Newton County, Indiana · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Newton County, Indiana grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Newton County, Indiana (61% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 55,694 hogs. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn (82,748 acres), soybeans (59,372 acres) and hay (3,109 acres). Its farms sold $442 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 6th of 92 counties in Indiana.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $442 million263rd of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 372189,934 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 39% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 159 published, 6 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Newton County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Newton 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.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of IN | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorghum | 72,551 bushels | 2* | 263* | 16% | production |
| Corn | 17.8 million bushels | 18 | 245 | 2% | production |
| Hogs | 55,694 hogs | 23* | 270* | 1% | head on farms |
| Soybeans | 3.6 million bushels | 44 | 451* | 1% | production |
| Hay | 8,615 tons | 43 | 2,224* | under 1% | production |
| Wheat | 139,931 bushels | 49* | 1,094* | under 1% | production |
| Sheep | 163 sheep | 79* | 2,168* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Goats | 47 goats | 89* | 2,700* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Honey | 210 pounds | 76* | 2,204* | under 1% | production |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: popcorn, apples, pears, eggs, milk and cattle.
What livestock does Newton County raise?
Other farm counties in Indiana
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| Jay County | $603 million |
| Jasper County | $590 million |
| Elkhart County | $498 million |
| LaGrange County | $494 million |
| Dubois County | $488 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 |
| Adams County | $366 million |
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.