Indiana farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 92 counties
53,599 farms14,602,240 acres in farms272 acres per farm on average
Indiana farms sold $18.03 billion of products in 2022, ninth among the 50 states.
Among the states, it ranks third in laying hens.
Its average farm size is the 25th-smallest among the states.
Which county leads each crop and animal
The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Indiana is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laying hens | Jay County | 27.2% | 78 |
| Turkeys | Dubois County | 23.7% | 55 |
| Soybeans | Allen County | 2.8% | 92 |
| Corn for grain | Jasper County | 2.7% | 92 |
| Hogs and pigs | White County | 6.7% | 76 |
| Horses and ponies | LaGrange County | 25.5% | 92 |
| Milk cows | Jasper County | 17.6% | 58 |
| Goats | Elkhart County | 5.0% | 90 |
| Sheep and lambs | LaGrange County | 13.4% | 89 |
| Corn for silage | Jasper County | 10.3% | 50 |
| Hay and haylage | LaGrange County | 5.9% | 92 |
| Vegetables | Knox County | 23.2% | 72 |
| Cattle and calves | Jasper County | 7.1% | 87 |
| Wheat | Allen County | 6.9% | 86 |
Every county in Indiana
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay County | 801 | 248 | $603.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Jasper County | 608 | 515 | $589.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Elkhart County | 1,809 | 108 | $497.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| LaGrange County | 2,474 | 78 | $494.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Dubois County | 740 | 216 | $487.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Newton County | 372 | 511 | $442.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| White County | 577 | 528 | $439.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Kosciusko County | 1,079 | 277 | $428.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Knox County | 447 | 732 | $416.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Daviess County | 1,140 | 164 | $403.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Wabash County | 635 | 293 | $394.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pulaski County | 507 | 484 | $369.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Adams County | 1,305 | 165 | $366.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Randolph County | 675 | 354 | $328.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wells County | 527 | 382 | $313.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Allen County | 1,497 | 220 | $310.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| LaPorte County | 677 | 410 | $308.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Huntington County | 643 | 342 | $303.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Carroll County | 537 | 367 | $299.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Benton County | 390 | 580 | $298.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Decatur County | 552 | 307 | $290.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clinton County | 526 | 391 | $274.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Miami County | 613 | 329 | $269.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Gibson County | 477 | 521 | $268.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jackson County | 607 | 278 | $264.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marshall County | 779 | 258 | $262.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Washington County | 783 | 243 | $258.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Cass County | 633 | 355 | $252.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Tippecanoe County | 712 | 334 | $244.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Montgomery County | 651 | 388 | $235.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Boone County | 519 | 396 | $230.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Rush County | 473 | 401 | $222.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Posey County | 462 | 554 | $222.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Orange County | 425 | 224 | $220.9M | Poultry and eggs |
| Warren County | 421 | 485 | $216.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Shelby County | 548 | 383 | $208.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hancock County | 505 | 365 | $206.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Madison County | 682 | 288 | $206.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Tipton County | 416 | 393 | $203.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Henry County | 584 | 305 | $200.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Noble County | 1,067 | 163 | $199.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fulton County | 636 | 286 | $195.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Whitley County | 647 | 251 | $187.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Greene County | 788 | 244 | $180.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fountain County | 440 | 438 | $175.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Sullivan County | 411 | 430 | $171.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Grant County | 457 | 349 | $167.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| DeKalb County | 818 | 234 | $166.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| St. Joseph County | 547 | 280 | $162.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Delaware County | 506 | 308 | $156.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Spencer County | 558 | 290 | $148.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Putnam County | 728 | 240 | $144.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clay County | 486 | 348 | $143.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hamilton County | 517 | 256 | $140.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Howard County | 427 | 327 | $137.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Parke County | 646 | 271 | $135.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Ripley County | 835 | 210 | $133.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Wayne County | 727 | 213 | $132.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Bartholomew County | 502 | 257 | $128.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Johnson County | 520 | 235 | $122.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Morgan County | 506 | 258 | $122.4M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Hendricks County | 544 | 212 | $122.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Martin County | 249 | 233 | $109.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| Harrison County | 990 | 156 | $108.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Warrick County | 335 | 370 | $103.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Franklin County | 683 | 211 | $103.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Porter County | 462 | 265 | $102.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lake County | 347 | 356 | $100.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jennings County | 461 | 246 | $96.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Vermillion County | 291 | 361 | $92.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Vigo County | 464 | 227 | $92.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Pike County | 279 | 317 | $85.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Steuben County | 461 | 209 | $82.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Fayette County | 298 | 306 | $78.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Blackford County | 217 | 347 | $78.2M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Starke County | 394 | 251 | $75.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Union County | 194 | 356 | $66.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Clark County | 437 | 197 | $58.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lawrence County | 706 | 166 | $50.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Vanderburgh County | 204 | 254 | $50.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Perry County | 417 | 159 | $47.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Jefferson County | 513 | 164 | $42.5M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Owen County | 435 | 175 | $32.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Scott County | 283 | 160 | $28.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Crawford County | 374 | 183 | $28.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Switzerland County | 339 | 159 | $23.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Monroe County | 419 | 151 | $16.6M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Marion County | 169 | 86 | $16.3M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Dearborn County | 520 | 95 | $13.1M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Floyd County | 257 | 65 | $6.9M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Brown County | 157 | 98 | $5.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Ohio County | 123 | 133 | $4.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 56,649 | −5.4% |
| Land in farms, acres | 14,969,996 | −2.5% |
| Average farm size, acres | 264 | +3.0% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $11.11 billion | +62.3% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.