Counties in Ohio by land in farms

Darke County had the highest land in farms of 88 counties in 2007, at 350,450 acres. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 2,910 acres. The median was 162,116 acres and the figure for Ohio was 13,956,563 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest350,450Darke County
Lowest2,910Cuyahoga County
Median162,11688 counties
Ohio13,956,563History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 183,961 acresAllen County: 187,238 acresAshland County: 150,534 acresAshtabula County: 161,698 acresAthens County: 82,182 acresAuglaize County: 213,296 acresBelmont County: 129,106 acresBrown County: 240,389 acresButler County: 127,194 acresCarroll County: 116,853 acresChampaign County: 204,901 acresClark County: 177,335 acresClermont County: 104,691 acresClinton County: 218,493 acresColumbiana County: 130,952 acresCoshocton County: 171,084 acresCrawford County: 219,566 acresCuyahoga County: 2,910 acresDarke County: 350,450 acresDefiance County: 233,213 acresDelaware County: 138,140 acresErie County: 84,085 acresFairfield County: 177,772 acresFayette County: 218,250 acresFranklin County: 59,601 acresFulton County: 183,913 acresGallia County: 116,945 acresGeauga County: 56,558 acresGreene County: 162,533 acresGuernsey County: 137,584 acresHamilton County: 21,290 acresHancock County: 247,981 acresHardin County: 256,822 acresHarrison County: 93,342 acresHenry County: 232,238 acresHighland County: 269,803 acresHocking County: 41,992 acresHolmes County: 187,658 acresHuron County: 219,369 acresJackson County: 71,869 acresJefferson County: 69,468 acresKnox County: 198,244 acresLake County: 16,065 acresLawrence County: 65,740 acresLicking County: 225,792 acresLogan County: 201,306 acresLorain County: 124,100 acresLucas County: 62,906 acresMadison County: 247,913 acresMahoning County: 64,082 acresMarion County: 206,832 acresMedina County: 95,493 acresMeigs County: 77,755 acresMercer County: 293,026 acresMiami County: 196,943 acresMonroe County: 99,306 acresMontgomery County: 111,000 acresMorgan County: 102,271 acresMorrow County: 165,023 acresMuskingum County: 166,448 acresNoble County: 89,298 acresOttawa County: 115,145 acresPaulding County: 255,564 acresPerry County: 97,965 acresPickaway County: 288,905 acresPike County: 80,636 acresPortage County: 82,759 acresPreble County: 230,616 acresPutnam County: 303,751 acresRichland County: 146,580 acresRoss County: 223,650 acresSandusky County: 181,337 acresScioto County: 102,025 acresSeneca County: 269,371 acresShelby County: 217,969 acresStark County: 138,061 acresSummit County: 15,166 acresTrumbull County: 125,136 acresTuscarawas County: 142,642 acresUnion County: 218,657 acresVan Wert County: 246,497 acresVinton County: 36,811 acresWarren County: 94,348 acresWashington County: 124,069 acresWayne County: 248,409 acresWilliams County: 212,509 acresWood County: 275,552 acresWyandot County: 219,631 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Darke County: 350,450 acresDarke County350,450Putnam County: 303,751 acresPutnam County303,751Mercer County: 293,026 acresMercer County293,026Pickaway County: 288,905 acresPickaway County288,905Wood County: 275,552 acresWood County275,552Highland County: 269,803 acresHighland County269,803Seneca County: 269,371 acresSeneca County269,371Hardin County: 256,822 acresHardin County256,822Paulding County: 255,564 acresPaulding County255,564Wayne County: 248,409 acresWayne County248,409Hancock County: 247,981 acresHancock County247,981Madison County: 247,913 acresMadison County247,913Van Wert County: 246,497 acresVan Wert County246,497Brown County: 240,389 acresBrown County240,389Defiance County: 233,213 acresDefiance County233,213Henry County: 232,238 acresHenry County232,238Preble County: 230,616 acresPreble County230,616Licking County: 225,792 acresLicking County225,792Ross County: 223,650 acresRoss County223,650Wyandot County: 219,631 acresWyandot County219,631Crawford County: 219,566 acresCrawford County219,566Huron County: 219,369 acresHuron County219,369Union County: 218,657 acresUnion County218,657Clinton County: 218,493 acresClinton County218,493Fayette County: 218,250 acresFayette County218,250Shelby County: 217,969 acresShelby County217,969Auglaize County: 213,296 acresAuglaize County213,296Williams County: 212,509 acresWilliams County212,509Marion County: 206,832 acresMarion County206,832Champaign County: 204,901 acresChampaign County204,901Logan County: 201,306 acresLogan County201,306Knox County: 198,244 acresKnox County198,244Miami County: 196,943 acresMiami County196,943Holmes County: 187,658 acresHolmes County187,658Allen County: 187,238 acresAllen County187,238Adams County: 183,961 acresAdams County183,961Fulton County: 183,913 acresFulton County183,913Sandusky County: 181,337 acresSandusky County181,337Fairfield County: 177,772 acresFairfield County177,772Clark County: 177,335 acresClark County177,335Darke County: 350,450 acresDarke County350,450Putnam County: 303,751 acresPutnam County303,751Mercer County: 293,026 acresMercer County293,026Pickaway County: 288,905 acresPickaway County288,905Wood County: 275,552 acresWood County275,552Highland County: 269,803 acresHighland County269,803Seneca County: 269,371 acresSeneca County269,371Hardin County: 256,822 acresHardin County256,822Paulding County: 255,564 acresPaulding County255,564Wayne County: 248,409 acresWayne County248,409Hancock County: 247,981 acresHancock County247,981Madison County: 247,913 acresMadison County247,913Van Wert County: 246,497 acresVan Wert County246,497Brown County: 240,389 acresBrown County240,389Defiance County: 233,213 acresDefiance County233,213Henry County: 232,238 acresHenry County232,238Preble County: 230,616 acresPreble County230,616Licking County: 225,792 acresLicking County225,792Ross County: 223,650 acresRoss County223,650Wyandot County: 219,631 acresWyandot County219,631Crawford County: 219,566 acresCrawford County219,566Huron County: 219,369 acresHuron County219,369Union County: 218,657 acresUnion County218,657Clinton County: 218,493 acresClinton County218,493Fayette County: 218,250 acresFayette County218,250Shelby County: 217,969 acresShelby County217,969Auglaize County: 213,296 acresAuglaize County213,296Williams County: 212,509 acresWilliams County212,509Marion County: 206,832 acresMarion County206,832Champaign County: 204,901 acresChampaign County204,901Logan County: 201,306 acresLogan County201,306Knox County: 198,244 acresKnox County198,244Miami County: 196,943 acresMiami County196,943Holmes County: 187,658 acresHolmes County187,658Allen County: 187,238 acresAllen County187,238Adams County: 183,961 acresAdams County183,961Fulton County: 183,913 acresFulton County183,913Sandusky County: 181,337 acresSandusky County181,337Fairfield County: 177,772 acresFairfield County177,772Clark County: 177,335 acresClark County177,335
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Darke County350,450
2Putnam County303,751
3Mercer County293,026
4Pickaway County288,905
5Wood County275,552
6Highland County269,803
7Seneca County269,371
8Hardin County256,822
9Paulding County255,564
10Wayne County248,409
11Hancock County247,981
12Madison County247,913
13Van Wert County246,497
14Brown County240,389
15Defiance County233,213
16Henry County232,238
17Preble County230,616
18Licking County225,792
19Ross County223,650
20Wyandot County219,631
21Crawford County219,566
22Huron County219,369
23Union County218,657
24Clinton County218,493
25Fayette County218,250
26Shelby County217,969
27Auglaize County213,296
28Williams County212,509
29Marion County206,832
30Champaign County204,901
31Logan County201,306
32Knox County198,244
33Miami County196,943
34Holmes County187,658
35Allen County187,238
36Adams County183,961
37Fulton County183,913
38Sandusky County181,337
39Fairfield County177,772
40Clark County177,335
41Coshocton County171,084
42Muskingum County166,448
43Morrow County165,023
44Greene County162,533
45Ashtabula County161,698
46Ashland County150,534
47Richland County146,580
48Tuscarawas County142,642
49Delaware County138,140
50Stark County138,061
51Guernsey County137,584
52Columbiana County130,952
53Belmont County129,106
54Butler County127,194
55Trumbull County125,136
56Lorain County124,100
57Washington County124,069
58Gallia County116,945
59Carroll County116,853
60Ottawa County115,145
61Montgomery County111,000
62Clermont County104,691
63Morgan County102,271
64Scioto County102,025
65Monroe County99,306
66Perry County97,965
67Medina County95,493
68Warren County94,348
69Harrison County93,342
70Noble County89,298
71Erie County84,085
72Portage County82,759
73Athens County82,182
74Pike County80,636
75Meigs County77,755
76Jackson County71,869
77Jefferson County69,468
78Lawrence County65,740
79Mahoning County64,082
80Lucas County62,906
81Franklin County59,601
82Geauga County56,558
83Hocking County41,992
84Vinton County36,811
85Hamilton County21,290
86Lake County16,065
87Summit County15,166
88Cuyahoga County2,910

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Darke County, with 350,450 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 2,910 acres in 2007.

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