.1 %3.1Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 3.1 %3.1Blackford CountyBlackford County: 3 %3Cass CountyCass County: 3 %3Parke CountyParke County: 3 %3St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 3 %3Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 3 %3Grant CountyGrant County: 2.9 %2.9Madison CountyMadison County: 2.8 %2.8Marion CountyMarion County: 2.8 %2.8Vigo CountyVigo County: 2.8 %2.8Washington CountyWashington County: 2.8 %2.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.8 %2.8Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 2.7 %2.7Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 2.7 %2.7Knox CountyKnox County: 2.7 %2.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.7 %2.7Ohio CountyOhio County: 2.7 %2.7Pike CountyPike County: 2.7 %2.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 2.7 %2.7Tipton CountyTipton County: 2.7 %2.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.6 %2.6Greene CountyGreene County: 2.6 %2.6Henry CountyHenry County: 2.6 %2.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.6 %2.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Howard County4.7-2.1 pts
2Lake County4.2-0.5 pts
3Starke County3.9-0.5 pts
4LaPorte County3.4-0.4 pts
4Porter County3.4-0.2 pts
6Fayette County3.3-0.6 pts
6Jasper County3.3-0.1 pts
6Miami County3.3-0.8 pts
9Clark County3.2-0.3 pts
9Scott County3.2-0.7 pts
11Crawford County3.1-1.2 pts
11Delaware County3.1-0.3 pts
11Floyd County3.1-0.2 pts
11Fulton County3.1-0.3 pts
11Harrison County3.1-0.4 pts
11Newton County3.1-0.5 pts
11Switzerland County3.1-0.7 pts
18Blackford County3-0.5 pts
18Cass County3-1 pts
18Parke County3-0.5 pts
18St. Joseph County3-0.6 pts
18Vermillion County3-0.6 pts
23Grant County2.9-0.7 pts
24Madison County2.8-0.5 pts
24Marion County2.8-0.6 pts
24Vigo County2.8-0.5 pts
24Washington County2.8-0.6 pts
24Wayne County2.8-0.7 pts
29Dearborn County2.7-0.4 pts
29Elkhart County2.7-0.7 pts
29Knox County2.7-0.4 pts
29Marshall County2.7-0.3 pts
29Ohio County2.7-0.5 pts
29Pike County2.7-0.4 pts
29Randolph County2.7-0.9 pts
29Tipton County2.7-1.1 pts
37Franklin County2.6-0.3 pts
37Greene County2.6-0.6 pts
37Henry County2.6-0.9 pts
37Jefferson County2.6-0.8 pts
37Lawrence County2.6-0.5 pts
37Owen County2.6-0.7 pts
37Steuben County2.6-0.7 pts
37Vanderburgh County2.6-0.5 pts
37White County2.6-0.6 pts
46Allen County2.5-0.5 pts
46Bartholomew County2.5-0.6 pts
46Brown County2.5-0.4 pts
46Clay County2.5-0.6 pts
46Noble County2.5-0.3 pts
46Orange County2.5-0.8 pts
46Perry County2.5-0.5 pts
46Ripley County2.5-0.5 pts
46Rush County2.5-0.4 pts
46Wabash County2.5-0.6 pts
56Adams County2.4-0.5 pts
56Benton County2.4-0.5 pts
56Fountain County2.4-0.7 pts
56Jay County2.4-0.6 pts
56Kosciusko County2.4-0.7 pts
56Monroe County2.4-0.2 pts
56Morgan County2.4-0.6 pts
56Putnam County2.4-0.7 pts
56Shelby County2.4-0.4 pts
56Sullivan County2.4-0.5 pts
56Warrick County2.4-0.2 pts
67Decatur County2.3-0.6 pts
67DeKalb County2.3-0.7 pts
67Hancock County2.3-0.4 pts
67Huntington County2.3-0.6 pts
67Jackson County2.3-0.5 pts
67Jennings County2.3-1 pts
67Johnson County2.3-0.4 pts
67LaGrange County2.3-0.5 pts
67Martin County2.3-0.2 pts
67Posey County2.3-0.6 pts
67Pulaski County2.3-0.4 pts
67Tippecanoe County2.3-0.5 pts
79Clinton County2.2-0.6 pts
79Gibson County2.2-0.2 pts
79Hamilton County2.2-0.3 pts
79Hendricks County2.2-0.4 pts
79Spencer County2.2-0.7 pts
79Warren County2.2-0.6 pts
85Boone County2.1-0.3 pts
85Carroll County2.1-1 pts
85Daviess County2.1-0.2 pts
85Dubois County2.1-0.3 pts
85Montgomery County2.1-0.4 pts
85Whitley County2.1-0.8 pts
91Union County2-0.2 pts
91Wells County2-0.5 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 4.7% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Wells County, with 2% in April 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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