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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Indiana economy

Indiana produced $542.5 billion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #19 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.

Capital Indianapolis6,973,333 people, 2025Statehood 1816Great Lakes region
GDP, 2025$542.5B#19 of 51 · 1.8% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+1.9%#28 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$66,455#40 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20263.4%#14 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Fig. 1GDP, 1997–2025Current dollars and real (chained 2017) dollars, billions
$0B$200B$400B$600B200020052010201520202025Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars

BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.

Industries, 2025

Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.

IndustryValue addedSharevs US shareRank
Real estate$58.6B10.8%−2.9 pp43
Government$44.8B8.3%−2.8 pp50
Manufacturing$129.4B23.8%+14.4 pp1
Finance & insurance$33.8B6.2%−2.5 pp31
Professional services$27.9B5.1%−2.9 pp37
Health care$45.6B8.4%+0.9 pp24
Wholesale trade$34.5B6.4%0.0 pp19
Retail trade$31.3B5.8%−0.1 pp30
Information$8.7B1.6%−4.1 pp50
Construction$28.3B5.2%+0.9 pp15
Transportation & warehousing$20.3B3.7%+0.5 pp19
Accommodation & food$15.9B2.9%−0.2 pp31
Administrative & waste services$14.5B2.7%−0.3 pp35
Other services$12.1B2.2%+0.2 pp20
Management of companies$6.2B1.1%−0.7 pp35
Utilities$10.1B1.9%+0.2 pp17
Mining, oil & gas$1.8B0.3%−1.0 pp22
Education$5.3B1.0%−0.2 pp23
Arts & recreation$6.1B1.1%+0.1 pp14
Agriculture$7.1B1.3%+0.5 pp15
Fig. 2Unemployment rate, 2000–2026Monthly, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force
0%5%10%15%20%200020052010201520202025Unemployment rate

BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.

Metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.

Metro areaPopulationGDPIncome per personUnemployment
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN9,408,576$923.1B$79,9974.7%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN2,302,815$207.3B$71,4924.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN2,174,833$209.8B$76,5643.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN1,394,234$107.9B$67,4464.2%
Fort Wayne, IN462,978$32.9B$62,1153.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI325,294$21.4B$59,1134.3%
Evansville, IN271,793$24.8B$65,8253.4%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN229,701$15.6B$52,8563.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN207,436$20.6B$60,3483.9%
Terre Haute, IN168,874$9.9B$50,2813.8%
Bloomington, IN162,553$10.1B$59,5283.4%
Muncie, IN112,951$5.4B$49,9654.1%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN111,348$5.8B$55,7904.1%
Columbus, IN84,741$9.3B$70,2623.6%
Kokomo, IN84,082$5.5B$53,1856.2%