Counties in Ohio by farms

Wayne County had the highest farms of 88 counties in 2017, at 2,034. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 111. The median was 863 and the figure for Ohio was 77,805. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,034Wayne County
Median86388 counties
Ohio77,805History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 1,194 countAllen County: 855 countAshland County: 1,122 countAshtabula County: 1,212 countAthens County: 687 countAuglaize County: 976 countBelmont County: 750 countBrown County: 1,237 countButler County: 997 countCarroll County: 888 countChampaign County: 860 countClark County: 742 countClermont County: 928 countClinton County: 747 countColumbiana County: 1,227 countCoshocton County: 1,191 countCrawford County: 719 countCuyahoga County: 111 countDarke County: 1,658 countDefiance County: 907 countDelaware County: 803 countErie County: 382 countFairfield County: 1,117 countFayette County: 491 countFranklin County: 408 countFulton County: 785 countGallia County: 990 countGeauga County: 1,049 countGreene County: 817 countGuernsey County: 1,103 countHamilton County: 318 countHancock County: 887 countHardin County: 726 countHarrison County: 458 countHenry County: 841 countHighland County: 1,254 countHocking County: 377 countHolmes County: 1,673 countHuron County: 810 countJackson County: 508 countJefferson County: 599 countKnox County: 1,338 countLake County: 214 countLawrence County: 531 countLicking County: 1,583 countLogan County: 1,009 countLorain County: 1,001 countLucas County: 386 countMadison County: 789 countMahoning County: 774 countMarion County: 615 countMedina County: 1,149 countMeigs County: 515 countMercer County: 1,231 countMiami County: 1,037 countMonroe County: 808 countMontgomery County: 781 countMorgan County: 530 countMorrow County: 865 countMuskingum County: 1,263 countNoble County: 593 countOttawa County: 551 countPaulding County: 622 countPerry County: 762 countPickaway County: 805 countPike County: 511 countPortage County: 1,118 countPreble County: 1,055 countPutnam County: 1,335 countRichland County: 1,160 countRoss County: 1,121 countSandusky County: 768 countScioto County: 688 countSeneca County: 1,156 countShelby County: 947 countStark County: 1,547 countSummit County: 392 countTrumbull County: 1,036 countTuscarawas County: 1,155 countUnion County: 997 countVan Wert County: 772 countVinton County: 227 countWarren County: 925 countWashington County: 1,106 countWayne County: 2,034 countWilliams County: 881 countWood County: 1,069 countWyandot County: 649 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Wayne County: 2,034 countWayne County2,034Holmes County: 1,673 countHolmes County1,673Darke County: 1,658 countDarke County1,658Licking County: 1,583 countLicking County1,583Stark County: 1,547 countStark County1,547Knox County: 1,338 countKnox County1,338Putnam County: 1,335 countPutnam County1,335Muskingum County: 1,263 countMuskingum County1,263Highland County: 1,254 countHighland County1,254Brown County: 1,237 countBrown County1,237Mercer County: 1,231 countMercer County1,231Columbiana County: 1,227 countColumbiana County1,227Ashtabula County: 1,212 countAshtabula County1,212Adams County: 1,194 countAdams County1,194Coshocton County: 1,191 countCoshocton County1,191Richland County: 1,160 countRichland County1,160Seneca County: 1,156 countSeneca County1,156Tuscarawas County: 1,155 countTuscarawas County1,155Medina County: 1,149 countMedina County1,149Ashland County: 1,122 countAshland County1,122Ross County: 1,121 countRoss County1,121Portage County: 1,118 countPortage County1,118Fairfield County: 1,117 countFairfield County1,117Washington County: 1,106 countWashington County1,106Guernsey County: 1,103 countGuernsey County1,103Wood County: 1,069 countWood County1,069Preble County: 1,055 countPreble County1,055Geauga County: 1,049 countGeauga County1,049Miami County: 1,037 countMiami County1,037Trumbull County: 1,036 countTrumbull County1,036Logan County: 1,009 countLogan County1,009Lorain County: 1,001 countLorain County1,001Butler County: 997 countButler County997Union County: 997 countUnion County997Gallia County: 990 