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Which counties in Indiana have the lowest unemployment?

Union County (2.7%), Boone County (2.8%) and Daviess County (2.9%) had the lowest unemployment in Indiana in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 92 ranked Indiana counties

Indiana counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Union County2.7%−0.3 pts6,863
2Boone County2.8%+0.3 pts80,689
3Daviess County2.9%+0.1 pts34,209
4Dubois County2.9%+0.4 pts44,016
5Hamilton County2.9%+0.3 pts387,036
6Pulaski County2.9%−0.2 pts12,463
7Wells County2.9%+0.3 pts28,883
8Gibson County3.0%+0.2 pts33,091
9Hendricks County3.0%+0.3 pts193,510
10Martin County3.0%+0.3 pts9,856
11Montgomery County3.0%+0.1 pts38,954
12Hancock County3.1%+0.3 pts90,969
13Johnson County3.1%+0.3 pts174,262
14Benton County3.2%−0.1 pts8,883
15Clinton County3.2%+0.3 pts33,322
16Jackson County3.2%+0.5 pts47,370
17Warren County3.2%+0.3 pts8,474
18Warrick County3.2%+0.3 pts66,803
19Whitley County3.2%+0.2 pts35,046
20DeKalb County3.3%+0.5 pts44,535
21Franklin County3.3%−0.1 pts23,286
22Huntington County3.3%+0.2 pts37,224
23LaGrange County3.3%+0.2 pts41,305
24Monroe County3.3%+0.3 pts143,345
25Posey County3.3%+0.4 pts24,988
26Shelby County3.3%+0.3 pts45,882
27Spencer County3.3%+0.0 pts20,061
28Adams County3.4%+0.5 pts36,650
29Allen County3.4%+0.4 pts402,329
30Brown County3.4%+0.3 pts15,777
31Carroll County3.4%+0.4 pts20,655
32Jay County3.4%+0.6 pts20,118
33Morgan County3.4%+0.2 pts74,967
34Noble County3.4%+0.3 pts47,937
35Perry County3.4%−0.1 pts19,389
36Ripley County3.4%+0.4 pts29,434
37Rush County3.4%+0.4 pts16,767
38Clark County3.5%+0.2 pts130,451
39Dearborn County3.5%+0.0 pts51,609
40Decatur County3.5%+0.4 pts26,576
41Floyd County3.5%+0.2 pts82,153
42Knox County3.5%+0.4 pts35,652
43Kosciusko County3.5%+0.7 pts80,892
44Marshall County3.5%+0.3 pts46,599
45Ohio County3.5%−0.3 pts5,994
46Sullivan County3.5%−0.3 pts20,831
47Tippecanoe County3.5%+0.5 pts190,456
48Vanderburgh County3.5%+0.4 pts181,995
49Wabash County3.5%+0.4 pts30,713
50Bartholomew County3.6%+0.9 pts85,729
51Clay County3.6%+0.1 pts26,410
52Harrison County3.6%+0.3 pts40,437
53Jennings County3.6%+0.6 pts27,622
54Lawrence County3.6%+0.1 pts45,568
55Putnam County3.6%+0.4 pts37,876
56Steuben County3.6%+0.4 pts34,799
57Washington County3.6%+0.3 pts28,383
58White County3.6%+0.4 pts25,164
59Fountain County3.7%+0.2 pts17,013
60Henry County3.7%+0.3 pts49,137
61Jefferson County3.7%+0.3 pts33,279
62Madison County3.7%+0.1 pts135,088
63Marion County3.7%+0.4 pts992,196
64Orange County3.7%+0.7 pts19,834
65Owen County3.7%+0.1 pts21,886
66Pike County3.7%+0.2 pts12,003
67Tipton County3.7%+0.4 pts15,319
68Greene County3.8%+0.0 pts31,165
69Randolph County3.8%+0.2 pts24,438
70Wayne County3.8%+0.3 pts66,169
71Elkhart County3.9%+0.5 pts208,774
72Fulton County3.9%+0.7 pts20,091
73Jasper County3.9%+0.3 pts33,894
74Parke County3.9%−0.1 pts16,642
75Vigo County3.9%−0.2 pts106,512
76Porter County4.0%+0.2 pts176,049
77Blackford County4.1%+0.4 pts11,730
78Delaware County4.1%+0.3 pts113,106
79LaPorte County4.1%+0.1 pts111,294
80Newton County4.1%−0.2 pts14,188
81St. Joseph County4.1%+0.5 pts272,861
82Cass County4.2%+0.8 pts37,836
83Fayette County4.2%+0.3 pts23,533
84Grant County4.2%+0.3 pts66,524
85Switzerland County4.2%+0.7 pts10,037
86Vermillion County4.2%−0.7 pts15,488
87Scott County4.3%+0.7 pts25,053
88Crawford County4.4%−0.1 pts10,509
89Miami County4.4%+0.7 pts34,487
90Starke County4.8%+0.2 pts23,425
91Lake County5.1%+0.3 pts504,612
92Howard County6.2%+2.4 pts83,904

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Which county in Indiana has the lowest unemployment rate?

Union County: 2.7%, ahead of Boone County (2.8%) and Daviess County (2.9%), of 92 Indiana counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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