Counties in Indiana by land in farms

Knox County had the highest land in farms of 92 counties in 2017, at 311,216 acres. Brown County had the lowest, at 14,791 acres. The median was 169,161 acres and the figure for Indiana was 14,969,996 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest311,216Knox County
Lowest14,791Brown County
Median169,16192 counties
Indiana14,969,996History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 212,963 acresAllen County: 281,635 acresBartholomew County: 160,437 acresBenton County: 251,002 acresBlackford County: 92,165 acresBoone County: 230,029 acresBrown County: 14,791 acresCarroll County: 224,205 acresCass County: 199,417 acresClark County: 93,969 acresClay County: 161,990 acresClinton County: 247,005 acresCrawford County: 52,602 acresDaviess County: 225,263 acresDearborn County: 64,627 acresDecatur County: 201,929 acresDeKalb County: 158,931 acresDelaware County: 167,783 acresDubois County: 178,989 acresElkhart County: 174,929 acresFayette County: 85,928 acresFloyd County: 25,013 acresFountain County: 212,012 acresFranklin County: 133,021 acresFulton County: 214,452 acresGibson County: 220,410 acresGrant County: 190,076 acresGreene County: 168,894 acresHamilton County: 127,277 acresHancock County: 169,656 acresHarrison County: 148,603 acresHendricks County: 152,836 acresHenry County: 168,496 acresHoward County: 145,720 acresHuntington County: 197,236 acresJackson County: 201,297 acresJasper County: 270,137 acresJay County: 207,594 acresJefferson County: 106,600 acresJennings County: 128,109 acresJohnson County: 141,111 acresKnox County: 311,216 acresKosciusko County: 261,674 acresLaGrange County: 195,370 acresLake County: 112,451 acresLaPorte County: 248,872 acresLawrence County: 147,306 acresMadison County: 207,814 acresMarion County: 17,371 acresMarshall County: 199,083 acresMartin County: 62,238 acresMiami County: 193,548 acresMonroe County: 47,765 acresMontgomery County: 282,154 acresMorgan County: 136,534 acresNewton County: 180,981 acresNoble County: 199,996 acresOhio County: 24,015 acresOrange County: 102,433 acresOwen County: 111,931 acresParke County: 180,752 acresPerry County: 76,868 acresPike County: 80,538 acresPorter County: 122,523 acresPosey County: 193,733 acresPulaski County: 231,880 acresPutnam County: 184,917 acresRandolph County: 241,758 acresRipley County: 176,069 acresRush County: 211,315 acresSt. Joseph County: 149,981 acresScott County: 59,291 acresShelby County: 220,477 acresSpencer County: 169,428 acresStarke County: 145,703 acresSteuben County: 120,324 acresSullivan County: 160,079 acresSwitzerland County: 55,017 acresTippecanoe County: 222,136 acresTipton County: 161,345 acresUnion County: 83,024 acresVanderburgh County: 63,909 acresVermillion County: 123,097 acresVigo County: 119,977 acresWabash County: 211,239 acresWarren County: 187,854 acresWarrick County: 105,252 acresWashington County: 211,941 acresWayne County: 163,494 acresWells County: 225,047 acresWhite County: 282,882 acresWhitley County: 176,255 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Knox County: 311,216 acresKnox County311,216White County: 282,882 acresWhite County282,882Montgomery County: 282,154 acresMontgomery County282,154Allen County: 281,635 acresAllen County281,635Jasper County: 270,137 acresJasper County270,137Kosciusko County: 261,674 acresKosciusko County261,674Benton County: 251,002 acresBenton County251,002LaPorte County: 248,872 acresLaPorte County248,872Clinton County: 247,005 acresClinton County247,005Randolph County: 241,758 acresRandolph County241,758Pulaski County: 231,880 acresPulaski County231,880Boone County: 230,029 acresBoone County230,029Daviess County: 225,263 acresDaviess County225,263Wells County: 225,047 acresWells County225,047Carroll County: 224,205 acresCarroll County224,205Tippecanoe County: 222,136 acresTippecanoe County222,136Shelby County: 220,477 acresShelby County220,477Gibson County: 220,410 acresGibson County220,410Fulton County: 214,452 acresFulton County214,452Adams County: 212,963 acresAdams County212,963Fountain County: 212,012 acresFountain County212,012Washington County: 211,941 acresWashington County211,941Rush County: 211,315 acresRush County211,315Wabash County: 211,239 acresWabash County211,239Madison County: 207,814 acresMadison County207,814Jay County: 207,594 acresJay County207,594Decatur County: 201,929 acresDecatur County201,929Jackson County: 201,297 acresJackson County201,297Noble County: 199,996 acresNoble County199,996Cass County: 199,417 acresCass County199,417Marshall County: 199,083 acresMarshall County199,083Huntington County: 197,236 acresHuntington County197,236LaGrange County: 195,370 acresLaGrange County195,370Posey County: 