Counties in Indiana by farms

LaGrange County had the highest farms of 92 counties in 1997, at 1,688. Brown County had the lowest, at 207. The median was 701 and the figure for Indiana was 66,707. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,688LaGrange County
Lowest207Brown County
Median70192 counties
Indiana66,707History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 1,242 countAllen County: 1,681 countBartholomew County: 661 countBenton County: 466 countBlackford County: 351 countBoone County: 698 countBrown County: 207 countCarroll County: 624 countCass County: 808 countClark County: 765 countClay County: 580 countClinton County: 641 countCrawford County: 499 countDaviess County: 1,268 countDearborn County: 818 countDecatur County: 731 countDeKalb County: 921 countDelaware County: 738 countDubois County: 903 countElkhart County: 1,591 countFayette County: 474 countFloyd County: 382 countFountain County: 614 countFranklin County: 882 countFulton County: 705 countGibson County: 646 countGrant County: 654 countGreene County: 1,023 countHamilton County: 703 countHancock County: 632 countHarrison County: 1,318 countHendricks County: 735 countHenry County: 896 countHoward County: 540 countHuntington County: 730 countJackson County: 924 countJasper County: 664 countJay County: 953 countJefferson County: 901 countJennings County: 718 countJohnson County: 616 countKnox County: 651 countKosciusko County: 1,330 countLaGrange County: 1,688 countLake County: 517 countLaPorte County: 857 countLawrence County: 1,055 countMadison County: 837 countMarion County: 275 countMarshall County: 1,003 countMartin County: 387 countMiami County: 760 countMonroe County: 582 countMontgomery County: 768 countMorgan County: 728 countNewton County: 416 countNoble County: 1,098 countOhio County: 295 countOrange County: 620 countOwen County: 681 countParke County: 550 countPerry County: 563 countPike County: 327 countPorter County: 549 countPosey County: 482 countPulaski County: 576 countPutnam County: 938 countRandolph County: 959 countRipley County: 935 countRush County: 725 countSt. Joseph County: 771 countScott County: 416 countShelby County: 735 countSpencer County: 711 countStarke County: 470 countSteuben County: 688 countSullivan County: 540 countSwitzerland County: 616 countTippecanoe County: 760 countTipton County: 458 countUnion County: 303 countVanderburgh County: 306 countVermillion County: 276 countVigo County: 525 countWabash County: 872 countWarren County: 429 countWarrick County: 409 countWashington County: 1,075 countWayne County: 952 countWells County: 736 countWhite County: 685 countWhitley County: 919 count
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count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

