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Steuben County, Indiana · 2022 Census of Agriculture

What does Steuben County, Indiana grow?

Of the crops tracked here, Steuben County's biggest by acreage are corn (33,726 acres), soybeans (32,083 acres) and hay (4,631 acres). Its farms sold $82.6 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 73rd of 92 counties in Indiana.

Farm sales, 2022
$82.6 million1565th of 3,050 US counties
Farms
46196,550 acres of farmland
Crops vs. livestock
81% cropsshare of farm sales
Items reported
2115 published, 6 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+
Steuben County
$82.6 million
under 1% of Indiana farm sales. No. 73 of 92 counties reporting.

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

What does Steuben County grow the most of?

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

  1. 1Corn70th in Indiana33,726 acres
  2. 2Soybeans73rd in Indiana32,083 acres
  3. 3Hay24th in Indiana4,631 acres
  4. 4Wheat58th in Indiana*1,520 acres
  5. 5Pumpkins19th in Indiana*40 acres
  6. 6Cucumbers11th in Indiana*2 acres

How does Steuben 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.

Steuben County rankings, 2022 Census of Agriculture
ItemAmountState rankUS rankShare of INMeasure
Honey22,221 pounds4*496*2%production
Sunflowers30,800 pounds2*187*1%production
Hay13,187 tons241,899*1%production
Cattle6,882 cattle38*2,108*under 1%head on farms
Milk1,167 milk cows24*568*under 1%head on farms
Corn6.1 million bushels70637under 1%production
Pumpkins40 acres19*322*under 1%acres harvested
Wheat115,042 bushels58*1,169*under 1%production
Soybeans1.7 million bushels73740*under 1%production
Goats250 goats68*1,947*under 1%head on farms
Cucumbers2 acres11*615*under 1%acres harvested
Hogs8,443 hogs51*525*under 1%head on farms
Sheep46 sheep87*2,524*under 1%head on farms
Turkeys424 turkeys19*255*under 1%head on farms
Eggs640 laying hens62*2,005*under 1%head on farms

Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: tomatoes, bell peppers, watermelon, grapes, chickens and maple syrup.

What livestock does Steuben County raise?

Steuben County livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadState rankMeasure
Hogs8,44351*head on farms
Cattle6,88238*head on farms
Milk cows1,16724*head on farms
Laying hens64062*head on farms
Turkeys42419*head on farms
Goats25068*head on farms
Sheep4687*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.