Indiana farmland by county
Porter County, Indiana Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Porter County, Indiana, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Porter County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Porter County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Porter County's USDA NASS 2026 county average cash rent, USD 195/ac, ranks 62nd of the 89 Indiana counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 15.2% below the Indiana statewide average of USD 230/ac for 2026.
- The county figure is down USD 12/ac (5.8%) from USD 207/ac in 2025.
- In the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, corn led Porter County's reported field crops at 46,226 harvested acres.
- That year corn outsized soybeans, 46,226 to 43,958 harvested acres.
Porter 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 Porter 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 195/ac | Porter County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 207/ac | Porter County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 193/ac | Porter County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 203/ac | Porter County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 186/ac | Porter 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 Porter County figure.
What Porter County grows
USDA NASS's annual county survey has no recent crop estimates for Porter County, so these come from the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, which counts every county every five years. They are 2022 figures: corn for grain, soybeans and wheat by harvested acres, the same crops the survey reports elsewhere. NASS withholds some county figures, so this is the reported field-crop picture, not the county's entire cropland.
| Crop | Harvested acres | Census year |
|---|---|---|
| Corn | 46,226 | 2022 |
| Soybeans | 43,958 | 2022 |
| Wheat | 995 | 2022 |
Reported field crops ranked by harvested acres in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Ranked by acreage, not value. Not ranked against other Indiana counties, whose figures come from the annual survey.
Conservation (CRP) in Porter 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 Porter County
Porter County shows 4 active or pending electric-interconnection requests 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.
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.
Porter County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Porter County, Indiana?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 195/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Porter 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 Porter County?
- By harvested acres in the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture, corn, soybeans, wheat are Porter 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 Porter 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 Porter County that someone else farms? The Landlord Plan sends you a rent letter every August, first in January 2027 →
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