Counties in Alabama by farms

DeKalb County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 2012, at 2,035. Coosa County had the lowest, at 152. The median was 499 and the figure for Alabama was 43,223. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,035DeKalb County
Lowest152Coosa County
Median49967 counties
Alabama43,223History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 389 countBaldwin County: 989 countBarbour County: 571 countBibb County: 189 countBlount County: 1,241 countBullock County: 273 countButler County: 407 countCalhoun County: 592 countChambers County: 301 countCherokee County: 561 countChilton County: 543 countChoctaw County: 248 countClarke County: 263 countClay County: 401 countCleburne County: 341 countCoffee County: 899 countColbert County: 687 countConecuh County: 346 countCoosa County: 152 countCovington County: 1,051 countCrenshaw County: 575 countCullman County: 2,007 countDale County: 487 countDallas County: 506 countDeKalb County: 2,035 countElmore County: 552 countEscambia County: 454 countEtowah County: 853 countFayette County: 414 countFranklin County: 825 countGeneva County: 1,017 countGreene County: 304 countHale County: 456 countHenry County: 498 countHouston County: 816 countJackson County: 1,376 countJefferson County: 394 countLamar County: 353 countLauderdale County: 1,466 countLawrence County: 1,551 countLee County: 315 countLimestone County: 1,230 countLowndes County: 441 countMacon County: 352 countMadison County: 1,033 countMarengo County: 499 countMarion County: 715 countMarshall County: 1,505 countMobile County: 698 countMonroe County: 480 countMontgomery County: 603 countMorgan County: 1,237 countPerry County: 389 countPickens County: 433 countPike County: 600 countRandolph County: 611 countRussell County: 280 countSt. Clair County: 540 countShelby County: 401 countSumter County: 428 countTalladega County: 519 countTallapoosa County: 345 countTuscaloosa County: 497 countWalker County: 482 countWashington County: 371 countWilcox County: 316 countWinston County: 520 count
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count, 2012. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

DeKalb County: 2,035 countDeKalb County2,035Cullman County: 2,007 countCullman County2,007Lawrence County: 1,551 countLawrence County1,551Marshall County: 1,505 countMarshall County1,505Lauderdale County: 1,466 countLauderdale County1,466Jackson County: 1,376 countJackson County1,376Blount County: 1,241 countBlount County1,241Morgan County: 1,237 countMorgan County1,237Limestone County: 1,230 countLimestone County1,230Covington County: 1,051 countCovington County1,051Madison County: 1,033 countMadison County1,033Geneva County: 1,017 countGeneva County1,017Baldwin County: 989 countBaldwin County989Coffee County: 899 countCoffee County899Etowah County: 853 countEtowah County853Franklin County: 825 countFranklin County825Houston County: 816 countHouston County816Marion County: 715 countMarion County715Mobile County: 698 countMobile County698Colbert County: 687 countColbert County687Randolph County: 611 countRandolph County611Montgomery County: 603 countMontgomery County603Pike County: 600 countPike County600Calhoun County: 592 countCalhoun County592Crenshaw County: 575 countCrenshaw County575Barbour County: 571 countBarbour County571Cherokee County: 561 countCherokee County561Elmore County: 552 countElmore County552Chilton County: 543 countChilton County543St. Clair County: 540 countSt. Clair County540Winston County: 520 countWinston County520Talladega County: 519 countTalladega County519Dallas County: 506 countDallas County506Marengo County: 499 countMarengo County499Henry County: 498 countHenry County498Tuscaloosa County: 497 countTuscaloosa County497Dale County: 487 countDale County487Walker County: 482 countWalker County482Monroe County: 480 countMonroe County480Hale County: 456 countHale County456DeKalb County: 2,035 countDeKalb County2,035Cullman County: 2,007 countCullman County2,007Lawrence County: 1,551 countLawrence County1,551Marshall County: 1,505 countMarshall County1,505Lauderdale County: 1,466 countLauderdale County1,466Jackson County: 1,376 countJackson County1,376Blount County: 1,241 countBlount County1,241Morgan County: 1,237 countMorgan County1,237Limestone County: 1,230 countLimestone County1,230Covington County: 1,051 countCovington County1,051Madison County: 1,033 countMadison County1,033Geneva County: 1,017 countGeneva County1,017Baldwin County: 989 countBaldwin County989Coffee County: 899 countCoffee County899Etowah County: 853 countEtowah County853Franklin County: 825 countFranklin County825Houston County: 816 countHouston County816Marion County: 715 countMarion County715Mobile County: 698 countMobile County698Colbert County: 687 countColbert County687Randolph County: 611 countRandolph County611Montgomery County: 603 countMontgomery County603Pike County: 600 countPike County600Calhoun County: 592 countCalhoun County592Crenshaw County: 575 countCrenshaw County575Barbour County: 571 countBarbour County571Cherokee County: 561 countCherokee County561Elmore County: 552 countElmore County552Chilton County: 543 countChilton County543St. Clair County: 540 countSt. Clair County540Winston County: 520 countWinston County520Talladega County: 519 countTalladega County519Dallas County: 506 countDallas County506Marengo County: 499 countMarengo County499Henry County: 498 countHenry County498Tuscaloosa County: 497 countTuscaloosa County497Dale County: 487 countDale County487Walker County: 482 countWalker County482Monroe County: 480 countMonroe County480Hale County: 456 countHale County456
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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest farms?

DeKalb County, with 2,035 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Coosa County, with 152 in 2012.

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