Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County, OH: non-irrigated cash rent $218 an acre (2026); land and buildings $11,462 an acre in the 2022 census; median corn yield 166.4 bu/ac. County averages from public records, not an appraisal of any farm. FIPS 39049. Figures as of 2026-09-20.
Non-irrigated cash rent in Franklin County averages $218 per acre in 2026, up 50.3 percent from 2016. Census land value stands at $11,462 per acre, the operators' own estimate, up 42.5 percent from 2017 to 2022. The county corn yield trend runs 1.3 bushels per acre a year over 2008-2022, with a median of 166.4 bushels per acre and a worst year of 131 in 2008. Heat and drought is the largest cause of crop insurance indemnities at 44 percent of $21.2 million paid out over 1989-2025, though drought weeks stayed low, 11 of 1357 weeks in 2000-2025. July nightly lows have warmed, 64.1 F normal against 65.4 F over 2017-2026. Irrigation covers 1 percent of harvested cropland.
OH median $168 · tied for 12th highest of 76
OH median $7,956 · 5th highest of 87
OH median $4.69 · 39th lowest of 83
OH median 37% · 22nd highest of 87
Cash rent
Dollars per acre, USDA NASS county survey. A break in a line is a year with no published survey; nothing is drawn across it.
Land value
Corn yield
Bushels per acre, USDA NASS county yields, all practices. The dashed line is the median of the published years.
Crop insurance record
Claims paid divided by total premium (the farmer share plus the federal subsidy), each closed crop year since 1989. Above the dashed line, the county's insurance book paid out more than it took in. 2026, still open, is left out.
Drought and weather
Weeks per year, U.S. Drought Monitor, with half the county or more in D2 (severe) drought or worse.
Land, water and programs
Acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, USDA FSA, by fiscal year.
Next door
| County | Dry rent | Land value | Corn yield | Claims per $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | $218 | $11,462 | — | $4.52 |
| Delaware County | $190 | $9,771 | 173.1 | $3.89 |
| Fairfield County | $188 | $7,551 | 175.0 | $2.68 |
| Licking County | $155 | $8,946 | — | $3.20 |
| Madison County | $237 | $9,260 | 175.6 | $3.56 |
| Pickaway County | $218 | $8,962 | 174.2 | $5.13 |
| Union County | $194 | $8,151 | 179.8 | $4.25 |
| Median next door | $192 | $8,954 | 175.0 | $3.73 |
Counties that share a stretch of boundary. An older rent carries its year and stays out of the median.
Cite this page
AGSIST Farmland Atlas. Franklin County, Ohio. Figures as of 2026-09-20, from USDA NASS, USDA RMA, USDA FSA, the U.S. Drought Monitor and NOAA. https://agsist.com/farmland-atlas/ohio/franklin-countyEvery figure is a county average from the sources named below. Ranks count counties with 10,000 acres or more in farms, in the same survey year for rent, within the state. Methods: how each figure is built. Downloads: all counties, CSV.
Sources, dates and arithmetic
"Figures as of" is the date this page's numbers last changed; it moves only when a figure on the page does. Source files and their retrieval dates are listed on the data page.
Rent: USDA NASS Cash Rents Survey, county. Land value: Census of Agriculture, operators' estimate of land and buildings. Yield: NASS county corn yields, trend fitted here over every published year since 2008. Loss ratio: claims (indemnity) divided by total premium, USDA RMA Summary of Business, 1989 on, open crop year left out. Drought: U.S. Drought Monitor, weeks with half the county or more in D2 or worse. July lows: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly minimum temperature. A dash means the record does not carry the figure or the source withheld it; the reason is printed beside it.