Counties in Florida by farms

Polk County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 2002, at 3,114. Monroe County had the lowest, at 18. The median was 465 and the figure for Florida was 44,081. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Map of counties, 2002

Alachua County: 1,493 countBaker County: 204 countBay County: 116 countBradford County: 378 countBrevard County: 555 countBroward County: 494 countCalhoun County: 151 countCharlotte County: 284 countCitrus County: 432 countClay County: 340 countCollier County: 273 countColumbia County: 688 countDeSoto County: 1,153 countDixie County: 215 countDuval County: 382 countEscambia County: 674 countFlagler County: 100 countFranklin County: 20 countGadsden County: 343 countGilchrist County: 408 countGlades County: 231 countGulf County: 30 countHamilton County: 239 countHardee County: 1,142 countHendry County: 456 countHernando County: 617 countHighlands County: 1,035 countHillsborough County: 2,969 countHolmes County: 672 countIndian River County: 480 countJackson County: 920 countJefferson County: 418 countLafayette County: 195 countLake County: 1,798 countLee County: 643 countLeon County: 281 countLevy County: 897 countLiberty County: 67 countMadison County: 529 countManatee County: 852 countMarion County: 2,930 countMartin County: 418 countMiami-Dade County: 2,244 countMonroe County: 18 countNassau County: 315 countOkaloosa County: 465 countOkeechobee County: 638 countOrange County: 901 countOsceola County: 519 countPalm Beach County: 1,110 countPasco County: 1,222 countPinellas County: 111 countPolk County: 3,114 countPutnam County: 466 countSt. Johns County: 204 countSt. Lucie County: 477 countSanta Rosa County: 505 countSarasota County: 371 countSeminole County: 376 countSumter County: 902 countSuwannee County: 1,054 countTaylor County: 101 countUnion County: 275 countVolusia County: 1,114 countWakulla County: 126 countWalton County: 540 countWashington County: 391 count
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count, 2002. 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, 2002

Polk County: 3,114 countPolk County3,114Hillsborough County: 2,969 countHillsborough County2,969Marion County: 2,930 countMarion County2,930Miami-Dade County: 2,244 countMiami-Dade County2,244Lake County: 1,798 countLake County1,798Alachua County: 1,493 countAlachua County1,493Pasco County: 1,222 countPasco County1,222DeSoto County: 1,153 countDeSoto County1,153Hardee County: 1,142 countHardee County1,142Volusia County: 1,114 countVolusia County1,114Palm Beach County: 1,110 countPalm Beach County1,110Suwannee County: 1,054 countSuwannee County1,054Highlands County: 1,035 countHighlands County1,035Jackson County: 920 countJackson County920Sumter County: 902 countSumter County902Orange County: 901 countOrange County901Levy County: 897 countLevy County897Manatee County: 852 countManatee County852Columbia County: 688 countColumbia County688Escambia County: 674 countEscambia County674Holmes County: 672 countHolmes County672Lee County: 643 countLee County643Okeechobee County: 638 countOkeechobee County638Hernando County: 617 countHernando County617Brevard County: 555 countBrevard County555Walton County: 540 countWalton County540Madison County: 529 countMadison County529Osceola County: 519 countOsceola County519Santa Rosa County: 505 countSanta Rosa County505Broward County: 494 countBroward County494Indian River County: 480 countIndian River County480St. Lucie County: 477 countSt. Lucie County477Putnam County: 466 countPutnam County466Okaloosa County: 465 countOkaloosa County465Hendry County: 456 countHendry County456Citrus County: 432 countCitrus County432Jefferson County: 418 countJefferson County418Martin County: 418 countMartin County418Gilchrist County: 408 countGilchrist County408Washington County: 391 countWashington County391Polk County: 3,114 countPolk County3,114Hillsborough County: 2,969 countHillsborough County2,969Marion County: 2,930 countMarion County2,930Miami-Dade County: 2,244 countMiami-Dade County2,244Lake County: 1,798 countLake County1,798Alachua County: 1,493 countAlachua County1,493Pasco County: 1,222 countPasco County1,222DeSoto County: 1,153 countDeSoto County1,153Hardee County: 1,142 countHardee County1,142Volusia County: 1,114 countVolusia County1,114Palm Beach County: 1,110 countPalm Beach County1,110Suwannee County: 1,054 countSuwannee County1,054Highlands County: 1,035 countHighlands County1,035Jackson County: 920 countJackson County920Sumter County: 902 countSumter County902Orange County: 901 countOrange County901Levy County: 897 countLevy County897Manatee County: 852 countManatee County852Columbia County: 688 countColumbia County688Escambia County: 674 countEscambia County674Holmes County: 672 countHolmes County672Lee County: 643 countLee County643Okeechobee County: 638 countOkeechobee County638Hernando County: 617 countHernando County617Brevard County: 555 countBrevard County555Walton County: 540 countWalton County540Madison County: 529 countMadison County529Osceola County: 519 countOsceola County519Santa Rosa County: 505 countSanta Rosa County505Broward County: 494 countBroward County494Indian River County: 480 countIndian River County480St. Lucie County: 477 countSt. Lucie County477Putnam County: 466 countPutnam County466Okaloosa County: 465 countOkaloosa County465Hendry County: 456 countHendry County456Citrus County: 432 countCitrus County432Jefferson County: 418 countJefferson County418Martin County: 418 countMartin County418Gilchrist County: 408 countGilchrist County408Washington County: 391 countWashington County391
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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Polk County, with 3,114 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Monroe County, with 18 in 2002.

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