Counties in Alabama by farms

Cullman County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 2002, at 2,301. Bibb County had the lowest, at 187. The median was 531 and the figure for Alabama was 45,126. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest2,301Cullman County
Lowest187Bibb County
Median53167 counties
Alabama45,126History

Top 40 counties, 2002

Cullman County: 2,301 countCullman County2,301DeKalb County: 2,177 countDeKalb County2,177Marshall County: 1,686 countMarshall County1,686Lawrence County: 1,597 countLawrence County1,597Lauderdale County: 1,485 countLauderdale County1,485Jackson County: 1,375 countJackson County1,375Morgan County: 1,308 countMorgan County1,308Blount County: 1,248 countBlount County1,248Limestone County: 1,235 countLimestone County1,235Madison County: 1,117 countMadison County1,117Baldwin County: 1,062 countBaldwin County1,062Covington County: 1,013 countCovington County1,013Geneva County: 998 countGeneva County998Etowah County: 974 countEtowah County974Franklin County: 929 countFranklin County929Coffee County: 854 countCoffee County854Marion County: 756 countMarion County756Mobile County: 740 countMobile County740Montgomery County: 703 countMontgomery County703Houston County: 700 countHouston County700Calhoun County: 673 countCalhoun County673Chilton County: 667 countChilton County667St. Clair County: 667 countSt. Clair County667Winston County: 650 countWinston County650Elmore County: 633 countElmore County633Pike County: 612 countPike County612Randolph County: 610 countRandolph County610Colbert County: 584 countColbert County584Talladega County: 584 countTalladega County584Crenshaw County: 570 countCrenshaw County570Tuscaloosa County: 547 countTuscaloosa County547Cherokee County: 546 countCherokee County546Walker County: 543 countWalker County543Barbour County: 531 countBarbour County531Marengo County: 508 countMarengo County508Pickens County: 493 countPickens County493Dallas County: 490 countDallas County490Shelby County: 486 countShelby County486Jefferson County: 463 countJefferson County463Lamar County: 463 countLamar County463
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, 2002) [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, 2002. 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=2002. 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, 2002. 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=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/alabama-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Cullman County, with 2,301 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Bibb County, with 187 in 2002.

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