Farm Census

Jasper County, Indiana

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

608 farms312,985 acres in farms$590 million in farm sales

No other county in Indiana with a published figure has more corn for grain or milk cows than Jasper County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, grains and oilseeds, makes up 45.2% of farm sales, against 62.6% across Indiana.

Grains and oilseeds: 45.2%Grains and oilseeds45.2%Milk: 31.8%Milk31.8%Hogs and pigs: 14.8%Hogs and pigs14.8%Withheld groups: 7.6%Withheld groups7.6%Hay and other crops: 0.4%Vegetables and melons: 0.2%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Horses and mules: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 45.2%Grains and oilseeds45.2%Milk: 31.8%Milk31.8%Hogs and pigs: 14.8%Hogs and pigs14.8%Withheld groups: 7.6%7.6%Hay and other crops: 0.4%Vegetables and melons: 0.2%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Horses and mules: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: fruit and nuts, nursery and greenhouse crops, Christmas trees, cattle and calves and poultry and eggs.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$267 million3rd of 92
Milk from cows$187 million1st of 38
Hogs and pigs$87.3 million4th of 71
Hay and other crops$2.3 million12th of 80
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$1.3 million19th of 61
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$101,00046th of 72
Other animals and animal products$31,00043rd of 65
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$3,00061st of 61

What the fields held

Jasper County harvested 277,920 acres of cropland in 2022, third of 92 counties in Indiana. Corn for grain covered acreage equal to 52% of that, soybeans 40%.

CropAcresShare of US
Corn for grain144,2480.18%
Soybeans112,2470.13%
Corn for silage8,5260.14%
Hay and haylage4,292under 0.1%
Wheat1,555under 0.1%
Grain sorghum760under 0.1%
Vegetables239under 0.1%
Berries143under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: potatoes, orchard land, apples and grapes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms87.4%

Jasper County ranks 11th of 92 counties in Indiana on this measure.

  • 286,380 acres of cropland, 91% of farmland
  • 5,105 acres of pastureland, 2% of farmland
  • 11,303 acres of woodland, 4% of farmland
  • 13,716 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Jasper County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 111 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 515 acres, sixth-largest of 92 in Indiana. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 28.5% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 14.0% of the total.

1–97%10–4928%50–17926%180–49917%500–9998%1,000–1,9996%2,000+8%
Jasper County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Milk cows32,3100.35%
Hogs and pigs176,7740.24%
Cattle and calves55,0210.06%
Goats273under 0.1%
Horses and ponies133under 0.1%
Beef cows1,514under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs257under 0.1%
Laying hens872under 0.1%
Turkeys58under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Jasper County's 608 farms are made by 1,067 producers. Their average age is 57.7, 1.7 years above the Indiana average. Women are 28.0% of them.

Under 359%35–4413%45–5420%55–6418%65–7424%75+16%
Jasper County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms611−0.5%
Land in farms, acres270,137+15.9%
Average farm size, acres442+16.5%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$299 million+97.4%
Milk cows, head27,785+16.3%
Hogs and pigs, head32,282+100%
Corn for grain, acres130,331+10.7%
Corn for silage, acres9,245−7.8%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Jasper County accounts for 3.3% of farm sales in Indiana and 1.1% of the farms in Indiana. Rank Indiana counties for milk cows.

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