Highest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Shelby County$256
- 2Hardin County$250
- 3Clark County$247
- 4Fayette County$240
- 5Madison County$237
Lowest non-irrigated cropland rent
- 1Belmont County$26.50
- 2Jefferson County$45.50
- 3Noble County$47.50
- 4Lawrence County$50.50
- 5Harrison County$50.50
Biggest increases, 2025→2026
- 1Jefferson County+21.3% (+$8)
- 2Muskingum County+20.6% (+$20.50)
- 3Harrison County+16.1% (+$7)
- 4Licking County+15.7% (+$21)
- 5Mahoning County+12.1% (+$11)
Biggest drops, 2025→2026
- 1Lawrence County−15.8% (−$9.50)
- 2Wayne County−14.0% (−$25)
- 3Summit County−10.1% (−$9)
- 4Gallia County−8.8% (−$6)
- 5Medina County−7.9% (−$8.50)
All 86 counties
Ohio cash rent table, 2026
$ per acre · tap a column to sort · — = not published
| Adams County | South Central | $136 | — | $38 | −5.6% |
| Allen County | Northwest | $226 | — | — | −1.3% |
| Ashland County | North Central | $129 | — | — | +0.8% |
| Ashtabula County | Northeast | $53 | — | — | −7.0% |
| Athens County | Southeast | $55 | — | $14.50 | — |
| Auglaize County | West Central | $234 | — | — | +2.6% |
| Belmont County | East Central | $26.50 | — | $17.50 | +10.4% |
| Brown County | South Central | $161 | — | — | −1.2% |
| Butler County | Southwest | $165 | — | $42 | +4.4% |
| Carroll County | East Central | $64.50 | — | $23.50 | +9.3% |
| Champaign County | West Central | $217 | — | $56.50 | +6.4% |
| Clark County | West Central | $247 | — | — | +5.1% |
| Clermont County | Southwest | $129 | — | $19 | −2.3% |
| Clinton County | Southwest | $170 | — | — | −5.6% |
| Columbiana County | Northeast | $94 | — | — | +3.9% |
| Coshocton County | East Central | $95 | — | $37 | −1.0% |
| Crawford County | North Central | $209 | — | — | +2.5% |
| Darke County | West Central | — | — | — | — |
| Defiance County | Northwest | $177 | — | — | +7.3% |
| Delaware County | Central | $190 | — | — | −3.6% |
| Erie County | North Central | $191 | — | — | +2.7% |
| Fairfield County | Central | $188 | — | — | +8.7% |
| Fayette County | Central | $240 | — | — | +1.3% |
| Franklin County | Central | $218 | — | — | +4.3% |
| Fulton County | Northwest | $226 | — | — | +8.1% |
| Gallia County | South Central | $62.50 | — | $19.50 | −8.8% |
| Geauga County | Northeast | $65.50 | — | — | +6.5% |
| Greene County | Southwest | $226 | — | — | +1.3% |
| Guernsey County | Southeast | $56 | — | $19.50 | +7.7% |
| Hamilton County | Southwest | — | — | — | — |
| Hancock County | Northwest | $212 | — | — | +1.0% |
| Hardin County | West Central | $250 | — | — | +5.0% |
| Harrison County | East Central | $50.50 | — | $17 | +16.1% |
| Henry County | Northwest | — | — | — | — |
| Highland County | South Central | $173 | — | $50 | −4.4% |
| Hocking County | Southeast | — | — | — | — |
| Holmes County | East Central | $127 | — | $65.50 | +6.7% |
| Huron County | North Central | $187 | — | — | −1.6% |
| Jackson County | South Central | $74 | — | — | — |
| Jefferson County | East Central | $45.50 | — | — | +21.3% |
| Knox County | Central | — | — | $46 | — |
| Lake County | Northeast | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence County | South Central | $50.50 | — | — | −15.8% |
| Licking County | Central | $155 | — | $33.50 | +15.7% |
| Logan County | West Central | $202 | — | — | −3.3% |
| Lorain County | North Central | $137 | — | — | −2.8% |
| Lucas County | Northwest | $175 | — | — | −2.2% |
| Madison County | Central | $237 | — | $44.50 | −1.2% |
| Mahoning County | Northeast | $102 | — | — | +12.1% |
| Marion County | Central | $195 | — | — | 0% |
| Medina County | Northeast | $99.50 | — | — | −7.9% |
| Meigs County | Southeast | — | — | — | — |
| Mercer County | West Central | — | — | — | — |
| Miami County | West Central | $212 | — | — | +7.1% |
| Monroe County | Southeast | — | — | $22 | — |
| Montgomery County | Southwest | $215 | — | — | +8.6% |
| Morgan County | Southeast | $56 | — | $18 | +1.8% |
| Morrow County | Central | $193 | — | — | +7.2% |
| Muskingum County | Southeast | $120 | — | $27 | +20.6% |
| Noble County | Southeast | $47.50 | — | $15.50 | — |
| Ottawa County | North Central | $183 | — | — | −1.1% |
| Paulding County | Northwest | $189 | — | — | +0.5% |
| Perry County | Southeast | $103 | — | $30.50 | +10.2% |
| Pickaway County | Central | $218 | — | — | 0% |
| Pike County | South Central | $147 | — | $32.50 | +7.3% |
| Portage County | Northeast | $81.50 | — | — | −5.2% |
| Preble County | Southwest | $232 | — | — | +3.1% |
| Richland County | North Central | $165 | — | — | −3.5% |
| Ross County | Central | $174 | — | $50 | +5.5% |
| Sandusky County | North Central | $201 | — | — | +2.0% |
| Scioto County | South Central | $107 | — | — | +10.9% |
| Seneca County | North Central | $178 | — | — | — |
| Shelby County | West Central | $256 | — | — | −1.2% |
| Stark County | Northeast | $87.50 | — | $50 | −1.7% |
| Summit County | Northeast | $80 | — | — | −10.1% |
| Trumbull County | Northeast | $82.50 | — | — | −5.7% |
| Tuscarawas County | East Central | $120 | — | — | +8.1% |
| Union County | Central | $194 | — | — | +2.1% |
| Van Wert County | Northwest | $225 | — | — | −3.0% |
| Vinton County | Southeast | — | — | — | — |
| Warren County | Southwest | $140 | — | — | −6.7% |
| Washington County | Southeast | $65 | — | $24.50 | −3.0% |
| Wayne County | Northeast | $154 | — | $95.50 | −14.0% |
| Williams County | Northwest | $206 | — | — | +6.2% |
| Wood County | Northwest | $208 | — | — | +5.1% |
| Wyandot County | North Central | $217 | — | — | +3.3% |
Counties NASS published only in 2025 show a dash for 2026; their pages carry the 2025 figure.
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Sources & method
Where these numbers come from
- Every rent on these pages is a published estimate from the USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey: the average cash rent paid per acre for non-irrigated cropland, irrigated cropland and pasture. We pull the 2024–2026 county and state series straight from Quick Stats.
- NASS skips counties with too few survey reports, or withholds them to protect respondents, and lumps them into an "other counties" total. Those counties get no page here, and missing years show as a dash. We do not estimate, average or interpolate around the gaps.
- The coefficient of variation (CV) is NASS's measure of sampling precision. Lower is tighter; the higher the CV, the wider the real range around the county figure.
- "Bordering counties" are the ones that share a boundary under the Census Bureau county adjacency file, including across state lines.
- An average rent is a benchmark, not a fair price for a specific field. Soil, drainage, fertility, improvements and lease terms all move the number.
Data last refreshed October 8, 2026.