Counties in Indiana by land in farms

Jasper County had the highest land in farms of 92 counties in 2007, at 340,339 acres. Brown County had the lowest, at 16,959 acres. The median was 166,116 acres and the figure for Indiana was 14,773,184 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest340,339Jasper County
Lowest16,959Brown County
Median166,11692 counties
Indiana14,773,184History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 182,490 acresAllen County: 254,136 acresBartholomew County: 166,356 acresBenton County: 270,810 acresBlackford County: 84,626 acresBoone County: 222,706 acresBrown County: 16,959 acresCarroll County: 192,334 acresCass County: 228,199 acresClark County: 86,668 acresClay County: 157,563 acresClinton County: 255,314 acresCrawford County: 45,401 acresDaviess County: 199,367 acresDearborn County: 65,830 acresDecatur County: 204,702 acresDeKalb County: 160,665 acresDelaware County: 154,470 acresDubois County: 182,175 acresElkhart County: 163,295 acresFayette County: 92,505 acresFloyd County: 23,997 acresFountain County: 188,727 acresFranklin County: 126,322 acresFulton County: 184,847 acresGibson County: 231,082 acresGrant County: 202,138 acresGreene County: 169,750 acresHamilton County: 123,600 acresHancock County: 171,673 acresHarrison County: 154,998 acresHendricks County: 171,741 acresHenry County: 174,400 acresHoward County: 162,281 acresHuntington County: 199,070 acresJackson County: 209,293 acresJasper County: 340,339 acresJay County: 197,225 acresJefferson County: 102,514 acresJennings County: 138,331 acresJohnson County: 142,181 acresKnox County: 327,267 acresKosciusko County: 251,340 acresLaGrange County: 161,709 acresLake County: 128,439 acresLaPorte County: 256,159 acresLawrence County: 134,637 acresMadison County: 217,355 acresMarion County: 17,233 acresMarshall County: 179,016 acresMartin County: 61,331 acresMiami County: 178,030 acresMonroe County: 53,538 acresMontgomery County: 301,279 acresMorgan County: 114,136 acresNewton County: 190,432 acresNoble County: 159,860 acresOhio County: 21,500 acresOrange County: 97,411 acresOwen County: 87,813 acresParke County: 177,343 acresPerry County: 70,409 acresPike County: 73,612 acresPorter County: 115,047 acresPosey County: 204,004 acresPulaski County: 232,240 acresPutnam County: 168,446 acresRandolph County: 231,784 acresRipley County: 159,017 acresRush County: 216,890 acresSt. Joseph County: 178,674 acresScott County: 62,041 acresShelby County: 205,432 acresSpencer County: 150,244 acresStarke County: 153,651 acresSteuben County: 106,393 acresSullivan County: 177,368 acresSwitzerland County: 47,461 acresTippecanoe County: 218,301 acresTipton County: 165,875 acresUnion County: 73,249 acresVanderburgh County: 71,927 acresVermillion County: 132,353 acresVigo County: 121,454 acresWabash County: 200,689 acresWarren County: 195,930 acresWarrick County: 109,932 acresWashington County: 199,942 acresWayne County: 164,117 acresWells County: 194,602 acresWhite County: 318,110 acresWhitley County: 137,082 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Jasper County: 340,339 acresJasper County340,339Knox County: 327,267 acresKnox County327,267White County: 318,110 acresWhite County318,110Montgomery County: 301,279 acresMontgomery County301,279Benton County: 270,810 acresBenton County270,810LaPorte County: 256,159 acresLaPorte County256,159Clinton County: 255,314 acresClinton County255,314Allen County: 254,136 acresAllen County254,136Kosciusko County: 251,340 acresKosciusko County251,340Pulaski County: 232,240 acresPulaski County232,240Randolph County: 231,784 acresRandolph County231,784Gibson County: 231,082 acresGibson County231,082Cass County: 228,199 acresCass County228,199Boone County: 222,706 acresBoone County222,706Tippecanoe County: 218,301 acresTippecanoe County218,301Madison County: 217,355 acresMadison County217,355Rush County: 216,890 acresRush County216,890Jackson County: 209,293 acresJackson County209,293Shelby County: 205,432 acresShelby County205,432Decatur County: 204,702 acresDecatur County204,702Posey County: 204,004 acresPosey County204,004Grant County: 202,138 acresGrant County202,138Wabash County: 200,689 acresWabash County200,689Washington County: 199,942 acresWashington County199,942Daviess County: 199,367 acresDaviess County199,367Huntington County: 199,070 acresHuntington County199,070Jay County: 197,225 acresJay County197,225Warren County: 195,930 acresWarren County195,930Wells County: 194,602 acresWells County194,602Carroll County: 192,334 acresCarroll County192,334Newton County: 190,432 acresNewton County190,432Fountain County: 188,727 acresFountain County188,727Fulton County: 184,847 acresFulton County184,847Adams County: 182,490 acresAdams