Ohio farmland by county
Hocking County, Ohio Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Hocking County, Ohio, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Hocking County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Hocking County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Hocking County's USDA NASS 2025 county average cash rent, USD 101/ac, ranks 58th of the 81 Ohio counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 45.1% below the Ohio statewide average of USD 184/ac for 2025.
- The county figure is down USD 12/ac (10.6%) from USD 113/ac in 2024.
- In 2025, wheat led Hocking County's reported field crops at 280 harvested acres.
- Its 280 acres of wheat are the 57th most of any Ohio county in the NASS crop dataset.
Hocking 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 Hocking 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 101/ac | Hocking County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 113/ac | Hocking County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 91/ac | Hocking County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 98/ac | Hocking 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 Hocking County figure.
What Hocking County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Hocking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 280 | 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 Hocking 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.
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.
Hocking County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Hocking County, Ohio?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 101/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Hocking 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 Hocking County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, wheat are Hocking 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 Hocking 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.
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