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Ham radio operators in Indiana: new licenses by county

15,330 licensed amateur radio operators; 467 new in the past 12 months. Updated weekly from FCC data.

At a glance · Data as of

New hams · last 30 days
22
New hams · last 12 months
467
▼ 6% vs prior 12 mo
Active licensed hams
15,330
Upgrades · 12 mo
269
Vanity callsigns · 12 mo
151
Address updates · 12 mo
181
Often a move into the area
Expiring · next 6 mo
837

About ham radio in Indiana

Indiana added 467 new amateur radio operators in the past 12 months, about the same as the year before (down 6%). Indiana ranks #19 of 52 states and territories for new licenses. Marion County leads the state with 39 new hams. Among larger counties, Allen County is growing fastest. Technicians make up 46% of the state’s licensees, close to the U.S. average of 48%.

New hams by month

New hams per month in Indiana, October 2025 to September 2026 469 in total. Highest: 78 in May 2026. Lowest: 2 in October 2025. Down 6% from the prior 12 months. Oct 2025: 2 new hams 2 Oct 2025 Nov 2025: 40 new hams 40 Nov Dec 2025: 46 new hams 46 Dec Jan 2026: 35 new hams 35 Jan 2026 Feb 2026: 50 new hams 50 Feb Mar 2026: 52 new hams 52 Mar Apr 2026: 42 new hams 42 Apr May 2026: 78 new hams 78 May Jun 2026: 37 new hams 37 Jun Jul 2026: 32 new hams 32 Jul Aug 2026: 30 new hams 30 Aug Sep 2026: 25 new hams 25 Sep
Complete calendar months only, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. The current month is left out until it ends.
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New hams per month in Indiana
MonthNew hams
Oct 20252
Nov 202540
Dec 202546
Jan 202635
Feb 202650
Mar 202652
Apr 202642
May 202678
Jun 202637
Jul 202632
Aug 202630
Sep 202625
Total469

License classes

Active licensees in Indiana by license class, compared with U.S.
ClassHamsShareU.S.
Technician 7,03146%48%
General 4,12927%25%
Amateur Extra 3,25321%21%
Advanced 5414%3%
Novice / Other 3763%2%

Bar = Indiana share · Tick = U.S. share

In the past 12 months, 115 operators upgraded to General and 132 to Amateur Extra.

How Indiana compares

#19 of 52 states and territories for new hams in the past 12 months

Rates per 1,000 active licensees
Per 1,000 active hamsIndianaU.S.
New hams, past 12 months30.532.3
Upgrades, past 12 months17.514.7
Expiring, next 6 months54.657.3

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Top 10 Indiana counties for new hams

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#CountyNew hams 12 moChange vs prior yearActive hamsNew per 1,000
1Marion County39▼ 28%1,32829.4
2Allen County36▲ 50%86041.9
3Hamilton County25▲ 25%89228.0
4St. Joseph County21▲ 31%53539.3
5Tippecanoe County200%47741.9
6Lake County18▲ 13%60529.8
7Hendricks County16▼ 27%49532.3
8Steuben County15—125120.0
9Porter County12▼ 14%39330.5
10Bartholomew County10—24241.3

— in Change means fewer than 10 new hams the year before.

All Indiana counties

44 counties with their own page. Numbers are new hams in the past 12 months.

Smaller Indiana counties

These 48 counties have too few licensees or too little recent activity for a page of their own, so their numbers are listed here.

Show all 48 smaller counties
CountyActive hamsNew hams · 12 mo
Adams County665
Benton County211
Blackford County301
Carroll County421
Cass County752
Clinton County704
Crawford County393
Daviess County500
Decatur County581
Fayette County500
Fountain County291
Franklin County320
Fulton County511
Grant County1621
Henry County1321
Jackson County830
Jasper County601
Jay County510
Knox County931
LaGrange County411
Marshall County1272
Martin County663
Montgomery County751
Newton County490
Ohio County61
Orange County662
Owen County884
Parke County300
Perry County351
Pike County401
Posey County782
Pulaski County200
Randolph County744
Ripley County950
Rush County371
Scott County490
Spencer County490
Starke County760
Sullivan County542
Switzerland County190
Tipton County633
Union County120
Vermillion County310
Wabash County651
Warren County212
Washington County692
Wells County862
White County441

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Questions about hams in Indiana

How many ham radio operators are in Indiana?

15,330 active amateur radio licensees are on file for Indiana as of Oct 1, 2026.

How many new hams were licensed in Indiana last year?

467 people in Indiana received their first FCC amateur radio license in the 12 months ending Oct 1, 2026.

Which Indiana counties have the most new hams?

In the past 12 months: Marion County (39), Allen County (36) and Hamilton County (25).

Where does this data come from?

From the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) public amateur license database, which we download every Monday. Addresses are matched to counties with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. This page shows totals only.

Can I see the names or call signs on this page?

No. Public pages show totals only. Verified Ham Recruiter users can search and export lists for outreach; see how licensee information is handled.

About this data

Data as of . Source: FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) weekly amateur license database; county from U.S. Census Bureau geocoding. Aggregates only, no individual licensee data is shown. Aggregate figures © Ham Recruiter, CC BY 4.0.

How we count

  • New ham: an active licensee whose first license was granted in the period.
  • Address updates: a change of FCC mailing address, often a move into the area.
  • Counts use each licensee’s current FCC address. Someone licensed here who later moved is counted where they live now.
  • Each license keeps only its most recent event of each type, so two upgrades in one year count once.
  • PO-box-only addresses often can’t be matched to a county, so rural counties are slightly undercounted.

100% of Indiana licensees could be matched to a county.