The table below ranks the correlation between unemployment and heavy drinking in each county in Indiana. Vermillion has the strongest correlation, while Bartholomew has the weakest.
Ranking | County | Number of Excessive Drinkers | Number of Unemployed | Percentage of Heavy Drinkers | Percentage of Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | St. Joseph | 29,764 | 4,933 | 17 | 3.1 |
27 | Clark | 13,206 | 2,058 | 18 | 3.3 |
28 | Steuben | 3,755 | 553 | 19 | 2.7 |
29 | Miami | 3,922 | 606 | 18 | 3.9 |
30 | Fayette | 2,552 | 416 | 17 | 4.7 |
31 | Elkhart | 22,581 | 3,473 | 18 | 3.1 |
32 | Benton | 951 | 146 | 18 | 3.2 |
33 | Howard | 9,124 | 1,483 | 17 | 4 |
34 | Putnam | 4,005 | 582 | 19 | 3.5 |
35 | Delaware | 12,204 | 2,092 | 16 | 3.9 |
36 | Pike | 1,336 | 203 | 18 | 3.3 |
37 | Union | 773 | 117 | 18 | 3.3 |
38 | Decatur | 2,887 | 434 | 18 | 2.9 |
39 | Noble | 5,176 | 737 | 19 | 3.1 |
40 | Blackford | 1,321 | 198 | 18 | 4 |
41 | Huntington | 3,998 | 599 | 18 | 3.3 |
42 | Jefferson | 3,615 | 511 | 19 | 3.4 |
43 | Whitley | 3,729 | 527 | 19 | 2.9 |
44 | Clay | 2,886 | 430 | 18 | 3.5 |
45 | Fulton | 2,234 | 315 | 19 | 3.2 |
46 | Jennings | 3,011 | 448 | 18 | 3.3 |
47 | Washington | 3,074 | 456 | 18 | 3.3 |
48 | Pulaski | 1,365 | 202 | 18 | 3.1 |
49 | Lawrence | 4,909 | 766 | 17 | 3.6 |
50 | Ripley | 3,162 | 466 | 18 | 3.3 |
51 | Perry | 2,091 | 308 | 18 | 3.3 |
52 | Warren | 920 | 127 | 19 | 3 |
53 | Brown | 1,688 | 232 | 19 | 3 |
54 | Monroe | 15,238 | 2,338 | 17 | 3.3 |
55 | Knox | 3,957 | 573 | 18 | 3.1 |
56 | Parke | 1,762 | 269 | 17 | 3.8 |
57 | White | 2,692 | 367 | 19 | 2.7 |
58 | Cass | 4,130 | 629 | 17 | 3.5 |
59 | Posey | 2,751 | 374 | 19 | 2.7 |
60 | Hamilton | 37,895 | 4,657 | 21 | 2.5 |
61 | Johnson | 17,642 | 2,241 | 20 | 2.7 |
62 | Carroll | 2,215 | 309 | 18 | 3 |
63 | Montgomery | 4,137 | 577 | 18 | 3.1 |
64 | Wabash | 3,378 | 471 | 18 | 3.1 |
65 | Warrick | 6,969 | 962 | 18 | 2.9 |
66 | Madison | 14,192 | 2,190 | 16 | 3.7 |
67 | Henry | 5,335 | 730 | 18 | 3.3 |
68 | Marshall | 5,027 | 726 | 17 | 3.1 |
69 | Gibson | 3,600 | 491 | 18 | 2.5 |
70 | Morgan | 7,828 | 1,128 | 17 | 3.1 |
71 | Kosciusko | 8,751 | 1,190 | 18 | 2.8 |
72 | Grant | 7,271 | 1,185 | 15 | 3.7 |
73 | Boone | 7,723 | 897 | 21 | 2.5 |
74 | Tippecanoe | 20,313 | 2,903 | 17 | 2.9 |
75 | Scott | 2,659 | 379 | 17 | 3.6 |
76 | Hancock | 8,707 | 1,153 | 18 | 2.8 |
77 | Rush | 1,827 | 241 | 18 | 2.7 |
78 | Martin | 1,070 | 141 | 18 | 2.6 |
79 | Orange | 2,167 | 300 | 17 | 3.5 |
80 | Shelby | 4,914 | 675 | 17 | 3.6 |
81 | DeKalb | 4,718 | 642 | 17 | 2.8 |
82 | Wells | 3,073 | 391 | 18 | 2.7 |
83 | LaGrange | 4,411 | 559 | 18 | 2.8 |
84 | Allen | 42,033 | 5,876 | 16 | 3.1 |
85 | Jay | 2,233 | 287 | 17 | 3 |
86 | Clinton | 3,620 | 462 | 17 | 2.7 |
87 | Dubois | 4,759 | 555 | 18 | 2.4 |
88 | Hendricks | 19,062 | 2,446 | 16 | 2.7 |
89 | Adams | 3,905 | 470 | 17 | 2.7 |
90 | Jackson | 5,063 | 606 | 17 | 2.6 |
91 | Daviess | 3,641 | 435 | 17 | 2.6 |
92 | Bartholomew | 8,966 | 1,125 | 16 | 2.5 |
Data Based on County Health Rankings.