Counties in Ohio by land in farms

Darke County had the highest land in farms of 88 counties in 2002, at 339,055 acres. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 4,086 acres. The median was 166,967 acres and the figure for Ohio was 14,583,435 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest339,055Darke County
Lowest4,086Cuyahoga County
Median166,96788 counties
Ohio14,583,435History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 198,277 acresAllen County: 188,150 acresAshland County: 161,100 acresAshtabula County: 170,424 acresAthens County: 104,816 acresAuglaize County: 217,916 acresBelmont County: 141,908 acresBrown County: 220,729 acresButler County: 138,044 acresCarroll County: 123,506 acresChampaign County: 207,554 acresClark County: 165,366 acresClermont County: 116,026 acresClinton County: 238,805 acresColumbiana County: 136,080 acresCoshocton County: 179,643 acresCrawford County: 234,204 acresCuyahoga County: 4,086 acresDarke County: 339,055 acresDefiance County: 208,994 acresDelaware County: 162,554 acresErie County: 94,681 acresFairfield County: 196,128 acresFayette County: 203,212 acresFranklin County: 81,593 acresFulton County: 197,410 acresGallia County: 117,944 acresGeauga County: 66,474 acresGreene County: 168,568 acresGuernsey County: 137,443 acresHamilton County: 29,520 acresHancock County: 262,095 acresHardin County: 246,393 acresHarrison County: 138,423 acresHenry County: 236,273 acresHighland County: 273,263 acresHocking County: 49,866 acresHolmes County: 206,603 acresHuron County: 228,346 acresJackson County: 73,800 acresJefferson County: 67,231 acresKnox County: 209,067 acresLake County: 19,785 acresLawrence County: 65,326 acresLicking County: 237,285 acresLogan County: 225,093 acresLorain County: 161,918 acresLucas County: 77,823 acresMadison County: 245,886 acresMahoning County: 76,543 acresMarion County: 205,605 acresMedina County: 122,682 acresMeigs County: 90,362 acresMercer County: 268,569 acresMiami County: 184,028 acresMonroe County: 107,198 acresMontgomery County: 101,912 acresMorgan County: 100,198 acresMorrow County: 179,051 acresMuskingum County: 193,175 acresNoble County: 106,957 acresOttawa County: 114,430 acresPaulding County: 238,497 acresPerry County: 91,907 acresPickaway County: 275,029 acresPike County: 83,602 acresPortage County: 96,874 acresPreble County: 198,048 acresPutnam County: 331,517 acresRichland County: 158,653 acresRoss County: 246,690 acresSandusky County: 196,152 acresScioto County: 96,449 acresSeneca County: 280,449 acresShelby County: 207,329 acresStark County: 145,163 acresSummit County: 21,117 acresTrumbull County: 125,962 acresTuscarawas County: 159,665 acresUnion County: 256,024 acresVan Wert County: 250,224 acresVinton County: 43,651 acresWarren County: 126,168 acresWashington County: 141,455 acresWayne County: 267,169 acresWilliams County: 213,265 acresWood County: 305,834 acresWyandot County: 201,146 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Darke County: 339,055 acresDarke County339,055Putnam County: 331,517 acresPutnam County331,517Wood County: 305,834 acresWood County305,834Seneca County: 280,449 acresSeneca County280,449Pickaway County: 275,029 acresPickaway County275,029Highland County: 273,263 acresHighland County273,263Mercer County: 268,569 acresMercer County268,569Wayne County: 267,169 acresWayne County267,169Hancock County: 262,095 acresHancock County262,095Union County: 256,024 acresUnion County256,024Van Wert County: 250,224 acresVan Wert County250,224Ross County: 246,690 acresRoss County246,690Hardin County: 246,393 acresHardin County246,393Madison County: 245,886 acresMadison County245,886Clinton County: 238,805 acresClinton County238,805Paulding County: 238,497 acresPaulding County238,497Licking County: 237,285 acresLicking County237,285Henry County: 236,273 acresHenry County236,273Crawford County: 234,204 acresCrawford County234,204Huron County: 228,346 acresHuron County228,346Logan County: 225,093 acresLogan County225,093Brown County: 220,729 acresBrown County220,729Auglaize County: 217,916 acresAuglaize County217,916Williams County: 213,265 acresWilliams County213,265Knox County: 209,067 acresKnox County209,067Defiance County: 208,994 acresDefiance County208,994Champaign County: 207,554 acresChampaign County207,554Shelby County: 207,329 acresShelby County207,329Holmes County: 206,603 acresHolmes County206,603Marion County: 205,605 acresMarion County205,605Fayette County: 203,212 acresFayette County203,212Wyandot County: 201,146 acresWyandot County201,146Adams County: 198,277 acresAdams County198,277Preble County: 198,048 acresPreble County198,048Fulton County: 197,410 acresFulton County197,410Sandusky County: 196,152 acresSandusky County196,152Fairfield County: 196,128 acresFairfield County196,128Muskingum County: 193,175 acresMuskingum County193,175Allen County: 188,150 acresAllen County188,150Miami County: 184,028 acresMiami County184,028Darke County: 339,055 acresDarke County339,055Putnam County: 331,517 acresPutnam County331,517Wood County: 305,834 acresWood County305,834Seneca County: 280,449 acresSeneca County280,449Pickaway County: 275,029 acresPickaway County275,029Highland County: 273,263 acresHighland County273,263Mercer County: 268,569 acresMercer County268,569Wayne County: 267,169 acresWayne County267,169Hancock County: 262,095 acresHancock County262,095Union County: 256,024 acresUnion County256,024Van Wert County: 250,224 acresVan Wert County250,224Ross County: 246,690 acresRoss County246,690Hardin County: 246,393 acresHardin County246,393Madison County: 245,886 acresMadison County245,886Clinton County: 238,805 acresClinton County238,805Paulding County: 238,497 acresPaulding County238,497Licking County: 237,285 acresLicking County237,285Henry County: 236,273 acresHenry County236,273Crawford County: 234,204 acresCrawford County234,204Huron County: 228,346 acresHuron County228,346Logan County: 225,093 acresLogan County225,093Brown County: 220,729 acresBrown County220,729Auglaize County: 217,916 acresAuglaize County217,916Williams County: 213,265 acresWilliams County213,265Knox County: 209,067 acresKnox County209,067Defiance County: 208,994 acresDefiance County208,994Champaign County: 207,554 acresChampaign County207,554Shelby County: 207,329 acresShelby County207,329Holmes County: 206,603 acresHolmes County206,603Marion County: 205,605 acresMarion County205,605Fayette County: 203,212 acresFayette County203,212Wyandot County: 201,146 acresWyandot County201,146Adams County: 198,277 acresAdams County198,277Preble County: 198,048 acresPreble County198,048Fulton County: 197,410 acresFulton County197,410Sandusky County: 196,152 acresSandusky County196,152Fairfield County: 196,128 acresFairfield County196,128Muskingum County: 193,175 acresMuskingum County193,175Allen County: 188,150 acresAllen County188,150Miami County: 184,028 acresMiami County184,028
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

