Counties in Indiana by land in farms

Knox County had the highest land in farms of 92 counties in 2012, at 329,289 acres. Brown County had the lowest, at 14,590 acres. The median was 172,224 acres and the figure for Indiana was 14,720,396 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest329,289Knox County
Lowest14,590Brown County
Median172,22492 counties
Indiana14,720,396History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 210,227 acresAllen County: 270,808 acresBartholomew County: 171,601 acresBenton County: 254,245 acresBlackford County: 88,010 acresBoone County: 221,703 acresBrown County: 14,590 acresCarroll County: 204,090 acresCass County: 200,257 acresClark County: 78,545 acresClay County: 162,883 acresClinton County: 223,428 acresCrawford County: 46,404 acresDaviess County: 225,156 acresDearborn County: 56,573 acresDecatur County: 186,528 acresDeKalb County: 160,894 acresDelaware County: 175,266 acresDubois County: 174,877 acresElkhart County: 172,847 acresFayette County: 78,242 acresFloyd County: 21,463 acresFountain County: 214,412 acresFranklin County: 124,960 acresFulton County: 188,411 acresGibson County: 268,146 acresGrant County: 183,380 acresGreene County: 181,086 acresHamilton County: 130,854 acresHancock County: 165,861 acresHarrison County: 134,995 acresHendricks County: 218,398 acresHenry County: 176,451 acresHoward County: 144,191 acresHuntington County: 188,848 acresJackson County: 183,878 acresJasper County: 282,831 acresJay County: 175,770 acresJefferson County: 95,411 acresJennings County: 123,391 acresJohnson County: 144,646 acresKnox County: 329,289 acresKosciusko County: 254,847 acresLaGrange County: 204,092 acresLake County: 133,064 acresLaPorte County: 227,865 acresLawrence County: 134,689 acresMadison County: 205,147 acresMarion County: 20,075 acresMarshall County: 206,306 acresMartin County: 62,544 acresMiami County: 175,276 acresMonroe County: 52,762 acresMontgomery County: 286,949 acresMorgan County: 137,189 acresNewton County: 192,030 acresNoble County: 181,491 acresOhio County: 21,461 acresOrange County: 98,251 acresOwen County: 95,527 acresParke County: 176,571 acresPerry County: 66,275 acresPike County: 80,016 acresPorter County: 120,554 acresPosey County: 228,748 acresPulaski County: 216,503 acresPutnam County: 197,619 acresRandolph County: 241,074 acresRipley County: 166,711 acresRush County: 207,572 acresSt. Joseph County: 151,975 acresScott County: 51,472 acresShelby County: 233,059 acresSpencer County: 170,406 acresStarke County: 133,459 acresSteuben County: 104,570 acresSullivan County: 170,245 acresSwitzerland County: 50,519 acresTippecanoe County: 220,199 acresTipton County: 145,181 acresUnion County: 74,491 acresVanderburgh County: 76,554 acresVermillion County: 118,394 acresVigo County: 117,530 acresWabash County: 197,588 acresWarren County: 175,961 acresWarrick County: 99,651 acresWashington County: 199,529 acresWayne County: 155,931 acresWells County: 200,334 acresWhite County: 288,195 acresWhitley County: 140,099 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Knox County: 329,289 acresKnox County329,289White County: 288,195 acresWhite County288,195Montgomery County: 286,949 acresMontgomery County286,949Jasper County: 282,831 acresJasper County282,831Allen County: 270,808 acresAllen County270,808Gibson County: 268,146 acresGibson County268,146Kosciusko County: 254,847 acresKosciusko County254,847Benton County: 254,245 acresBenton County254,245Randolph County: 241,074 acresRandolph County241,074Shelby County: 233,059 acresShelby County233,059Posey County: 228,748 acresPosey County228,748LaPorte County: 227,865 acresLaPorte County227,865Daviess County: 225,156 acresDaviess County225,156Clinton County: 223,428 acresClinton County223,428Boone County: 221,703 acresBoone County221,703Tippecanoe County: 220,199 acresTippecanoe County220,199Hendricks County: 218,398 acresHendricks County218,398Pulaski County: 216,503 acresPulaski County216,503Fountain County: 214,412 acresFountain County214,412Adams County: 210,227 acresAdams County210,227Rush County: 207,572 acresRush County207,572Marshall County: 206,306 acresMarshall County206,306Madison County: 205,147 acresMadison County205,147LaGrange County: 204,092 acresLaGrange County204,092Carroll County: 204,090 acresCarroll County204,090Wells County: 200,334 acresWells County200,334Cass County: 200,257 acresCass County200,257Washington County: 199,529 acresWashington County199,529Putnam County: 197,619 acresPutnam County197,619Wabash County: 197,588 acresWabash County197,588Newton County: 192,030 acresNewton County192,030Huntington County: 188,848 acresHuntington County188,848Fulton County: 188,411 acresFulton County188,411Decatur County: 