Ohio farmland by county
Clark County, Ohio Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Clark County, Ohio, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Clark County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Clark County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Clark County's USDA NASS 2026 county average cash rent, USD 247/ac, ranks 3rd of the 76 Ohio counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 31.4% above the Ohio statewide average of USD 188/ac for 2026.
- The county figure is up USD 12/ac (5.1%) from USD 235/ac in 2025.
- In 2025, soybeans led Clark County's reported field crops at 67,200 harvested acres.
- Its 67,200 acres of soybeans are the 34th most of any Ohio county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 67,200 to 55,800 harvested acres.
Clark County cash rent
USDA NASS reports county cash rent for non-irrigated cropland as a county average, refreshed on the annual USDA cycle. The table shows every year NASS reported for Clark County, with the Ohio statewide average included as a clearly labeled context row (a state average is never a substitute for the county figure, and neither is a substitute for a parcel-level read).
| Year | Cash rent | Data level |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USD 247/ac | Clark County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 235/ac | Clark County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 225/ac | Clark County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 211/ac | Clark County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 178/ac | Clark County (NASS) |
| 2026 | USD 188/ac | Ohio statewide average (context) |
County averages for non-irrigated cropland, not medians. The Ohio statewide average row is labeled as state-level and is not a Clark County figure.
What Clark County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Clark County. NASS suppresses some county crops, so this is the reported field-crop picture, not the county's entire cropland. Horticulture and specialty crops NASS reports separately are not included.
| Crop | Harvested acres | Survey year |
|---|---|---|
| Soybeans | 67,200 | 2025 |
| Corn | 55,800 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 4,490 | 2025 |
Reported field crops ranked by most-recent NASS harvested acres. Ranked by acreage, not value. NASS can report different survey years for different crops, so each crop carries its own year.
Conservation (CRP) in Clark County
Not available now: new CRP enrollment is paused until Congress extends the farm bill (USDA FSA, Sept 25, 2026). CRP contracts FSA approved by Sept 30, 2026 keep receiving their annual rental and other contract payments (USDA FSA Notice CRP-1101). See how CRP works for how signup worked, and the CRP payment rates guide for the last rates FSA published, kept as dated history.
Energy interest in Clark County
Clark County has designated a countywide restricted area under Ohio Senate Bill 52, which lets the county commissioners block large solar and wind projects, so utility-scale solar and wind leases face a county-level veto here regardless of queue activity (Ohio Senate Bill 52 of 2021; the countywide restricted-area designation is tracked by the Ohio Capital Journal and Ohio Citizen Action). Confirm whether your parcel's township sits inside the restricted area before relying on any lease posture.
For the statewide picture, see Ohio cash rent by county and what crops grow in Ohio. A county page like this is not a plat or a boundary survey; for that distinction see what a plat map is. For how every figure here is sourced, see how we get our numbers, or return to the Ohio farmland hub.
Clark County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Clark County, Ohio?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 247/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Clark County in 2026. That is a county average, not a parcel-specific rate: soil quality, drainage, field size, and lease terms move an individual parcel above or below it. Scout reads the parcel's soils and applies its productivity band around this benchmark.
- What crops grow in Clark County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Clark County's largest reported field crops. Corn and soybeans are typically grown in rotation on the same ground. See the crop table above for the acreage on each.
- Can Clark County land be enrolled in CRP now?
- Not available now: new CRP enrollment is paused until Congress extends the farm bill (USDA FSA, Sept 25, 2026). CRP contracts FSA approved by Sept 30, 2026 keep receiving their annual rental and other contract payments (USDA FSA Notice CRP-1101). See the AgriTerra CRP guide for how signup worked and the last rates FSA published.
Own ground in Clark County that someone else farms? The Landlord Plan sends you a rent letter every August, first in January 2027 →
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