Ohio farmland by county
Hardin County, Ohio Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Hardin County, Ohio, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Hardin County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Hardin County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Hardin County's latest reported cash rent, USD 238/ac in 2025, ranks 5th of the 81 Ohio counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 29.3% above the Ohio statewide average of USD 184/ac for 2025.
- The county figure is down USD 2/ac (0.8%) from USD 240/ac in 2024.
- In 2025, soybeans led Hardin County's reported field crops at 118,100 harvested acres.
- Its 118,100 acres of soybeans are the 7th most of any Ohio county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 118,100 to 84,500 harvested acres.
Hardin 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 Hardin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USD 238/ac | Hardin County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 240/ac | Hardin County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 211/ac | Hardin County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 204/ac | Hardin County (NASS) |
| 2025 | USD 184/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 Hardin County figure.
What Hardin County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Hardin 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 | 118,100 | 2025 |
| Corn | 84,500 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 9,600 | 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 Hardin County
Ohio's USDA FSA general CRP signup rental rates run about USD 92/ac to USD 154/ac per acre per year (USD 123/ac midpoint). Those are the state planning band, not what a given Hardin County parcel will be offered: the binding rate at enrollment is the county soil rental rate FSA sets from the soils on your specific acres. See the CRP payment rates guide for the full state table and how the county rate is derived, and how CRP works for eligibility.
Energy interest in Hardin County
Hardin County shows 6 active or pending electric-interconnection requests in the LBNL Queued Up dataset (2026 edition, queue data through December 2025), predominantly solar. A queue request is an early-stage filing, not a built or contracted project, and most queued capacity never reaches operation, so treat it as a signal of developer interest in the area rather than a forecast. Scout weighs transmission distance and the local queue when it models whether a solar or wind lease is realistic for a specific parcel.
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.
Hardin County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Hardin County, Ohio?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 238/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Hardin County in 2025. 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 Hardin County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Hardin 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.
- How much does CRP pay in Hardin County?
- Ohio's USDA FSA general CRP signup rental rates run about USD 92/ac to USD 154/ac per acre per year (USD 123/ac midpoint), from the FSA state summary. The binding rate at enrollment is the county soil rental rate FSA sets from the soils on your specific acres, not the state average. See CRP payment rates for how that works.
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