Ohio farmland by county
Putnam County, Ohio Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Putnam County, Ohio, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Putnam County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Putnam County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Putnam County's latest reported cash rent, USD 172/ac in 2022, ranks 26th of the 83 Ohio counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 1.2% above the Ohio statewide average of USD 170/ac for 2022.
- In 2025, soybeans led Putnam County's reported field crops at 137,000 harvested acres.
- Its 137,000 acres of soybeans are the 5th most of any Ohio county in the NASS crop dataset.
- That year soybeans outsized corn, 137,000 to 73,400 harvested acres.
Putnam 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 Putnam 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USD 172/ac | Putnam County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 170/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 Putnam County figure.
What Putnam County grows
Ranked by harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county survey, here are the field crops NASS separately reports for Putnam 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 | 137,000 | 2025 |
| Corn | 73,400 | 2025 |
| Wheat | 29,300 | 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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
Putnam County shows 1 active or pending electric-interconnection request 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.
Putnam County has reported local restrictions on commercial solar siting that the policy record does not fully enumerate (partial scope). Treat that as a verify-your-local-ordinance flag rather than a confirmed prohibition, and confirm the current county and township rules 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.
Putnam County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Putnam County, Ohio?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 172/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Putnam County in 2022. 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 Putnam County?
- By harvested acres in the latest USDA NASS county data, soybeans, corn, wheat are Putnam 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 Putnam 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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