Counties in Ohio by land in farms

Darke County had the highest land in farms of 88 counties in 1997, at 334,705 acres. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 5,138 acres. The median was 171,065 acres and the figure for Ohio was 14,738,028 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest334,705Darke County
Lowest5,138Cuyahoga County
Median171,06588 counties
Ohio14,738,028History

Map of counties, 1997

Adams County: 200,296 acresAllen County: 193,618 acresAshland County: 171,014 acresAshtabula County: 160,492 acresAthens County: 94,824 acresAuglaize County: 214,198 acresBelmont County: 161,749 acresBrown County: 200,543 acresButler County: 142,128 acresCarroll County: 123,569 acresChampaign County: 228,737 acresClark County: 176,674 acresClermont County: 94,225 acresClinton County: 225,714 acresColumbiana County: 150,058 acresCoshocton County: 184,327 acresCrawford County: 229,906 acresCuyahoga County: 5,138 acresDarke County: 334,705 acresDefiance County: 193,212 acresDelaware County: 167,436 acresErie County: 90,676 acresFairfield County: 204,416 acresFayette County: 245,994 acresFranklin County: 83,919 acresFulton County: 199,803 acresGallia County: 129,048 acresGeauga County: 69,025 acresGreene County: 183,093 acresGuernsey County: 151,563 acresHamilton County: 33,825 acresHancock County: 278,765 acresHardin County: 248,941 acresHarrison County: 121,487 acresHenry County: 247,101 acresHighland County: 249,886 acresHocking County: 55,285 acresHolmes County: 189,072 acresHuron County: 236,971 acresJackson County: 83,033 acresJefferson County: 78,096 acresKnox County: 217,206 acresLake County: 20,275 acresLawrence County: 68,845 acresLicking County: 247,568 acresLogan County: 230,097 acresLorain County: 135,201 acresLucas County: 81,602 acresMadison County: 269,451 acresMahoning County: 77,352 acresMarion County: 225,817 acresMedina County: 110,785 acresMeigs County: 97,369 acresMercer County: 265,191 acresMiami County: 196,511 acresMonroe County: 123,227 acresMontgomery County: 109,831 acresMorgan County: 109,440 acresMorrow County: 171,115 acresMuskingum County: 197,015 acresNoble County: 113,315 acresOttawa County: 107,164 acresPaulding County: 217,202 acresPerry County: 104,740 acresPickaway County: 277,738 acresPike County: 87,632 acresPortage County: 93,582 acresPreble County: 202,746 acresPutnam County: 297,921 acresRichland County: 163,560 acresRoss County: 264,949 acresSandusky County: 203,717 acresScioto County: 113,287 acresSeneca County: 297,565 acresShelby County: 204,049 acresStark County: 144,690 acresSummit County: 19,280 acresTrumbull County: 124,879 acresTuscarawas County: 151,498 acresUnion County: 208,931 acresVan Wert County: 242,047 acresVinton County: 42,484 acresWarren County: 123,503 acresWashington County: 163,419 acresWayne County: 248,040 acresWilliams County: 213,435 acresWood County: 309,625 acresWyandot County: 210,570 acres
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

Darke County: 334,705 acresDarke County334,705Wood County: 309,625 acresWood County309,625Putnam County: 297,921 acresPutnam County297,921Seneca County: 297,565 acresSeneca County297,565Hancock County: 278,765 acresHancock County278,765Pickaway County: 277,738 acresPickaway County277,738Madison County: 269,451 acresMadison County269,451Mercer County: 265,191 acresMercer County265,191Ross County: 264,949 acresRoss County264,949Highland County: 249,886 acresHighland County249,886Hardin County: 248,941 acresHardin County248,941Wayne County: 248,040 acresWayne County248,040Licking County: 247,568 acresLicking County247,568Henry County: 247,101 acresHenry County247,101Fayette County: 245,994 acresFayette County245,994Van Wert County: 242,047 acresVan Wert County242,047Huron County: 236,971 acresHuron County236,971Logan County: 230,097 acresLogan County230,097Crawford County: 229,906 acresCrawford County229,906Champaign County: 228,737 acresChampaign County228,737Marion County: 225,817 acresMarion County225,817Clinton County: 225,714 acresClinton County225,714Knox County: 217,206 acresKnox County217,206Paulding County: 217,202 acresPaulding County217,202Auglaize County: 214,198 acresAuglaize County214,198Williams County: 213,435 acresWilliams County213,435Wyandot County: 210,570 acresWyandot County210,570Union County: 208,931 acresUnion County208,931Fairfield County: 204,416 acresFairfield County204,416Shelby County: 204,049 acresShelby County204,049Sandusky County: 203,717 acresSandusky County203,717Preble County: 202,746 acresPreble County202,746Brown County: 200,543 acresBrown County200,543Adams County: 200,296 acresAdams County200,296Fulton County: 199,803 acresFulton County199,803Muskingum County: 197,015 acresMuskingum County197,015Miami County: 196,511 acresMiami County196,511Allen County: 193,618 acresAllen County193,618Defiance County: 193,212 acresDefiance County193,212Holmes County: 189,072 acresHolmes County189,072Darke County: 334,705 acresDarke County334,705Wood County: 309,625 acresWood County309,625Putnam County: 297,921 acresPutnam County297,921Seneca County: 297,565 acresSeneca County297,565Hancock County: 278,765 acresHancock County278,765Pickaway County: 277,738 acresPickaway County277,738Madison County: 269,451 acresMadison County269,451Mercer County: 265,191 acresMercer County265,191Ross County: 264,949 acresRoss County264,949Highland County: 249,886 acresHighland County249,886Hardin County: 248,941 acresHardin County248,941Wayne County: 248,040 acresWayne County248,040Licking County: 247,568 acresLicking County247,568Henry County: 247,101 acresHenry County247,101Fayette County: 245,994 acresFayette County245,994Van Wert County: 242,047 acresVan Wert County242,047Huron County: 236,971 acresHuron County236,971Logan County: 230,097 acresLogan County230,097Crawford County: 229,906 acresCrawford County229,906Champaign County: 228,737 acresChampaign County228,737Marion County: 225,817 acresMarion County225,817Clinton County: 225,714 acresClinton County225,714Knox County: 217,206 acresKnox County217,206Paulding County: 217,202 acresPaulding County217,202Auglaize County: 214,198 acresAuglaize County214,198Williams County: 213,435 acresWilliams County213,435Wyandot County: 210,570 acresWyandot County210,570Union County: 208,931 acresUnion County208,931Fairfield County: 204,416 acresFairfield County204,416Shelby County: 204,049 acresShelby County204,049Sandusky County: 203,717 acresSandusky County203,717Preble County: 202,746 acresPreble County202,746Brown County: 200,543 acresBrown County200,543Adams County: 200,296 acresAdams County200,296Fulton County: 199,803 acresFulton County199,803Muskingum County: 197,015 acresMuskingum County197,015Miami County: 196,511 acresMiami County196,511Allen County: 193,618 acresAllen County193,618Defiance County: 193,212 acresDefiance County193,212Holmes County: 189,072 acresHolmes County189,072
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

RankCounties1997
acres
1Darke County334,705
2Wood County309,625
3Putnam County297,921
4Seneca County297,565
5Hancock County278,765
6Pickaway County277,738
7Madison County269,451
8Mercer County265,191
9Ross County264,949
10Highland County249,886
11Hardin County248,941
12Wayne County248,040
13Licking County247,568
14Henry County247,101
15Fayette County245,994
16Van Wert County242,047
17Huron County236,971
18Logan County230,097
19Crawford County229,906
20Champaign County228,737
21Marion County225,817
22Clinton County225,714
23Knox County217,206
24Paulding County217,202
25Auglaize County214,198
26Williams County213,435
27Wyandot County210,570
28Union County208,931
29Fairfield County204,416
30Shelby County204,049
31Sandusky County203,717
32Preble County202,746
33Brown County200,543
34Adams County200,296
35Fulton County199,803
36Muskingum County197,015
37Miami County196,511
38Allen County193,618
39Defiance County193,212
40Holmes County189,072
41Coshocton County184,327
42Greene County183,093
43Clark County176,674
44Morrow County171,115
45Ashland County171,014
46Delaware County167,436
47Richland County163,560
48Washington County163,419
49Belmont County161,749
50Ashtabula County160,492
51Guernsey County151,563
52Tuscarawas County151,498
53Columbiana County150,058
54Stark County144,690
55Butler County142,128
56Lorain County135,201
57Gallia County129,048
58Trumbull County124,879
59Carroll County123,569
60Warren County123,503
61Monroe County123,227
62Harrison County121,487
63Noble County113,315
64Scioto County113,287
65Medina County110,785
66Montgomery County109,831
67Morgan County109,440
68Ottawa County107,164
69Perry County104,740
70Meigs County97,369
71Athens County94,824
72Clermont County94,225
73Portage County93,582
74Erie County90,676
75Pike County87,632
76Franklin County83,919
77Jackson County83,033
78Lucas County81,602
79Jefferson County78,096
80Mahoning County77,352
81Geauga County69,025
82Lawrence County68,845
83Hocking County55,285
84Vinton County42,484
85Hamilton County33,825
86Lake County20,275
87Summit County19,280
88Cuyahoga County5,138

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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, 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/land-in-farms/ohio-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Darke County, with 334,705 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 5,138 acres in 1997.

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