Counties in Indiana by land in farms

Allen County had the highest land in farms of 92 counties in 1997, at 285,983 acres. Brown County had the lowest, at 23,836 acres. The median was 178,155 acres and the figure for Indiana was 15,525,154 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest285,983Allen County
Lowest23,836Brown County
Median178,15592 counties
Indiana15,525,154History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 213,644 acresAllen County: 285,983 acresBartholomew County: 171,284 acresBenton County: 260,029 acresBlackford County: 86,311 acresBoone County: 230,106 acresBrown County: 23,836 acresCarroll County: 222,421 acresCass County: 210,351 acresClark County: 115,814 acresClay County: 162,809 acresClinton County: 238,837 acresCrawford County: 68,567 acresDaviess County: 220,861 acresDearborn County: 91,351 acresDecatur County: 202,091 acresDeKalb County: 170,069 acresDelaware County: 177,652 acresDubois County: 195,738 acresElkhart County: 192,217 acresFayette County: 108,885 acresFloyd County: 31,437 acresFountain County: 203,491 acresFranklin County: 144,912 acresFulton County: 175,783 acresGibson County: 236,232 acresGrant County: 197,618 acresGreene County: 212,525 acresHamilton County: 146,827 acresHancock County: 167,754 acresHarrison County: 173,297 acresHendricks County: 173,096 acresHenry County: 182,377 acresHoward County: 151,733 acresHuntington County: 186,367 acresJackson County: 204,881 acresJasper County: 284,253 acresJay County: 183,390 acresJefferson County: 129,800 acresJennings County: 134,975 acresJohnson County: 139,946 acresKnox County: 284,601 acresKosciusko County: 256,706 acresLaGrange County: 201,422 acresLake County: 153,698 acresLaPorte County: 252,171 acresLawrence County: 178,657 acresMadison County: 226,990 acresMarion County: 30,123 acresMarshall County: 207,662 acresMartin County: 72,439 acresMiami County: 201,428 acresMonroe County: 69,138 acresMontgomery County: 274,658 acresMorgan County: 138,908 acresNewton County: 208,982 acresNoble County: 188,787 acresOhio County: 32,771 acresOrange County: 125,634 acresOwen County: 112,257 acresParke County: 193,431 acresPerry County: 88,683 acresPike County: 85,503 acresPorter County: 138,970 acresPosey County: 197,781 acresPulaski County: 237,588 acresPutnam County: 202,153 acresRandolph County: 225,447 acresRipley County: 165,073 acresRush County: 232,624 acresSt. Joseph County: 158,912 acresScott County: 60,444 acresShelby County: 205,413 acresSpencer County: 173,776 acresStarke County: 138,706 acresSteuben County: 131,619 acresSullivan County: 181,101 acresSwitzerland County: 72,775 acresTippecanoe County: 246,251 acresTipton County: 161,971 acresUnion County: 85,846 acresVanderburgh County: 74,658 acresVermillion County: 119,005 acresVigo County: 115,737 acresWabash County: 194,640 acresWarren County: 188,664 acresWarrick County: 100,957 acresWashington County: 191,720 acresWayne County: 180,499 acresWells County: 201,354 acresWhite County: 276,885 acresWhitley County: 170,386 acres
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acres, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Allen County: 285,983 acresAllen County285,983Knox County: 284,601 acresKnox County284,601Jasper County: 284,253 acresJasper County284,253White County: 276,885 acresWhite County276,885Montgomery County: 274,658 acresMontgomery County274,658Benton County: 260,029 acresBenton County260,029Kosciusko County: 256,706 acresKosciusko County256,706LaPorte County: 252,171 acresLaPorte County252,171Tippecanoe County: 246,251 acresTippecanoe County246,251Clinton County: 238,837 acresClinton County238,837Pulaski County: 237,588 acresPulaski County237,588Gibson County: 236,232 acresGibson County236,232Rush County: 232,624 acresRush County232,624Boone County: 230,106 acresBoone County230,106Madison County: 226,990 acresMadison County226,990Randolph County: 225,447 acresRandolph County225,447Carroll County: 222,421 acresCarroll County222,421Daviess County: 220,861 acresDaviess County220,861Adams County: 213,644 acresAdams County213,644Greene County: 212,525 acresGreene County212,525Cass County: 210,351 acresCass County210,351Newton County: 208,982 acresNewton County208,982Marshall County: 207,662 acresMarshall County207,662Shelby County: 205,413 acresShelby County205,413Jackson County: 204,881 acresJackson County204,881Fountain County: 203,491 acresFountain County203,491Putnam County: 202,153 acresPutnam County202,153Decatur County: 202,091 acresDecatur County202,091Miami County: 201,428 acresMiami County201,428LaGrange County: 201,422 acresLaGrange County201,422Wells County: 201,354 acresWells County201,354Posey County: 197,781 acresPosey County197,781Grant County: 197,618 acresGrant