Counties in Indiana by farms

Allen County had the highest farms of 92 counties in 2007, at 1,649. Brown County had the lowest, at 169. The median was 639 and the figure for Indiana was 60,938. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,649Allen County
Lowest169Brown County
Median63992 counties
Indiana60,938History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 1,315 countAllen County: 1,649 countBartholomew County: 668 countBenton County: 399 countBlackford County: 250 countBoone County: 582 countBrown County: 169 countCarroll County: 581 countCass County: 868 countClark County: 585 countClay County: 666 countClinton County: 693 countCrawford County: 354 countDaviess County: 969 countDearborn County: 564 countDecatur County: 639 countDeKalb County: 1,144 countDelaware County: 659 countDubois County: 761 countElkhart County: 1,617 countFayette County: 391 countFloyd County: 279 countFountain County: 503 countFranklin County: 723 countFulton County: 639 countGibson County: 590 countGrant County: 524 countGreene County: 799 countHamilton County: 636 countHancock County: 686 countHarrison County: 1,125 countHendricks County: 714 countHenry County: 781 countHoward County: 601 countHuntington County: 766 countJackson County: 827 countJasper County: 734 countJay County: 881 countJefferson County: 694 countJennings County: 613 countJohnson County: 585 countKnox County: 568 countKosciusko County: 1,235 countLaGrange County: 1,507 countLake County: 441 countLaPorte County: 869 countLawrence County: 820 countMadison County: 870 countMarion County: 263 countMarshall County: 866 countMartin County: 278 countMiami County: 682 countMonroe County: 481 countMontgomery County: 745 countMorgan County: 642 countNewton County: 434 countNoble County: 1,196 countOhio County: 179 countOrange County: 474 countOwen County: 570 countParke County: 477 countPerry County: 425 countPike County: 334 countPorter County: 517 countPosey County: 438 countPulaski County: 552 countPutnam County: 843 countRandolph County: 784 countRipley County: 873 countRush County: 607 countSt. Joseph County: 712 countScott County: 394 countShelby County: 636 countSpencer County: 632 countStarke County: 640 countSteuben County: 719 countSullivan County: 447 countSwitzerland County: 374 countTippecanoe County: 757 countTipton County: 458 countUnion County: 233 countVanderburgh County: 335 countVermillion County: 293 countVigo County: 518 countWabash County: 850 countWarren County: 391 countWarrick County: 413 countWashington County: 893 countWayne County: 894 countWells County: 701 countWhite County: 646 countWhitley County: 809 count
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count, 2007. 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, 2007

Allen County: 1,649 countAllen County1,649Elkhart County: 1,617 countElkhart County1,617LaGrange County: 1,507 countLaGrange County1,507Adams County: 1,315 countAdams County1,315Kosciusko County: 1,235 countKosciusko County1,235Noble County: 1,196 countNoble County1,196DeKalb County: 1,144 countDeKalb County1,144Harrison County: 1,125 countHarrison County1,125Daviess County: 969 countDaviess County969Wayne County: 894 countWayne County894Washington County: 893 countWashington County893Jay County: 881 countJay County881Ripley County: 873 countRipley County873Madison County: 870 countMadison County870LaPorte County: 869 countLaPorte County869Cass County: 868 countCass County868Marshall County: 866 countMarshall County866Wabash County: 850 countWabash County850Putnam County: 843 countPutnam County843Jackson County: 827 countJackson County827Lawrence County: 820 countLawrence County820Whitley County: 809 countWhitley County809Greene County: 799 countGreene County799Randolph County: 784 countRandolph County784Henry County: 781 countHenry County781Huntington County: 766 countHuntington County766Dubois County: 761 countDubois County761Tippecanoe County: 757 countTippecanoe County757Montgomery County: 745 countMontgomery County745Jasper County: 734 countJasper County734Franklin County: 723 countFranklin County723Steuben County: 719 countSteuben County719Hendricks County: 714 countHendricks County714St. Joseph County: 712 countSt. Joseph County712Wells County: 701 countWells County701Jefferson County: 694 countJefferson County694Clinton County: 693 countClinton County693Hancock County: 686 countHancock County686Miami County: 682 countMiami County682Bartholomew County: 668 countBartholomew County668Allen County: 1,649 countAllen County1,649Elkhart County: 1,617 countElkhart County1,617LaGrange County: 1,507 countLaGrange County1,507Adams County: 1,315 countAdams County1,315Kosciusko County: 1,235 countKosciusko County1,235Noble County: 1,196 countNoble County1,196DeKalb County: 1,144 countDeKalb County1,144Harrison County: 1,125 countHarrison County1,125Daviess County: 969 countDaviess County969Wayne County: 894 countWayne County894Washington County: 893 countWashington County893Jay County: 881 countJay County881Ripley County: 873 countRipley County873Madison County: 870 countMadison County870LaPorte County: 869 countLaPorte County869Cass County: 868 countCass County868Marshall County: 866 countMarshall County866Wabash County: 850 countWabash County850Putnam County: 843 countPutnam County843Jackson County: 827 countJackson County827Lawrence County: 820 countLawrence County820Whitley County: 809 countWhitley County809Greene County: 799 countGreene County799Randolph County: 784 countRandolph County784Henry County: 781 countHenry County781Huntington County: 766 countHuntington County766Dubois County: 761 countDubois County761Tippecanoe County: 757 countTippecanoe County757Montgomery County: 745 countMontgomery County745Jasper County: 734 countJasper County734Franklin County: 723 countFranklin County723Steuben County: 719 countSteuben County719Hendricks County: 714 countHendricks County714St. Joseph County: 712 countSt. Joseph County712Wells County: 701 countWells County701Jefferson County: 694 countJefferson County694Clinton County: 693 countClinton County693Hancock County: 686 countHancock County686Miami County: 682 countMiami County682Bartholomew County: 668 countBartholomew County668
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Allen County1,649
2Elkhart County1,617
3LaGrange County1,507
4Adams County1,315
5Kosciusko County1,235
6Noble County1,196
7DeKalb County1,144
8Harrison County1,125
9Daviess County969
10Wayne County894
11Washington County893
12Jay County881
13Ripley County873
14Madison County870
15LaPorte County869
16Cass County868
17Marshall County866
18Wabash County850
19Putnam County843
20Jackson County827
21Lawrence County820
22Whitley County809
23Greene County799
24Randolph County784
25Henry County781
26Huntington County766
27Dubois County761
28Tippecanoe County757
29Montgomery County745
30Jasper County734
31Franklin County723
32Steuben County719
33Hendricks County714
34St. Joseph County712
35Wells County701
36Jefferson County694
37Clinton County693
38Hancock County686
39Miami County682
40Bartholomew County668
41Clay County666
42Delaware County659
43White County646
44Morgan County642
45Starke County640
46Decatur County639
46Fulton County639
48Hamilton County636
48Shelby County636
50Spencer County632
51Jennings County613
52Rush County607
53Howard County601
54Gibson County590
55Clark County585
55Johnson County585
57Boone County582
58Carroll County581
59Owen County570
60Knox County568
61Dearborn County564
62Pulaski County552
63Grant County524
64Vigo County518
65Porter County517
66Fountain County503
67Monroe County481
68Parke County477
69Orange County474
70Tipton County458
71Sullivan County447
72Lake County441
73Posey County438
74Newton County434
75Perry County425
76Warrick County413
77Benton County399
78Scott County394
79Fayette County391
79Warren County391
81Switzerland County374
82Crawford County354
83Vanderburgh County335
84Pike County334
85Vermillion County293
86Floyd County279
87Martin County278
88Marion County263
89Blackford County250
90Union County233
91Ohio County179
92Brown County169

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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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/indiana-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Allen County, with 1,649 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Brown County, with 169 in 2007.

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