Counties in Ohio by farms

Holmes County had the highest farms of 88 counties in 2012, at 1,969. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 114. The median was 828 and the figure for Ohio was 75,462. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,969Holmes County
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Ohio75,462History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 1,351 countAllen County: 904 countAshland County: 1,034 countAshtabula County: 1,099 countAthens County: 722 countAuglaize County: 1,040 countBelmont County: 700 countBrown County: 1,379 countButler County: 865 countCarroll County: 733 countChampaign County: 873 countClark County: 785 countClermont County: 822 countClinton County: 759 countColumbiana County: 1,045 countCoshocton County: 1,122 countCrawford County: 634 countCuyahoga County: 114 countDarke County: 1,693 countDefiance County: 1,030 countDelaware County: 755 countErie County: 345 countFairfield County: 1,184 countFayette County: 504 countFranklin County: 388 countFulton County: 825 countGallia County: 957 countGeauga County: 959 countGreene County: 800 countGuernsey County: 1,228 countHamilton County: 295 countHancock County: 831 countHardin County: 793 countHarrison County: 444 countHenry County: 848 countHighland County: 1,412 countHocking County: 367 countHolmes County: 1,969 countHuron County: 865 countJackson County: 526 countJefferson County: 493 countKnox County: 1,374 countLake County: 214 countLawrence County: 592 countLicking County: 1,484 countLogan County: 868 countLorain County: 768 countLucas County: 330 countMadison County: 699 countMahoning County: 578 countMarion County: 578 countMedina County: 920 countMeigs County: 588 countMercer County: 1,208 countMiami County: 1,068 countMonroe County: 823 countMontgomery County: 770 countMorgan County: 510 countMorrow County: 824 countMuskingum County: 1,259 countNoble County: 595 countOttawa County: 620 countPaulding County: 676 countPerry County: 699 countPickaway County: 803 countPike County: 490 countPortage County: 847 countPreble County: 1,088 countPutnam County: 1,272 countRichland County: 1,010 countRoss County: 980 countSandusky County: 737 countScioto County: 689 countSeneca County: 1,113 countShelby County: 986 countStark County: 1,168 countSummit County: 304 countTrumbull County: 888 countTuscarawas County: 1,014 countUnion County: 995 countVan Wert County: 655 countVinton County: 226 countWarren County: 942 countWashington County: 1,122 countWayne County: 1,928 countWilliams County: 984 countWood County: 1,091 countWyandot County: 593 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Holmes County: 1,969 countHolmes County1,969Wayne County: 1,928 countWayne County1,928Darke County: 1,693 countDarke County1,693Licking County: 1,484 countLicking County1,484Highland County: 1,412 countHighland County1,412Brown County: 1,379 countBrown County1,379Knox County: 1,374 countKnox County1,374Adams County: 1,351 countAdams County1,351Putnam County: 1,272 countPutnam County1,272Muskingum County: 1,259 countMuskingum County1,259Guernsey County: 1,228 countGuernsey County1,228Mercer County: 1,208 countMercer County1,208Fairfield County: 1,184 countFairfield County1,184Stark County: 1,168 countStark County1,168Coshocton County: 1,122 countCoshocton County1,122Washington County: 1,122 countWashington County1,122Seneca County: 1,113 countSeneca County1,113Ashtabula County: 1,099 countAshtabula County1,099Wood County: 1,091 countWood County1,091Preble County: 1,088 countPreble County1,088Miami County: 1,068 countMiami County1,068Columbiana County: 1,045 countColumbiana County1,045Auglaize County: 1,040 countAuglaize County1,040Ashland County: 1,034 countAshland County1,034Defiance County: 1,030 countDefiance County1,030Tuscarawas County: 1,014 countTuscarawas County1,014Richland County: 1,010 countRichland County1,010Union County: 995 countUnion County995Shelby County: 986 countShelby County986Williams County: 984 countWilliams County984Ross County: 980 countRoss County980Geauga County: 959 countGeauga County959Gallia County: 957 countGallia County957Warren County: 942 countWarren County942Medina County: 920 countMedina County920Allen County: 904 countAllen County904Trumbull County: 888 countTrumbull County888Champaign County: 873 countChampaign County873Logan County: 868 countLogan County868Butler County: 865 countButler County865Holmes County: 1,969 countHolmes County1,969Wayne County: 1,928 countWayne County1,928Darke County: 1,693 countDarke County1,693Licking County: 1,484 countLicking County1,484Highland County: 1,412 countHighland County1,412Brown County: 1,379 countBrown County1,379Knox County: 1,374 countKnox County1,374Adams County: 1,351 countAdams County1,351Putnam County: 1,272 countPutnam County1,272Muskingum County: 1,259 countMuskingum County1,259Guernsey County: 1,228 countGuernsey County1,228Mercer County: 1,208 countMercer County1,208Fairfield County: 1,184 countFairfield County1,184Stark County: 1,168 countStark County1,168Coshocton County: 1,122 countCoshocton County1,122Washington County: 1,122 countWashington County1,122Seneca County: 1,113 countSeneca County1,113Ashtabula County: 1,099 countAshtabula County1,099Wood County: 1,091 countWood County1,091Preble County: 1,088 countPreble County1,088Miami County: 1,068 countMiami County1,068Columbiana County: 1,045 countColumbiana County1,045Auglaize County: 1,040 countAuglaize County1,040Ashland County: 1,034 countAshland County1,034Defiance County: 1,030 countDefiance County1,030Tuscarawas County: 1,014 countTuscarawas County1,014Richland County: 1,010 countRichland County1,010Union County: 995 countUnion County995Shelby County: 986 countShelby County986Williams County: 984 countWilliams County984Ross County: 980 countRoss County980Geauga County: 959 countGeauga County959Gallia County: 957 countGallia County957Warren County: 942 countWarren County942Medina County: 920 countMedina County920Allen County: 904 countAllen County904Trumbull County: 888 countTrumbull County888Champaign County: 873 countChampaign County873Logan County: 868 countLogan County868Butler County: 865 countButler County865
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

