Indiana farmland
What crops grow in Indiana?
Indiana's farmland runs mostly on soybeans and corn, grown in rotation, with smaller acreages of other field crops. This page shows the top crops by harvested acreage from USDA NASS, the counties that lead the state, and how the rotation shapes the numbers. Every figure carries its source and year.
Top crops in Indiana by acreage
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS survey year, here is what Indiana grows. Horticulture and specialty crops that NASS reports separately are not included, so this is the field-crop picture.
| Crop | Harvested acres | Survey year |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 5,580,000 | 2026 |
| Corn | 5,210,000 | 2026 |
| Hay | 260,000 | 2026 |
| Wheat | 230,000 | 2026 |
| Mint | 1,900 | 2025 |
Top field crops in Indiana ranked by most-recent NASS harvested acres. Ranked by acreage, not value, so a smaller-acreage high-value crop can be economically important without topping this list.
The corn and soybean rotation
The two biggest crops are close in acreage for a reason: most Indiana row-crop ground runs a corn and soybean rotation, alternating the two on the same field from one year to the next. Averaged across the state, that produces the roughly balanced corn and soybean acreage the table shows. Wheat and hay fill in behind them, often on ground better suited to a small grain or forage. AgriTerra's parcel read uses the USDA Cropland Data Layer to show the actual recent crop history for a specific parcel, so you can see the real rotation on your ground rather than the state average.
Which counties lead Indiana
Crop production concentrates in the counties with the most and best cropland. By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, here are the corn and soybean leaders across the 85 Indiana counties in the dataset.
| Rank | Corn (harvested acres) | Soybeans (harvested acres) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper (143,000 ac) | Knox (122,600 ac) |
| 2 | Benton (119,900 ac) | Randolph (114,700 ac) |
| 3 | White (117,000 ac) | Montgomery (111,700 ac) |
| 4 | Montgomery (114,000 ac) | Rush (109,300 ac) |
| 5 | La Porte (109,100 ac) | Grant (105,300 ac) |
County leaders ranked by harvested acres of each crop from USDA NASS. Rankings shift year to year with rotation and prices; this is a recent snapshot across 85 counties, not a fixed order.
For what those crops earn per acre, see what farmland produces. To benchmark rental rates, see the Indiana cash rent county table. And to read the soil, water, and revenue options for a specific parcel, start with Indiana farmland analysis or see what grows in Ohio. For how every figure here is sourced, see how we get our numbers.
Indiana crops: frequently asked questions
- What crops grow in Indiana?
- Indiana's cropland is dominated by soybeans and corn, the two largest crops by harvested acreage in USDA NASS data, followed by smaller acreages of the other field crops shown in the table on this page. Corn and soybeans are typically grown in rotation on the same ground.
- Which Indiana counties grow the most corn?
- By harvested corn acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, Jasper, Benton, White lead Indiana. County rankings shift year to year with rotation and prices, so treat the leaders as a recent snapshot.
- Why are corn and soybean acres so close in Indiana?
- Because most acres run a corn and soybean rotation: a field in corn one year is often in soybeans the next. Across a whole state that averages out to roughly balanced corn and soybean acreage, which is what the numbers show.
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