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印第安纳州（Indiana--IN） 是美国中北部偏东的一个州。西北濒密歇根湖，北接密歇根州，东界俄亥俄州，西邻伊利诺伊州，南隔俄亥俄河与肯塔基州相望。印第安纳州是美国中西部各州往来必经之地，成为中西部的十字路口，连接印第安纳波利斯市的公路比国内其他任何城市都要多。全国6家最大运输公司中有3家的总部设在该州。印第安纳州以每平方公里面积来计算，居全国第五位。州内南方和北方的年降水量、生长季节及冬季雪量均有明显的差异。州内主要产业是先进的制造业、工业机械、运输、物流配送、信息技术、生命科学、金融经纪人、保险经纪人等。州内著名跨国公司有礼来制药总部、联邦快递美国第二大中心、丰田汽车北美第二大生产厂等。
印第安纳州_印第安纳州 -历史沿革
地图
印地安那州，名称是说明这一块土地曾是印地安人的领土。
早期为印第安人中的阿尔冈昆、易洛魁、波塔瓦托米、特拉华等部族的居住地。考古学家在俄亥俄河畔的安琪尔丘冈发现了最早的居民遗址。
1730年，英国开始殖民于该州之内。
印第安纳州后来沦为法国殖民地，18世纪下半叶，印第安人与英、美、法等国白人移民之间的战争曾持续多年，在法国印第安战争之后由英国控制。美国独立之后，改归美国，属西北领地的一部份。1794年，印第安部落被迫让出他们世代居住的东部地区。1800年由西北领地分出，成为印第安纳领地，1816年12月21日作为第19个州加入美国。
印第安纳州_印第安纳州 -行政区划
重要城镇
CountyFIPS code
County seat
Established
Origin
Etymology
Population
Area
Map
Adams County001DecaturFebruary 7, 1836Adams New PurchaseU.S. PresidentJohn Quincy Adams33,625339sqmi
(878km)Allen County003Fort WayneDecember 12, 1823Delaware New PurchaseCol. John Allen , Kentucky state senator355,329657sqmi
(1,702km)Bartholomew County005ColumbusJanuary 8, 1821Jackson County and Delaware New PurchasesLt. Col.Joseph Bartholomew, a hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe71,435407sqmi
(1,054km)Benton County007FowlerFebruary 18, 1840Jasper CountyThomas H. Benton,U.S. SenatorfromMissouri8,854406sqmi
(1,052km)Blackford County009Hartford CityFebruary 15, 1838Jay CountyJudgeIsaac Blackford, Speaker of theIndiana House of Representativesand Chief Justice of theIndiana Supreme Court14,048165sqmi
(427km)Boone County011LebanonJanuary 29, 1830Adams andWabashNew PurchasesFrontiersmanDaniel Boone56,640423sqmi
(1,096km)Brown County013NashvilleFebruary 3, 1836Bartholomew County
Jackson County
Monroe CountyGeneral Jacob Brown, hero of theWar of 181214,957312sqmi
(808km)Carroll County015DelphiJanuary 17, 1828Adams andWabashNew PurchasesCharles Carroll, signer of theDeclaration of Independence20,165372sqmi
(963km)Cass County017LogansportDecember 18, 1828Non-county AreaGen.Lewis Cass, Governor ofMichigan TerritoryandU.S. Secretary of State40,930412sqmi
(1,067km)Clark County019JeffersonvilleFebruary 3, 1801Knox CountyGeneralGeorge Rogers Clark,American Revolutionary Warhero96,472373sqmi
(966km)Clay County021BrazilFebruary 12, 1825Owen County
Putnam County
Sullivan County
Vigo CountyU.S. Speaker of the HouseHenry Clay26,556358sqmi
(927km)Clinton County023FrankfortJanuary 29, 1830Adams and Wabash New PurchasesDeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York33,866405sqmi
(1,049km)Crawford County025EnglishJanuary 29, 1818Orange County
Harrison County
Perry CountyCol.William Crawford, surveyor of the Midwest and hero of theIndian Wars10,743306sqmi
