Counties in Ohio by farms

Wayne County had the highest farms of 88 counties in 2002, at 1,894. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 159. The median was 888 and the figure for Ohio was 77,797. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,894Wayne County
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Ohio77,797History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 1,320 countAllen County: 968 countAshland County: 1,089 countAshtabula County: 1,283 countAthens County: 673 countAuglaize County: 1,020 countBelmont County: 753 countBrown County: 1,400 countButler County: 1,060 countCarroll County: 749 countChampaign County: 937 countClark County: 756 countClermont County: 973 countClinton County: 811 countColumbiana County: 1,184 countCoshocton County: 1,043 countCrawford County: 693 countCuyahoga County: 159 countDarke County: 1,764 countDefiance County: 982 countDelaware County: 785 countErie County: 392 countFairfield County: 1,173 countFayette County: 480 countFranklin County: 561 countFulton County: 783 countGallia County: 936 countGeauga County: 975 countGreene County: 819 countGuernsey County: 910 countHamilton County: 399 countHancock County: 976 countHardin County: 842 countHarrison County: 450 countHenry County: 844 countHighland County: 1,381 countHocking County: 434 countHolmes County: 1,809 countHuron County: 865 countJackson County: 458 countJefferson County: 461 countKnox County: 1,258 countLake County: 333 countLawrence County: 644 countLicking County: 1,482 countLogan County: 1,055 countLorain County: 975 countLucas County: 405 countMadison County: 730 countMahoning County: 652 countMarion County: 520 countMedina County: 1,188 countMeigs County: 552 countMercer County: 1,268 countMiami County: 1,071 countMonroe County: 654 countMontgomery County: 832 countMorgan County: 508 countMorrow County: 863 countMuskingum County: 1,222 countNoble County: 602 countOttawa County: 517 countPaulding County: 651 countPerry County: 639 countPickaway County: 791 countPike County: 505 countPortage County: 962 countPreble County: 1,065 countPutnam County: 1,348 countRichland County: 1,086 countRoss County: 952 countSandusky County: 802 countScioto County: 709 countSeneca County: 1,185 countShelby County: 1,022 countStark County: 1,337 countSummit County: 377 countTrumbull County: 1,016 countTuscarawas County: 1,076 countUnion County: 1,021 countVan Wert County: 681 countVinton County: 237 countWarren County: 1,036 countWashington County: 952 countWayne County: 1,894 countWilliams County: 1,099 countWood County: 1,066 countWyandot County: 607 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Wayne County: 1,894 countWayne County1,894Holmes County: 1,809 countHolmes County1,809Darke County: 1,764 countDarke County1,764Licking County: 1,482 countLicking County1,482Brown County: 1,400 countBrown County1,400Highland County: 1,381 countHighland County1,381Putnam County: 1,348 countPutnam County1,348Stark County: 1,337 countStark County1,337Adams County: 1,320 countAdams County1,320Ashtabula County: 1,283 countAshtabula County1,283Mercer County: 1,268 countMercer County1,268Knox County: 1,258 countKnox County1,258Muskingum County: 1,222 countMuskingum County1,222Medina County: 1,188 countMedina County1,188Seneca County: 1,185 countSeneca County1,185Columbiana County: 1,184 countColumbiana County1,184Fairfield County: 1,173 countFairfield County1,173Williams County: 1,099 countWilliams County1,099Ashland County: 1,089 countAshland County1,089Richland County: 1,086 countRichland County1,086Tuscarawas County: 1,076 countTuscarawas County1,076Miami County: 1,071 countMiami County1,071Wood County: 1,066 countWood County1,066Preble County: 1,065 countPreble County1,065Butler County: 1,060 countButler County1,060Logan County: 1,055 countLogan County1,055Coshocton County: 1,043 countCoshocton County1,043Warren County: 1,036 countWarren County1,036Shelby County: 1,022 countShelby County1,022Union County: 1,021 countUnion County1,021Auglaize County: 1,020 countAuglaize County1,020Trumbull County: 1,016 countTrumbull County1,016Defiance County: 982 countDefiance County982Hancock County: 976 countHancock County976Geauga County: 975 countGeauga County975Lorain County: 975 countLorain County975Clermont County: 973 countClermont