186,528 acresDecatur County186,528Jackson County: 183,878 acresJackson County183,878Grant County: 183,380 acresGrant County183,380Noble County: 181,491 acresNoble County181,491Greene County: 181,086 acresGreene County181,086Parke County: 176,571 acresParke County176,571Henry County: 176,451 acresHenry County176,451Knox County: 329,289 acresKnox County329,289White County: 288,195 acresWhite County288,195Montgomery County: 286,949 acresMontgomery County286,949Jasper County: 282,831 acresJasper County282,831Allen County: 270,808 acresAllen County270,808Gibson County: 268,146 acresGibson County268,146Kosciusko County: 254,847 acresKosciusko County254,847Benton County: 254,245 acresBenton County254,245Randolph County: 241,074 acresRandolph County241,074Shelby County: 233,059 acresShelby County233,059Posey County: 228,748 acresPosey County228,748LaPorte County: 227,865 acresLaPorte County227,865Daviess County: 225,156 acresDaviess County225,156Clinton County: 223,428 acresClinton County223,428Boone County: 221,703 acresBoone County221,703Tippecanoe County: 220,199 acresTippecanoe County220,199Hendricks County: 218,398 acresHendricks County218,398Pulaski County: 216,503 acresPulaski County216,503Fountain County: 214,412 acresFountain County214,412Adams County: 210,227 acresAdams County210,227Rush County: 207,572 acresRush County207,572Marshall County: 206,306 acresMarshall County206,306Madison County: 205,147 acresMadison County205,147LaGrange County: 204,092 acresLaGrange County204,092Carroll County: 204,090 acresCarroll County204,090Wells County: 200,334 acresWells County200,334Cass County: 200,257 acresCass County200,257Washington County: 199,529 acresWashington County199,529Putnam County: 197,619 acresPutnam County197,619Wabash County: 197,588 acresWabash County197,588Newton County: 192,030 acresNewton County192,030Huntington County: 188,848 acresHuntington County188,848Fulton County: 188,411 acresFulton County188,411Decatur County: 186,528 acresDecatur County186,528Jackson County: 183,878 acresJackson County183,878Grant County: 183,380 acresGrant County183,380Noble County: 181,491 acresNoble County181,491Greene County: 181,086 acresGreene County181,086Parke County: 176,571 acresParke County176,571Henry County: 176,451 acresHenry County176,451
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Knox County329,289
2White County288,195
3Montgomery County286,949
4Jasper County282,831
5Allen County270,808
6Gibson County268,146
7Kosciusko County254,847
8Benton County254,245
9Randolph County241,074
10Shelby County233,059
11Posey County228,748
12LaPorte County227,865
13Daviess County225,156
14Clinton County223,428
15Boone County221,703
16Tippecanoe County220,199
17Hendricks County218,398
18Pulaski County216,503
19Fountain County214,412
20Adams County210,227
21Rush County207,572
22Marshall County206,306
23Madison County205,147
24LaGrange County204,092
25Carroll County204,090
26Wells County200,334
27Cass County200,257
28Washington County199,529
29Putnam County197,619
30Wabash County197,588
31Newton County192,030
32Huntington County188,848
33Fulton County188,411
34Decatur County186,528
35Jackson County183,878
36Grant County183,380
37Noble County181,491
38Greene County181,086
39Parke County176,571
40Henry County176,451
41Warren County175,961
42Jay County175,770
43Miami County175,276
44Delaware County175,266
45Dubois County174,877
46Elkhart County172,847
47Bartholomew County171,601
48Spencer County170,406
49Sullivan County170,245
50Ripley County166,711
51Hancock County165,861
52Clay County162,883
53DeKalb County160,894
54Wayne County155,931
55St. Joseph County151,975
56Tipton County145,181
57Johnson County144,646
58Howard County144,191
59Whitley County140,099
60Morgan County137,189
61Harrison County134,995
62Lawrence County134,689
63Starke County133,459
64Lake County133,064
65Hamilton County130,854
66Franklin County124,960
67Jennings County123,391
68Porter County120,554
69Vermillion County118,394
70Vigo County117,530
71Steuben County104,570
72Warrick County99,651
73Orange County98,251
74Owen County95,527
75Jefferson County95,411
76Blackford County88,010
77Pike County80,016
78Clark County78,545
79Fayette County78,242
80Vanderburgh County76,554
81Union County74,491
82Perry County66,275
83Martin County62,544
84Dearborn County56,573
85Monroe County52,762
86Scott County51,472
87Switzerland County50,519
88Crawford County46,404
89Floyd County21,463
90Ohio County21,461
91Marion County20,075
92Brown County14,590

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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 329,289 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Brown County, with 14,590 acres in 2012.

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