The National Agricultural Statistics Service released the 2024 county yield estimates for corn and soybeans. Following typical patterns, corn and soybean yields were highest in the Midwest Corn Belt region and south into the Mississippi Delta.
Counties with yields above the U.S. average occurred in the typical regions. Most counties in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana had yields higher than the U.S. average, as did eastern Nebraska, southeast Minnesota, and several other states.
Corn yields below the national average occurred in the western Dakotas, northern portions of the Lake states, Texas, Oklahoma, and most states in the east and southeastern U.S.
Similar to corn, soybean yields above the U.S. average yield occurred in most counties throughout the main Corn Belt region, including Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and bordering regions of the surrounding states, and in the Mississippi Delta. Yields below the U.S. average were reported in the other soybean production regions for 2024.
In Indiana, Benton County was atop the chart for both corn and soybean yield at 229.7 bushels per acre for corn and 72 bpa for soybeans. The top five Indiana corn and soybean yield counties are below.
Corn:
- Benton Co. – 229.7 bpa
- Madison Co. – 220.7 bpa
- Montgomery Co. – 220.4 bpa
- Tippecanoe Co. – 220 bpa
- Decatur Co. – 219.5 bpa
Soybeans:
- Benton Co. – 72 bpa
- Decatur Co. – 68.9 bpa
- Madison Co. – 68.8 bpa
- Howard Co. & Tipton Co. – 66.9 bpa
- Rush Co. – 66.8 bpa
Sources: NAFB News Service & USDA NASS
