Indiana — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Indiana during 2025.
Indiana indexed 2,496 projects with decisions in 2025 across 20 counties, with 2,935 approved and 24 denied actions (99.2% approval rate). Tippecanoe County led with 361 projects (14% of the state), followed by Lake County (238) and LaPorte County (171). Together those three counties accounted for 31% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Indiana Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Indiana.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Boone | 24 | 21 | 3 | 87.5% |
| Cass | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crawford | 130 | 151 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Floyd | 14 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Harrison | 64 | 68 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Howard | 66 | 88 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Knox | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kosciusko | 48 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lake | 238 | 283 | 0 | 100.0% |
| LaPorte | 171 | 183 | 3 | 98.4% |
| Monroe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Noble | 85 | 89 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Parke | 31 | 32 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Porter | 45 | 51 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Randolph | 51 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Shelby | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Spencer | 126 | 126 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Switzerland | 127 | 126 | 3 | 97.7% |
| Tippecanoe | 361 | 493 | 1 | 99.8% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.