Every 5 years the United States Department of Agriculture releases the Census of Agriculture. The next report date for 2022 should be released in Feb. 2024

Lorain County 

There were 1,0001 farms in Lorain County with a total acreage of 125,721, and an average farm size of 126 acres in 2017. Ninety-six percent were family farms. Over  50% of the farm were new farmers. The total market value of products sold was 133,901,000.

Lorain County is one of the leaders in Ohio in the production of ornamental plants generating 76,571,000 in sales. Lorain County is ranked 36th in the U.S. out of 2,601 counties. 

The value of the crop sales in Lorain County was over 116 million dollars. Livestock, poultry, and products sales were over 17 million dollars.