(793km)Daviess County027WashingtonFebruary 2, 1818Knox CountyCol.Joseph Hamilton Daveiss,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe30,820429sqmi
(1,111km)Dearborn County029LawrenceburgMarch 7, 1803Clark County, IN;Hamilton County, OHU.S. Secretary of WarHenry Dearborn50,047305sqmi
(790km)Decatur County031GreensburgDecember 12, 1821Delaware New PurchaseCommodoreStephen Decatur, hero of theWar of 181224,555373sqmi
(966km)DeKalb County033AuburnFebruary 7, 1835Non-county AreaJohann de Kalb, German noble who trained colonial soldiers for theAmerican Revolutionary War40,285363sqmi
(940km)Delaware County035MuncieJanuary 26, 1827Delaware New PurchaseDelaware Native American people118,769392sqmi
(1,015km)Dubois County037JasperDecember 20, 1817Perry County
Pike CountyToussaint Dubois,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe39,674427sqmi
(1,106km)Elkhart County039GoshenJanuary 29, 1830Non-county AreaDisputed, but possibly the ElkhartNative Americanpeople182,791463sqmi
(1,199km)Fayette County041ConnersvilleJanuary 29, 1818Franklin Wayne Countyand Non-county AreaMarquis de la Fayette, French noble who trained colonial soldiers in theAmerican Revolutionary War25,588215sqmi
(557km)Floyd County043New AlbanyJanuary 2, 1819Clarkand Harrison CountiesCol. EitherJohn Floyd, aWar of 1812hero andGovernor of Virginia, or early settler and state legislatorDavis Floyd78,823148sqmi
(383km)Fountain County045CovingtonDecember 20, 1825Montgomery Countyand Wabash New PurchaseMajorJames Fontaine, a hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War17,954396sqmi
(1,026km)Franklin County047BrookvilleFebruary 1, 1811Clark County
Dearborn County
Knox CountyWriter, orator, scholar, and founding father Benjamin Franklin22,151384sqmi
(995km)Fulton County049RochesterFebruary 7, 1836Non-county AreaRobert Fulton, inventor of thesteamboat20,511368sqmi
(953km)Gibson County051PrincetonApril 1, 1813Knox CountyJohn Gibson, secretary of theIndiana Territory33,503487sqmi
(1,261km)Grant County053MarionFebruary 10, 1831Formed from Madison County, Adams New Purchase and un-organizedCaptains Samuel and Moses Grant, former American soldiers and early settlers70,061414sqmi
(1,072km)Greene County055BloomfieldJanuary 5, 1821Sullivan County
Non-county AreaGen.Nathanael Greene, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War32,157543sqmi
(1,406km)Hamilton County057NoblesvilleJanuary 8, 1823Formed from Delaware New PurchaseAlexander Hamilton , firstSecretary of the Treasuryand founding father274,569394sqmi
(1,020km)Hancock County059GreenfieldMarch 1, 1828Formed from Madison CountyJohn Hancock, first signer of theDeclaration of Independence70,002306sqmi
(793km)Harrison County061CorydonDecember 1, 1808Formed from Clark and Knox CountyWilliam Henry Harrison, governor ofIndiana TerritoryandU.S. President34,325485sqmi
