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Ohio Cash Rent by County — 2026 USDA Rates
Compare mean annual cash rent per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland, and pasture. Every summary keeps land type and rate year separate, with active history from 2019 through 2026.
2026 USDA rate year
The median among 76 reporting counties was $168 per acre. USDA's separately published statewide mean was $188 per acre. Shelby County had the highest reported county mean at $256. The largest absolute consecutive-year change was +21.3% in Jefferson County.
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State history
2019–2026 median among reporting counties
828 published county-land-type records and 1,284 suppressed or missing records are retained. Unavailable annual values are shown explicitly and never interpolated.
- Non-irrigated cropland
- Irrigated cropland
- Pasture
Year-by-year values by land type
Non-irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $139 | 73 |
| 2020 | Not available | $148 | 78 |
| 2021 | Not available | $138 | 86 |
| 2022 | Not available | $149 | 83 |
| 2023 | Not available | $156 | 81 |
| 2024 | Not available | $136 | 72 |
| 2025 | $184 | $167 | 81 |
| 2026 | $188 | $168 | 76 |
Irrigated cropland
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2020 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2021 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2022 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2023 | Not available | $211 | 1 |
| 2024 | Not available | Not available | 0 |
| 2025 | $212 | Not available | 0 |
| 2026 | $220 | Not available | 0 |
Pasture
| Year | USDA state mean | County median | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not available | $30 | 28 |
| 2020 | Not available | $36 | 25 |
| 2021 | Not available | $35 | 26 |
| 2022 | Not available | $25 | 23 |
| 2023 | Not available | $27 | 26 |
| 2024 | Not available | $30 | 13 |
| 2025 | $31 | $30 | 30 |
| 2026 | $37 | $32 | 26 |
Highest and lowest reported means
County rankings by land type
Each list uses 2026 values for one land type only.
Non-irrigated cropland
Highest
- Shelby County$256
- Hardin County$250
- Clark County$247
- Fayette County$240
- Madison County$237
Lowest
Irrigated cropland
Highest
Not available
Lowest
Not available
Pasture
Highest
Lowest
Sortable county table
2026 county cash rents
Change is shown only when the same land type has a valid value in the immediately prior year.
| County | Non-irrigated cropland | YoY change | Rate year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | $256/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Hardin County | $250/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Clark County | $247/acre | +5.1% | 2026 |
| Fayette County | $240/acre | +1.3% | 2026 |
| Madison County | $237/acre | -1.3% | 2026 |
| Auglaize County | $234/acre | +2.6% | 2026 |
| Preble County | $232/acre | +3.1% | 2026 |
| Allen County | $226/acre | -1.3% | 2026 |
| Fulton County | $226/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Greene County | $226/acre | +1.4% | 2026 |
| Van Wert County | $225/acre | -3.0% | 2026 |
| Franklin County | $218/acre | +4.3% | 2026 |
| Pickaway County | $218/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Champaign County | $217/acre | +6.4% | 2026 |
| Wyandot County | $217/acre | +3.3% | 2026 |
| Montgomery County | $215/acre | +8.6% | 2026 |
| Hancock County | $212/acre | +0.9% | 2026 |
| Miami County | $212/acre | +7.1% | 2026 |
| Crawford County | $209/acre | +2.5% | 2026 |
| Wood County | $208/acre | +5.0% | 2026 |
| Williams County | $206/acre | +6.2% | 2026 |
| Logan County | $202/acre | -3.4% | 2026 |
| Sandusky County | $201/acre | +2.0% | 2026 |
| Marion County | $195/acre | 0.0% | 2026 |
| Union County | $194/acre | +2.1% | 2026 |
| Morrow County | $193/acre | +7.2% | 2026 |
| Erie County | $191/acre | +2.7% | 2026 |
| Delaware County | $190/acre | -3.5% | 2026 |
| Paulding County | $189/acre | +0.5% | 2026 |
| Fairfield County | $188/acre | +8.7% | 2026 |
| Huron County | $187/acre | -1.6% | 2026 |
| Ottawa County | $183/acre | -1.1% | 2026 |
| Seneca County | $178/acre | — | 2026 |
| Defiance County | $177/acre | +7.3% | 2026 |
| Lucas County | $175/acre | -2.2% | 2026 |
| Ross County | $174/acre | +5.5% | 2026 |
| Highland County | $173/acre | -4.4% | 2026 |
| Clinton County | $170/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Butler County | $165/acre | +4.4% | 2026 |
| Richland County | $165/acre | -3.5% | 2026 |
| Brown County | $161/acre | -1.2% | 2026 |
| Licking County | $155/acre | +15.7% | 2026 |
| Wayne County | $154/acre | -14.0% | 2026 |
| Pike County | $147/acre | +7.3% | 2026 |
| Warren County | $140/acre | -6.7% | 2026 |
| Lorain County | $137/acre | -2.8% | 2026 |
| Adams County | $136/acre | -5.6% | 2026 |
| Ashland County | $129/acre | +0.8% | 2026 |
| Clermont County | $129/acre | -2.3% | 2026 |
| Holmes County | $127/acre | +6.7% | 2026 |
| Muskingum County | $120/acre | +20.6% | 2026 |
| Tuscarawas County | $120/acre | +8.1% | 2026 |
| Scioto County | $107/acre | +10.9% | 2026 |
| Perry County | $103/acre | +10.2% | 2026 |
| Mahoning County | $102/acre | +12.1% | 2026 |
| Medina County | $100/acre | -7.9% | 2026 |
| Coshocton County | $95/acre | -1.0% | 2026 |
| Columbiana County | $94/acre | +3.9% | 2026 |
| Stark County | $88/acre | -1.7% | 2026 |
| Trumbull County | $83/acre | -5.7% | 2026 |
| Portage County | $82/acre | -5.2% | 2026 |
| Summit County | $80/acre | -10.1% | 2026 |
| Jackson County | $74/acre | — | 2026 |
| Geauga County | $66/acre | +6.5% | 2026 |
| Washington County | $65/acre | -3.0% | 2026 |
| Carroll County | $65/acre | +9.3% | 2026 |
| Gallia County | $63/acre | -8.8% | 2026 |
| Guernsey County | $56/acre | +7.7% | 2026 |
| Morgan County | $56/acre | +1.8% | 2026 |
| Athens County | $55/acre | — | 2026 |
| Ashtabula County | $53/acre | -7.0% | 2026 |
| Harrison County | $51/acre | +16.1% | 2026 |
| Lawrence County | $51/acre | -15.8% | 2026 |
| Noble County | $48/acre | — | 2026 |
| Jefferson County | $46/acre | +21.3% | 2026 |
| Belmont County | $27/acre | +10.4% | 2026 |
| Knox County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
| Monroe County | — (not reported) | — | 2026 |
Source and method
How to read this report
USDA county cash rent is a mean for a named land-use category. It is not a low, median, and high distribution. The state cards above are labeled medians among reporting counties unless an official USDA statewide mean is explicitly available.
Rate year: 2026. USDA source release: Aug 21, 2026. Dataset refreshed: Oct 9, 2026.
Data editor: LandLeaseRates Data Team · Reviewed against active release bce02b07.
Read the full methodologyNarrative limitsFindings on this page are generated only from the active typed release; they do not infer causes or interpolate missing data.