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Indiana farmland values by county

$8,600 an acre

Average value of Indiana cropland, USDA NASS Land Values survey, 2026

  • Indiana pasture$2,850 an acreUSDA NASS Land Values survey, 2026
  • Indiana farmland and buildings$8,259 an acre2022 Census of Agriculture

Counties by farmland value

92 counties, the highest 2022 Census value of land and buildings an acre first.

Indiana counties by the 2022 Census value of farmland and buildings an acre
#CountyLand and buildings an acreLand in farms, acresCropland rent an acreRent year
1LaGrange County$14,455193,616$1592026
2Elkhart County$11,769195,094$2302026
3Tipton County$11,110163,401$2752026
4Marion County$11,10114,595$1852026
5Rush County$10,854189,580$2422026
6Adams County$10,771214,734$2352026
7White County$10,606304,558$2632026
8Johnson County$10,532122,228$2282026
9Jay County$10,478198,780$2172026
10Shelby County$10,164209,675$2492026
11Wells County$10,111201,538$2792026
12Benton County$10,011226,260$3002026
13Union County$9,91369,029$2202026
14Porter County$9,579122,238$1952026
15Hancock County$9,562184,430$2402026
16Clinton County$9,492205,912$2982026
17Boone County$9,472205,588$2642026
18Hamilton County$9,452132,195$2392026
19Decatur County$9,415169,467$2352026
20Carroll County$9,332197,057$2752026
21Randolph County$9,308238,870$2092026
22Fayette County$9,20591,045$2552026
23Pulaski County$9,173245,345$2172026
24Floyd County$9,13516,616$91.502024
25Daviess County$9,072186,607$2552026
26Noble County$9,064174,349$1902026
27Hendricks County$9,052115,423$2602026
28Whitley County$8,939162,338$1992026
29Montgomery County$8,819252,762$2872026
30Blackford County$8,81075,340$2462026
31Wabash County$8,802186,071$2012026
32Newton County$8,765189,934$2352026
33DeKalb County$8,646191,601$1462026
34Henry County$8,606178,215$2032026
35Kosciusko County$8,605298,904$2192026
36Tippecanoe County$8,601237,534$2672026
37Vermillion County$8,513104,913$2702026
38Huntington County$8,495219,609$2002026
39Jasper County$8,477312,985$2352026
40Franklin County$8,458144,173$1772026
41Grant County$8,453159,502$1952026
42St. Joseph County$8,309153,034$1962026
43Fountain County$8,277192,752$2652026
44Putnam County$8,265174,378$2242026
45Steuben County$8,15896,550$1532026
46Cass County$8,138224,621$2372026
47Knox County$8,068327,292$2292026
48Miami County$7,928201,899$2182026
49Lake County$7,916123,589$1862026
50Allen County$7,803329,722$2192026
51Gibson County$7,732248,444$2162026
52Morgan County$7,642130,356$1902026
53Switzerland County$7,60653,933$1342026
54Fulton County$7,558181,860$2082026
55Vanderburgh County$7,55351,839$2332026
56Dubois County$7,380159,666$2002026
57Wayne County$7,341154,498$2142026
58Warren County$7,338204,198$3032026
59Madison County$7,322196,215$2452026
60Parke County$7,262174,867$1972026
61Posey County$7,200256,130$2252026
62Marshall County$7,190201,037$2192026
63Starke County$7,17898,815$1702026
64Brown County$7,09015,451$1342026
65Jackson County$6,958168,778$1962026
66Scott County$6,85045,293$1552026
67Jefferson County$6,81584,233$1502026
68Dearborn County$6,73549,633$1472026
69Warrick County$6,707123,966$1752026
70Clay County$6,679168,912$2182026
71Jennings County$6,620113,373$2092026
72Ripley County$6,590175,750$1742026
73Orange County$6,54495,336$2092026
74Spencer County$6,525162,031$1852026
75Monroe County$6,51463,216$1492026
76Sullivan County$6,203176,644$2302026
77Clark County$6,19486,065$1502026
78Bartholomew County$6,180129,104$2242026
79Ohio County$6,12616,420$902025
80Martin County$5,97257,900$1902026
81Greene County$5,946192,510$1972026
82Pike County$5,92088,483$1942026
83Vigo County$5,886105,310$2442026
84Harrison County$5,877154,221$1702026
85Howard County$5,875139,488$2552026
86Washington County$5,753190,434$1682026
87Lawrence County$5,474117,099$1792026
88Owen County$5,39676,206$1622026
89Delaware County$5,358156,043$2402026
90Perry County$5,20966,411$1272026
91LaPorte County$5,056277,850$2002026
92Crawford County$4,34768,274$1152025

Cash rent in Indiana since 2008

The USDA's statewide cash rent figure for each year, newest first.

Indiana cash rent per acre a year, USDA NASS state figures
YearCroplandPasture
2026$232$61
2025$227$53.50
2024$231$47.50
2023$226$44
2022$212$43.50
2021$200$42
2020$194$40
2019$194$43
2018$198Not published
2017$195$39
2016$192$38
2015$197Not published
2014$195$40
2013$192$37
2012$175$42
2011$152$31
2010$141$45
2009$139$41
2008$135$39

What farm surveys say about Indiana

Opinion surveys of farm managers, appraisers and lenders, statewide.

  • Cropland value, statewide$12,121 an acreAverage-quality tillable bare cropland, June 2026 (top-quality $14,909; poor-quality $9,460) · Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026, 127 responses
  • Cropland cash rent, statewide$260 an acre a yearAverage-quality tillable bare cropland, 2026 (top-quality $305; poor-quality $214) · Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026, 127 responses

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The data (CSV, JSON)Indiana land, county by county

About these numbersSources, dates and how these figures are built

County values

USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, released Feb 13, 2024: average value of land and buildings per farm acre. Public domain.

Cash rent

USDA NASS county cash rents survey, released Aug 21, 2026. Public domain.

State figures

USDA NASS Land Values survey, read Jul 31, 2026. Public domain.

Farm survey

Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics: Purdue Farmland Values and Cash Rent Survey, PAER-2026-24, August 2026. An opinion survey of farm managers, appraisers, brokers, lenders, farmers and FSA staff; figures copied from the publisher on 2026-10-17.

State cash rent

USDA NASS cash rents survey, state figures, released Aug 21, 2026. Public domain.

Data edition

Figures as of Oct 31, 2026. Area figures, not any one parcel's.