LaGrange County: 1,688 countLaGrange County1,688Allen County: 1,681 countAllen County1,681Elkhart County: 1,591 countElkhart County1,591Kosciusko County: 1,330 countKosciusko County1,330Harrison County: 1,318 countHarrison County1,318Daviess County: 1,268 countDaviess County1,268Adams County: 1,242 countAdams County1,242Noble County: 1,098 countNoble County1,098Washington County: 1,075 countWashington County1,075Lawrence County: 1,055 countLawrence County1,055Greene County: 1,023 countGreene County1,023Marshall County: 1,003 countMarshall County1,003Randolph County: 959 countRandolph County959Jay County: 953 countJay County953Wayne County: 952 countWayne County952Putnam County: 938 countPutnam County938Ripley County: 935 countRipley County935Jackson County: 924 countJackson County924DeKalb County: 921 countDeKalb County921Whitley County: 919 countWhitley County919Dubois County: 903 countDubois County903Jefferson County: 901 countJefferson County901Henry County: 896 countHenry County896Franklin County: 882 countFranklin County882Wabash County: 872 countWabash County872LaPorte County: 857 countLaPorte County857Madison County: 837 countMadison County837Dearborn County: 818 countDearborn County818Cass County: 808 countCass County808St. Joseph County: 771 countSt. Joseph County771Montgomery County: 768 countMontgomery County768Clark County: 765 countClark County765Miami County: 760 countMiami County760Tippecanoe County: 760 countTippecanoe County760Delaware County: 738 countDelaware County738Wells County: 736 countWells County736Hendricks County: 735 countHendricks County735Shelby County: 735 countShelby County735Decatur County: 731 countDecatur County731Huntington County: 730 countHuntington County730LaGrange County: 1,688 countLaGrange County1,688Allen County: 1,681 countAllen County1,681Elkhart County: 1,591 countElkhart County1,591Kosciusko County: 1,330 countKosciusko County1,330Harrison County: 1,318 countHarrison County1,318Daviess County: 1,268 countDaviess County1,268Adams County: 1,242 countAdams County1,242Noble County: 1,098 countNoble County1,098Washington County: 1,075 countWashington County1,075Lawrence County: 1,055 countLawrence County1,055Greene County: 1,023 countGreene County1,023Marshall County: 1,003 countMarshall County1,003Randolph County: 959 countRandolph County959Jay County: 953 countJay County953Wayne County: 952 countWayne County952Putnam County: 938 countPutnam County938Ripley County: 935 countRipley County935Jackson County: 924 countJackson County924DeKalb County: 921 countDeKalb County921Whitley County: 919 countWhitley County919Dubois County: 903 countDubois County903Jefferson County: 901 countJefferson County901Henry County: 896 countHenry County896Franklin County: 882 countFranklin County882Wabash County: 872 countWabash County872LaPorte County: 857 countLaPorte County857Madison County: 837 countMadison County837Dearborn County: 818 countDearborn County818Cass County: 808 countCass County808St. Joseph County: 771 countSt. Joseph County771Montgomery County: 768 countMontgomery County768Clark County: 765 countClark County765Miami County: 760 countMiami County760Tippecanoe County: 760 countTippecanoe County760Delaware County: 738 countDelaware County738Wells County: 736 countWells County736Hendricks County: 735 countHendricks County735Shelby County: 735 countShelby County735Decatur County: 731 countDecatur County731Huntington County: 730 countHuntington County730
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997
count
1LaGrange County1,688
2Allen County1,681
3Elkhart County1,591
4Kosciusko County1,330
5Harrison County1,318
6Daviess County1,268
7Adams County1,242
8Noble County1,098
9Washington County1,075
10Lawrence County1,055
11Greene County1,023
12Marshall County1,003
13Randolph County959
14Jay County953
15Wayne County952
16Putnam County938
17Ripley County935
18Jackson County924
19DeKalb County921
20Whitley County919
21Dubois County903
22Jefferson County901
23Henry County896
24Franklin County882
25Wabash County872
26LaPorte County857
27Madison County837
28Dearborn County818
29Cass County808
30St. Joseph County771
31Montgomery County768
32Clark County765
33Miami County760
33Tippecanoe County760
35Delaware County738
36Wells County736
37Hendricks County735
37Shelby County735
39Decatur County731
40Huntington County730
41Morgan County728
42Rush County725
43Jennings County718
44Spencer County711
45Fulton County705
46Hamilton County703
47Boone County698
48Steuben County688
49White County685
50Owen County681
51Jasper County664
52Bartholomew County661
53Grant County654
54Knox County651
55Gibson County646
56Clinton County641
57Hancock County632
58Carroll County624
59Orange County620
60Johnson County616
60Switzerland County616
62Fountain County614
63Monroe County582
64Clay County580
65Pulaski County576
66Perry County563
67Parke County550
68Porter County549
69Howard County540
69Sullivan County540
71Vigo County525
72Lake County517
73Crawford County499
74Posey County482
75Fayette County474
76Starke County470
77Benton County466
78Tipton County458
79Warren County429
80Newton County416
80Scott County416
82Warrick County409
83Martin County387
84Floyd County382
85Blackford County351
86Pike County327
87Vanderburgh County306
88Union County303
89Ohio County295
90Vermillion County276
91Marion County275
92Brown County207

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Indiana by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Indiana by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/indiana-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Indiana by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/indiana-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Indiana by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/indiana-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

LaGrange County, with 1,688 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Brown County, with 207 in 1997.

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