Farm Census

Allen County, Indiana

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,497 farms329,722 acres in farms$311 million in farm sales

No other county in Indiana with a published figure has more land in farms, soybeans or wheat than Allen County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 80.1% of farm sales, against 62.6% across Indiana.

Grains and oilseeds: 80.1%Grains and oilseeds80.1%Hogs and pigs: 9.1%Hogs and pigs9.1%Cattle and calves: 4.6%4.6%Milk: 2.4%Milk2.4%Poultry and eggs: 1.3%1.3%Hay and other crops: 0.9%0.9%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.6%0.6%Vegetables and melons: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.3%Grains and oilseeds: 80.1%Grains and oilseeds80.1%Hogs and pigs: 9.1%Hogs and pigs9.1%Cattle and calves: 4.6%4.6%Milk: 2.4%2.4%Poultry and eggs: 1.3%1.3%Hay and other crops: 0.9%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.6%Vegetables and melons: 0.3%Horses and mules: 0.3%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: fruit and nuts, Christmas trees, sheep and goat products and other animal products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$249 million4th of 92
Hogs and pigs$28.2 million17th of 71
Cattle and calves$14.1 million9th of 79
Milk from cows$7.6 million21st of 38
Poultry and eggs$4.1 million24th of 62
Hay and other crops$2.9 million7th of 80
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$1.9 million14th of 53
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$978,00022nd of 61
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$905,00012th of 61

What the fields held

Allen County harvested 294,153 acres of cropland in 2022, first of 92 counties in Indiana. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 55% of that, corn for grain 35%.

CropAcresShare of US
Soybeans161,3750.19%
Corn for grain103,9670.13%
Wheat17,987under 0.1%
Hay and haylage10,170under 0.1%
Corn for silage646under 0.1%
Vegetables247under 0.1%
of which potatoes3under 0.1%
Oats115under 0.1%
Orchard land40under 0.1%
of which apples28under 0.1%
Berries15under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: sunflower.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms78.4%

Allen County ranks 24th of 92 counties in Indiana on this measure.

  • 303,989 acres of cropland, 92% of farmland
  • 7,572 acres of pastureland, 2% of farmland
  • 9,706 acres of woodland, 3% of farmland
  • 527 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Allen County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 47 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 220 acres, 66th-largest of 92 in Indiana. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 40.6% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 5.5% of the total.

1–911%10–4941%50–17928%180–49910%500–9995%1,000–1,9993%2,000+2%
Allen County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies3,7370.15%
Hogs and pigs41,5920.06%
Cattle and calves16,490under 0.1%
Laying hens63,498under 0.1%
Milk cows1,499under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs480under 0.1%
Beef cows1,765under 0.1%
Turkeys122under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold and goats.

Who farms here

Decisions on Allen County's 1,497 farms are made by 2,546 producers. Their average age is 56.5, 0.5 years above the Indiana average. Women are 31.1% of them.

Under 3511%35–4412%45–5417%55–6425%65–7425%75+10%
Allen County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,548−3.3%
Land in farms, acres281,635+17.1%
Average farm size, acres182+20.9%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$176 million+76.6%
Soybeans, acres134,685+19.8%
Horses and ponies, head4,082−8.5%
Corn for grain, acres82,869+25.5%
Hogs and pigs, head43,283−3.9%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Allen County accounts for 1.7% of farm sales in Indiana and 2.8% of the farms in Indiana. Rank Indiana counties for soybeans.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.