(1,256km)Hendricks County063DanvilleDecember 20, 1824Formed from Delaware and Wabash New PurchaseGovernor of IndianaWilliam Hendricks145,488407sqmi
(1,054km)Henry County065New CastleDecember 31, 1821Formed from Delaware New PurchasePatrick Henry, attorney, orator, and founding father48,508392sqmi
(1,015km)Howard County067KokomoJanuary 15, 1844Formed from un-organizedGen.Tilghman Howard, a U.S. Representative from Indiana84,964293sqmi
(759km)Huntington County069HuntingtonFebruary 2, 1832Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organizedSamuel Huntington, signer theDeclaration of Independence38,075383sqmi
(992km)Jackson County071BrownstownJanuary 1, 1816Formed from Clark, Jefferson and WashingtonU.S. PresidentAndrew Jackson41,335509sqmi
(1,318km)Jasper County073RensselaerFebruary 7, 1835Formed from Wabash New PurchaseSgt.William Jasper, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War30,043560sqmi
(1,450km)Jay County075PortlandFebruary 7, 1835Formed from Adams New PurchaseJohn Jay, first Chief Justice of theUnited States Supreme Court21,806384sqmi
(995km)Jefferson County077MadisonNovember 23, 1810Formed from Clark, Dearborn and Knox CountyU.S. PresidentThomas Jefferson31,705361sqmi
(935km)Jennings County079VernonDecember 27, 1816Formed from Jackson and Jefferson CountiesJonathan Jennings, the firstGovernor of Indiana27,554377sqmi
(976km)Johnson County081FranklinDecember 31, 1823Formed from Delaware New PurchaseJohn Johnson, first Chief Justice of theIndiana Supreme Court139,654320sqmi
(829km)Knox County083VincennesJune 6, 1790Original CountyU.S. Secretary of WarHenry Knox39,256516sqmi
(1,336km)Kosciusko County085WarsawFebruary 7, 1835Formed from un-organizedTadeusz Ko?ciuszko, Polish-born hero of theAmerican Revolutionary Warand leader of a Polish nationalistic revolt against Russia74,057531sqmi
(1,375km)LaGrange County087LaGrangeFebruary 2, 1832Formed from un-organizedThe ancestral estate of theMarquis de la Fayette, the French-born hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War34,909380sqmi
(984km)Lake County089Crown PointJanuary 28, 1837Formed from Newton and Porter CountiesIts location onLake Michigan496,004499sqmi
(1,292km)LaPorte County091LaPorteJanuary 29, 1832Formed from St. Joseph and un-organizedMeansthe doorinFrench, which refers to the city of LaPorte111,467598sqmi
(1,549km)Lawrence County093BedfordJanuary 7, 1818Formed from OrangeCapt.James Lawrence,hero of theWar of 181245,922449sqmi
(1,163km)Madison County095AndersonJanuary 4, 1823Formed from Delaware New PurchaseU.S. PresidentJames Madison133,358452sqmi