County197,618Dubois County: 195,738 acresDubois County195,738Wabash County: 194,640 acresWabash County194,640Parke County: 193,431 acresParke County193,431Elkhart County: 192,217 acresElkhart County192,217Washington County: 191,720 acresWashington County191,720Noble County: 188,787 acresNoble County188,787Warren County: 188,664 acresWarren County188,664Allen County: 285,983 acresAllen County285,983Knox County: 284,601 acresKnox County284,601Jasper County: 284,253 acresJasper County284,253White County: 276,885 acresWhite County276,885Montgomery County: 274,658 acresMontgomery County274,658Benton County: 260,029 acresBenton County260,029Kosciusko County: 256,706 acresKosciusko County256,706LaPorte County: 252,171 acresLaPorte County252,171Tippecanoe County: 246,251 acresTippecanoe County246,251Clinton County: 238,837 acresClinton County238,837Pulaski County: 237,588 acresPulaski County237,588Gibson County: 236,232 acresGibson County236,232Rush County: 232,624 acresRush County232,624Boone County: 230,106 acresBoone County230,106Madison County: 226,990 acresMadison County226,990Randolph County: 225,447 acresRandolph County225,447Carroll County: 222,421 acresCarroll County222,421Daviess County: 220,861 acresDaviess County220,861Adams County: 213,644 acresAdams County213,644Greene County: 212,525 acresGreene County212,525Cass County: 210,351 acresCass County210,351Newton County: 208,982 acresNewton County208,982Marshall County: 207,662 acresMarshall County207,662Shelby County: 205,413 acresShelby County205,413Jackson County: 204,881 acresJackson County204,881Fountain County: 203,491 acresFountain County203,491Putnam County: 202,153 acresPutnam County202,153Decatur County: 202,091 acresDecatur County202,091Miami County: 201,428 acresMiami County201,428LaGrange County: 201,422 acresLaGrange County201,422Wells County: 201,354 acresWells County201,354Posey County: 197,781 acresPosey County197,781Grant County: 197,618 acresGrant County197,618Dubois County: 195,738 acresDubois County195,738Wabash County: 194,640 acresWabash County194,640Parke County: 193,431 acresParke County193,431Elkhart County: 192,217 acresElkhart County192,217Washington County: 191,720 acresWashington County191,720Noble County: 188,787 acresNoble County188,787Warren County: 188,664 acresWarren County188,664
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997
acres
1Allen County285,983
2Knox County284,601
3Jasper County284,253
4White County276,885
5Montgomery County274,658
6Benton County260,029
7Kosciusko County256,706
8LaPorte County252,171
9Tippecanoe County246,251
10Clinton County238,837
11Pulaski County237,588
12Gibson County236,232
13Rush County232,624
14Boone County230,106
15Madison County226,990
16Randolph County225,447
17Carroll County222,421
18Daviess County220,861
19Adams County213,644
20Greene County212,525
21Cass County210,351
22Newton County208,982
23Marshall County207,662
24Shelby County205,413
25Jackson County204,881
26Fountain County203,491
27Putnam County202,153
28Decatur County202,091
29Miami County201,428
30LaGrange County201,422
31Wells County201,354
32Posey County197,781
33Grant County197,618
34Dubois County195,738
35Wabash County194,640
36Parke County193,431
37Elkhart County192,217
38Washington County191,720
39Noble County188,787
40Warren County188,664
41Huntington County186,367
42Jay County183,390
43Henry County182,377
44Sullivan County181,101
45Wayne County180,499
46Lawrence County178,657
47Delaware County177,652
48Fulton County175,783
49Spencer County173,776
50Harrison County173,297
51Hendricks County173,096
52Bartholomew County171,284
53Whitley County170,386
54DeKalb County170,069
55Hancock County167,754
56Ripley County165,073
57Clay County162,809
58Tipton County161,971
59St. Joseph County158,912
60Lake County153,698
61Howard County151,733
62Hamilton County146,827
63Franklin County144,912
64Johnson County139,946
65Porter County138,970
66Morgan County138,908
67Starke County138,706
68Jennings County134,975
69Steuben County131,619
70Jefferson County129,800
71Orange County125,634
72Vermillion County119,005
73Clark County115,814
74Vigo County115,737
75Owen County112,257
76Fayette County108,885
77Warrick County100,957
78Dearborn County91,351
79Perry County88,683
80Blackford County86,311
81Union County85,846
82Pike County85,503
83Vanderburgh County74,658
84Switzerland County72,775
85Martin County72,439
86Monroe County69,138
87Crawford County68,567
88Scott County60,444
89Ohio County32,771
90Floyd County31,437
91Marion County30,123
92Brown County23,836

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Allen County, with 285,983 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Brown County, with 23,836 acres in 1997.

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