Counties in Ohio by land in farms

Darke County had the highest land in farms of 88 counties in 2017, at 343,774 acres. Cuyahoga County had the lowest, at 2,248 acres. The median was 162,967 acres and the figure for Ohio was 13,965,295 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest343,774Darke County
Lowest2,248Cuyahoga County
Median162,96788 counties
Ohio13,965,295History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 165,947 acresAllen County: 186,623 acresAshland County: 160,698 acresAshtabula County: 153,654 acresAthens County: 98,742 acresAuglaize County: 210,018 acresBelmont County: 129,364 acresBrown County: 207,957 acresButler County: 123,916 acresCarroll County: 110,672 acresChampaign County: 188,997 acresClark County: 170,987 acresClermont County: 97,342 acresClinton County: 212,769 acresColumbiana County: 142,422 acresCoshocton County: 182,555 acresCrawford County: 238,233 acresCuyahoga County: 2,248 acresDarke County: 343,774 acresDefiance County: 228,465 acresDelaware County: 132,875 acresErie County: 86,440 acresFairfield County: 188,407 acresFayette County: 204,254 acresFranklin County: 52,356 acresFulton County: 196,306 acresGallia County: 118,630 acresGeauga County: 69,907 acresGreene County: 167,701 acresGuernsey County: 151,837 acresHamilton County: 17,970 acresHancock County: 240,017 acresHardin County: 261,744 acresHarrison County: 99,340 acresHenry County: 234,876 acresHighland County: 287,973 acresHocking County: 38,357 acresHolmes County: 173,925 acresHuron County: 240,519 acresJackson County: 67,446 acresJefferson County: 76,987 acresKnox County: 194,445 acresLake County: 13,098 acresLawrence County: 62,009 acresLicking County: 220,486 acresLogan County: 211,281 acresLorain County: 125,721 acresLucas County: 65,558 acresMadison County: 252,392 acresMahoning County: 74,560 acresMarion County: 203,860 acresMedina County: 99,325 acresMeigs County: 78,449 acresMercer County: 268,958 acresMiami County: 173,159 acresMonroe County: 107,724 acresMontgomery County: 113,109 acresMorgan County: 99,210 acresMorrow County: 165,235 acresMuskingum County: 189,022 acresNoble County: 80,124 acresOttawa County: 121,498 acresPaulding County: 219,663 acresPerry County: 101,130 acresPickaway County: 296,988 acresPike County: 97,809 acresPortage County: 85,877 acresPreble County: 213,476 acresPutnam County: 304,862 acresRichland County: 155,844 acresRoss County: 247,903 acresSandusky County: 178,761 acresScioto County: 91,414 acresSeneca County: 266,896 acresShelby County: 214,966 acresStark County: 132,896 acresSummit County: 18,752 acresTrumbull County: 123,654 acresTuscarawas County: 143,836 acresUnion County: 217,604 acresVan Wert County: 248,341 acresVinton County: 31,457 acresWarren County: 90,329 acresWashington County: 144,406 acresWayne County: 251,996 acresWilliams County: 210,592 acresWood County: 268,767 acresWyandot County: 224,603 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Darke County: 343,774 acresDarke County343,774Putnam County: 304,862 acresPutnam County304,862Pickaway County: 296,988 acresPickaway County296,988Highland County: 287,973 acresHighland County287,973Mercer County: 268,958 acresMercer County268,958Wood County: 268,767 acresWood County268,767Seneca County: 266,896 acresSeneca County266,896Hardin County: 261,744 acresHardin County261,744Madison County: 252,392 acresMadison County252,392Wayne County: 251,996 acresWayne County251,996Van Wert County: 248,341 acresVan Wert County248,341Ross County: 247,903 acresRoss County247,903Huron County: 240,519 acresHuron County240,519Hancock County: 240,017 acresHancock County240,017Crawford County: 238,233 acresCrawford County238,233Henry County: 234,876 acresHenry County234,876Defiance County: 228,465 acresDefiance County228,465Wyandot County: 224,603 acresWyandot County224,603Licking County: 220,486 acresLicking County220,486Paulding County: 219,663 acresPaulding County219,663Union County: 217,604 acresUnion County217,604Shelby County: 214,966 acresShelby County214,966Preble County: 213,476 acresPreble County213,476Clinton County: 212,769 acresClinton County212,769Logan County: 211,281 acresLogan County211,281Williams County: 210,592 acresWilliams County210,592Auglaize County: 210,018 acresAuglaize County210,018Brown County: 207,957 acresBrown County207,957Fayette County: 204,254 acresFayette County204,254Marion County: 203,860 acresMarion County203,860Fulton County: 196,306 acresFulton County196,306Knox County: 194,445 acresKnox County194,445Muskingum County: 189,022 acresMuskingum County189,022Champaign County: 188,997 acresChampaign County188,997Fairfield County: 188,407 acresFairfield County188,407Allen County: 186,623 acresAllen County186,623Coshocton County: 182,555 acresCoshocton County182,555Sandusky County: 178,761 acresSandusky County178,761Holmes County: 173,925 acresHolmes County173,925Miami County: 173,159 acresMiami County173,159Darke County: 343,774 acresDarke County343,774Putnam County: 304,862 acresPutnam County304,862Pickaway County: 296,988 acresPickaway County296,988Highland County: 287,973 acresHighland County287,973Mercer County: 268,958 acresMercer County268,958Wood County: 268,767 acresWood County268,767Seneca County: 266,896 acresSeneca County266,896Hardin County: 261,744 acresHardin County261,744Madison County: 252,392 acresMadison County252,392Wayne County: 251,996 acresWayne County251,996Van Wert County: 248,341 acresVan Wert County248,341Ross County: 247,903 acresRoss County247,903Huron County: 240,519 acresHuron County240,519Hancock County: 240,017 acresHancock County240,017Crawford County: 238,233 acresCrawford County238,233Henry County: 234,876 acresHenry County234,876Defiance County: 228,465 acresDefiance County228,465Wyandot County: 224,603 acresWyandot County224,603Licking County: 220,486 acresLicking County220,486Paulding County: 219,663 acresPaulding County219,663Union County: 217,604 acresUnion County217,604Shelby County: 214,966 acresShelby County214,966Preble County: 213,476 acresPreble County213,476Clinton County: 212,769 acresClinton County212,769Logan County: 211,281 acresLogan County211,281Williams County: 210,592 acresWilliams County210,592Auglaize County: 210,018 acresAuglaize County210,018Brown County: 207,957 acresBrown County207,957Fayette County: 204,254 acresFayette County204,254Marion County: 203,860 acresMarion County203,860Fulton County: 196,306 acresFulton County196,306Knox County: 194,445 acresKnox County194,445Muskingum County: 189,022 acresMuskingum County189,022Champaign County: 188,997 acresChampaign County188,997Fairfield County: 188,407 acresFairfield County188,407Allen County: 186,623 acresAllen County186,623Coshocton County: 182,555 acresCoshocton County182,555Sandusky County: 178,761 acresSandusky County178,761Holmes County: 173,925 acresHolmes County173,925Miami County: 173,159 acresMiami County173,159
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Darke County343,774
2Putnam County304,862
3Pickaway County296,988
4Highland County287,973
5Mercer County268,958
6Wood County268,767
7Seneca County266,896
8Hardin County261,744
9Madison County252,392
10Wayne County251,996
11Van Wert County248,341
12Ross County247,903
13Huron County240,519
14Hancock County240,017
15Crawford County238,233
16Henry County234,876
17Defiance County228,465
18Wyandot County224,603
19Licking County220,486
20Paulding County219,663
21Union County217,604
22Shelby County214,966
23Preble County213,476
24Clinton County212,769
25Logan County211,281
26Williams County210,592
27Auglaize County210,018
28Brown County207,957
29Fayette County204,254
30Marion County203,860
31Fulton County196,306
32Knox County194,445
33Muskingum County189,022
34Champaign County188,997
35Fairfield County188,407
36Allen County186,623
37Coshocton County182,555
38Sandusky County178,761
39Holmes County173,925
40Miami County173,159
41Clark County170,987
42Greene County167,701
43Adams County165,947
44Morrow County165,235
45Ashland County160,698
46Richland County155,844
47Ashtabula County153,654
48Guernsey County151,837
49Washington County144,406
50Tuscarawas County143,836
51Columbiana County142,422
52Stark County132,896
53Delaware County132,875
54Belmont County129,364
55Lorain County125,721
56Butler County123,916
57Trumbull County123,654
58Ottawa County121,498
59Gallia County118,630
60Montgomery County113,109
61Carroll County110,672
62Monroe County107,724
63Perry County101,130
64Harrison County99,340
65Medina County99,325
66Morgan County99,210
67Athens County98,742
68Pike County97,809
69Clermont County97,342
70Scioto County91,414
71Warren County90,329
72Erie County86,440
73Portage County85,877
74Noble County80,124
75Meigs County78,449
76Jefferson County76,987
77Mahoning County74,560
78Geauga County69,907
79Jackson County67,446
80Lucas County65,558
81Lawrence County62,009
82Franklin County52,356
83Hocking County38,357
84Vinton County31,457
85Summit County18,752
86Hamilton County17,970
87Lake County13,098
88Cuyahoga County2,248

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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 343,774 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Cuyahoga County, with 2,248 acres in 2017.

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