RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 92 SHOWN OF 92

Most unemployed people, Indiana counties · 2020

Indiana counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 658.

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01Marion County, ININ992,19628,426–

02Lake County, ININ504,61216,615–

03Allen County, ININ402,3299,760–

04St. Joseph County, ININ272,8616,668–

05Hamilton County, ININ387,0365,113–

06Monroe County, ININ143,3455,053–

07Vanderburgh County, ININ181,9954,671–

08Elkhart County, ININ208,7744,518–

09Tippecanoe County, ININ190,4563,923–

10Porter County, ININ176,0493,832–

11Delaware County, ININ113,1063,586–

12Madison County, ININ135,0883,291–

13Hendricks County, ININ193,5103,273–

14Vigo County, ININ106,5123,056–

15Johnson County, ININ174,2623,005–

16LaPorte County, ININ111,2942,789–

17Clark County, ININ130,4512,532–

18Grant County, ININ66,5242,282–

19Howard County, ININ83,9042,111–

20Morgan County, ININ74,9671,863–

21Bartholomew County, ININ85,7291,850–

22Floyd County, ININ82,1531,645–

23Kosciusko County, ININ80,8921,506–

24Wayne County, ININ66,1691,427–

25Boone County, ININ80,6891,214–

26Warrick County, ININ66,8031,141–

27Hancock County, ININ90,9691,110–

28Steuben County, ININ34,7991,043–

29Noble County, ININ47,937950–

30Harrison County, ININ40,437937–

31Lawrence County, ININ45,568920–

32Henry County, ININ49,137885–

33Dearborn County, ININ51,609884–

34Cass County, ININ37,836827–

35Greene County, ININ31,165825–

36DeKalb County, ININ44,535822–

37Shelby County, ININ45,882809–

38Miami County, ININ34,487792–

39Whitley County, ININ35,046792–

40Montgomery County, ININ38,954773–

41Jasper County, ININ33,894748–

42Marshall County, ININ46,599746–

43Jackson County, ININ47,370733–

44Fulton County, ININ20,091678–

45Knox County, ININ35,652665–

46Ripley County, ININ29,434658–

47Wabash County, ININ30,713654–

48LaGrange County, ININ41,305600–

49Vermillion County, ININ15,488589–

50Randolph County, ININ24,438583–

51Clay County, ININ26,410580–

52Clinton County, ININ33,322564–

53Starke County, ININ23,425553–

54Washington County, ININ28,383548–

55Decatur County, ININ26,576548–

56Daviess County, ININ34,209534–

57Gibson County, ININ33,091519–

58White County, ININ25,164516–

59Owen County, ININ21,886512–

60Jefferson County, ININ33,279502–

61Dubois County, ININ44,016496–

62Newton County, ININ14,188492–

63Adams County, ININ36,650482–

64Fayette County, ININ23,533471–

65Jennings County, ININ27,622469–

66Scott County, ININ25,053464–

67Huntington County, ININ37,224458–

68Posey County, ININ24,988453–

69Fountain County, ININ17,013427–

70Rush County, ININ16,767424–

71Spencer County, ININ20,061413–

72Putnam County, ININ37,876398–

73Sullivan County, ININ20,831384–

74Wells County, ININ28,883384–

75Pulaski County, ININ12,463361–

76Brown County, ININ15,777327–

77Jay County, ININ20,118326–

78Blackford County, ININ11,730321–

79Parke County, ININ16,642309–

80Perry County, ININ19,389290–

81Franklin County, ININ23,286283–

82Tipton County, ININ15,319275–

83Switzerland County, ININ10,037265–

84Orange County, ININ19,834261–

85Carroll County, ININ20,655258–

86Pike County, ININ12,003182–

87Benton County, ININ8,883143–

88Warren County, ININ8,474133–

89Crawford County, ININ10,509130–

90Union County, ININ6,863106–

91Martin County, ININ9,85676–

92Ohio County, ININ5,99455–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS