Counties in Florida by farms

Marion County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 2012, at 3,870. Franklin County had the lowest, at 20. The median was 477 and the figure for Florida was 47,740. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Map of counties, 2012

Alachua County: 1,662 countBaker County: 381 countBay County: 115 countBradford County: 470 countBrevard County: 513 countBroward County: 615 countCalhoun County: 218 countCharlotte County: 284 countCitrus County: 559 countClay County: 403 countCollier County: 319 countColumbia County: 945 countDeSoto County: 836 countDixie County: 204 countDuval County: 352 countEscambia County: 729 countFlagler County: 118 countFranklin County: 20 countGadsden County: 402 countGilchrist County: 581 countGlades County: 331 countGulf County: 34 countHamilton County: 292 countHardee County: 982 countHendry County: 406 countHernando County: 799 countHighlands County: 969 countHillsborough County: 2,466 countHolmes County: 801 countIndian River County: 461 countJackson County: 1,160 countJefferson County: 617 countLafayette County: 221 countLake County: 1,784 countLee County: 844 countLeon County: 284 countLevy County: 1,053 countLiberty County: 80 countMadison County: 669 countManatee County: 689 countMarion County: 3,870 countMartin County: 587 countMiami-Dade County: 2,954 countMonroe County: 28 countNassau County: 444 countOkaloosa County: 477 countOkeechobee County: 678 countOrange County: 662 countOsceola County: 365 countPalm Beach County: 1,409 countPasco County: 1,065 countPinellas County: 118 countPolk County: 2,415 countPutnam County: 430 countSt. Johns County: 188 countSt. Lucie County: 406 countSanta Rosa County: 666 countSarasota County: 283 countSeminole County: 312 countSumter County: 1,367 countSuwannee County: 1,266 countTaylor County: 181 countUnion County: 291 countVolusia County: 1,363 countWakulla County: 171 countWalton County: 670 countWashington County: 406 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

Marion County: 3,870 countMarion County3,870Miami-Dade County: 2,954 countMiami-Dade County2,954Hillsborough County: 2,466 countHillsborough County2,466Polk County: 2,415 countPolk County2,415Lake County: 1,784 countLake County1,784Alachua County: 1,662 countAlachua County1,662Palm Beach County: 1,409 countPalm Beach County1,409Sumter County: 1,367 countSumter County1,367Volusia County: 1,363 countVolusia County1,363Suwannee County: 1,266 countSuwannee County1,266Jackson County: 1,160 countJackson County1,160Pasco County: 1,065 countPasco County1,065Levy County: 1,053 countLevy County1,053Hardee County: 982 countHardee County982Highlands County: 969 countHighlands County969Columbia County: 945 countColumbia County945Lee County: 844 countLee County844DeSoto County: 836 countDeSoto County836Holmes County: 801 countHolmes County801Hernando County: 799 countHernando County799Escambia County: 729 countEscambia County729Manatee County: 689 countManatee County689Okeechobee County: 678 countOkeechobee County678Walton County: 670 countWalton County670Madison County: 669 countMadison County669Santa Rosa County: 666 countSanta Rosa County666Orange County: 662 countOrange County662Jefferson County: 617 countJefferson County617Broward County: 615 countBroward County615Martin County: 587 countMartin County587Gilchrist County: 581 countGilchrist County581Citrus County: 559 countCitrus County559Brevard County: 513 countBrevard County513Okaloosa County: 477 countOkaloosa County477Bradford County: 470 countBradford County470Indian River County: 461 countIndian River County461Nassau County: 444 countNassau County444Putnam County: 430 countPutnam County430Hendry County: 406 countHendry County406St. Lucie County: 406 countSt. Lucie County406Marion County: 3,870 countMarion County3,870Miami-Dade County: 2,954 countMiami-Dade County2,954Hillsborough County: 2,466 countHillsborough County2,466Polk County: 2,415 countPolk County2,415Lake County: 1,784 countLake County1,784Alachua County: 1,662 countAlachua County1,662Palm Beach County: 1,409 countPalm Beach County1,409Sumter County: 1,367 countSumter County1,367Volusia County: 1,363 countVolusia County1,363Suwannee County: 1,266 countSuwannee County1,266Jackson County: 1,160 countJackson County1,160Pasco County: 1,065 countPasco County1,065Levy County: 1,053 countLevy County1,053Hardee County: 982 countHardee County982Highlands County: 969 countHighlands County969Columbia County: 945 countColumbia County945Lee County: 844 countLee County844DeSoto County: 836 countDeSoto County836Holmes County: 801 countHolmes County801Hernando County: 799 countHernando County799Escambia County: 729 countEscambia County729Manatee County: 689 countManatee County689Okeechobee County: 678 countOkeechobee County678Walton County: 670 countWalton County670Madison County: 669 countMadison County669Santa Rosa County: 666 countSanta Rosa County666Orange County: 662 countOrange County662Jefferson County: 617 countJefferson County617Broward County: 615 countBroward County615Martin County: 587 countMartin County587Gilchrist County: 581 countGilchrist County581Citrus County: 559 countCitrus County559Brevard County: 513 countBrevard County513Okaloosa County: 477 countOkaloosa County477Bradford County: 470 countBradford County470Indian River County: 461 countIndian River County461Nassau County: 444 countNassau County444Putnam County: 430 countPutnam County430Hendry County: 406 countHendry County406St. Lucie County: 406 countSt. Lucie County406
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, 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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Marion County, with 3,870 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Franklin County, with 20 in 2012.

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