Franklin County, Ohio property search
Search an address or an owner in Franklin County, Ohio with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 429,979 lots are mapped here, covering 672,777 acres. 72,390 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Franklin County received $2.2 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 171 recipients. 2,928 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Canada. Crop insurance paid $2.5 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 429,979
- Lots mapped
- 672,777
- Acres
- 72,390
- Institutional
Land use in Franklin County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Franklin County, Ohio| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 510 | 279,419 | 64,960 |
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| 550 | 44,293 | 179,694 |
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| 520 | 12,736 | 2,010 |
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| 511 | 11,349 | 23,533 |
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| 500 | 10,456 | 2,918 |
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| 553 | 8,376 | 126,481 |
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| 401 | 4,635 | 1,275 |
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| 551 | 3,942 | 27,912 |
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| 640 | 3,149 | 11,063 |
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| 400 | 2,651 | 5,716 |
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| 685 | 2,517 | 3,353 |
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| 552 | 2,222 | 19,117 |
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Largest landowners in Franklin County
Largest landowners by acreage in Franklin County, Ohio| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| CITY OF COLUMBUS OHIO | 1,039 | 5,574 |
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| BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS | 231 | 5,139 |
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| CITY OF COLUMBUS | 903 | 4,747 |
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| STATE OF OHIO | 330 | 3,107 |
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| COLUMBUS REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY | 208 | 2,118 |
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| COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY | 74 | 1,741 |
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| BOARD OF EDUCATION | 177 | 1,178 |
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| PENNSYLVANIA LINES LLC | 65 | 1,138 |
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| CITY OF DUBLIN OHIO | 207 | 870 |
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| PFK COMPANY II LLC TAMARACK ENTERPRISES II | 9 | 846 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Ohio
Federal farm payments in Franklin County
- $2.2M
- Paid in 2025
- 171
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Franklin County, Ohio, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $1.2M |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $555K |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $344K |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $97K |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $27K |
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| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based | $20K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Franklin County
- 2,928
- Acres disclosed
- 19
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Franklin County, Ohio, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Canada | 1,448 |
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| Germany | 1,260 |
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| Japan | 80 |
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| China | 69 |
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| United Arab Emirates | 69 |
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| United Kingdom | 2 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Franklin County, Ohio| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| Invenergy Solar Project Development, LLC (CANADA) | 1,439 |
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| Gertrud Poeppelmann Corp (GERMANY) | 806 |
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| GOOD EARTH INVESTMENTS (CHINA) | 69 |
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| AI LIMITED (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) | 69 |
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| TS TRIM INDUSTRIES, INC. (JAPAN) | 57 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Franklin County
- 258
- Policies
- 35,562
- Insured acres
- $2.5M
- Claims paid
- 1.74
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Franklin County, Ohio, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2M |
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| Corn | $453K |
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| Pasture,Rangeland,Forage | $15K |
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| Wheat | $15K |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 195
- CRP acres, 2025
- 94
- Substations
- 5
- 345 kV and up
- 345 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Franklin County last published these records on June 20, 2023. Assessment records, not a survey.