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Ohio Data and Statistics

Welcome to the Ohio Statistics page. Here you will find frequently requested data specific to this state from AFT's Farms Under Threat: The State of the States report, the National Resources Inventory, the Census of Agriculture, and the Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE) program survey. You also can link to additional information and data sources.

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Farms Under Threat

National Resources Inventory

Census of Agriculture

Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs

Other Data Sources

Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

All estimates represent figures for the Conterminous U.S.

Total and Agricultural Land Cover/Use

Data Item Acres
Total land area in 2016 26,414,600
Agricultural land in 2016 15,279,800
Cropland in 2016 11,519,500
Pastureland in 2016 1,847,300
Rangeland  in 2016 400
Woodland in 2016 1,912,600
Agricultural land in 2001 15,460,300

High-quality Agricultural Land

 

Data Item Acres
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2016 10,983,800
Nationally Significant agricultural land in 2001 11,091,800
Best agricultural land in 2016 8,268,600
Best agricultural land in 2001 8,210,800

Nationally Significant agricultural land is the land best-suited to long-term, intensive crop production within the Conterminous United States; and each state’s “best land” is approximately the better half of all agricultural land in each state. For more information about these categories of high-quality agricultural land and how they were identified, see the interactive website for Farms Under Threat: The State of the States, and the fact sheet about AFT’s Productivity, Versatility, and Resiliency (PVR) Analysis.

Agricultural Land Converted from 2001-2016

Data Item Acres
Agricultural land developed or compromised 312,200
Agricultural land converted to urban and highly-developed land use (UHD) 109,500
Agricultural land converted to low-density residential land use (LDR) 202,800
Nationally Significant agricultural land developed or compromised 181,400
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to UHD 62,900
Nationally Significant agricultural land converted to LDR 118,500
Best agricultural land developed or compromised 77,500
Best agricultural land converted to UHD 3,300
Best agricultural land converted to LDR 74,200

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2012 National Resources Inventory

1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2012 1982-2012
Agricultural land converted to developed land (acres) 136,500 112,300 47,400 846,700
Agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 14,002,300 13,806,200 13,607,100 15,189,700
Prime agricultural land at the beginning of the reporting period (acres) 9,894,600 9,758,500 9,626,900 10,393,500
Forest land converted to developed land (acres) 70,500 78,800 33,500 455,300
Other rural land converted to developed land (acres) 9,800 6,600 5,300 48,900
Total surface area (acres) 26,444,800 26,444,800 26,444,800 26,444,800

Census of Agriculture

Data Item 2007 2012 2017
Farms 75,861 75,462 77,805
Land in Farms (acres) 13,956,563 13,960,604 13,965,295
Cropland (acres) 10,832,772 10,748,553 10,960,704
Permanent Pasture and Rangeland (acres) 1,046,728 1,054,530 952,100
Woodland (acres) 1,473,638 1,511,638 1,466,333
Land in Buildings (acres) 603,425 645,883 586,158
Total Land Area (acres) 26,414,606 26,414,606 26,414,606
All operators/All producers 114,172 115,743 130,439
All operators/All producers 34 and younger 10,589 11,545 13,233
All operators/All producers 65 and older 24,826 27,998 37,711
All producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 78,373
Principal producers 102,690
Principal producers 34 and younger 9,379
Principal producers 65 and older 32,272
Principal producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 24,317
Principal operators / Primary producers 75,861 75,462 77,805
Principal operators / Primary producers 34 and younger 4,729 5,251 6,519
Principal operators / Primary producers 65 and older 19,990 21,637 25,778
Primary producers with experience of 10 years or less on any farm 17,501
Market value of agricultural products sold $7,070,212,000 $10,064,085,000 $9,341,225,000
Average market value of agricultural products sold per operation $93,200 $133,366 $120,059
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers $54,270,000 $46,615,000 $79,413,000
Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products $118,174,000

Notes on Changes to the 2017 Census of Agriculture

  • Producer characteristic data were collected for a maximum of four producers on each farm, up from a maximum of three producers in prior years.
  • Principal producer is a new term that identifies up to two main decision-makers on each farm, up from one principal operator in prior years.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to consumers expanded to include value-added products.
  • Market value of agricultural products sold directly to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally branded products is a new data item.

 


Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs

For summaries of PACE activity by state, use the links for the downloadable table or most recent fact sheets on the national statistics page under Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs.


Other Data Sources

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