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Lowest labor force participation, Indiana counties · 2020

Indiana counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Parke County, ININ16,64250.4%–

02Crawford County, ININ10,50952.7%–

03Sullivan County, ININ20,83152.9%–

04Henry County, ININ49,13753.1%–

05Starke County, ININ23,42554.0%–

06Perry County, ININ19,38954.7%–

07Scott County, ININ25,05354.8%–

08Blackford County, ININ11,73055.0%–

09Putnam County, ININ37,87655.8%–

10Jefferson County, ININ33,27956.1%–

11Miami County, ININ34,48756.2%–

12LaPorte County, ININ111,29457.4%–

13Fayette County, ININ23,53357.5%–

14Switzerland County, ININ10,03757.6%–

15Greene County, ININ31,16557.9%–

16Grant County, ININ66,52458.1%–

17Madison County, ININ135,08858.3%–

18Rush County, ININ16,76758.5%–

19Harrison County, ININ40,43758.6%–

20Pike County, ININ12,00358.7%–

21Delaware County, ININ113,10658.8%–

22Vermillion County, ININ15,48858.8%–

23Jasper County, ININ33,89459.1%–

24Washington County, ININ28,38359.2%–

25Lawrence County, ININ45,56859.2%–

26Orange County, ININ19,83459.3%–

27Newton County, ININ14,18859.3%–

28Vigo County, ININ106,51259.4%–

29Wabash County, ININ30,71359.5%–

30Fountain County, ININ17,01359.5%–

31Howard County, ININ83,90459.7%–

32Ohio County, ININ5,99460.1%–

33Brown County, ININ15,77760.3%–

34Wayne County, ININ66,16960.3%–

35White County, ININ25,16460.4%–

36Carroll County, ININ20,65560.7%–

37Clay County, ININ26,41060.8%–

38Martin County, ININ9,85660.8%–

39Owen County, ININ21,88660.8%–

40Lake County, ININ504,61261.2%–

41Knox County, ININ35,65261.6%–

42Jay County, ININ20,11861.7%–

43Cass County, ININ37,83661.7%–

44Randolph County, ININ24,43861.7%–

45Marshall County, ININ46,59961.7%–

46Porter County, ININ176,04961.7%–

47Pulaski County, ININ12,46361.8%–

48LaGrange County, ININ41,30561.9%–

49Posey County, ININ24,98862.0%–

50Daviess County, ININ34,20962.1%–

51Monroe County, ININ143,34562.1%–

52Fulton County, ININ20,09162.2%–

53Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45662.8%–

54Adams County, ININ36,65063.0%–

55Union County, ININ6,86363.2%–

56Benton County, ININ8,88363.2%–

57Jackson County, ININ47,37063.3%–

58Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99563.4%–

59Spencer County, ININ20,06163.4%–

60Huntington County, ININ37,22463.5%–

61St. Joseph County, ININ272,86163.6%–

62Morgan County, ININ74,96763.7%–

63Warren County, ININ8,47463.9%–

64Bartholomew County, ININ85,72964.0%–

65Steuben County, ININ34,79964.1%–

66Clinton County, ININ33,32264.2%–

67Montgomery County, ININ38,95464.3%–

68Shelby County, ININ45,88264.3%–

69Noble County, ININ47,93764.3%–

70Gibson County, ININ33,09164.4%–

71Tipton County, ININ15,31964.6%–

72Dearborn County, ININ51,60964.6%–

73Floyd County, ININ82,15364.7%–

74Clark County, ININ130,45165.2%–

75Warrick County, ININ66,80365.7%–

76Franklin County, ININ23,28665.9%–

77DeKalb County, ININ44,53566.0%–

78Decatur County, ININ26,57666.0%–

79Whitley County, ININ35,04666.1%–

80Jennings County, ININ27,62266.2%–

81Ripley County, ININ29,43466.4%–

82Allen County, ININ402,32966.6%–

83Elkhart County, ININ208,77466.7%–

84Wells County, ININ28,88366.7%–

85Kosciusko County, ININ80,89266.8%–

86Marion County, ININ992,19666.8%–

87Hancock County, ININ90,96967.1%–

88Dubois County, ININ44,01667.4%–

89Johnson County, ININ174,26267.8%–

90Boone County, ININ80,68970.5%–

91Hendricks County, ININ193,51070.5%–

92Hamilton County, ININ387,03672.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES