Counties in Alabama by farms

Cullman County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 1997, at 2,484. Bibb County had the lowest, at 214. The median was 561 and the figure for Alabama was 49,872. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest2,484Cullman County
Lowest214Bibb County
Median56167 counties
Alabama49,872History

Top 40 counties, 1997

Cullman County: 2,484 countCullman County2,484DeKalb County: 2,419 countDeKalb County2,419Marshall County: 1,891 countMarshall County1,891Lauderdale County: 1,663 countLauderdale County1,663Jackson County: 1,544 countJackson County1,544Lawrence County: 1,541 countLawrence County1,541Morgan County: 1,442 countMorgan County1,442Blount County: 1,408 countBlount County1,408Limestone County: 1,359 countLimestone County1,359Madison County: 1,230 countMadison County1,230Baldwin County: 1,218 countBaldwin County1,218Etowah County: 1,118 countEtowah County1,118Covington County: 1,064 countCovington County1,064Geneva County: 1,020 countGeneva County1,020Franklin County: 963 countFranklin County963Mobile County: 947 countMobile County947Coffee County: 923 countCoffee County923Houston County: 816 countHouston County816Marion County: 815 countMarion County815Chilton County: 806 countChilton County806Montgomery County: 789 countMontgomery County789Calhoun County: 775 countCalhoun County775St. Clair County: 722 countSt. Clair County722Randolph County: 708 countRandolph County708Elmore County: 690 countElmore County690Colbert County: 688 countColbert County688Winston County: 676 countWinston County676Pike County: 667 countPike County667Tuscaloosa County: 631 countTuscaloosa County631Talladega County: 625 countTalladega County625Cherokee County: 594 countCherokee County594Walker County: 583 countWalker County583Marengo County: 562 countMarengo County562Jefferson County: 561 countJefferson County561Crenshaw County: 560 countCrenshaw County560Shelby County: 551 countShelby County551Dallas County: 549 countDallas County549Pickens County: 547 countPickens County547Butler County: 534 countButler County534Monroe County: 518 countMonroe County518
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Alabama by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Alabama by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/alabama-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Alabama by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/alabama-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Alabama by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/alabama-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Cullman County, with 2,484 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Bibb County, with 214 in 1997.

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