Ohio farmland by county
Van Wert County, Ohio Farmland
What farmland rents for, what it grows, and what else the data says about Van Wert County, Ohio, from USDA NASS and other federal sources, with the source and year on every figure. Then read your exact parcel free.
Van Wert County at a glance
These figures are computed from the federal data for Van Wert County specifically, not a statewide average dressed up as local.
- Van Wert County's latest reported cash rent, USD 232/ac in 2025, ranks 8th of the 81 Ohio counties USDA NASS reported that year.
- That is about 26.1% above the Ohio statewide average of USD 184/ac for 2025.
- The county figure is up USD 13/ac (5.9%) from USD 219/ac in 2024.
Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 232/ac | Van Wert County (NASS) |
| 2024 | USD 219/ac | Van Wert County (NASS) |
| 2023 | USD 203/ac | Van Wert County (NASS) |
| 2022 | USD 198/ac | Van Wert 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 Van Wert County figure.
What Van Wert County grows
USDA NASS does not separately report county-level crop acreage for Van Wert County in this dataset, so there is no county crop table to show here rather than a statewide figure standing in for it. Statewide, Ohio's cropland runs mostly on soybeans and corn grown in rotation. See what crops grow in Ohio for the county leaders and the rotation behind them.
Conservation (CRP) in Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County
Van Wert County shows 7 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.
Van Wert County farmland: frequently asked questions
- What is the average cash rent in Van Wert County, Ohio?
- USDA NASS reported an average cash rent of USD 232/ac for non-irrigated cropland in Van Wert 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 Van Wert County?
- USDA NASS does not separately report county crop acreage for Van Wert County in this dataset. Statewide, Ohio's cropland runs mostly on soybeans and corn grown in rotation; see what crops grow in Ohio for the county leaders.
- How much does CRP pay in Van Wert 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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