Indiana farmland by county
Fountain County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Fountain County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Fountain County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Fountain County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Fountain County's latest reported cash rent, USD 273/ac in 2025, ranks 7th of the 90 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 21.3% above the Indiana statewide average of USD 225/ac for 2025.
- The county figure is down USD 22/ac (7.5%) from USD 295/ac in 2024.
Fountain 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 Fountain 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 273/ac | Fountain County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 295/ac | Fountain County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 280/ac | Fountain County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 255/ac | Fountain County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 225/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 Fountain County figure.
What Fountain County grows
USDA NASS does not separately report county-level crop acreage for Fountain County in this dataset, so there is no county crop table to show here rather than a statewide figure standing in for it. Statewide, Indiana's cropland runs mostly on soybeans and corn grown in rotation. See what crops grow in Indiana for the county leaders and the rotation behind them.
Conservation (CRP) in Fountain County
Indiana's USDA FSA general CRP signup rental rates run about USD 107/ac to USD 179/ac per acre per year (USD 143/ac midpoint). Those are the state planning band, not what a given Fountain County parcel will be offered: the binding rate at enrollment is the county soil rental rate FSA sets from the soils on your specific acres. See the CRP payment rates guide for the full state table and how the county rate is derived, and how CRP works for eligibility.
Energy interest in Fountain County
Fountain County shows 6 active or pending electric-interconnection requests in the LBNL Queued Up dataset (2026 edition, queue data through December 2025), predominantly solar. 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.
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.
Fountain County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Fountain County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 273/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Fountain County in 2025. 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 Fountain County?
- USDA NASS does not separately report county crop acreage for Fountain County in this dataset. Statewide, Indiana's cropland runs mostly on soybeans and corn grown in rotation; see what crops grow in Indiana for the county leaders.
- How much does CRP pay in Fountain County?
- Indiana's USDA FSA general CRP signup rental rates run about USD 107/ac to USD 179/ac per acre per year (USD 143/ac midpoint), from the FSA state summary. The binding rate at enrollment is the county soil rental rate FSA sets from the soils on your specific acres, not the state average. See CRP payment rates for how that works.
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