Indiana farmland by county
Carroll County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Carroll County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Carroll County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Carroll County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Carroll County's USDA NASS 2026 county average cash rent, USD 275/ac, ranks 6th of the 89 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 19.6% above the Indiana statewide average of USD 230/ac for 2026.
- The county figure is down USD 14/ac (4.8%) from USD 289/ac in 2025.
- In 2025, corn led Carroll County's reported field crops at 87,000 harvested acres.
- Its 87,000 acres of corn are the 17th most of any Indiana county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year corn outsized soybeans, 87,000 to 79,200 harvested acres.
Carroll County cash rent
USDA NASS reports county cash rent for non-irrigated cropland as a county average, refreshed on the annual USDA cycle. The table shows every year NASS reported for Carroll County, with the Indiana statewide average included as a clearly labeled context row (a state average is never a substitute for the county figure, and neither is a substitute for a parcel-level read).
| Year | Cash rent | Data level |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USD 275/ac | Carroll County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 289/ac | Carroll County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 298/ac | Carroll County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 256/ac | Carroll County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 250/ac | Carroll County (NASS) |
| 2026 | USD 230/ac | Indiana statewide average (context) |
County averages for non-irrigated cropland, not medians. The Indiana statewide average row is labeled as state-level and is not a Carroll County figure.
What Carroll County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Carroll County. NASS suppresses some county crops, so this is the reported field-crop picture, not the county's entire cropland. Horticulture and specialty crops NASS reports separately are not included.
| Crop | Harvested acres | Survey year |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 87,000 | 2025 |
| Soybeans | 79,200 | 2025 |
Reported field crops ranked by most-recent NASS harvested acres. Ranked by acreage, not value. NASS can report different survey years for different crops, so each crop carries its own year.
Conservation (CRP) in Carroll County
Not available now: new CRP enrollment is paused until Congress extends the farm bill (USDA FSA, Sept 25, 2026). CRP contracts FSA approved by Sept 30, 2026 keep receiving their annual rental and other contract payments (USDA FSA Notice CRP-1101). See how CRP works for how signup worked, and the CRP payment rates guide for the last rates FSA published, kept as dated history.
Energy interest in Carroll County
Carroll County zoning does not permit commercial wind in any zoning district, so a utility-scale wind lease is not an option here regardless of queue activity (Purdue Center for Regional Development and Indiana Office of Energy Development, December 2022; Indiana Code 8-1-41). Solar and other uses are governed separately; verify the current county and township ordinance before relying on any lease posture.
For the statewide picture, see Indiana cash rent by county and what crops grow in Indiana. A county page like this is not a plat or a boundary survey; for that distinction see what a plat map is. For how every figure here is sourced, see how we get our numbers, or return to the Indiana farmland hub.
Carroll County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Carroll County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 275/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Carroll County in 2026. That is a county average, not a parcel-specific rate: soil quality, drainage, field size, and lease terms move an individual parcel above or below it. Scout reads the parcel's soils and applies its productivity band around this benchmark.
- What crops grow in Carroll County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, corn, soybeans are Carroll County's largest reported field crops. Corn and soybeans are typically grown in rotation on the same ground. See the crop table above for the acreage on each.
- Can Carroll County land be enrolled in CRP now?
- Not available now: new CRP enrollment is paused until Congress extends the farm bill (USDA FSA, Sept 25, 2026). CRP contracts FSA approved by Sept 30, 2026 keep receiving their annual rental and other contract payments (USDA FSA Notice CRP-1101). See the AgriTerra CRP guide for how signup worked and the last rates FSA published.
Own ground in Carroll County that someone else farms? The Landlord Plan sends you a rent letter every August, first in January 2027 →
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