Perry County, Indiana · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Perry County, Indiana grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Perry County, Indiana (54% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 137,000 turkeys and 17,783 hogs. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are soybeans (12,783 acres), corn (9,903 acres) and hay (7,526 acres). Its farms sold $47.5 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 81st of 92 counties in Indiana.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $47.5 million2000th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 41766,411 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 46% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 2314 published, 9 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Perry County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Perry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay | 16,886 tons | 16 | 1,650* | 2% | production |
| Turkeys | 137,000 turkeys | 14* | 105* | 2% | head on farms |
| Cattle | 8,407 cattle | 29* | 1,954* | 1% | head on farms |
| Milk | 1,227 milk cows | 23* | 552* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Goats | 318 goats | 57* | 1,738* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Sheep | 334 sheep | 60* | 1,772* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hogs | 17,783 hogs | 43* | 453* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Honey | 3,498 pounds | 42* | 1,369* | under 1% | production |
| Soybeans | 656,701 bushels | 84 | 1,029* | under 1% | production |
| Corn | 1.6 million bushels | 84 | 1,126* | under 1% | production |
| Wheat | 19,015 bushels | 82* | 1,689* | under 1% | production |
| Sweet corn | 1 acre | 43* | 1,180* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Potatoes | 1 acre | 15* | 889* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Eggs | 667 laying hens | 61* | 1,977* | under 1% | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: lettuce, carrots, broccoli, green beans, bell peppers, chile peppers, cabbage, grapes and maple syrup.
What livestock does Perry 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 |
| 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 |
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.