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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. The median across all 136 is 62.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dunlap, IN, up 63 places to #52.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Westville, ININ5,38721.3%+4.5 pts

02Notre Dame, ININ6,89049.5%+8.3 pts

03▲3Gary, ININ67,28950.2%+0.4 pts

04▲1West Lafayette, ININ45,74750.7%+1.6 pts

05▼1Hartford City, ININ5,89852.8%+4.2 pts

06▼3Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24353.4%+7.1 pts

07▲13Michigan City, ININ31,33853.7%−3.0 pts

08▲1Scottsburg, ININ7,47854.4%+1.5 pts

09▲7Terre Haute, ININ58,76454.5%−0.7 pts

10▲7Connersville, ININ13,40654.6%−1.2 pts

11▲53North Vernon, ININ6,55954.7%−8.4 pts

12▲15North Manchester, ININ5,23055.2%−2.9 pts

13▼2Marion, ININ28,23455.3%+1.3 pts

14▲8Richmond, ININ35,37655.5%−2.1 pts

15Brazil, ININ8,34356.7%+1.8 pts

16▲43Mooresville, ININ10,17356.8%−6.1 pts

17▼9Monticello, ININ5,59557.1%+5.0 pts

18▼11Madison, ININ12,30457.1%+6.7 pts

19▲7Kendallville, ININ10,37157.2%−0.6 pts

20▼8East Chicago, ININ25,61057.4%+3.3 pts

21▲34Tipton, ININ5,26357.4%−4.9 pts

22▲16Decatur, ININ10,09057.5%−2.7 pts

23▲16Wabash, ININ10,19057.5%−2.7 pts

24▲4Kokomo, ININ59,99957.7%−0.4 pts

25▼7Anderson, ININ56,15357.8%+1.4 pts

26▲6Peru, ININ10,96257.8%−1.2 pts

27▼14New Castle, ININ17,39057.8%+3.4 pts

28▼4Rushville, ININ6,17158.0%+0.4 pts

29▼10Salem, ININ6,42758.3%+1.6 pts

30▼5Muncie, ININ65,46658.5%+0.8 pts

31▼21Greencastle, ININ9,92458.9%+5.1 pts

32▼2Boonville, ININ6,68959.0%+0.6 pts

33▼10Bloomington, ININ83,30759.1%+1.5 pts

34▲9Rochester, ININ6,13259.2%−1.6 pts

35▼2Logansport, ININ18,28759.7%+0.5 pts

36▲12Mount Vernon, ININ6,28959.7%−1.7 pts

37▲42Plainfield, ININ38,57459.7%−4.8 pts

38▲6Tell City, ININ7,44159.8%−1.2 pts

39▼25Bedford, ININ13,96259.8%+5.1 pts

40▼11Gas City, ININ6,08159.9%+1.6 pts

41▲11Lowell, ININ11,85359.9%−2.0 pts

42▲16Washington, ININ12,99160.0%−2.7 pts

43▼22Linton, ININ5,24560.1%+3.2 pts

44▼13Vincennes, ININ16,37860.6%+1.8 pts

45Crown Point, ININ35,61660.7%−0.3 pts

46Ross, ININ6,75160.9%–

47▲25Dyer, ININ16,27361.1%−2.5 pts

48▲1Hammond, ININ75,71261.1%−0.3 pts

49▲2New Albany, ININ37,46361.1%−0.8 pts

50▲55Sellersburg, ININ10,30561.1%−5.9 pts

51▼5Crawfordsville, ININ16,69961.2%+0.1 pts

52▲63Dunlap, ININ6,10961.3%−8.0 pts

53▲29Merrillville, ININ37,40761.3%−3.6 pts

54▲8Princeton, ININ8,52461.3%−1.6 pts

55▲25Goshen, ININ34,52561.4%−3.2 pts

56▲11Portland, ININ6,23761.5%−1.7 pts

57▲27Lake Station, ININ12,97761.6%−3.4 pts

58▼23Highland, ININ5,11461.7%+2.3 pts

59▲35Highland, ININ23,40961.8%−4.3 pts

60▼4Angola, ININ9,36661.8%−0.7 pts

61▼25Martinsville, ININ12,14161.9%+1.9 pts

62▲8Shelbyville, ININ21,20462.0%−1.4 pts

63▼9Munster, ININ23,50462.1%−0.2 pts

64▲29Porter, ININ5,16762.2%−3.6 pts

65▲6South Bend, ININ103,20162.7%−0.8 pts

66▼32Valparaiso, ININ35,17762.7%+3.3 pts