County182,490Dubois County: 182,175 acresDubois County182,175Marshall County: 179,016 acresMarshall County179,016St. Joseph County: 178,674 acresSt. Joseph County178,674Miami County: 178,030 acresMiami County178,030Sullivan County: 177,368 acresSullivan County177,368Parke County: 177,343 acresParke County177,343Jasper County: 340,339 acresJasper County340,339Knox County: 327,267 acresKnox County327,267White County: 318,110 acresWhite County318,110Montgomery County: 301,279 acresMontgomery County301,279Benton County: 270,810 acresBenton County270,810LaPorte County: 256,159 acresLaPorte County256,159Clinton County: 255,314 acresClinton County255,314Allen County: 254,136 acresAllen County254,136Kosciusko County: 251,340 acresKosciusko County251,340Pulaski County: 232,240 acresPulaski County232,240Randolph County: 231,784 acresRandolph County231,784Gibson County: 231,082 acresGibson County231,082Cass County: 228,199 acresCass County228,199Boone County: 222,706 acresBoone County222,706Tippecanoe County: 218,301 acresTippecanoe County218,301Madison County: 217,355 acresMadison County217,355Rush County: 216,890 acresRush County216,890Jackson County: 209,293 acresJackson County209,293Shelby County: 205,432 acresShelby County205,432Decatur County: 204,702 acresDecatur County204,702Posey County: 204,004 acresPosey County204,004Grant County: 202,138 acresGrant County202,138Wabash County: 200,689 acresWabash County200,689Washington County: 199,942 acresWashington County199,942Daviess County: 199,367 acresDaviess County199,367Huntington County: 199,070 acresHuntington County199,070Jay County: 197,225 acresJay County197,225Warren County: 195,930 acresWarren County195,930Wells County: 194,602 acresWells County194,602Carroll County: 192,334 acresCarroll County192,334Newton County: 190,432 acresNewton County190,432Fountain County: 188,727 acresFountain County188,727Fulton County: 184,847 acresFulton County184,847Adams County: 182,490 acresAdams County182,490Dubois County: 182,175 acresDubois County182,175Marshall County: 179,016 acresMarshall County179,016St. Joseph County: 178,674 acresSt. Joseph County178,674Miami County: 178,030 acresMiami County178,030Sullivan County: 177,368 acresSullivan County177,368Parke County: 177,343 acresParke County177,343
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Jasper County340,339
2Knox County327,267
3White County318,110
4Montgomery County301,279
5Benton County270,810
6LaPorte County256,159
7Clinton County255,314
8Allen County254,136
9Kosciusko County251,340
10Pulaski County232,240
11Randolph County231,784
12Gibson County231,082
13Cass County228,199
14Boone County222,706
15Tippecanoe County218,301
16Madison County217,355
17Rush County216,890
18Jackson County209,293
19Shelby County205,432
20Decatur County204,702
21Posey County204,004
22Grant County202,138
23Wabash County200,689
24Washington County199,942
25Daviess County199,367
26Huntington County199,070
27Jay County197,225
28Warren County195,930
29Wells County194,602
30Carroll County192,334
31Newton County190,432
32Fountain County188,727
33Fulton County184,847
34Adams County182,490
35Dubois County182,175
36Marshall County179,016
37St. Joseph County178,674
38Miami County178,030
39Sullivan County177,368
40Parke County177,343
41Henry County174,400
42Hendricks County171,741
43Hancock County171,673
44Greene County169,750
45Putnam County168,446
46Bartholomew County166,356
47Tipton County165,875
48Wayne County164,117
49Elkhart County163,295
50Howard County162,281
51LaGrange County161,709
52DeKalb County160,665
53Noble County159,860
54Ripley County159,017
55Clay County157,563
56Harrison County154,998
57Delaware County154,470
58Starke County153,651
59Spencer County150,244
60Johnson County142,181
61Jennings County138,331
62Whitley County137,082
63Lawrence County134,637
64Vermillion County132,353
65Lake County128,439
66Franklin County126,322
67Hamilton County123,600
68Vigo County121,454
69Porter County115,047
70Morgan County114,136
71Warrick County109,932
72Steuben County106,393
73Jefferson County102,514
74Orange County97,411
75Fayette County92,505
76Owen County87,813
77Clark County86,668
78Blackford County84,626
79Pike County73,612
80Union County73,249
81Vanderburgh County71,927
82Perry County70,409
83Dearborn County65,830
84Scott County62,041
85Martin County61,331
86Monroe County53,538
87Switzerland County47,461
88Crawford County45,401
89Floyd County23,997
90Ohio County21,500
91Marion County17,233
92Brown County16,959

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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?

Jasper County, with 340,339 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Brown County, with 16,959 acres in 2007.

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