SmartAsset, a financial technology company, has ranked Hamilton County first in a list of other Indiana counties seeing the greatest amount of incoming investment.
The study measured each county on the following data: business establishment growth, GDP growth, new building permits and federal contracts.
| Rank | County | Business Growth | GDP Growth ($ in millions) | New Building Permits (per 1,000 homes) | Federal Funding (per capita) | Incoming Investment Index |
| 1 | Hamilton, IN | 5.6% | $1,000 | 22.4 | $617 | 51.52 |
| 2 | Hendricks, IN | 6.2% | $370 | 21.4 | $31 | 50.10 |
| 3 | Boone, IN | 4.5% | $173 | 17.6 | $156 | 44.35 |
| 4 | Hancock, IN | 4.0% | $164 | 17.0 | $60 | 43.17 |
| 5 | Warrick, IN | 2.2% | $133 | 17.8 | $514 | 42.61 |
| 6 | Warren, IN | 10.3% | $15 | 5.7 | $0 | 35.71 |
| 7 | Johnson, IN | 1.2% | $364 | 11.8 | $142 | 35.46 |
| 8 | Clark, IN | 1.0% | $287 | 11.0 | $129 | 34.33 |
| 9 | Tippecanoe, IN | 4.6% | $413 | 7.7 | $189 | 33.68 |
| 10 | Porter, IN | 1.3% | $415 | 9.2 | $25 | 32.59 |
For a more in-depth look at the study and complete methodology, visit smartasset.com/investing/investment-calculator#Indiana.
