Indiana farmland by county
Jay County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Jay County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Jay County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Jay County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Jay County's USDA NASS 2026 county average cash rent, USD 217/ac, ranks 44th of the 89 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 5.7% below the Indiana statewide average of USD 230/ac for 2026.
- The county figure is down USD 1/ac (0.5%) from USD 218/ac in 2025.
- In 2025, soybeans led Jay County's reported field crops at 94,600 harvested acres.
- Its 94,600 acres of soybeans are the 11th most of any Indiana county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 94,600 to 75,000 harvested acres.
Jay 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 Jay 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 217/ac | Jay County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 218/ac | Jay County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 230/ac | Jay County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 200/ac | Jay County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 200/ac | Jay 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 Jay County figure.
What Jay County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Jay 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 | 94,600 | 2025 |
| Corn | 75,000 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 6,320 | 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 Jay 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 Jay County
Jay County shows 11 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.
Jay County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Jay County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 217/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Jay 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 Jay County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Jay 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 Jay 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 Jay County that someone else farms? The Landlord Plan sends you a rent letter every August, first in January 2027 →
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