Counties in Ohio by land in farms

Darke County had the highest land in farms of 88 counties in 2012, at 339,981 acres. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 2,608 acres. The median was 163,295 acres and the figure for Ohio was 13,960,604 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest339,981Darke County
Lowest2,608Cuyahoga County
Median163,29588 counties
Ohio13,960,604History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 172,408 acresAllen County: 183,186 acresAshland County: 152,972 acresAshtabula County: 165,967 acresAthens County: 90,473 acresAuglaize County: 210,084 acresBelmont County: 113,233 acresBrown County: 206,446 acresButler County: 146,054 acresCarroll County: 106,256 acresChampaign County: 190,060 acresClark County: 174,337 acresClermont County: 121,125 acresClinton County: 208,142 acresColumbiana County: 127,846 acresCoshocton County: 169,762 acresCrawford County: 240,022 acresCuyahoga County: 2,608 acresDarke County: 339,981 acresDefiance County: 225,250 acresDelaware County: 140,902 acresErie County: 83,330 acresFairfield County: 206,699 acresFayette County: 196,529 acresFranklin County: 62,017 acresFulton County: 195,356 acresGallia County: 115,838 acresGeauga County: 66,809 acresGreene County: 145,790 acresGuernsey County: 143,763 acresHamilton County: 21,618 acresHancock County: 230,261 acresHardin County: 247,839 acresHarrison County: 95,387 acresHenry County: 235,919 acresHighland County: 264,521 acresHocking County: 38,085 acresHolmes County: 220,948 acresHuron County: 238,291 acresJackson County: 71,681 acresJefferson County: 68,341 acresKnox County: 186,047 acresLake County: 17,125 acresLawrence County: 64,575 acresLicking County: 224,015 acresLogan County: 212,937 acresLorain County: 122,692 acresLucas County: 63,022 acresMadison County: 263,275 acresMahoning County: 74,966 acresMarion County: 189,210 acresMedina County: 94,978 acresMeigs County: 75,801 acresMercer County: 273,152 acresMiami County: 184,233 acresMonroe County: 111,161 acresMontgomery County: 124,105 acresMorgan County: 95,174 acresMorrow County: 167,736 acresMuskingum County: 173,269 acresNoble County: 86,117 acresOttawa County: 112,677 acresPaulding County: 220,878 acresPerry County: 107,224 acresPickaway County: 293,684 acresPike County: 97,446 acresPortage County: 83,321 acresPreble County: 224,243 acresPutnam County: 305,567 acresRichland County: 160,623 acresRoss County: 221,723 acresSandusky County: 181,440 acresScioto County: 94,342 acresSeneca County: 290,511 acresShelby County: 206,283 acresStark County: 135,749 acresSummit County: 16,545 acresTrumbull County: 113,896 acresTuscarawas County: 138,083 acresUnion County: 241,935 acresVan Wert County: 227,277 acresVinton County: 33,400 acresWarren County: 106,624 acresWashington County: 138,940 acresWayne County: 271,657 acresWilliams County: 208,012 acresWood County: 267,957 acresWyandot County: 220,841 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Darke County: 339,981 acresDarke County339,981Putnam County: 305,567 acresPutnam County305,567Pickaway County: 293,684 acresPickaway County293,684Seneca County: 290,511 acresSeneca County290,511Mercer County: 273,152 acresMercer County273,152Wayne County: 271,657 acresWayne County271,657Wood County: 267,957 acresWood County267,957Highland County: 264,521 acresHighland County264,521Madison County: 263,275 acresMadison County263,275Hardin County: 247,839 acresHardin County247,839Union County: 241,935 acresUnion County241,935Crawford County: 240,022 acresCrawford County240,022Huron County: 238,291 acresHuron County238,291Henry County: 235,919 acresHenry County235,919Hancock County: 230,261 acresHancock County230,261Van Wert County: 227,277 acresVan Wert County227,277Defiance County: 225,250 acresDefiance County225,250Preble County: 224,243 acresPreble County224,243Licking County: 224,015 acresLicking County224,015Ross County: 221,723 acresRoss County221,723Holmes County: 220,948 acresHolmes County220,948Paulding County: 220,878 acresPaulding County220,878Wyandot County: 220,841 acresWyandot County220,841Logan County: 212,937 acresLogan County212,937Auglaize County: 210,084 acresAuglaize County210,084Clinton County: 208,142 acresClinton County208,142Williams County: 208,012 acresWilliams County208,012Fairfield County: 206,699 acresFairfield County206,699Brown County: 206,446 acresBrown County206,446Shelby County: 206,283 acresShelby County206,283Fayette County: 196,529 acresFayette County196,529Fulton County: 195,356 acresFulton County195,356Champaign County: 190,060 acresChampaign County190,060Marion County: 189,210 acresMarion County189,210Knox County: 186,047 acresKnox County186,047Miami County: 184,233 acresMiami County184,233Allen County: 183,186 acresAllen County183,186Sandusky County: 181,440 acresSandusky County181,440Clark County: 174,337 acresClark County174,337Muskingum County: 173,269 acresMuskingum County173,269Darke County: 339,981 acresDarke County339,981Putnam County: 305,567 acresPutnam County305,567Pickaway County: 293,684 acresPickaway County293,684Seneca County: 290,511 acresSeneca County290,511Mercer County: 273,152 acresMercer County273,152Wayne County: 271,657 acresWayne County271,657Wood County: 267,957 acresWood County267,957Highland County: 264,521 acresHighland County264,521Madison County: 263,275 acresMadison County263,275Hardin County: 247,839 acresHardin County247,839Union County: 241,935 acresUnion County241,935Crawford County: 240,022 acresCrawford County240,022Huron County: 238,291 acresHuron County238,291Henry County: 235,919 acresHenry County235,919Hancock County: 230,261 acresHancock County230,261Van Wert County: 227,277 acresVan Wert County227,277Defiance County: 225,250 acresDefiance County225,250Preble County: 224,243 acresPreble County224,243Licking County: 224,015 acresLicking County224,015Ross County: 221,723 acresRoss County221,723Holmes County: 220,948 acresHolmes County220,948Paulding County: 220,878 acresPaulding County220,878Wyandot County: 220,841 acresWyandot County220,841Logan County: 212,937 acresLogan County212,937Auglaize County: 210,084 acresAuglaize County210,084Clinton County: 208,142 acresClinton County208,142Williams County: 208,012 acresWilliams County208,012Fairfield County: 206,699 acresFairfield County206,699Brown County: 206,446 acresBrown County206,446Shelby County: 206,283 acresShelby County206,283Fayette County: 196,529 acresFayette County196,529Fulton County: 195,356 acresFulton County195,356Champaign County: 190,060 acresChampaign County190,060Marion County: 189,210 acresMarion County189,210Knox County: 186,047 acresKnox County186,047Miami County: 184,233 acresMiami County184,233Allen County: 183,186 acresAllen County183,186Sandusky County: 181,440 acresSandusky County181,440Clark County: 174,337 acresClark County174,337Muskingum County: 173,269 acresMuskingum County173,269
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Darke County339,981
2Putnam County305,567
3Pickaway County293,684
4Seneca County290,511
5Mercer County273,152
6Wayne County271,657
7Wood County267,957
8Highland County264,521
9Madison County263,275
10Hardin County247,839
11Union County241,935
12Crawford County240,022
13Huron County238,291
14Henry County235,919
15Hancock County230,261
16Van Wert County227,277
17Defiance County225,250
18Preble County224,243
19Licking County224,015
20Ross County221,723
21Holmes County220,948
22Paulding County220,878
23Wyandot County220,841
24Logan County212,937
25Auglaize County210,084
26Clinton County208,142
27Williams County208,012
28Fairfield County206,699
29Brown County206,446
30Shelby County206,283
31Fayette County196,529
32Fulton County195,356
33Champaign County190,060
34Marion County189,210
35Knox County186,047
36Miami County184,233
37Allen County183,186
38Sandusky County181,440
39Clark County174,337
40Muskingum County173,269
41Adams County172,408
42Coshocton County169,762
43Morrow County167,736
44Ashtabula County165,967
45Richland County160,623
46Ashland County152,972
47Butler County146,054
48Greene County145,790
49Guernsey County143,763
50Delaware County140,902
51Washington County138,940
52Tuscarawas County138,083
53Stark County135,749
54Columbiana County127,846
55Montgomery County124,105
56Lorain County122,692
57Clermont County121,125
58Gallia County115,838
59Trumbull County113,896
60Belmont County113,233
61Ottawa County112,677
62Monroe County111,161
63Perry County107,224
64Warren County106,624
65Carroll County106,256
66Pike County97,446
67Harrison County95,387
68Morgan County95,174
69Medina County94,978
70Scioto County94,342
71Athens County90,473
72Noble County86,117
73Erie County83,330
74Portage County83,321
75Meigs County75,801
76Mahoning County74,966
77Jackson County71,681
78Jefferson County68,341
79Geauga County66,809
80Lawrence County64,575
81Lucas County63,022
82Franklin County62,017
83Hocking County38,085
84Vinton County33,400
85Hamilton County21,618
86Lake County17,125
87Summit County16,545
88Cuyahoga County2,608

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Darke County, with 339,981 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 2,608 acres in 2012.

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