Indiana farmland by county
Decatur County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Decatur County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Decatur County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Decatur County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Decatur County's USDA NASS 2026 county average cash rent, USD 235/ac, ranks 26th of the 89 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 2.2% above the Indiana statewide average of USD 230/ac for 2026.
- The county figure is down USD 5/ac (2.1%) from USD 240/ac in 2025.
- In 2025, soybeans led Decatur County's reported field crops at 78,800 harvested acres.
- Its 78,800 acres of soybeans are the 25th most of any Indiana county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 78,800 to 69,900 harvested acres.
Decatur 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 Decatur 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 235/ac | Decatur County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 240/ac | Decatur County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 224/ac | Decatur County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 245/ac | Decatur County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 213/ac | Decatur 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 Decatur County figure.
What Decatur County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Decatur 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 78,800 | 2025 |
| Corn | 69,900 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 3,640 | 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County
Decatur County shows 1 active or pending electric-interconnection request in the LBNL Queued Up dataset (2026 edition, queue data through December 2025), predominantly battery. A queue request is an early-stage filing, not a built or contracted project, and most queued capacity never reaches operation, so treat it as a signal of developer interest in the area rather than a forecast. Scout weighs transmission distance and the local queue when it models whether a solar or wind lease is realistic for a specific parcel.
Decatur County has reported local restrictions on commercial solar and wind siting that the policy record does not fully enumerate (scope unconfirmed). Treat that as a verify-your-local-ordinance flag rather than a confirmed prohibition, and confirm the current county and township rules 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.
Decatur County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Decatur County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 235/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Decatur 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 Decatur County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Decatur 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 Decatur 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 Decatur County that someone else farms? The Landlord Plan sends you a rent letter every August, first in January 2027 →
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