Counties in Ohio by land in farms, 2022

Darke County had the highest land in farms of 88 counties in 2022, at 366,642 acres. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 1,564 acres. The median was 156,472 acres and the figure for Ohio was 13,652,346 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest366,642Darke County
Lowest1,564Cuyahoga County
Median156,47288 counties
Ohio13,652,346History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 170,805 acresAllen County: 178,921 acresAshland County: 148,742 acresAshtabula County: 134,274 acresAthens County: 106,866 acresAuglaize County: 231,815 acresBelmont County: 139,632 acresBrown County: 177,509 acresButler County: 93,238 acresCarroll County: 111,677 acresChampaign County: 217,289 acresClark County: 170,922 acresClermont County: 85,840 acresClinton County: 241,315 acresColumbiana County: 153,993 acresCoshocton County: 178,050 acresCrawford County: 203,784 acresCuyahoga County: 1,564 acresDarke County: 366,642 acresDefiance County: 206,426 acresDelaware County: 130,937 acresErie County: 77,157 acresFairfield County: 193,611 acresFayette County: 202,425 acresFranklin County: 48,728 acresFulton County: 211,588 acresGallia County: 101,469 acresGeauga County: 66,881 acresGreene County: 156,287 acresGuernsey County: 147,625 acresHamilton County: 18,884 acresHancock County: 249,468 acresHardin County: 243,914 acresHarrison County: 103,742 acresHenry County: 243,932 acresHighland County: 227,859 acresHocking County: 40,976 acresHolmes County: 184,549 acresHuron County: 224,977 acresJackson County: 66,565 acresJefferson County: 72,749 acresKnox County: 184,283 acresLake County: 13,886 acresLawrence County: 51,104 acresLicking County: 207,389 acresLogan County: 204,656 acresLorain County: 108,838 acresLucas County: 76,149 acresMadison County: 236,886 acresMahoning County: 71,023 acresMarion County: 213,065 acresMedina County: 100,579 acresMeigs County: 63,118 acresMercer County: 270,984 acresMiami County: 166,746 acresMonroe County: 99,313 acresMontgomery County: 118,582 acresMorgan County: 93,381 acresMorrow County: 145,232 acresMuskingum County: 200,805 acresNoble County: 98,064 acresOttawa County: 119,544 acresPaulding County: 206,880 acresPerry County: 76,325 acresPickaway County: 283,165 acresPike County: 87,549 acresPortage County: 85,762 acresPreble County: 213,053 acresPutnam County: 306,504 acresRichland County: 159,053 acresRoss County: 270,703 acresSandusky County: 156,656 acresScioto County: 81,126 acresSeneca County: 233,145 acresShelby County: 210,745 acresStark County: 125,207 acresSummit County: 15,108 acresTrumbull County: 113,107 acresTuscarawas County: 166,404 acresUnion County: 216,646 acresVan Wert County: 226,530 acresVinton County: 34,112 acresWarren County: 101,621 acresWashington County: 147,070 acresWayne County: 259,339 acresWilliams County: 235,001 acresWood County: 250,260 acresWyandot County: 214,021 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Darke County: 366,642 acresDarke County366,642Putnam County: 306,504 acresPutnam County306,504Pickaway County: 283,165 acresPickaway County283,165Mercer County: 270,984 acresMercer County270,984Ross County: 270,703 acresRoss County270,703Wayne County: 259,339 acresWayne County259,339Wood County: 250,260 acresWood County250,260Hancock County: 249,468 acresHancock County249,468Henry County: 243,932 acresHenry County243,932Hardin County: 243,914 acresHardin County243,914Clinton County: 241,315 acresClinton County241,315Madison County: 236,886 acresMadison County236,886Williams County: 235,001 acresWilliams County235,001Seneca County: 233,145 acresSeneca County233,145Auglaize County: 231,815 acresAuglaize County231,815Highland County: 227,859 acresHighland County227,859Van Wert County: 226,530 acresVan Wert County226,530Huron County: 224,977 acresHuron County224,977Champaign County: 217,289 acresChampaign County217,289Union County: 216,646 acresUnion County216,646Wyandot County: 214,021 acresWyandot County214,021Marion County: 213,065 acresMarion County213,065Preble County: 213,053 acresPreble County213,053Fulton County: 211,588 acresFulton County211,588Shelby County: 210,745 acresShelby County210,745Licking County: 207,389 acresLicking County207,389Paulding County: 206,880 acresPaulding County206,880Defiance County: 206,426 acresDefiance County206,426Logan County: 204,656 acresLogan County204,656Crawford County: 203,784 acresCrawford County203,784Fayette County: 202,425 acresFayette County202,425Muskingum County: 200,805 acresMuskingum County200,805Fairfield County: 193,611 acresFairfield County193,611Holmes County: 184,549 acresHolmes County184,549Knox County: 184,283 