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Most unemployed people, Indiana counties

Indiana counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 594. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, IN, up 27 places to #54.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Marion County, ININ992,19626,206−8%

02Lake County, ININ504,61214,797−11%

03Allen County, ININ402,3299,455−3%

04St. Joseph County, ININ272,8617,152+7%

05Hamilton County, ININ387,0365,581+9%

06▲4Porter County, ININ176,0494,194+9%

07▼1Monroe County, ININ143,3454,156−18%

08▼1Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9953,847−18%

09▲3Madison County, ININ135,0883,820+16%

10▼2Elkhart County, ININ208,7743,682−19%

11Delaware County, ININ113,1063,261−9%

12▼3Tippecanoe County, ININ190,4563,142−20%

13▲1Vigo County, ININ106,5122,854−7%

14▲3Clark County, ININ130,4512,651+5%

15Johnson County, ININ174,2622,611−13%

16▼3Hendricks County, ININ193,5102,502−24%

17▼1LaPorte County, ININ111,2942,448−12%

18▲1Howard County, ININ83,9042,284+8%

19▼1Grant County, ININ66,5241,970−14%

20▲1Bartholomew County, ININ85,7291,794−3%

21▲1Floyd County, ININ82,1531,714+4%

22▲2Wayne County, ININ66,1691,685+18%

23▼3Morgan County, ININ74,9671,506−19%

24▲4Steuben County, ININ34,7991,273+22%

25▲2Hancock County, ININ90,9691,248+12%

26▼3Kosciusko County, ININ80,8921,148−24%

27▼2Boone County, ININ80,6891,118−8%

28▲10Miami County, ININ34,4871,049+32%

29▼3Warrick County, ININ66,8031,040−9%

30▲6DeKalb County, ININ44,5351,034+26%

31▲4Greene County, ININ31,165893+8%

32▲2Cass County, ININ37,836838+1%

33▲4Shelby County, ININ45,882817+1%

34▼2Henry County, ININ49,137810−8%

35▲13LaGrange County, ININ41,305810+35%

36▼5Lawrence County, ININ45,568788−14%

37▲4Jasper County, ININ33,894773+3%

38▼9Noble County, ININ47,937742−22%

39▲21Jefferson County, ININ33,279694+38%

40▼10Harrison County, ININ40,437683−27%

41▲26Huntington County, ININ37,224658+44%

42▼2Montgomery County, ININ38,954650−16%

43▲1Fulton County, ININ20,091645−5%

44▲21Jennings County, ININ27,622617+32%

45▼2Jackson County, ININ47,370605−17%

46▼7Whitley County, ININ35,046594−25%

47▼5Marshall County, ININ46,599588−21%

48▼3Knox County, ININ35,652553−17%

49▲23Putnam County, ININ37,876537+35%

50▼3Wabash County, ININ30,713522−20%

51▲10Dubois County, ININ44,016521+5%

52▼2Randolph County, ININ24,438516−11%

53▼20Dearborn County, ININ51,609500−43%

54▲27Franklin County, ININ23,286456+61%

55▲8Adams County, ININ36,650447−7%

56▼10Ripley County, ININ29,434447−32%

57▲5Newton County, ININ14,188444−10%

58▼4Washington County, ININ28,383440−20%

59▼7Clinton County, ININ33,322430−24%

60▲13Sullivan County, ININ20,831423+10%

61▼3White County, ININ25,164420−19%

62▼11Clay County, ININ26,410411−29%

63▲14Jay County, ININ20,118410+26%

64▲16Perry County, ININ19,389395+36%

65▲4Fountain County, ININ17,013394−8%

66▲8Wells County, ININ28,883386+1%

67▼1Scott County, ININ25,053379−18%

68▼11Gibson County, ININ33,091378−27%

69▼5Fayette County, ININ23,533368−22%

70▼15Decatur County, ININ26,576363−34%

71▼1Rush County, ININ16,767355−16%

72▼19Starke County, ININ23,425347−37%

73▼2Spencer County, ININ20,061339−18%

74▲11Carroll County, ININ20,655324+26%

75▼26Vermillion County, ININ15,488318−46%

76▼17Owen County, ININ21,886315−38%

77▲7Orange County, ININ19,834302+16%

78▲1Parke County, ININ16,642298−4%

79▼23Daviess County, ININ34,209236−56%

80▼12Posey County, ININ24,988231−49%

81▼3Blackford County, ININ11,730205−36%

82▲6Warren County, ININ8,474194+46%

83Switzerland County, ININ10,037191−28%

84▲2Pike County, ININ12,003186+2%

85▼3Tipton County, ININ15,319171−38%

86▼10Brown County, ININ15,777170−48%

87Benton County, ININ8,883162+13%

88▲2Union County, ININ6,863157+48%

89Crawford County, ININ10,509155+19%

90▲1Martin County, ININ9,856116+53%

91▼16Pulaski County, ININ12,463110−70%

92Ohio County, ININ5,99439−29%

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