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Fountain County, Indiana · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Fountain County, Indiana grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Fountain County's biggest by acreage are corn (80,210 acres), soybeans (77,977 acres) and hay (2,587 acres). Its farms sold $176 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 45th of 92 counties in Indiana.

Farm sales, 2022
$176 million942nd of 3,050 US counties
Farms
440192,752 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
96% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
1912 published, 7 withheld
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $1.2M$1.2M to $4.8M$4.8M to $18M$18M to $60M$60M to $180M$180M+
Fountain County
$176 million
under 1% of Indiana farm sales. No. 45 of 92 counties reporting.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

What does Fountain County grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1Corn23rd in Indiana80,210 acres
  2. 2Soybeans26th in Indiana77,977 acres
  3. 3Hay61st in Indiana2,587 acres
  4. 4Wheat76th in Indiana*448 acres
  5. 5Walnuts1st in Indiana*1 acre

How does Fountain County rank?

Each item's rank among counties in Indiana and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.

Fountain County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of INMeasure
Walnuts1 acre1*62*2%bearing acres
Corn16 million bushels232772%production
Soybeans4.7 million bushels26332*1%production
Hay6,158 tons612,426*under 1%production
Cattle3,336 cattle60*2,508*under 1%head on farms
Sheep302 sheep63*1,826*under 1%head on farms
Wheat39,443 bushels76*1,526*under 1%production
Goats69 goats88*2,617*under 1%head on farms
Honey361 pounds75*2,148*under 1%production
Milk11 milk cows48*1,283*under 1%head on farms
Eggs304 laying hens71*2,347*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys6 turkeys53*1,700*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: tomatoes, pumpkins, apples, blueberries, blackberries, hogs and maple syrup.

What livestock does Fountain County raise?

Fountain County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Cattle3,33660*head on farms
Laying hens30471*head on farms
Sheep30263*head on farms
Goats6988*head on farms
Milk cows1148*head on farms
Turkeys653*head on farms

Other farm counties in Indiana

Top Indiana counties by farm sales, 2022
CountyFarm sales
Jay County$603 million
Jasper County$590 million
Elkhart County$498 million
LaGrange County$494 million
Dubois County$488 million
Newton County$442 million
White County$439 million
Kosciusko County$429 million
Knox County$417 million
Daviess County$403 million
Wabash County$394 million
Pulaski County$369 million

What does Indiana grow? State overview and county map →

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.