acresKnox County184,283Allen County: 178,921 acresAllen County178,921Coshocton County: 178,050 acresCoshocton County178,050Brown County: 177,509 acresBrown County177,509Clark County: 170,922 acresClark County170,922Adams County: 170,805 acresAdams County170,805Darke County: 366,642 acresDarke County366,642Putnam County: 306,504 acresPutnam County306,504Pickaway County: 283,165 acresPickaway County283,165Mercer County: 270,984 acresMercer County270,984Ross County: 270,703 acresRoss County270,703Wayne County: 259,339 acresWayne County259,339Wood County: 250,260 acresWood County250,260Hancock County: 249,468 acresHancock County249,468Henry County: 243,932 acresHenry County243,932Hardin County: 243,914 acresHardin County243,914Clinton County: 241,315 acresClinton County241,315Madison County: 236,886 acresMadison County236,886Williams County: 235,001 acresWilliams County235,001Seneca County: 233,145 acresSeneca County233,145Auglaize County: 231,815 acresAuglaize County231,815Highland County: 227,859 acresHighland County227,859Van Wert County: 226,530 acresVan Wert County226,530Huron County: 224,977 acresHuron County224,977Champaign County: 217,289 acresChampaign County217,289Union County: 216,646 acresUnion County216,646Wyandot County: 214,021 acresWyandot County214,021Marion County: 213,065 acresMarion County213,065Preble County: 213,053 acresPreble County213,053Fulton County: 211,588 acresFulton County211,588Shelby County: 210,745 acresShelby County210,745Licking County: 207,389 acresLicking County207,389Paulding County: 206,880 acresPaulding County206,880Defiance County: 206,426 acresDefiance County206,426Logan County: 204,656 acresLogan County204,656Crawford County: 203,784 acresCrawford County203,784Fayette County: 202,425 acresFayette County202,425Muskingum County: 200,805 acresMuskingum County200,805Fairfield County: 193,611 acresFairfield County193,611Holmes County: 184,549 acresHolmes County184,549Knox County: 184,283 acresKnox County184,283Allen County: 178,921 acresAllen County178,921Coshocton County: 178,050 acresCoshocton County178,050Brown County: 177,509 acresBrown County177,509Clark County: 170,922 acresClark County170,922Adams County: 170,805 acresAdams County170,805
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Darke County366,642
2Putnam County306,504
3Pickaway County283,165
4Mercer County270,984
5Ross County270,703
6Wayne County259,339
7Wood County250,260
8Hancock County249,468
9Henry County243,932
10Hardin County243,914
11Clinton County241,315
12Madison County236,886
13Williams County235,001
14Seneca County233,145
15Auglaize County231,815
16Highland County227,859
17Van Wert County226,530
18Huron County224,977
19Champaign County217,289
20Union County216,646
21Wyandot County214,021
22Marion County213,065
23Preble County213,053
24Fulton County211,588
25Shelby County210,745
26Licking County207,389
27Paulding County206,880
28Defiance County206,426
29Logan County204,656
30Crawford County203,784
31Fayette County202,425
32Muskingum County200,805
33Fairfield County193,611
34Holmes County184,549
35Knox County184,283
36Allen County178,921
37Coshocton County178,050
38Brown County177,509
39Clark County170,922
40Adams County170,805
41Miami County166,746
42Tuscarawas County166,404
43Richland County159,053
44Sandusky County156,656
45Greene County156,287
46Columbiana County153,993
47Ashland County148,742
48Guernsey County147,625
49Washington County147,070
50Morrow County145,232
51Belmont County139,632
52Ashtabula County134,274
53Delaware County130,937
54Stark County125,207
55Ottawa County119,544
56Montgomery County118,582
57Trumbull County113,107
58Carroll County111,677
59Lorain County108,838
60Athens County106,866
61Harrison County103,742
62Warren County101,621
63Gallia County101,469
64Medina County100,579
65Monroe County99,313
66Noble County98,064
67Morgan County93,381
68Butler County93,238
69Pike County87,549
70Clermont County85,840
71Portage County85,762
72Scioto County81,126
73Erie County77,157
74Perry County76,325
75Lucas County76,149
76Jefferson County72,749
77Mahoning County71,023
78Geauga County66,881
79Jackson County66,565
80Meigs County63,118
81Lawrence County51,104
82Franklin County48,728
83Hocking County40,976
84Vinton County34,112
85Hamilton County18,884
86Summit County15,108
87Lake County13,886
88Cuyahoga County1,564

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Ohio by land in farms, 2022. 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/land-in-farms/ohio-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Darke County, with 366,642 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 1,564 acres in 2022.

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