Counties in Florida by farms

Hillsborough County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 1997, at 3,682. Monroe County had the lowest, at 17. The median was 477 and the figure for Florida was 45,808. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Map of counties, 1997

Alachua County: 1,437 countBaker County: 228 countBay County: 99 countBradford County: 379 countBrevard County: 608 countBroward County: 451 countCalhoun County: 157 countCharlotte County: 287 countCitrus County: 413 countClay County: 326 countCollier County: 285 countColumbia County: 808 countDeSoto County: 941 countDixie County: 235 countDuval County: 457 countEscambia County: 614 countFlagler County: 125 countFranklin County: 29 countGadsden County: 351 countGilchrist County: 467 countGlades County: 253 countGulf County: 44 countHamilton County: 289 countHardee County: 1,292 countHendry County: 507 countHernando County: 646 countHighlands County: 1,020 countHillsborough County: 3,682 countHolmes County: 734 countIndian River County: 524 countJackson County: 963 countJefferson County: 422 countLafayette County: 274 countLake County: 1,814 countLee County: 725 countLeon County: 318 countLevy County: 744 countLiberty County: 63 countMadison County: 592 countManatee County: 899 countMarion County: 2,370 countMartin County: 412 countMiami-Dade County: 1,887 countMonroe County: 17 countNassau County: 372 countOkaloosa County: 442 countOkeechobee County: 633 countOrange County: 1,062 countOsceola County: 639 countPalm Beach County: 1,095 countPasco County: 1,338 countPinellas County: 166 countPolk County: 3,151 countPutnam County: 526 countSt. Johns County: 196 countSt. Lucie County: 609 countSanta Rosa County: 558 countSarasota County: 463 countSeminole County: 477 countSumter County: 1,017 countSuwannee County: 1,066 countTaylor County: 166 countUnion County: 294 countVolusia County: 1,177 countWakulla County: 126 countWalton County: 631 countWashington County: 416 count
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count, 1997. 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, 1997

Hillsborough County: 3,682 countHillsborough County3,682Polk County: 3,151 countPolk County3,151Marion County: 2,370 countMarion County2,370Miami-Dade County: 1,887 countMiami-Dade County1,887Lake County: 1,814 countLake County1,814Alachua County: 1,437 countAlachua County1,437Pasco County: 1,338 countPasco County1,338Hardee County: 1,292 countHardee County1,292Volusia County: 1,177 countVolusia County1,177Palm Beach County: 1,095 countPalm Beach County1,095Suwannee County: 1,066 countSuwannee County1,066Orange County: 1,062 countOrange County1,062Highlands County: 1,020 countHighlands County1,020Sumter County: 1,017 countSumter County1,017Jackson County: 963 countJackson County963DeSoto County: 941 countDeSoto County941Manatee County: 899 countManatee County899Columbia County: 808 countColumbia County808Levy County: 744 countLevy County744Holmes County: 734 countHolmes County734Lee County: 725 countLee County725Hernando County: 646 countHernando County646Osceola County: 639 countOsceola County639Okeechobee County: 633 countOkeechobee County633Walton County: 631 countWalton County631Escambia County: 614 countEscambia County614St. Lucie County: 609 countSt. Lucie County609Brevard County: 608 countBrevard County608Madison County: 592 countMadison County592Santa Rosa County: 558 countSanta Rosa County558Putnam County: 526 countPutnam County526Indian River County: 524 countIndian River County524Hendry County: 507 countHendry County507Seminole County: 477 countSeminole County477Gilchrist County: 467 countGilchrist County467Sarasota County: 463 countSarasota County463Duval County: 457 countDuval County457Broward County: 451 countBroward County451Okaloosa County: 442 countOkaloosa County442Jefferson County: 422 countJefferson County422Hillsborough County: 3,682 countHillsborough County3,682Polk County: 3,151 countPolk County3,151Marion County: 2,370 countMarion County2,370Miami-Dade County: 1,887 countMiami-Dade County1,887Lake County: 1,814 countLake County1,814Alachua County: 1,437 countAlachua County1,437Pasco County: 1,338 countPasco County1,338Hardee County: 1,292 countHardee County1,292Volusia County: 1,177 countVolusia County1,177Palm Beach County: 1,095 countPalm Beach County1,095Suwannee County: 1,066 countSuwannee County1,066Orange County: 1,062 countOrange County1,062Highlands County: 1,020 countHighlands County1,020Sumter County: 1,017 countSumter County1,017Jackson County: 963 countJackson County963DeSoto County: 941 countDeSoto County941Manatee County: 899 countManatee County899Columbia County: 808 countColumbia County808Levy County: 744 countLevy County744Holmes County: 734 countHolmes County734Lee County: 725 countLee County725Hernando County: 646 countHernando County646Osceola County: 639 countOsceola County639Okeechobee County: 633 countOkeechobee County633Walton County: 631 countWalton County631Escambia County: 614 countEscambia County614St. Lucie County: 609 countSt. Lucie County609Brevard County: 608 countBrevard County608Madison County: 592 countMadison County592Santa Rosa County: 558 countSanta Rosa County558Putnam County: 526 countPutnam County526Indian River County: 524 countIndian River County524Hendry County: 507 countHendry County507Seminole County: 477 countSeminole County477Gilchrist County: 467 countGilchrist County467Sarasota County: 463 countSarasota County463Duval County: 457 countDuval County457Broward County: 451 countBroward County451Okaloosa County: 442 countOkaloosa County442Jefferson County: 422 countJefferson County422
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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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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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Florida 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/florida-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Hillsborough County, with 3,682 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Monroe County, with 17 in 1997.

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