(1,171km)Marion County097IndianapolisDecember 31, 1821Formed from Delaware New PurchaseGen.Francis Marion,American Revolutionary Warhero903,393396sqmi
(1,026km)Marshall County099PlymouthFebruary 7, 1835Formed from St. Joseph CountyU.S. Chief JusticeJohn Marshall45,128444sqmi
(1,150km)Martin County101ShoalsJanuary 17, 1820Formed from Daviess and Dubois CountiesMajor John T. Martin, hero of theWar of 181210,369336sqmi
(870km)Miami County103PeruJanuary 30, 1833Formed from Cass County and un-organizedMiamiNative American people36,082374sqmi
(969km)Monroe County105BloomingtonJanuary 14, 1818Formed from Orange CountyU.S. PresidentJames Monroe137,974395sqmi
(1,023km)Montgomery County107CrawfordsvilleDecember 21, 1822Formed from Wabash New PurchaseGen.Richard Montgomery, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War37,629505sqmi
(1,308km)Morgan County109MartinsvilleDecember 31, 1822Formed from Delaware and Wabash New PurchaseGen.Daniel Morgan, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War68,894404sqmi
(1,046km)Newton County111KentlandDecember 8, 1859Formed from Jasper CountySgt.John Newton, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War14,566402sqmi
(1,041km)Noble County113AlbionFebruary 7, 1835Formed from un-organizedU.S. SenatorJames NobleorGovernor of IndianaNoah Noble, brothers46,275411sqmi
(1,064km)Ohio County115Rising SunJanuary 4, 1844Formed from Dearborn CountyTheOhio River6,12886sqmi
(223km)Orange County117PaoliFebruary 1, 1816Formed from Gibson, Knox and WashingtonOrange County, North Carolina, in turn named for theDutch ProtestantHouse of Orange19,306398sqmi
(1,031km)Owen County119SpencerDecember 21, 1818Formed from Daviess and Sullivan CountyAbraham Owen,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe21,786385sqmi
(997km)Parke County121RockvilleJanuary 9, 1821Formed from Vigo CountyBenjamin Parke, a delegate ofIndiana Territoryto theU.S. Congress17,241445sqmi
(1,153km)Perry County123Tell CityNovember 1, 1814Formed from Gibson and Warrick CountiesCommodoreOliver Hazard Perry, hero of theWar of 181218,899382sqmi
(989km)Pike County125PetersburgDecember 21, 1816Formed from Gibson and Perry CountyZebulon M. Pike, explorer of theAmerican West12,837334sqmi
(865km)Porter County127ValparaisoFebruary 7, 1835Formed from un-organizedCapt.David Porter, hero of theWar of 1812146,798418sqmi
(1,083km)Posey County129Mount VernonNovember 11, 1814Formed from Warrick CountyThomas Posey, governor ofIndiana Territory27,061410sqmi
(1,062km)Pulaski County131WinamacFebruary 7, 1835Formed from un-organizedKazimierz Pu?aski, Polish-born noble who led the colonial cavalry in theAmerican Revolutionary War13,755434sqmi
