Counties in Indiana by land in farms

Knox County had the highest land in farms of 92 counties in 2002, at 300,136 acres. Brown County had the lowest, at 20,390 acres. The median was 172,529 acres and the figure for Indiana was 15,058,670 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest300,136Knox County
Lowest20,390Brown County
Median172,52992 counties
Indiana15,058,670History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 228,942 acresAllen County: 284,373 acresBartholomew County: 160,568 acresBenton County: 247,998 acresBlackford County: 97,009 acresBoone County: 225,906 acresBrown County: 20,390 acresCarroll County: 201,683 acresCass County: 208,379 acresClark County: 100,602 acresClay County: 151,590 acresClinton County: 244,590 acresCrawford County: 54,950 acresDaviess County: 206,625 acresDearborn County: 74,042 acresDecatur County: 206,700 acresDeKalb County: 179,146 acresDelaware County: 189,573 acresDubois County: 188,972 acresElkhart County: 200,879 acresFayette County: 106,905 acresFloyd County: 24,048 acresFountain County: 205,412 acresFranklin County: 139,464 acresFulton County: 192,861 acresGibson County: 210,989 acresGrant County: 198,446 acresGreene County: 170,534 acresHamilton County: 140,448 acresHancock County: 161,524 acresHarrison County: 160,251 acresHendricks County: 182,166 acresHenry County: 172,963 acresHoward County: 156,160 acresHuntington County: 199,773 acresJackson County: 206,855 acresJasper County: 280,368 acresJay County: 195,357 acresJefferson County: 109,103 acresJennings County: 142,609 acresJohnson County: 135,178 acresKnox County: 300,136 acresKosciusko County: 262,001 acresLaGrange County: 189,125 acresLake County: 127,782 acresLaPorte County: 243,447 acresLawrence County: 147,295 acresMadison County: 243,597 acresMarion County: 23,692 acresMarshall County: 204,322 acresMartin County: 63,517 acresMiami County: 191,369 acresMonroe County: 60,510 acresMontgomery County: 273,426 acresMorgan County: 111,609 acresNewton County: 181,557 acresNoble County: 173,298 acresOhio County: 23,887 acresOrange County: 106,190 acresOwen County: 98,679 acresParke County: 164,743 acresPerry County: 76,284 acresPike County: 75,716 acresPorter County: 145,779 acresPosey County: 191,886 acresPulaski County: 222,797 acresPutnam County: 180,544 acresRandolph County: 257,846 acresRipley County: 173,082 acresRush County: 223,527 acresSt. Joseph County: 165,143 acresScott County: 69,279 acresShelby County: 199,904 acresSpencer County: 154,895 acresStarke County: 134,191 acresSteuben County: 112,729 acresSullivan County: 178,617 acresSwitzerland County: 60,243 acresTippecanoe County: 220,779 acresTipton County: 151,647 acresUnion County: 85,129 acresVanderburgh County: 82,035 acresVermillion County: 109,778 acresVigo County: 122,859 acresWabash County: 214,703 acresWarren County: 166,907 acresWarrick County: 94,441 acresWashington County: 180,559 acresWayne County: 170,724 acresWells County: 226,294 acresWhite County: 283,746 acresWhitley County: 172,094 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Knox County: 300,136 acresKnox County300,136Allen County: 284,373 acresAllen County284,373White County: 283,746 acresWhite County283,746Jasper County: 280,368 acresJasper County280,368Montgomery County: 273,426 acresMontgomery County273,426Kosciusko County: 262,001 acresKosciusko County262,001Randolph County: 257,846 acresRandolph County257,846Benton County: 247,998 acresBenton County247,998Clinton County: 244,590 acresClinton County244,590Madison County: 243,597 acresMadison County243,597LaPorte County: 243,447 acresLaPorte County243,447Adams County: 228,942 acresAdams County228,942Wells County: 226,294 acresWells County226,294Boone County: 225,906 acresBoone County225,906Rush County: 223,527 acresRush County223,527Pulaski County: 222,797 acresPulaski County222,797Tippecanoe County: 220,779 acresTippecanoe County220,779Wabash County: 214,703 acresWabash County214,703Gibson County: 210,989 acresGibson County210,989Cass County: 208,379 acresCass County208,379Jackson County: 206,855 acresJackson County206,855Decatur County: 206,700 acresDecatur County206,700Daviess County: 206,625 acresDaviess County206,625Fountain County: 205,412 acresFountain County205,412Marshall County: 204,322 acresMarshall County204,322Carroll County: 201,683 acresCarroll County201,683Elkhart County: 200,879 acresElkhart County200,879Shelby County: 199,904 acresShelby County199,904Huntington County: 199,773 acresHuntington County199,773Grant County: 198,446 acresGrant County198,446Jay County: 195,357 acresJay County195,357Fulton County: 192,861 acresFulton County192,861Posey County: 191,886 acresPosey County191,886Miami County: 191,369 