Indiana
#32of 5151C+
Above: South Carolina (53). Below: Kansas (51).
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
52-3 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.546 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$3,96058 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
22-28 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202438.4%10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)17.434 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
67+16 vs median
- Output per worker$156,25134 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs15.7%100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
47-2 vs median
- Unemployment rate3.3%76 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month-0.14%18 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
18-34 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$66,29220 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher30.7%16 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
67+9 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.756 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)538.778 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
100+8 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAaa · Stable100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
33-18 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · hub.mph.in.gov100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets00 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds10 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09