(1,124km)Putnam County133GreencastleDecember 31, 1822Formed from Owen County and Wabash New PurchaseGen.Israel Putnam, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War36,019481sqmi
(1,246km)Randolph County135WinchesterJanuary 10, 1818Formed from Wayne CountyRandolph County, North Carolina, which is itself named for firstPresident of the Continental CongressPeyton Randolph27,401452sqmi
(1,171km)Ripley County137VersaillesDecember 27, 1816Formed from Dearborn and Jefferson CountyGen.Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, hero of theWar of 181226,523446sqmi
(1,155km)Rush County139RushvilleDecember 31, 1821Formed from Delaware New PurchaseDr.Benjamin Rush, signer theDeclaration of Independence18,261408sqmi
(1,057km)St. Joseph County141South BendJanuary 29, 1830Formed from un-organizedSt. Joseph River, which flows through it towardLake Michigan266,931458sqmi
(1,186km)Scott County143ScottsburgJanuary 12, 1820Formed from Clark, Jefferson, Jennings and Washington CountiesCharles Scott,Governor of Kentucky22,960190sqmi
(492km)Shelby County145ShelbyvilleDecember 31, 1821Formed from Delaware New PurchaseGen.Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky44,436411sqmi
(1,064km)Spencer County147RockportJanuary 10, 1818Formed from Perry and Warrick CountiesCapt.Spier Spencer,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe20,391397sqmi
(1,028km)Starke County149KnoxFebruary 7, 1835Formed from St. Joseph County and un-organizedGen.John Stark, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War23,556309sqmi
(800km)Steuben County151AngolaFebruary 7, 1837Formed from un-organizedBaron Frederick von Steuben, Prussian-born noble who trained colonial soldiers during theAmerican Revolutionary War33,214309sqmi
(800km)Sullivan County153SullivanDecember 30, 1816Formed from KnoxGeneral Daniel Sullivan,American Revolutionary Warhero21,751447sqmi
(1,158km)Switzerland County155VevayOctober 1, 1814Formed from Dearborn and Jefferson CountyThe home country of many of the early settlers,Switzerland10,613221sqmi
(572km)Tippecanoe County157LafayetteJanuary 20, 1826Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organizedTheTippecanoe Riverand theBattle of Tippecanoe172,780500sqmi
(1,295km)Tipton County159TiptonJanuary 15, 1844Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organizedJohn Tipton,U.S. Senator16,577261sqmi
(676km)Union County161LibertyJanuary 5, 1821Parts ofFayette, Franklin and Wayne countiesNamed because it united sections of three adjacent counties into one new entity7,516161sqmi
(417km)Vanderburgh County163EvansvilleJanuary 7, 1818Gibson ,Posey, andWarrickCountiesHenry Vanderburgh, a judge forIndiana Territory188,922233sqmi