RankCounties2012
count
1Holmes County1,969
2Wayne County1,928
3Darke County1,693
4Licking County1,484
5Highland County1,412
6Brown County1,379
7Knox County1,374
8Adams County1,351
9Putnam County1,272
10Muskingum County1,259
11Guernsey County1,228
12Mercer County1,208
13Fairfield County1,184
14Stark County1,168
15Coshocton County1,122
15Washington County1,122
17Seneca County1,113
18Ashtabula County1,099
19Wood County1,091
20Preble County1,088
21Miami County1,068
22Columbiana County1,045
23Auglaize County1,040
24Ashland County1,034
25Defiance County1,030
26Tuscarawas County1,014
27Richland County1,010
28Union County995
29Shelby County986
30Williams County984
31Ross County980
32Geauga County959
33Gallia County957
34Warren County942
35Medina County920
36Allen County904
37Trumbull County888
38Champaign County873
39Logan County868
40Butler County865
40Huron County865
42Henry County848
43Portage County847
44Hancock County831
45Fulton County825
46Morrow County824
47Monroe County823
48Clermont County822
49Pickaway County803
50Greene County800
51Hardin County793
52Clark County785
53Montgomery County770
54Lorain County768
55Clinton County759
56Delaware County755
57Sandusky County737
58Carroll County733
59Athens County722
60Belmont County700
61Madison County699
61Perry County699
63Scioto County689
64Paulding County676
65Van Wert County655
66Crawford County634
67Ottawa County620
68Noble County595
69Wyandot County593
70Lawrence County592
71Meigs County588
72Mahoning County578
72Marion County578
74Jackson County526
75Morgan County510
76Fayette County504
77Jefferson County493
78Pike County490
79Harrison County444
80Franklin County388
81Hocking County367
82Erie County345
83Lucas County330
84Summit County304
85Hamilton County295
86Vinton County226
87Lake County214
88Cuyahoga County114

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/ohio-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Holmes County, with 1,969 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 114 in 2012.

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