Counties in Florida by farms

Marion County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 2017, at 3,985. Franklin County had the lowest, at 15. The median was 522 and the figure for Florida was 47,590. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,985Marion County
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Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 1,611 countBaker County: 328 countBay County: 190 countBradford County: 490 countBrevard County: 522 countBroward County: 640 countCalhoun County: 289 countCharlotte County: 306 countCitrus County: 609 countClay County: 361 countCollier County: 322 countColumbia County: 979 countDeSoto County: 761 countDixie County: 235 countDuval County: 366 countEscambia County: 649 countFlagler County: 116 countFranklin County: 15 countGadsden County: 522 countGilchrist County: 565 countGlades County: 354 countGulf County: 46 countHamilton County: 338 countHardee County: 1,038 countHendry County: 436 countHernando County: 747 countHighlands County: 989 countHillsborough County: 2,265 countHolmes County: 721 countIndian River County: 450 countJackson County: 1,154 countJefferson County: 592 countLafayette County: 257 countLake County: 1,703 countLee County: 800 countLeon County: 325 countLevy County: 1,058 countLiberty County: 111 countMadison County: 669 countManatee County: 753 countMarion County: 3,985 countMartin County: 594 countMiami-Dade County: 2,752 countMonroe County: 40 countNassau County: 373 countOkaloosa County: 481 countOkeechobee County: 599 countOrange County: 622 countOsceola County: 392 countPalm Beach County: 1,298 countPasco County: 1,165 countPinellas County: 148 countPolk County: 2,080 countPutnam County: 564 countSt. Johns County: 253 countSt. Lucie County: 415 countSanta Rosa County: 699 countSarasota County: 292 countSeminole County: 403 countSumter County: 1,307 countSuwannee County: 1,079 countTaylor County: 240 countUnion County: 308 countVolusia County: 1,575 countWakulla County: 209 countWalton County: 598 countWashington County: 437 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Marion County: 3,985 countMarion County3,985Miami-Dade County: 2,752 countMiami-Dade County2,752Hillsborough County: 2,265 countHillsborough County2,265Polk County: 2,080 countPolk County2,080Lake County: 1,703 countLake County1,703Alachua County: 1,611 countAlachua County1,611Volusia County: 1,575 countVolusia County1,575Sumter County: 1,307 countSumter County1,307Palm Beach County: 1,298 countPalm Beach County1,298Pasco County: 1,165 countPasco County1,165Jackson County: 1,154 countJackson County1,154Suwannee County: 1,079 countSuwannee County1,079Levy County: 1,058 countLevy County1,058Hardee County: 1,038 countHardee County1,038Highlands County: 989 countHighlands County989Columbia County: 979 countColumbia County979Lee County: 800 countLee County800DeSoto County: 761 countDeSoto County761Manatee County: 753 countManatee County753Hernando County: 747 countHernando County747Holmes County: 721 countHolmes County721Santa Rosa County: 699 countSanta Rosa County699Madison County: 669 countMadison County669Escambia County: 649 countEscambia County649Broward County: 640 countBroward County640Orange County: 622 countOrange County622Citrus County: 609 countCitrus County609Okeechobee County: 599 countOkeechobee County599Walton County: 598 countWalton County598Martin County: 594 countMartin County594Jefferson County: 592 countJefferson County592Gilchrist County: 565 countGilchrist County565Putnam County: 564 countPutnam County564Brevard County: 522 countBrevard County522Gadsden County: 522 countGadsden County522Bradford County: 490 countBradford County490Okaloosa County: 481 countOkaloosa County481Indian River County: 450 countIndian River County450Washington County: 437 countWashington County437Hendry County: 436 countHendry County436Marion County: 3,985 countMarion County3,985Miami-Dade County: 2,752 countMiami-Dade County2,752Hillsborough County: 2,265 countHillsborough County2,265Polk County: 2,080 countPolk County2,080Lake County: 1,703 countLake County1,703Alachua County: 1,611 countAlachua County1,611Volusia County: 1,575 countVolusia County1,575Sumter County: 1,307 countSumter County1,307Palm Beach County: 1,298 countPalm Beach County1,298Pasco County: 1,165 countPasco County1,165Jackson County: 1,154 countJackson County1,154Suwannee County: 1,079 countSuwannee County1,079Levy County: 1,058 countLevy County1,058Hardee County: 1,038 countHardee County1,038Highlands County: 989 countHighlands County989Columbia County: 979 countColumbia County979Lee County: 800 countLee County800DeSoto County: 761 countDeSoto County761Manatee County: 753 countManatee County753Hernando County: 747 countHernando County747Holmes County: 721 countHolmes County721Santa Rosa County: 699 countSanta Rosa County699Madison County: 669 countMadison County669Escambia County: 649 countEscambia County649Broward County: 640 countBroward County640Orange County: 622 countOrange County622Citrus County: 609 countCitrus County609Okeechobee County: 599 countOkeechobee County599Walton County: 598 countWalton County598Martin County: 594 countMartin County594Jefferson County: 592 countJefferson County592Gilchrist County: 565 countGilchrist County565Putnam County: 564 countPutnam County564Brevard County: 522 countBrevard County522Gadsden County: 522 countGadsden County522Bradford County: 490 countBradford County490Okaloosa County: 481 countOkaloosa County481Indian River County: 450 countIndian River County450Washington County: 437 countWashington County437Hendry County: 436 countHendry County436
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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Marion County, with 3,985 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Franklin County, with 15 in 2017.

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