(603km)Vermillion County165NewportJanuary 2, 1824Formed from Parke County and Wasbash New PurchaseTheVermillion River16,788257sqmi
(666km)Vigo County167Terre HauteJanuary 21, 1818Formed from Sullivan CountyFrancis Vigo, Italian-born colonial spy during theAmerican Revolutionary War105,848403sqmi
(1,044km)Wabash County169WabashJanuary 30, 1833Formed from Adams New Purchase and un-organizedTheWabash River34,960412sqmi
(1,067km)Warren County171WilliamsportJanuary 19, 1827Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organizedDr.Joseph Warren,American Revolutionary Warhero8,508365sqmi
(945km)Warrick County173BoonvilleApril 30, 1813Gibson and Knox CountiesCapt.Jacob Warrick,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe60,010385sqmi
(997km)Washington County175SalemDecember 21, 1813Clark, Harrison and Knox CountiesU.S. PresidentGeorge Washington27,223514sqmi
(1,331km)Wayne County177RichmondNovember 27, 1810Formed from Clark, Dearborn and KnoxGen."Mad" Anthony Wayne, hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War71,097402sqmi
(1,041km)Wells County179BlufftonFebruary 7, 1837Formed from Adams New PurchaseCapt.William A. Wells, Native American who became a hero in theWar of 181227,600368sqmi
(953km)White County181MonticelloFebruary 1, 1834Formed from Wabash New Purchase and un-organizedCapt.Isaac White,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe25,267505sqmi
(1,308km)Whitley County183Columbia CityFebruary 7, 1835Formed from un-organizedCol.William Whitley,hero of theBattle of Tippecanoe30,707336sqmi
(870km)
人口在1,000,000人以上的（城市居民）
印第安纳波利斯 (Indianapolis），首府，位于州中央
人口在100,000人以上的（城市人口）
韦恩堡(Fort Wayne），位于东北
南弯（South Bend），靠近密歇根边境，圣母大学所在地
特雷霍特（Terre Haute），位于印第安纳西部，印第安纳州立大学所在地
伊凡斯维尔（Evansville），位于西南，俄亥俄河边
盖瑞(Gary），位于西北，芝加哥近郊
印第安纳州_印第安纳州 -地理环境
地理位置
印第安纳州首府-印第安纳波利斯
州府印地安那波里斯位于中部，冰碛平原中心。
该州特征有二：第一，位于该州中部之冰碛平原，面积最大而且完整。第二，该州是美国中西部各州往来必经之地，成为中西部“十字路口”。
该州北邻密歇根州。西北角滨密歇根湖。东界俄亥俄州。南毗肯塔基州。西与伊利诺州接壤。该州地形可分三区：一、北部是湖岸平原。二、中部是冰碛平原。面积最大，且甚完整。三、南部多低丘浅谷。全州土地都可以生产。该州气候温和多雨，也有利于发展农业。玉米、大豆与猪，在各州中均列第三位。
地形地貌
印第安纳州的美国参议员-埃文・贝赫
全州平均高度为海拔200余米，最高点海拔383米，最低点海拔95米，地表较平坦。整个地势大体上由东北向西南倾斜。境内最高点在东部靠近俄亥俄州边界附近，海拔392米；最低点在沃巴什河与俄亥俄河汇合处，海拔95米。沃巴什河、俄亥俄河以及白河的东西两个支流顺势而下，构成密西西比流域的一部分。北部的圣约瑟夫河蜿蜒流入密歇根湖。北半部的湖泊星罗棋布。印第安纳大学周围地区和布朗县附近是全州风景最秀丽的地方。
按地貌全州可分为3个地理区：（1）北部是湖岸低地。密歇根湖沿岸沙丘成列，景色美丽。（2）中部平原区为冰碛层平原。因受沃巴什河(wabash R.）干支流的侵蚀，出现低丘浅谷。（3）南部是石灰岩地区，地面有明显丘谷地貌和溶蚀地貌，如溶洞、落水洞，有地下水系及矿泉。俄亥俄河两岸多悬岸，景色雄伟。州内除南中部丘陵区未遭受往日大陆冰川复盖、侵蚀与沉积外，其余地区全被冰川复盖过，并留下厚层的冰碛物。
气候
俄亥俄河
属大陆性湿润气候，四季分明。1月平均气温从南部埃文斯维尔的2℃降到北部绍斯本德的-4℃；两地的7月平均气温分别为26℃和23℃。南方和北方的年降水量、生长季节及冬季雪量均有明显的差异。年降水量由北部850毫米到南部1100毫米；生长季由北部160日到南部180日；冬季雪量由北部1米深到南部0.5米深。北方冷气团经过湖面时吸收大量水气，到湖以南寒冷地面上空时立即落雪，雪深时可埋没公路上的汽车。在一年中，雪期有时超过6个月，年平均降雪量508毫米以上。
印第安纳州_印第安纳州 -人口民族
综述
在美国，一个来自印第安纳州的人不被称为印第安纳州人（Indianer），而被称为胡希尔人（Hoosier），在中文里，这个词一般被译为印第安纳州人。