RankCounties2002
acres
1Darke County339,055
2Putnam County331,517
3Wood County305,834
4Seneca County280,449
5Pickaway County275,029
6Highland County273,263
7Mercer County268,569
8Wayne County267,169
9Hancock County262,095
10Union County256,024
11Van Wert County250,224
12Ross County246,690
13Hardin County246,393
14Madison County245,886
15Clinton County238,805
16Paulding County238,497
17Licking County237,285
18Henry County236,273
19Crawford County234,204
20Huron County228,346
21Logan County225,093
22Brown County220,729
23Auglaize County217,916
24Williams County213,265
25Knox County209,067
26Defiance County208,994
27Champaign County207,554
28Shelby County207,329
29Holmes County206,603
30Marion County205,605
31Fayette County203,212
32Wyandot County201,146
33Adams County198,277
34Preble County198,048
35Fulton County197,410
36Sandusky County196,152
37Fairfield County196,128
38Muskingum County193,175
39Allen County188,150
40Miami County184,028
41Coshocton County179,643
42Morrow County179,051
43Ashtabula County170,424
44Greene County168,568
45Clark County165,366
46Delaware County162,554
47Lorain County161,918
48Ashland County161,100
49Tuscarawas County159,665
50Richland County158,653
51Stark County145,163
52Belmont County141,908
53Washington County141,455
54Harrison County138,423
55Butler County138,044
56Guernsey County137,443
57Columbiana County136,080
58Warren County126,168
59Trumbull County125,962
60Carroll County123,506
61Medina County122,682
62Gallia County117,944
63Clermont County116,026
64Ottawa County114,430
65Monroe County107,198
66Noble County106,957
67Athens County104,816
68Montgomery County101,912
69Morgan County100,198
70Portage County96,874
71Scioto County96,449
72Erie County94,681
73Perry County91,907
74Meigs County90,362
75Pike County83,602
76Franklin County81,593
77Lucas County77,823
78Mahoning County76,543
79Jackson County73,800
80Jefferson County67,231
81Geauga County66,474
82Lawrence County65,326
83Hocking County49,866
84Vinton County43,651
85Hamilton County29,520
86Summit County21,117
87Lake County19,785
88Cuyahoga County4,086

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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, 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/land-in-farms/ohio-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Darke County, with 339,055 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Cuyahoga County, with 4,086 acres in 2002.

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