193,733 acresPosey County193,733Miami County: 193,548 acresMiami County193,548Grant County: 190,076 acresGrant County190,076Warren County: 187,854 acresWarren County187,854Putnam County: 184,917 acresPutnam County184,917Newton County: 180,981 acresNewton County180,981Parke County: 180,752 acresParke County180,752Knox County: 311,216 acresKnox County311,216White County: 282,882 acresWhite County282,882Montgomery County: 282,154 acresMontgomery County282,154Allen County: 281,635 acresAllen County281,635Jasper County: 270,137 acresJasper County270,137Kosciusko County: 261,674 acresKosciusko County261,674Benton County: 251,002 acresBenton County251,002LaPorte County: 248,872 acresLaPorte County248,872Clinton County: 247,005 acresClinton County247,005Randolph County: 241,758 acresRandolph County241,758Pulaski County: 231,880 acresPulaski County231,880Boone County: 230,029 acresBoone County230,029Daviess County: 225,263 acresDaviess County225,263Wells County: 225,047 acresWells County225,047Carroll County: 224,205 acresCarroll County224,205Tippecanoe County: 222,136 acresTippecanoe County222,136Shelby County: 220,477 acresShelby County220,477Gibson County: 220,410 acresGibson County220,410Fulton County: 214,452 acresFulton County214,452Adams County: 212,963 acresAdams County212,963Fountain County: 212,012 acresFountain County212,012Washington County: 211,941 acresWashington County211,941Rush County: 211,315 acresRush County211,315Wabash County: 211,239 acresWabash County211,239Madison County: 207,814 acresMadison County207,814Jay County: 207,594 acresJay County207,594Decatur County: 201,929 acresDecatur County201,929Jackson County: 201,297 acresJackson County201,297Noble County: 199,996 acresNoble County199,996Cass County: 199,417 acresCass County199,417Marshall County: 199,083 acresMarshall County199,083Huntington County: 197,236 acresHuntington County197,236LaGrange County: 195,370 acresLaGrange County195,370Posey County: 193,733 acresPosey County193,733Miami County: 193,548 acresMiami County193,548Grant County: 190,076 acresGrant County190,076Warren County: 187,854 acresWarren County187,854Putnam County: 184,917 acresPutnam County184,917Newton County: 180,981 acresNewton County180,981Parke County: 180,752 acresParke County180,752
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Knox County311,216
2White County282,882
3Montgomery County282,154
4Allen County281,635
5Jasper County270,137
6Kosciusko County261,674
7Benton County251,002
8LaPorte County248,872
9Clinton County247,005
10Randolph County241,758
11Pulaski County231,880
12Boone County230,029
13Daviess County225,263
14Wells County225,047
15Carroll County224,205
16Tippecanoe County222,136
17Shelby County220,477
18Gibson County220,410
19Fulton County214,452
20Adams County212,963
21Fountain County212,012
22Washington County211,941
23Rush County211,315
24Wabash County211,239
25Madison County207,814
26Jay County207,594
27Decatur County201,929
28Jackson County201,297
29Noble County199,996
30Cass County199,417
31Marshall County199,083
32Huntington County197,236
33LaGrange County195,370
34Posey County193,733
35Miami County193,548
36Grant County190,076
37Warren County187,854
38Putnam County184,917
39Newton County180,981
40Parke County180,752
41Dubois County178,989
42Whitley County176,255
43Ripley County176,069
44Elkhart County174,929
45Hancock County169,656
46Spencer County169,428
47Greene County168,894
48Henry County168,496
49Delaware County167,783
50Wayne County163,494
51Clay County161,990
52Tipton County161,345
53Bartholomew County160,437
54Sullivan County160,079
55DeKalb County158,931
56Hendricks County152,836
57St. Joseph County149,981
58Harrison County148,603
59Lawrence County147,306
60Howard County145,720
61Starke County145,703
62Johnson County141,111
63Morgan County136,534
64Franklin County133,021
65Jennings County128,109
66Hamilton County127,277
67Vermillion County123,097
68Porter County122,523
69Steuben County120,324
70Vigo County119,977
71Lake County112,451
72Owen County111,931
73Jefferson County106,600
74Warrick County105,252
75Orange County102,433
76Clark County93,969
77Blackford County92,165
78Fayette County85,928
79Union County83,024
80Pike County80,538
81Perry County76,868
82Dearborn County64,627
83Vanderburgh County63,909
84Martin County62,238
85Scott County59,291
86Switzerland County55,017
87Crawford County52,602
88Monroe County47,765
89Floyd County25,013
90Ohio County24,015
91Marion County17,371
92Brown County14,791

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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 311,216 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Brown County, with 14,791 acres in 2017.

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