Counties in Ohio by farms

Darke County had the highest farms of 88 counties in 1997, at 1,881. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 147. The median was 897 and the figure for Ohio was 78,737. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,881Darke County
Median89788 counties
Ohio78,737History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 1,429 countAllen County: 1,020 countAshland County: 1,066 countAshtabula County: 1,178 countAthens County: 597 countAuglaize County: 1,092 countBelmont County: 740 countBrown County: 1,509 countButler County: 1,006 countCarroll County: 820 countChampaign County: 952 countClark County: 769 countClermont County: 887 countClinton County: 848 countColumbiana County: 1,181 countCoshocton County: 1,017 countCrawford County: 780 countCuyahoga County: 147 countDarke County: 1,881 countDefiance County: 965 countDelaware County: 740 countErie County: 431 countFairfield County: 1,172 countFayette County: 573 countFranklin County: 476 countFulton County: 856 countGallia County: 907 countGeauga County: 845 countGreene County: 870 countGuernsey County: 966 countHamilton County: 373 countHancock County: 1,050 countHardin County: 912 countHarrison County: 508 countHenry County: 922 countHighland County: 1,398 countHocking County: 439 countHolmes County: 1,676 countHuron County: 876 countJackson County: 484 countJefferson County: 488 countKnox County: 1,284 countLake County: 313 countLawrence County: 613 countLicking County: 1,439 countLogan County: 1,048 countLorain County: 905 countLucas County: 436 countMadison County: 741 countMahoning County: 635 countMarion County: 604 countMedina County: 1,027 countMeigs County: 587 countMercer County: 1,330 countMiami County: 1,102 countMonroe County: 715 countMontgomery County: 895 countMorgan County: 596 countMorrow County: 900 countMuskingum County: 1,194 countNoble County: 635 countOttawa County: 521 countPaulding County: 593 countPerry County: 713 countPickaway County: 797 countPike County: 526 countPortage County: 879 countPreble County: 1,123 countPutnam County: 1,448 countRichland County: 1,061 countRoss County: 1,039 countSandusky County: 874 countScioto County: 759 countSeneca County: 1,316 countShelby County: 1,087 countStark County: 1,289 countSummit County: 309 countTrumbull County: 934 countTuscarawas County: 1,084 countUnion County: 923 countVan Wert County: 762 countVinton County: 246 countWarren County: 899 countWashington County: 1,064 countWayne County: 1,831 countWilliams County: 1,057 countWood County: 1,097 countWyandot County: 661 count
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count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 1997

