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Lowest labor force participation, Indiana counties

Indiana counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 61.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tipton County, IN, up 47 places to #24.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲1Crawford County, ININ10,50951.8%−0.9 pts

02▼1Parke County, ININ16,64251.9%+1.5 pts

03▲1Henry County, ININ49,13754.3%+1.2 pts

04▲7Miami County, ININ34,48754.7%−1.5 pts

05▼2Sullivan County, ININ20,83154.8%+1.9 pts

06▼1Starke County, ININ23,42555.1%+1.1 pts

07▲15Vermillion County, ININ15,48855.4%−3.4 pts

08▼2Perry County, ININ19,38955.6%+0.9 pts

09▲3LaPorte County, ININ111,29456.2%−1.1 pts

10▼1Putnam County, ININ37,87656.4%+0.6 pts

11▲2Fayette County, ININ23,53356.6%−0.9 pts

12▼4Blackford County, ININ11,73057.2%+2.2 pts

13▲15Vigo County, ININ106,51257.6%−1.7 pts

14▼4Jefferson County, ININ33,27957.8%+1.7 pts

15▲1Grant County, ININ66,52458.4%+0.3 pts

16▲28Randolph County, ININ24,43858.4%−3.3 pts

17▲17Wayne County, ININ66,16958.5%−1.8 pts

18▼4Switzerland County, ININ10,03758.5%+0.9 pts

19▲13Ohio County, ININ5,99458.5%−1.6 pts

20▼5Greene County, ININ31,16558.6%+0.7 pts

21▲31Fulton County, ININ20,09158.7%−3.5 pts

22▲9Howard County, ININ83,90459.0%−0.7 pts

23▲10Brown County, ININ15,77759.2%−1.1 pts

24▲47Tipton County, ININ15,31959.3%−5.2 pts

25▼18Scott County, ININ25,05359.4%+4.6 pts

26▼6Pike County, ININ12,00359.4%+0.6 pts

27▲15Jay County, ININ20,11859.4%−2.3 pts

28▲11Owen County, ININ21,88659.8%−1.1 pts

29▼2Newton County, ININ14,18859.8%+0.5 pts

30▼13Madison County, ININ135,08860.1%+1.7 pts

31▼10Delaware County, ININ113,10660.1%+1.3 pts

32▼9Jasper County, ININ33,89460.1%+1.0 pts

33▲14Pulaski County, ININ12,46360.2%−1.5 pts

34▼5Wabash County, ININ30,71360.4%+0.9 pts

35▲2Clay County, ININ26,41060.4%−0.3 pts

36▲44Jennings County, ININ27,62260.6%−5.5 pts

37▲6Cass County, ININ37,83660.6%−1.1 pts

38▼19Harrison County, ININ40,43760.7%+2.2 pts

39▲17Benton County, ININ8,88360.8%−2.4 pts

40▼15Lawrence County, ININ45,56860.9%+1.7 pts

41▼1Lake County, ININ504,61261.1%−0.1 pts

42▲23Steuben County, ININ34,79961.1%−2.9 pts

43▼5Martin County, ININ9,85661.2%+0.4 pts

44▲10Adams County, ININ36,65061.2%−1.8 pts

45▼10White County, ININ25,16461.4%+0.9 pts

46▼22Washington County, ININ28,38361.4%+2.2 pts

47▼21Orange County, ININ19,83461.4%+2.1 pts

48▼7Knox County, ININ35,65261.4%−0.2 pts

49▼31Rush County, ININ16,76761.4%+2.9 pts

50▲12Morgan County, ININ74,96761.4%−2.3 pts

51▼1Daviess County, ININ34,20961.7%−0.4 pts

52▲18Gibson County, ININ33,09162.1%−2.4 pts

53▲23Franklin County, ININ23,28662.1%−3.8 pts

54▼3Monroe County, ININ143,34562.1%0.0 pts

55▼2Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45662.4%−0.4 pts

56▼7Posey County, ININ24,98862.4%+0.4 pts

57▲15Dearborn County, ININ51,60962.5%−2.1 pts

58▲1Spencer County, ININ20,06162.7%−0.8 pts

59▼29Fountain County, ININ17,01362.8%+3.2 pts

60▼14Porter County, ININ176,04962.9%+1.1 pts

61▲8Noble County, ININ47,93762.9%−1.4 pts

62▼17Marshall County, ININ46,59962.9%+1.2 pts

63▼3Huntington County, ININ37,22463.1%−0.4 pts

64▼3St. Joseph County, ININ272,86163.3%−0.3 pts

65▲3Shelby County, ININ45,88263.4%−0.9 pts

66▼8Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99563.5%+0.2 pts

67▼31Carroll County, ININ20,65563.6%+2.9 pts

68▼11Jackson County, ININ47,37063.6%+0.3 pts

69▲12Ripley County, ININ29,43463.8%−2.7 pts

70▼3Montgomery County, ININ38,95463.9%−0.3 pts

71▲2Floyd County, ININ82,15364.0%−0.7 pts

72▲3Warrick County, ININ66,80364.0%−1.6 pts

73▼18Union County, ININ6,86364.5%+1.3 pts

74▼11Warren County, ININ8,47464.6%+0.7 pts

75▲10Kosciusko County, ININ80,89264.7%−2.0 pts

76▼28LaGrange County, ININ41,30564.8%+2.9 pts

77▲6Elkhart County, ININ208,77465.1%−1.6 pts

78▼12Clinton County, ININ33,32265.1%+0.9 pts

79Whitley County, ININ35,04665.6%−0.5 pts

80▼2Decatur County, ININ26,57665.7%−0.3 pts

81▼7Clark County, ININ130,45166.0%+0.8 pts

82▼18Bartholomew County, ININ85,72966.2%+2.2 pts

83▼1Allen County, ININ402,32966.3%−0.3 pts

84▼7DeKalb County, ININ44,53566.4%+0.4 pts

85▼1Wells County, ININ28,88366.5%−0.2 pts

86▲2Dubois County, ININ44,01666.7%−0.7 pts

87▲2Johnson County, ININ174,26266.8%−0.9 pts

88▲3Hendricks County, ININ193,51068.2%−2.4 pts

89▼2Hancock County, ININ90,96968.4%+1.3 pts

90▼4Marion County, ININ992,19668.7%+1.9 pts

91▼1Boone County, ININ80,68969.5%−0.9 pts

92Hamilton County, ININ387,03671.2%−1.0 pts

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