67▼2St. John, ININ24,84162.8%−0.3 pts

68Cicero, ININ5,58162.8%−0.4 pts

69▼29Huntingburg, ININ6,52262.8%+2.0 pts

70▲15La Porte, ININ22,60062.9%−2.1 pts

71▼8Evansville, ININ116,17663.1%+0.1 pts

72▲1Hobart, ININ29,29863.5%0.0 pts

73▼32Huntington, ININ17,16763.7%+2.9 pts

74▲34Warsaw, ININ16,13063.7%−4.1 pts

75Elkhart, ININ54,09263.9%−0.2 pts

76▲26Rensselaer, ININ5,68163.9%−2.9 pts

77▼11Elwood, ININ8,52564.1%+1.0 pts

78Jasper, ININ17,27964.2%−0.2 pts

79▼29Columbia City, ININ10,25664.3%+2.8 pts

80▼43South Haven, ININ7,24164.4%+4.2 pts

81▲18Schererville, ININ29,82564.4%−2.3 pts

82▲22Seymour, ININ22,45064.5%−2.4 pts

83▼26Portage, ININ38,63464.5%+1.8 pts

84▼42Plymouth, ININ11,08165.1%+4.3 pts

85▲4Clarksville, ININ22,25365.1%−0.1 pts

86▲4Granger, ININ30,32165.5%+0.2 pts

87▼13Jeffersonville, ININ54,13465.5%+1.7 pts

88▲4Franklin, ININ26,74365.5%−0.1 pts

89▼6Greensburg, ININ12,31565.7%+0.8 pts

90▲5Fort Wayne, ININ275,20365.8%−0.4 pts

91▲6Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40265.8%−0.7 pts

92▲17Mishawaka, ININ51,22665.9%−2.1 pts

93▲8Hidden Valley, ININ5,70666.0%−0.7 pts

94▼34Greenfield, ININ26,54466.1%+3.2 pts

95▲16Lafayette, ININ71,23866.2%−2.4 pts

96▼9Beech Grove, ININ14,67166.4%+1.2 pts

97▼16Pendleton, ININ5,93066.5%+1.8 pts

98▼21Bluffton, ININ10,58366.5%+2.3 pts

99▼8Yorktown, ININ11,94766.7%+1.2 pts

100▼47Frankfort, ININ16,83766.7%+4.6 pts

101▲32Whiteland, ININ5,88466.8%−9.0 pts

102▲8Zionsville, ININ33,62466.8%−1.7 pts

103▼15Columbus, ININ52,65567.1%+1.9 pts

104▲18Winona Lake, ININ5,12667.2%−4.8 pts

105▼19New Haven, ININ16,33767.8%+2.6 pts

106▼10Bargersville, ININ11,86267.8%+1.5 pts

107▲6Lebanon, ININ17,91368.1%−0.7 pts

108▲8Auburn, ININ14,06868.5%−0.9 pts

109▼9Indianapolis, ININ901,11668.6%+1.9 pts

110▼3Cedar Lake, ININ16,78968.7%+1.2 pts

111▲6Griffith, ININ16,13768.9%−0.7 pts

112▼6Bright, ININ5,54069.0%+1.8 pts

113▼1Greenwood, ININ69,34969.2%+0.4 pts

114▲5Carmel, ININ105,63469.5%−1.4 pts

115▲3Batesville, ININ7,40169.5%−0.3 pts

116▲9Sheridan, ININ5,74669.7%−2.7 pts

117▼48Garrett, ININ6,69470.0%+6.7 pts

118▼15New Whiteland, ININ5,93770.1%+3.2 pts

119▼58Charlestown, ININ8,80270.3%+7.3 pts

120▼22Chesterton, ININ14,63570.3%+3.8 pts

121▲9Cumberland, ININ8,06670.6%−3.2 pts

122▲7Ellettsville, ININ6,84070.9%−2.9 pts

123▼2Brownsburg, ININ34,08971.6%+0.3 pts

124▼48Speedway, ININ14,37371.8%+7.6 pts

125▲1Lawrence, ININ50,42071.9%−0.5 pts

126▲1Noblesville, ININ76,11172.0%−0.7 pts

127▼3Huntertown, ININ11,60072.1%+0.1 pts

128▼81Alexandria, ININ5,22372.5%+11.2 pts

129▼6Danville, ININ13,41573.1%+1.1 pts

130▲2Fishers, ININ104,81273.1%−1.4 pts

131▼3Westfield, ININ66,25873.1%−0.2 pts

132▼18Winfield, ININ9,14073.2%+4.2 pts

133▲1Avon, ININ25,35073.5%−5.4 pts

134▼14McCordsville, ININ13,09476.6%+5.4 pts

135▼4Nappanee, ININ6,88577.5%+3.0 pts

136▼1Whitestown, ININ15,76783.4%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES