Farm Census

Ohio farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 88 counties

76,009 farms13,652,346 acres in farms180 acres per farm on average

Ohio farms sold $15.41 billion of products in 2022, 11th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks second in laying hens.

Its average farm size is the 14th-smallest among the states.

Grains and oilseeds: 49.3%Grains and oilseeds49.3%Poultry and eggs: 17.3%Poultry and eggs17.3%Hogs and pigs: 10.1%Hogs and pigs10.1%Milk: 8.6%Milk8.6%Cattle and calves: 5.8%5.8%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.3%4.3%Vegetables and melons: 1.3%1.3%Hay and other crops: 1.3%1.3%Other animals: 0.5%0.5%Horses and mules: 0.5%0.5%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Aquaculture: 0.1%Christmas trees: 0.1%Tobacco: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: 49.3%Grains and oilseeds49.3%Poultry and eggs: 17.3%17.3%Hogs and pigs: 10.1%Hogs and pigs10.1%Milk: 8.6%Milk8.6%Cattle and calves: 5.8%5.8%Nursery and greenhouse: 4.3%4.3%Vegetables and melons: 1.3%1.3%Hay and other crops: 1.3%1.3%Other animals: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.5%Fruit and nuts: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Aquaculture: 0.1%Christmas trees: 0.1%Tobacco: under 0.1%
What Ohio farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Ohio is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Laying hensDarke County22.3%74
SoybeansPutnam County3.4%85
Corn for grainDarke County4.3%86
Horses and poniesHolmes County10.2%88
Hogs and pigsDarke County12.9%80
TurkeysMercer County59.1%75
Sheep and lambsHolmes County9.3%86
Milk cowsWayne County12.5%74
GoatsWayne County4.6%88
Corn for silageWayne County12.2%68
Hay and haylageWayne County4.2%88
OatsWayne County15.1%47
Cattle and calvesMercer County7.5%88
Broilers soldHolmes County21.1%73

Every county in Ohio

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Darke County1,761208$1.19BPoultry and eggs
Mercer County1,292210$1.09BPoultry and eggs
Wayne County2,084124$554.2MMilk
Hardin County715341$408.4MGrains and oilseeds
Putnam County1,471208$392.3MGrains and oilseeds
Licking County1,532135$389.3MGrains and oilseeds
Van Wert County737307$372.7MGrains and oilseeds
Auglaize County1,012229$320.4MGrains and oilseeds
Union County1,020212$308.7MGrains and oilseeds
Shelby County933226$302.7MGrains and oilseeds
Paulding County662313$301.8MGrains and oilseeds
Crawford County628324$300.3MGrains and oilseeds
Huron County768293$295.4MGrains and oilseeds
Holmes County1,736106$291.4MPoultry and eggs
Wood County1,151217$283.3MGrains and oilseeds
Fulton County794266$276.2MGrains and oilseeds
Wyandot County672318$261.2MGrains and oilseeds
Preble County1,044204$260.1MGrains and oilseeds
Pickaway County760373$250.2MGrains and oilseeds
Henry County948257$245.5MGrains and oilseeds
Hancock County995251$242.2MGrains and oilseeds
Knox County1,303141$241.2MGrains and oilseeds
Allen County897199$240.8MGrains and oilseeds
Williams County813289$237.5MGrains and oilseeds
Defiance County907228$236.7MGrains and oilseeds
Madison County763310$233.9MGrains and oilseeds
Champaign County839259$228.0MGrains and oilseeds
Marion County596357$221.2MGrains and oilseeds
Richland County1,078148$214.2MGrains and oilseeds
Seneca County1,080216$212.6MGrains and oilseeds
Clinton County788306$210.0MGrains and oilseeds
Erie County317243$204.5MNursery and greenhouse
Logan County977209$197.8MGrains and oilseeds
Ashland County1,028145$197.7MGrains and oilseeds
Clark County833205$195.7MGrains and oilseeds
Highland County1,188192$194.5MGrains and oilseeds
Fayette County550368$192.6MGrains and oilseeds
Columbiana County1,129136$172.5MPoultry and eggs
Lorain County894122$171.0MNursery and greenhouse
Fairfield County1,082179$160.4MGrains and oilseeds
Ross County1,107245$145.4MGrains and oilseeds
Greene County897174$144.0MGrains and oilseeds
Tuscarawas County1,154144$143.3MPoultry and eggs
Miami County1,158144$142.4MGrains and oilseeds
Sandusky County752208$141.3MGrains and oilseeds
Delaware County728180$133.3MGrains and oilseeds
Stark County1,43187$124.6MGrains and oilseeds
Coshocton County1,251142$123.9MGrains and oilseeds
Muskingum County1,301154$121.3MPoultry and eggs
Morrow County821177$120.8MGrains and oilseeds
Montgomery County789150$117.5MGrains and oilseeds
Lake County24357$97.7MNursery and greenhouse
Medina County1,007100$92.8MGrains and oilseeds
Ottawa County590203$86.9MGrains and oilseeds
Mahoning County661107$86.6MMilk
Trumbull County945120$85.6MGrains and oilseeds
Ashtabula County1,034130$81.3MGrains and oilseeds
Brown County1,103161$81.0MGrains and oilseeds
Lucas County364209$77.6MGrains and oilseeds
Warren County872117$76.6MGrains and oilseeds
Franklin County372131$71.7MNursery and greenhouse
Pike County478183$68.9MGrains and oilseeds
Butler County888105$65.0MGrains and oilseeds
Portage County92793$58.7MGrains and oilseeds
Adams County1,100155$58.0MGrains and oilseeds
Washington County1,088135$57.2MGrains and oilseeds
Carroll County817137$53.1MGrains and oilseeds
Clermont County815105$50.6MGrains and oilseeds
Geauga County1,13359$38.9MMilk
Harrison County482215$37.0MPoultry and eggs
Guernsey County1,055140$36.3MCattle and calves
Perry County696110$32.9MGrains and oilseeds
Scioto County585139$32.2MGrains and oilseeds
Hamilton County32259$31.6MNursery and greenhouse
Belmont County756185$26.9MCattle and calves
Gallia County771132$22.9MCattle and calves
Morgan County571164$20.1MGrains and oilseeds
Monroe County731136$19.5MCattle and calves
Jackson County527126$17.6MCattle and calves
Athens County663161$14.8MGrains and oilseeds
Noble County596165$14.5MCattle and calves
Summit County41337$12.9MNursery and greenhouse
Meigs County472134$11.6MVegetables and melons
Jefferson County541134$9.8MHay and other crops
Cuyahoga County10415$9.3MNursery and greenhouse
Hocking County44991$8.4MGrains and oilseeds
Lawrence County429119$5.5MCattle and calves
Vinton County243140$3.4MGrains and oilseeds

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms77,805−2.3%
Land in farms, acres13,965,295−2.2%
Average farm size, acres179+0.6%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$9.34 billion+65.0%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.