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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.

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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%

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

07Monroe County, ININ143,3454,156−18%

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

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

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

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

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

13Vigo County, ININ106,5122,854−7%

14Clark County, ININ130,4512,651+5%

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

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

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

18Howard County, ININ83,9042,284+8%

19Grant County, ININ66,5241,970−14%

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

21Floyd County, ININ82,1531,714+4%

22Wayne County, ININ66,1691,685+18%

23Morgan County, ININ74,9671,506−19%

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

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

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

27Boone County, ININ80,6891,118−8%

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

29Warrick County, ININ66,8031,040−9%

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

31Greene County, ININ31,165893+8%

32Cass County, ININ37,836838+1%

33Shelby County, ININ45,882817+1%

34Henry County, ININ49,137810−8%

35LaGrange County, ININ41,305810+35%

36Lawrence County, ININ45,568788−14%

37Jasper County, ININ33,894773+3%

38Noble County, ININ47,937742−22%

39Jefferson County, ININ33,279694+38%

40Harrison County, ININ40,437683−27%

41Huntington County, ININ37,224658+44%

42Montgomery County, ININ38,954650−16%

43Fulton County, ININ20,091645−5%

44Jennings County, ININ27,622617+32%

45Jackson County, ININ47,370605−17%

46Whitley County, ININ35,046594−25%

47Marshall County, ININ46,599588−21%

48Knox County, ININ35,652553−17%

49Putnam County, ININ37,876537+35%

50Wabash County, ININ30,713522−20%

51Dubois County, ININ44,016521+5%

52Randolph County, ININ24,438516−11%

53Dearborn County, ININ51,609500−43%

54Franklin County, ININ23,286456+61%

55Adams County, ININ36,650447−7%

56Ripley County, ININ29,434447−32%

57Newton County, ININ14,188444−10%

58Washington County, ININ28,383440−20%

59Clinton County, ININ33,322430−24%

60Sullivan County, ININ20,831423+10%

61White County, ININ25,164420−19%

62Clay County, ININ26,410411−29%

63Jay County, ININ20,118410+26%

64Perry County, ININ19,389395+36%

65Fountain County, ININ17,013394−8%

66Wells County, ININ28,883386+1%

67Scott County, ININ25,053379−18%

68Gibson County, ININ33,091378−27%

69Fayette County, ININ23,533368−22%

70Decatur County, ININ26,576363−34%

71Rush County, ININ16,767355−16%

72Starke County, ININ23,425347−37%

73Spencer County, ININ20,061339−18%

74Carroll County, ININ20,655324+26%

75Vermillion County, ININ15,488318−46%

76Owen County, ININ21,886315−38%

77Orange County, ININ19,834302+16%

78Parke County, ININ16,642298−4%

79Daviess County, ININ34,209236−56%

80Posey County, ININ24,988231−49%

81Blackford County, ININ11,730205−36%

82Warren County, ININ8,474194+46%

83Switzerland County, ININ10,037191−28%

84Pike County, ININ12,003186+2%

85Tipton County, ININ15,319171−38%

86Brown County, ININ15,777170−48%

87Benton County, ININ8,883162+13%

88Union County, ININ6,863157+48%

89Crawford County, ININ10,509155+19%

90Martin County, ININ9,856116+53%

91Pulaski County, ININ12,463110−70%

92Ohio County, ININ5,99439−29%

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