Darke County: 1,881 countDarke County1,881Wayne County: 1,831 countWayne County1,831Holmes County: 1,676 countHolmes County1,676Brown County: 1,509 countBrown County1,509Putnam County: 1,448 countPutnam County1,448Licking County: 1,439 countLicking County1,439Adams County: 1,429 countAdams County1,429Highland County: 1,398 countHighland County1,398Mercer County: 1,330 countMercer County1,330Seneca County: 1,316 countSeneca County1,316Stark County: 1,289 countStark County1,289Knox County: 1,284 countKnox County1,284Muskingum County: 1,194 countMuskingum County1,194Columbiana County: 1,181 countColumbiana County1,181Ashtabula County: 1,178 countAshtabula County1,178Fairfield County: 1,172 countFairfield County1,172Preble County: 1,123 countPreble County1,123Miami County: 1,102 countMiami County1,102Wood County: 1,097 countWood County1,097Auglaize County: 1,092 countAuglaize County1,092Shelby County: 1,087 countShelby County1,087Tuscarawas County: 1,084 countTuscarawas County1,084Ashland County: 1,066 countAshland County1,066Washington County: 1,064 countWashington County1,064Richland County: 1,061 countRichland County1,061Williams County: 1,057 countWilliams County1,057Hancock County: 1,050 countHancock County1,050Logan County: 1,048 countLogan County1,048Ross County: 1,039 countRoss County1,039Medina County: 1,027 countMedina County1,027Allen County: 1,020 countAllen County1,020Coshocton County: 1,017 countCoshocton County1,017Butler County: 1,006 countButler County1,006Guernsey County: 966 countGuernsey County966Defiance County: 965 countDefiance County965Champaign County: 952 countChampaign County952Trumbull County: 934 countTrumbull County934Union County: 923 countUnion County923Henry County: 922 countHenry County922Hardin County: 912 countHardin County912Darke County: 1,881 countDarke County1,881Wayne County: 1,831 countWayne County1,831Holmes County: 1,676 countHolmes County1,676Brown County: 1,509 countBrown County1,509Putnam County: 1,448 countPutnam County1,448Licking County: 1,439 countLicking County1,439Adams County: 1,429 countAdams County1,429Highland County: 1,398 countHighland County1,398Mercer County: 1,330 countMercer County1,330Seneca County: 1,316 countSeneca County1,316Stark County: 1,289 countStark County1,289Knox County: 1,284 countKnox County1,284Muskingum County: 1,194 countMuskingum County1,194Columbiana County: 1,181 countColumbiana County1,181Ashtabula County: 1,178 countAshtabula County1,178Fairfield County: 1,172 countFairfield County1,172Preble County: 1,123 countPreble County1,123Miami County: 1,102 countMiami County1,102Wood County: 1,097 countWood County1,097Auglaize County: 1,092 countAuglaize County1,092Shelby County: 1,087 countShelby County1,087Tuscarawas County: 1,084 countTuscarawas County1,084Ashland County: 1,066 countAshland County1,066Washington County: 1,064 countWashington County1,064Richland County: 1,061 countRichland County1,061Williams County: 1,057 countWilliams County1,057Hancock County: 1,050 countHancock County1,050Logan County: 1,048 countLogan County1,048Ross County: 1,039 countRoss County1,039Medina County: 1,027 countMedina County1,027Allen County: 1,020 countAllen County1,020Coshocton County: 1,017 countCoshocton County1,017Butler County: 1,006 countButler County1,006Guernsey County: 966 countGuernsey County966Defiance County: 965 countDefiance County965Champaign County: 952 countChampaign County952Trumbull County: 934 countTrumbull County934Union County: 923 countUnion County923Henry County: 922 countHenry County922Hardin County: 912 countHardin County912
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties1997
count
1Darke County1,881
2Wayne County1,831
3Holmes County1,676
4Brown County1,509
5Putnam County1,448
6Licking County1,439
7Adams County1,429
8Highland County1,398
9Mercer County1,330
10Seneca County1,316
11Stark County1,289
12Knox County1,284
13Muskingum County1,194
14Columbiana County1,181
15Ashtabula County1,178
16Fairfield County1,172
17Preble County1,123
18Miami County1,102
19Wood County1,097
20Auglaize County1,092
21Shelby County1,087
22Tuscarawas County1,084
23Ashland County1,066
24Washington County1,064
25Richland County1,061
26Williams County1,057
27Hancock County1,050
28Logan County1,048
29Ross County1,039
30Medina County1,027
31Allen County1,020
32Coshocton County1,017
33Butler County1,006
34Guernsey County966
35Defiance County965
36Champaign County952
37Trumbull County934
38Union County923
39Henry County922
40Hardin County912
41Gallia County907
42Lorain County905
43Morrow County900
44Warren County899
45Montgomery County895
46Clermont County887
47Portage County879
48Huron County876
49Sandusky County874
50Greene County870
51Fulton County856
52Clinton County848
53Geauga County845
54Carroll County820
55Pickaway County797
56Crawford County780
57Clark County769
58Van Wert County762
59Scioto County759
60Madison County741
61Belmont County740
61Delaware County740
63Monroe County715
64Perry County713
65Wyandot County661
66Mahoning County635
66Noble County635
68Lawrence County613
69Marion County604
70Athens County597
71Morgan County596
72Paulding County593
73Meigs County587
74Fayette County573
75Pike County526
76Ottawa County521
77Harrison County508
78Jefferson County488
79Jackson County484
80Franklin County476
81Hocking County439
82Lucas County436
83Erie County431
84Hamilton County373
85Lake County313
86Summit County309
87Vinton County246
88Cuyahoga County147

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Ohio by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Ohio by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/ohio-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest farms?

Darke County, with 1,881 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Cuyahoga County, with 147 in 1997.

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