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Lowest labor force participation, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Westville, ININ5,38721.3%+27%

02Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.5%+20%

03Gary, ININ67,28950.2%+1%

04West Lafayette, ININ45,74750.7%+3%

05Hartford City, ININ5,89852.8%+9%

06Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24353.4%+15%

07Michigan City, ININ31,33853.7%−5%

08Scottsburg, ININ7,47854.4%+3%

09Terre Haute, ININ58,76454.5%−1%

10Connersville, ININ13,40654.6%−2%

11North Vernon, ININ6,55954.7%−13%

12North Manchester, ININ5,23055.2%−5%

13Marion, ININ28,23455.3%+2%

14Richmond, ININ35,37655.5%−4%

15Brazil, ININ8,34356.7%+3%

16Mooresville, ININ10,17356.8%−10%

17Monticello, ININ5,59557.1%+10%

18Madison, ININ12,30457.1%+13%

19Kendallville, ININ10,37157.2%−1%

20East Chicago, ININ25,61057.4%+6%

21Tipton, ININ5,26357.4%−8%

22Decatur, ININ10,09057.5%−4%

23Wabash, ININ10,19057.5%−5%

24Kokomo, ININ59,99957.7%−1%

25Anderson, ININ56,15357.8%+3%

26Peru, ININ10,96257.8%−2%

27New Castle, ININ17,39057.8%+6%

28Rushville, ININ6,17158.0%+1%

29Salem, ININ6,42758.3%+3%

30Muncie, ININ65,46658.5%+1%

31Greencastle, ININ9,92458.9%+9%

32Boonville, ININ6,68959.0%+1%

33Bloomington, ININ83,30759.1%+3%

34Rochester, ININ6,13259.2%−3%

35Logansport, ININ18,28759.7%+1%

36Mount Vernon, ININ6,28959.7%−3%

37Plainfield, ININ38,57459.7%−7%

38Tell City, ININ7,44159.8%−2%

39Bedford, ININ13,96259.8%+9%

40Gas City, ININ6,08159.9%+3%

41Lowell, ININ11,85359.9%−3%

42Washington, ININ12,99160.0%−4%

43Linton, ININ5,24560.1%+6%

44Vincennes, ININ16,37860.6%+3%

45Crown Point, ININ35,61660.7%−1%

46Ross, ININ6,75160.9%–

47Dyer, ININ16,27361.1%−4%

48Hammond, ININ75,71261.1%−1%

49New Albany, ININ37,46361.1%−1%

50Sellersburg, ININ10,30561.1%−9%

51Crawfordsville, ININ16,69961.2%+0%

52Dunlap, ININ6,10961.3%−12%

53Merrillville, ININ37,40761.3%−6%

54Princeton, ININ8,52461.3%−3%

55Goshen, ININ34,52561.4%−5%

56Portland, ININ6,23761.5%−3%

57Lake Station, ININ12,97761.6%−5%

58Highland, ININ5,11461.7%+4%

59Highland, ININ23,40961.8%−7%

60Angola, ININ9,36661.8%−1%

61Martinsville, ININ12,14161.9%+3%

62Shelbyville, ININ21,20462.0%−2%

63Munster, ININ23,50462.1%−0%

64Porter, ININ5,16762.2%−5%

65South Bend, ININ103,20162.7%−1%

66Valparaiso, ININ35,17762.7%+6%

67St. John, ININ24,84162.8%−1%

68Cicero, ININ5,58162.8%−1%

69Huntingburg, ININ6,52262.8%+3%

70La Porte, ININ22,60062.9%−3%

71Evansville, ININ116,17663.1%+0%

72Hobart, ININ29,29863.5%−0%

73Huntington, ININ17,16763.7%+5%

74Warsaw, ININ16,13063.7%−6%

75Elkhart, ININ54,09263.9%−0%

76Rensselaer, ININ5,68163.9%−4%

77Elwood, ININ8,52564.1%+2%

78Jasper, ININ17,27964.2%−0%

79Columbia City, ININ10,25664.3%+5%

80South Haven, ININ7,24164.4%+7%

81Schererville, ININ29,82564.4%−3%

82Seymour, ININ22,45064.5%−4%

83Portage, ININ38,63464.5%+3%

84Plymouth, ININ11,08165.1%+7%

85Clarksville, ININ22,25365.1%−0%

86Granger, ININ30,32165.5%+0%

87Jeffersonville, ININ54,13465.5%+3%

88Franklin, ININ26,74365.5%−0%

89Greensburg, ININ12,31565.7%+1%

90Fort Wayne, ININ275,20365.8%−1%

91Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40265.8%−1%

92Mishawaka, ININ51,22665.9%−3%

93Hidden Valley, ININ5,70666.0%−1%

94Greenfield, ININ26,54466.1%+5%

95Lafayette, ININ71,23866.2%−4%

96Beech Grove, ININ14,67166.4%+2%

97Pendleton, ININ5,93066.5%+3%

98Bluffton, ININ10,58366.5%+4%

99Yorktown, ININ11,94766.7%+2%

100Frankfort, ININ16,83766.7%+7%

101Whiteland, ININ5,88466.8%−12%

102Zionsville, ININ33,62466.8%−2%

103Columbus, ININ52,65567.1%+3%

104Winona Lake, ININ5,12667.2%−7%

105New Haven, ININ16,33767.8%+4%

106Bargersville, ININ11,86267.8%+2%

107Lebanon, ININ17,91368.1%−1%

108Auburn, ININ14,06868.5%−1%

109Indianapolis, ININ901,11668.6%+3%

110Cedar Lake, ININ16,78968.7%+2%

111Griffith, ININ16,13768.9%−1%

112Bright, ININ5,54069.0%+3%

113Greenwood, ININ69,34969.2%+1%

114Carmel, ININ105,63469.5%−2%

115Batesville, ININ7,40169.5%−0%

116Sheridan, ININ5,74669.7%−4%

117Garrett, ININ6,69470.0%+11%

118New Whiteland, ININ5,93770.1%+5%

119Charlestown, ININ8,80270.3%+12%

120Chesterton, ININ14,63570.3%+6%

121Cumberland, ININ8,06670.6%−4%

122Ellettsville, ININ6,84070.9%−4%

123Brownsburg, ININ34,08971.6%+0%

124Speedway, ININ14,37371.8%+12%

125Lawrence, ININ50,42071.9%−1%

126Noblesville, ININ76,11172.0%−1%

127Huntertown, ININ11,60072.1%+0%

128Alexandria, ININ5,22372.5%+18%

129Danville, ININ13,41573.1%+1%

130Fishers, ININ104,81273.1%−2%

131Westfield, ININ66,25873.1%−0%

132Winfield, ININ9,14073.2%+6%

133Avon, ININ25,35073.5%−7%

134McCordsville, ININ13,09476.6%+8%

135Nappanee, ININ6,88577.5%+4%

136Whitestown, ININ15,76783.4%−0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES