Counties in Indiana by unemployment rate

Howard County had the highest unemployment rate of 92 counties in June 2026, at 5.2%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Indiana was 3.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.2Howard County
Median3.492 counties
Indiana3.3History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Howard CountyHoward County: 5.2 %5.2Lake CountyLake County: 4.7 %4.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.2 %4.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.2 %4.2Grant CountyGrant County: 4.2 %4.2Starke CountyStarke County: 4.1 %4.1Blackford CountyBlackford County: 4 %4Scott CountyScott County: 4 %4St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 4 %4Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 3.9 %3.9Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 3.9 %3.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.8 %3.8Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 3.8 %3.8LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 3.8 %3.8Miami CountyMiami County: 3.8 %3.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.8 %3.8Owen CountyOwen County: 3.8 %3.8Parke CountyParke County: 3.8 %3.8Porter CountyPorter County: 3.8 %3.8Vigo CountyVigo County: 3.8 %3.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.8 %3.8Cass CountyCass County: 3.7 %3.7Greene CountyGreene County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Marion CountyMarion County: 3.7 %3.7Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 3.6 %3.6Clark CountyClark County: 3.6 %3.6Floyd CountyFloyd County: 3.6 %3.6Fulton CountyFulton County: 3.6 %3.6Harrison CountyHarrison County: 3.6 %3.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.6 %3.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.6 %3.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.6 %3.6Newton CountyNewton County: 3.6 %3.6Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 3.6 %3.6Brown CountyBrown County: 3.5 %3.5Clay CountyClay County: 3.5 %3.5Knox CountyKnox County: 3.5 %3.5Pike CountyPike County: 3.5 %3.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 3.5 %3.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Howard County5.2-1.8 pts
2Lake County4.7-0.4 pts
3Delaware County4.2-0.3 pts
3Fayette County4.2-0.3 pts
3Grant County4.2-0.6 pts
6Starke County4.1-0.6 pts
7Blackford County4-0.3 pts
7Scott County4-0.6 pts
7St. Joseph County4-0.3 pts
10Switzerland County3.9-0.4 pts
10Vermillion County3.9-0.4 pts
12Crawford County3.8-0.5 pts
12Elkhart County3.8-0.3 pts
12LaPorte County3.8-0.2 pts
12Miami County3.8-0.9 pts
12Monroe County3.80 pts
12Owen County3.8-0.1 pts
12Parke County3.8-0.1 pts
12Porter County3.8-0.3 pts
12Vigo County3.8-0.3 pts
12Wayne County3.8-0.4 pts
22Cass County3.7-0.9 pts
22Greene County3.7-0.3 pts
22Madison County3.7-0.2 pts
22Marion County3.7-0.3 pts
26Bartholomew County3.6-0.2 pts
26Clark County3.60 pts
26Floyd County3.60 pts
26Fulton County3.6-0.4 pts
26Harrison County3.6+0.1 pts
26Jasper County3.6-0.2 pts
26Jefferson County3.6-0.3 pts
26Lawrence County3.6-0.2 pts
26Newton County3.6-0.6 pts
26Vanderburgh County3.6-0.2 pts
36Brown County3.5+0.1 pts
36Clay County3.5-0.4 pts
36Knox County3.5-0.2 pts
36Pike County3.5-0.1 pts
36Putnam County3.5-0.2 pts
36Randolph County3.5-0.5 pts
36Steuben County3.5-0.3 pts
36Tippecanoe County3.5-0.5 pts
44Adams County3.4-0.3 pts
44Henry County3.4-0.5 pts
44Jay County3.4-0.3 pts
44LaGrange County3.40 pts
44Morgan County3.4-0.1 pts
44Noble County3.4-0.1 pts
44Orange County3.4-0.4 pts
44Perry County3.4-0.3 pts
44Rush County3.4-0.2 pts
44Tipton County3.4-0.8 pts
44Wabash County3.4-0.2 pts
44Washington County3.4-0.2 pts
56Allen County3.3-0.3 pts
56Dearborn County3.3-0.3 pts
56DeKalb County3.3-0.1 pts
56Fountain County3.3-0.4 pts
56Jackson County3.3-0.2 pts
56Kosciusko County3.3-0.4 pts
56Marshall County3.3-0.3 pts
56Martin County3.3+0.2 pts
56Ohio County3.3-0.3 pts
56Posey County3.3-0.2 pts
56Shelby County3.3-0.1 pts
56White County3.3-0.5 pts
68Benton County3.2-0.1 pts
68Carroll County3.2-0.4 pts
68Clinton County3.2-0.4 pts
68Decatur County3.2-0.3 pts
68Dubois County3.2+0.1 pts
68Gibson County3.20 pts
68Johnson County3.2-0.1 pts
68Ripley County3.2-0.2 pts
68Sullivan County3.2-0.4 pts
68Warrick County3.2-0.1 pts
78Daviess County3.10 pts
78Franklin County3.1-0.2 pts
78Hancock County3.1-0.2 pts
78Hendricks County3.1-0.1 pts
78Huntington County3.1-0.3 pts
78Montgomery County3.1-0.2 pts
78Spencer County3.1-0.1 pts
78Warren County3.1-0.3 pts
86Boone County3-0.1 pts
86Hamilton County3-0.2 pts
86Jennings County3-0.5 pts
86Whitley County3-0.4 pts
90Union County2.90 pts
90Wells County2.9-0.2 pts
92Pulaski County2.8-0.1 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 5.2% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Pulaski County, with 2.8% in June 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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