County973Allen County: 968 countAllen County968Portage County: 962 countPortage County962Ross County: 952 countRoss County952Wayne County: 1,894 countWayne County1,894Holmes County: 1,809 countHolmes County1,809Darke County: 1,764 countDarke County1,764Licking County: 1,482 countLicking County1,482Brown County: 1,400 countBrown County1,400Highland County: 1,381 countHighland County1,381Putnam County: 1,348 countPutnam County1,348Stark County: 1,337 countStark County1,337Adams County: 1,320 countAdams County1,320Ashtabula County: 1,283 countAshtabula County1,283Mercer County: 1,268 countMercer County1,268Knox County: 1,258 countKnox County1,258Muskingum County: 1,222 countMuskingum County1,222Medina County: 1,188 countMedina County1,188Seneca County: 1,185 countSeneca County1,185Columbiana County: 1,184 countColumbiana County1,184Fairfield County: 1,173 countFairfield County1,173Williams County: 1,099 countWilliams County1,099Ashland County: 1,089 countAshland County1,089Richland County: 1,086 countRichland County1,086Tuscarawas County: 1,076 countTuscarawas County1,076Miami County: 1,071 countMiami County1,071Wood County: 1,066 countWood County1,066Preble County: 1,065 countPreble County1,065Butler County: 1,060 countButler County1,060Logan County: 1,055 countLogan County1,055Coshocton County: 1,043 countCoshocton County1,043Warren County: 1,036 countWarren County1,036Shelby County: 1,022 countShelby County1,022Union County: 1,021 countUnion County1,021Auglaize County: 1,020 countAuglaize County1,020Trumbull County: 1,016 countTrumbull County1,016Defiance County: 982 countDefiance County982Hancock County: 976 countHancock County976Geauga County: 975 countGeauga County975Lorain County: 975 countLorain County975Clermont County: 973 countClermont County973Allen County: 968 countAllen County968Portage County: 962 countPortage County962Ross County: 952 countRoss County952
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Wayne County1,894
2Holmes County1,809
3Darke County1,764
4Licking County1,482
5Brown County1,400
6Highland County1,381
7Putnam County1,348
8Stark County1,337
9Adams County1,320
10Ashtabula County1,283
11Mercer County1,268
12Knox County1,258
13Muskingum County1,222
14Medina County1,188
15Seneca County1,185
16Columbiana County1,184
17Fairfield County1,173
18Williams County1,099
19Ashland County1,089
20Richland County1,086
21Tuscarawas County1,076
22Miami County1,071
23Wood County1,066
24Preble County1,065
25Butler County1,060
26Logan County1,055
27Coshocton County1,043
28Warren County1,036
29Shelby County1,022
30Union County1,021
31Auglaize County1,020
32Trumbull County1,016
33Defiance County982
34Hancock County976
35Geauga County975
35Lorain County975
37Clermont County973
38Allen County968
39Portage County962
40Ross County952
40Washington County952
42Champaign County937
43Gallia County936
44Guernsey County910
45Huron County865
46Morrow County863
47Henry County844
48Hardin County842
49Montgomery County832
50Greene County819
51Clinton County811
52Sandusky County802
53Pickaway County791
54Delaware County785
55Fulton County783
56Clark County756
57Belmont County753
58Carroll County749
59Madison County730
60Scioto County709
61Crawford County693
62Van Wert County681
63Athens County673
64Monroe County654
65Mahoning County652
66Paulding County651
67Lawrence County644
68Perry County639
69Wyandot County607
70Noble County602
71Franklin County561
72Meigs County552
73Marion County520
74Ottawa County517
75Morgan County508
76Pike County505
77Fayette County480
78Jefferson County461
79Jackson County458
80Harrison County450
81Hocking County434
82Lucas County405
83Hamilton County399
84Erie County392
85Summit County377
86Lake County333
87Vinton County237
88Cuyahoga County159

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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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/ohio-counties?period=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/ohio-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Ohio by farms, 2002}},
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Which county has the highest farms?

Wayne County, with 1,894 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Cuyahoga County, with 159 in 2002.

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