Ohio farmland and pasture cash rent, 2026
County-by-county cash rents for non-irrigated cropland and pasture in Ohio, from USDA's annual Cash Rents Survey, with land values and the state's lease notice rule. Reports available
average cash rent, non-irrigated cropland, 2026
USDA NASSaverage cropland value per acre, 2026
USDA NASS Land Valuesrent as a share of land value
Our arithmetic from the two figuresWhat the average misses
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Ohio cash rent trend
Statewide non-irrigated cropland: 2021: $160, 2022: $170, 2023: $178, 2024: $185, 2025: $184, 2026: $188. Irrigated cropland: $220 (2026). Pasture: $37 an acre (2026).
Lease notice rule in Ohio
For crop leases with no end date or notice terms of their own, written notice by September 1 of the year the lease is to end (by hand, fax or email). The lease then ends at harvest or December 31, whichever comes first.
Source: Ohio Revised Code 5301.71. General information, not legal advice. A written lease with set dates avoids most of this.
Cash rent by county
Dollars per acre: non-irrigated cropland by year, and pasture for 2026. USDA doesn't publish every county every year; a dash means no published figure.
| County | Crop 2024 | Crop 2025 | Crop 2026 | Pasture 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $128 | $144 | $136 | $38 |
| Allen | $212 | $229 | $226 | — |
| Ashland | $134 | $128 | $129 | — |
| Ashtabula | $57 | $57 | $53 | — |
| Athens | $47 | — | $55 | $14 |
| Auglaize | $215 | $228 | $234 | — |
| Belmont | — | $24 | $26 | $18 |
| Brown | $152 | $163 | $161 | — |
| Butler | — | $158 | $165 | $42 |
| Carroll | $54 | $59 | $64 | $24 |
| Champaign | $208 | $204 | $217 | $56 |
| Clark | $225 | $235 | $247 | — |
| Clermont | $127 | $132 | $129 | $19 |
| Clinton | $160 | $180 | $170 | — |
| Columbiana | $84 | $90 | $94 | — |
| Coshocton | $88 | $96 | $95 | $37 |
| Crawford | — | $204 | $209 | — |
| Darke | — | $287 | — | — |
| Defiance | $161 | $165 | $177 | — |
| Delaware | $183 | $197 | $190 | — |
| Erie | $164 | $186 | $191 | — |
| Fairfield | $170 | $173 | $188 | — |
| Fayette | $238 | $237 | $240 | — |
| Franklin | $197 | $209 | $218 | — |
| Fulton | — | $209 | $226 | — |
| Gallia | $60 | $68 | $62 | $20 |
| Geauga | $62 | $62 | $66 | — |
| Greene | $202 | $223 | $226 | — |
| Guernsey | $52 | $52 | $56 | $20 |
| Hamilton | $163 | $167 | — | — |
| Hancock | $215 | $210 | $212 | — |
| Hardin | $240 | $238 | $250 | — |
| Harrison | $44 | $44 | $50 | $17 |
| Henry | — | $200 | — | — |
| Highland | $161 | $181 | $173 | $50 |
| Hocking | $113 | $101 | — | — |
| Holmes | $120 | $119 | $127 | $66 |
| Huron | — | $190 | $187 | — |
| Jackson | $64 | — | $74 | — |
| Jefferson | $39 | $38 | $46 | — |
| Knox | $139 | $149 | — | $46 |
| Lake | $128 | $116 | — | — |
| Lawrence | $40 | $60 | $50 | — |
| Licking | $132 | $134 | $155 | $34 |
| Logan | $213 | $209 | $202 | — |
| Lorain | $132 | $141 | $137 | — |
| Lucas | $175 | $179 | $175 | — |
| Madison | $236 | $240 | $237 | $44 |
| Mahoning | $86 | $91 | $102 | — |
| Marion | $185 | $195 | $195 | — |
| Medina | $92 | $108 | $100 | — |
| Meigs | $50 | $55 | — | — |
| Mercer | — | $280 | — | — |
| Miami | — | $198 | $212 | — |
| Monroe | $26 | — | — | $22 |
| Montgomery | $201 | $198 | $215 | — |
| Morgan | $57 | $55 | $56 | $18 |
| Morrow | $175 | $180 | $193 | — |
| Muskingum | $82 | $100 | $120 | $27 |
| Noble | $58 | — | $48 | $16 |
| Ottawa | $185 | $185 | $183 | — |
| Paulding | $189 | $188 | $189 | — |
| Perry | $88 | $94 | $103 | $30 |
| Pickaway | $215 | $218 | $218 | — |
| Pike | $137 | $137 | $147 | $32 |
| Portage | $76 | $86 | $82 | — |
| Preble | $225 | $225 | $232 | — |
| Richland | $154 | $171 | $165 | — |
| Ross | — | $165 | $174 | $50 |
| Sandusky | $206 | $197 | $201 | — |
| Scioto | $95 | $96 | $107 | — |
| Seneca | — | — | $178 | — |
| Shelby | — | $259 | $256 | — |
| Stark | $86 | $89 | $88 | $50 |
| Summit | $76 | $89 | $80 | — |
| Trumbull | $79 | $88 | $82 | — |
| Tuscarawas | $103 | $111 | $120 | — |
| Union | $185 | $190 | $194 | — |
| Van Wert | $219 | $232 | $225 | — |
| Vinton | — | $56 | — | — |
| Warren | $134 | $150 | $140 | — |
| Washington | $70 | $67 | $65 | $24 |
| Wayne | — | $179 | $154 | $96 |
| Williams | $175 | $194 | $206 | — |
| Wood | $198 | $198 | $208 | — |
| Wyandot | $215 | $210 | $217 | — |