acresMiami County191,369Delaware County: 189,573 acresDelaware County189,573LaGrange County: 189,125 acresLaGrange County189,125Dubois County: 188,972 acresDubois County188,972Hendricks County: 182,166 acresHendricks County182,166Newton County: 181,557 acresNewton County181,557Washington County: 180,559 acresWashington County180,559Knox County: 300,136 acresKnox County300,136Allen County: 284,373 acresAllen County284,373White County: 283,746 acresWhite County283,746Jasper County: 280,368 acresJasper County280,368Montgomery County: 273,426 acresMontgomery County273,426Kosciusko County: 262,001 acresKosciusko County262,001Randolph County: 257,846 acresRandolph County257,846Benton County: 247,998 acresBenton County247,998Clinton County: 244,590 acresClinton County244,590Madison County: 243,597 acresMadison County243,597LaPorte County: 243,447 acresLaPorte County243,447Adams County: 228,942 acresAdams County228,942Wells County: 226,294 acresWells County226,294Boone County: 225,906 acresBoone County225,906Rush County: 223,527 acresRush County223,527Pulaski County: 222,797 acresPulaski County222,797Tippecanoe County: 220,779 acresTippecanoe County220,779Wabash County: 214,703 acresWabash County214,703Gibson County: 210,989 acresGibson County210,989Cass County: 208,379 acresCass County208,379Jackson County: 206,855 acresJackson County206,855Decatur County: 206,700 acresDecatur County206,700Daviess County: 206,625 acresDaviess County206,625Fountain County: 205,412 acresFountain County205,412Marshall County: 204,322 acresMarshall County204,322Carroll County: 201,683 acresCarroll County201,683Elkhart County: 200,879 acresElkhart County200,879Shelby County: 199,904 acresShelby County199,904Huntington County: 199,773 acresHuntington County199,773Grant County: 198,446 acresGrant County198,446Jay County: 195,357 acresJay County195,357Fulton County: 192,861 acresFulton County192,861Posey County: 191,886 acresPosey County191,886Miami County: 191,369 acresMiami County191,369Delaware County: 189,573 acresDelaware County189,573LaGrange County: 189,125 acresLaGrange County189,125Dubois County: 188,972 acresDubois County188,972Hendricks County: 182,166 acresHendricks County182,166Newton County: 181,557 acresNewton County181,557Washington County: 180,559 acresWashington County180,559
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Knox County300,136
2Allen County284,373
3White County283,746
4Jasper County280,368
5Montgomery County273,426
6Kosciusko County262,001
7Randolph County257,846
8Benton County247,998
9Clinton County244,590
10Madison County243,597
11LaPorte County243,447
12Adams County228,942
13Wells County226,294
14Boone County225,906
15Rush County223,527
16Pulaski County222,797
17Tippecanoe County220,779
18Wabash County214,703
19Gibson County210,989
20Cass County208,379
21Jackson County206,855
22Decatur County206,700
23Daviess County206,625
24Fountain County205,412
25Marshall County204,322
26Carroll County201,683
27Elkhart County200,879
28Shelby County199,904
29Huntington County199,773
30Grant County198,446
31Jay County195,357
32Fulton County192,861
33Posey County191,886
34Miami County191,369
35Delaware County189,573
36LaGrange County189,125
37Dubois County188,972
38Hendricks County182,166
39Newton County181,557
40Washington County180,559
41Putnam County180,544
42DeKalb County179,146
43Sullivan County178,617
44Noble County173,298
45Ripley County173,082
46Henry County172,963
47Whitley County172,094
48Wayne County170,724
49Greene County170,534
50Warren County166,907
51St. Joseph County165,143
52Parke County164,743
53Hancock County161,524
54Bartholomew County160,568
55Harrison County160,251
56Howard County156,160
57Spencer County154,895
58Tipton County151,647
59Clay County151,590
60Lawrence County147,295
61Porter County145,779
62Jennings County142,609
63Hamilton County140,448
64Franklin County139,464
65Johnson County135,178
66Starke County134,191
67Lake County127,782
68Vigo County122,859
69Steuben County112,729
70Morgan County111,609
71Vermillion County109,778
72Jefferson County109,103
73Fayette County106,905
74Orange County106,190
75Clark County100,602
76Owen County98,679
77Blackford County97,009
78Warrick County94,441
79Union County85,129
80Vanderburgh County82,035
81Perry County76,284
82Pike County75,716
83Dearborn County74,042
84Scott County69,279
85Martin County63,517
86Monroe County60,510
87Switzerland County60,243
88Crawford County54,950
89Floyd County24,048
90Ohio County23,887
91Marion County23,692
92Brown County20,390

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Knox County, with 300,136 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Brown County, with 20,390 acres in 2002.

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