根据美国人口调查局2011年7月1日公布的统计数据，印第安纳州的人口6,516,922人，和2010年统计数据相比增长了0.51%。根据2010年数据，该州总人口6,483,802人，人口密度为69..9/平方公里。2012年，印第安纳州的人口的种族构成如下：84.3% 为白人（81.5%为非西班牙裔白人），9.1%为黑人（非洲裔美国人），6.0%为西班牙裔或拉美裔人（不论种族肤色），1.6% 为亚裔美国人，0.3%为印第安原住民，2.0% 为混合的种族（两种或两种以上种族混血）。在印第安纳的所有少数民族中，西班牙裔是增长速度最快的。该州24.9%的人口年龄在18岁一下，6.9% 人口年龄为5岁一下，以及12.8%人口年龄在65岁以上。该州人口年龄的中位数为36.4岁。2005年，77.7%的印第安纳人居住在较大的县市里，16.5%居住在较小的县市里，5.9%人口居住在无中心城市的县里。
印第安纳人口中最大的族裔为德国裔，占总人口的22.7% 。美国裔（12.0%）、英国裔（8.9%） 、 爱尔兰裔 (10.8%) 和波兰裔 (3.0%)也拥有众多人口。调查中大部分美国裔其实是早期的英国后裔，不过因为他们的家庭在很早以前的殖民地时期早期就搬至了北美，所以在统计时就简单的划分成了“美国裔”。根据1980的人口普查数据，印第安纳总人口4,241,975人中，1,776,144人登记为德国裔，1,356,135人登记为英国裔，1,017,944人登记为爱尔兰裔，德国裔占总人口的42%，英国裔占32%，爱尔兰裔占24%。
印第安纳州的人口中心是汉密尔顿县的谢里登镇（Sheridan）。从20世纪90年代起，印第安纳波利斯周边的几个县的人口开始迅速集中，其中增速最快的四个县是：汉密尔顿县（Hamilton）、亨德里克斯（Hendricks）、约翰森县（Johnson）以及汉考克县（Hancock）。除这四个县以外，增速较高的还有迪尔本县（Dearborn County），该县临近辛辛那提。汉密尔顿县是印第安纳以及其邻近的几个州（伊利诺伊州、密歇根州、俄亥俄州、肯塔基州）增速最快的县，并且在全美人口增速的县中位居第20名。
2005年，印第安纳居民每户收入的中位数为43,993美元，接近498,700户印第安纳居民收入达到50,000至74,999美元之间，占全州户数的20%。汉密尔顿县每户居民的收入中位数高达78,932美元左右，高于该州平均水平约35,000美元。该县也在全美25万人以上的县中收入排名第七。收入位居印第安纳州其次的是印第安纳波利斯的郊区，亨德里克斯县每户的收入中位数为57,538美元，紧随其后的是约翰森县，为56,251美元。
历史
印第安纳州历史人口一览：
年份人口增幅1800年2,632人-1810年24,520人831.6%1820年147,178人500.2%1830年343,031人133.1%1840年685,866人99.9%1850年988,416人44.1%1860年1,350,428人36.6%1870年1,680,637人24.5%1880年1,978,301人17.7%1890年2,192,404人10.8%1900年2,516,462人14.8%1910年2,700,876人7.3%1920年2,930,390人8.5%1930年3,238,503人10.5%1940年3,427,796人5.8%1950年3,934,224人14.8%1960年4,662,498人18.5%1970年5,193,669人11.4%1980年5,490,224人5.7%1990年5,544,159人1.0%2000年6,080,485人9.7%2010年6,483,802人6.6%印第安纳州_印第安纳州 -经济
20世纪70年代，开始建造印第安纳－密歇根电力公司的核电站的装机容量为200万千瓦。主要工业有钢铁、运输机械制造、电器、机器制造、化学、食品、塑料、人造橡胶等工业。1850年以后，以钢铁业为主体的制造业逐渐成为州内主要的收入来源。该州所产乐器和钻石研磨工具在世界市场享有盛名。农作物主要有玉米、大豆、小麦。家畜饲养业以猪、牛、羊、家禽为主，数量有较大增长。从农业市场取得的现金收入接近全国首位。
1999年印第安纳州的总产值为1820亿美元，在美国列第15位，人均收入为27,011美元。主要农产品有谷物、大豆、猪肉、牛、奶制品和蛋。工业产品有钢、电气设备、运输设备、化学产品、油和煤产物和机械设备。礼来公司的总部和霍夫曼罗氏有限公司的美国总部在印第安纳州。
印州主要产业是先进制造业、工业机械、运输、物流配送、信息技术、生命科学、金融经纪人、保险经纪人等。州内著名跨国公司有礼来制药总部、联邦快递美国第二大中心、丰田汽车北美第二大生产厂等。印州有较高比例的高科技人才雇员，其中工程业和与之相关联的行业雇佣的高科技人员占印州所有工业中高科技雇员的53%。此外，印州也是美国农业大州之一，农业经济在美国位于第九位，主要盛产玉米、大豆等。但近些年农业在印州经济中所占的重要性已呈下降趋势，服务业显着上升。
20世纪70年代，开始建造印第安纳－密歇根电力公司的核电站的装机容量为200万千瓦。
矿产有煤、石油、及石灰岩。该州南部出产品质极佳之石灰岩，作为建筑材科。例如：建造帝国大厦、洛克菲勒中心、联合国总部、五角大楼所需石灰岩块，全部由该地区供应。
除农业外，该州工业极发达。有四十多个镇，专门制造家具。该州西北方长72公里的密执安湖岸，遍布钢铁，炼油、及机械工厂。其中以加雷为最盛。加雷接近芝加哥的大工业区，人口18万。1970年兴建大港口，可通大西洋。港口在加雷之东，叫做勃恩港（Burns Harbor）。
印第安纳州_印第安纳州 -社会
文化
该州主要的表演艺术团体包括：印第安纳波利斯交响乐团、印第安纳大学的歌剧社、与纳胥维尔的布朗郡剧团。该州许多大学院校每年皆会举行音乐、戏剧以及舞蹈的演出。
位于印第安纳波利斯的博物馆包括：印第安纳州立博物馆、儿童博物馆、史比德威博物馆、以及印第安纳波利斯美术馆。其他的博物馆有：位于伊凡斯维尔的艺术及科学博物馆、位于布鲁明顿的印第安那大学博物馆、位于法兰区里克的时钟之屋博物馆、以及位于维尔帕瑞索的维尔伯・坎明斯电器博物馆。
宗教
圣母大学
宗教上，印第安纳州大多是新教徒，虽然也有五分之一的罗马天主教徒。此州天主教
所办的圣母大学