countGallia County990Auglaize County: 976 countAuglaize County976Shelby County: 947 countShelby County947Clermont County: 928 countClermont County928Warren County: 925 countWarren County925Defiance County: 907 countDefiance County907Wayne County: 2,034 countWayne County2,034Holmes County: 1,673 countHolmes County1,673Darke County: 1,658 countDarke County1,658Licking County: 1,583 countLicking County1,583Stark County: 1,547 countStark County1,547Knox County: 1,338 countKnox County1,338Putnam County: 1,335 countPutnam County1,335Muskingum County: 1,263 countMuskingum County1,263Highland County: 1,254 countHighland County1,254Brown County: 1,237 countBrown County1,237Mercer County: 1,231 countMercer County1,231Columbiana County: 1,227 countColumbiana County1,227Ashtabula County: 1,212 countAshtabula County1,212Adams County: 1,194 countAdams County1,194Coshocton County: 1,191 countCoshocton County1,191Richland County: 1,160 countRichland County1,160Seneca County: 1,156 countSeneca County1,156Tuscarawas County: 1,155 countTuscarawas County1,155Medina County: 1,149 countMedina County1,149Ashland County: 1,122 countAshland County1,122Ross County: 1,121 countRoss County1,121Portage County: 1,118 countPortage County1,118Fairfield County: 1,117 countFairfield County1,117Washington County: 1,106 countWashington County1,106Guernsey County: 1,103 countGuernsey County1,103Wood County: 1,069 countWood County1,069Preble County: 1,055 countPreble County1,055Geauga County: 1,049 countGeauga County1,049Miami County: 1,037 countMiami County1,037Trumbull County: 1,036 countTrumbull County1,036Logan County: 1,009 countLogan County1,009Lorain County: 1,001 countLorain County1,001Butler County: 997 countButler County997Union County: 997 countUnion County997Gallia County: 990 countGallia County990Auglaize County: 976 countAuglaize County976Shelby County: 947 countShelby County947Clermont County: 928 countClermont County928Warren County: 925 countWarren County925Defiance County: 907 countDefiance County907
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Wayne County2,034
2Holmes County1,673
3Darke County1,658
4Licking County1,583
5Stark County1,547
6Knox County1,338
7Putnam County1,335
8Muskingum County1,263
9Highland County1,254
10Brown County1,237
11Mercer County1,231
12Columbiana County1,227
13Ashtabula County1,212
14Adams County1,194
15Coshocton County1,191
16Richland County1,160
17Seneca County1,156
18Tuscarawas County1,155
19Medina County1,149
20Ashland County1,122
21Ross County1,121
22Portage County1,118
23Fairfield County1,117
24Washington County1,106
25Guernsey County1,103
26Wood County1,069
27Preble County1,055
28Geauga County1,049
29Miami County1,037
30Trumbull County1,036
31Logan County1,009
32Lorain County1,001
33Butler County997
33Union County997
35Gallia County990
36Auglaize County976
37Shelby County947
38Clermont County928
39Warren County925
40Defiance County907
41Carroll County888
42Hancock County887
43Williams County881
44Morrow County865
45Champaign County860
46Allen County855
47Henry County841
48Greene County817
49Huron County810
50Monroe County808
51Pickaway County805
52Delaware County803
53Madison County789
54Fulton County785
55Montgomery County781
56Mahoning County774
57Van Wert County772
58Sandusky County768
59Perry County762
60Belmont County750
61Clinton County747
62Clark County742
63Hardin County726
64Crawford County719
65Scioto County688
66Athens County687
67Wyandot County649
68Paulding County622
69Marion County615
70Jefferson County599
71Noble County593
72Ottawa County551
73Lawrence County531
74Morgan County530
75Meigs County515
76Pike County511
77Jackson County508
78Fayette County491
79Harrison County458
80Franklin County408
81Summit County392
82Lucas County386
83Erie County382
84Hocking County377
85Hamilton County318
86Vinton County227
87Lake County214
88Cuyahoga County111

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/ohio-counties?period=2017 (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, 2017}},
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Wayne County, with 2,034 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 111 in 2017.

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