Counties in Missouri by farms, 2022

Greene County had the highest farms of 114 counties in 2022, at 1,668. Carter County had the lowest, at 173. The median was 701 and the figure for Missouri was 87,887. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest1,668Greene County
Lowest173Carter County
Median701114 counties
Missouri87,887History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Greene County: 1,668 countGreene County1,668Franklin County: 1,657 countFranklin County1,657Webster County: 1,609 countWebster County1,609Lawrence County: 1,599 countLawrence County1,599Johnson County: 1,526 countJohnson County1,526Newton County: 1,414 countNewton County1,414Howell County: 1,392 countHowell County1,392Polk County: 1,380 countPolk County1,380Cass County: 1,314 countCass County1,314Texas County: 1,309 countTexas County1,309Barry County: 1,299 countBarry County1,299Callaway County: 1,271 countCallaway County1,271Macon County: 1,258 countMacon County1,258Vernon County: 1,241 countVernon County1,241Laclede County: 1,194 countLaclede County1,194Jasper County: 1,174 countJasper County1,174Christian County: 1,137 countChristian County1,137Wright County: 1,123 countWright County1,123Boone County: 1,120 countBoone County1,120Osage County: 1,089 countOsage County1,089Lafayette County: 1,079 countLafayette County1,079Pettis County: 1,066 countPettis County1,066Lincoln County: 1,040 countLincoln County1,040Nodaway County: 1,034 countNodaway County1,034Douglas County: 1,018 countDouglas County1,018Bates County: 1,014 countBates County1,014Dallas County: 1,010 countDallas County1,010Cape Girardeau County: 994 countCape Girardeau County994Harrison County: 987 countHarrison County987Daviess County: 976 countDaviess County976Carroll County: 960 countCarroll County960Ray County: 958 countRay County958Linn County: 957 countLinn County957Chariton County: 954 countChariton County954Cole County: 927 countCole County927Moniteau County: 918 countMoniteau County918Pike County: 887 countPike County887McDonald County: 885 countMcDonald County885Miller County: 874 countMiller County874Morgan County: 871 countMorgan County871
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
1Greene County1,668
2Franklin County1,657
3Webster County1,609
4Lawrence County1,599
5Johnson County1,526
6Newton County1,414
7Howell County1,392
8Polk County1,380
9Cass County1,314
10Texas County1,309
11Barry County1,299
12Callaway County1,271
13Macon County1,258
14Vernon County1,241
15Laclede County1,194
16Jasper County1,174
17Christian County1,137
18Wright County1,123
19Boone County1,120
20Osage County1,089
21Lafayette County1,079
22Pettis County1,066
23Lincoln County1,040
24Nodaway County1,034
25Douglas County1,018
26Bates County1,014
27Dallas County1,010
28Cape Girardeau County994
29Harrison County987
30Daviess County976
31Carroll County960
32Ray County958
33Linn County957
34Chariton County954
35Cole County927
36Moniteau County918
37Pike County887
38McDonald County885
39Miller County874
40Morgan County871
41Caldwell County866
42Monroe County846
43Saline County832
44Henry County811
45Adair County804
46Randolph County791
47Livingston County785
48Barton County782
48Cedar County782
50Audrain County764
51Cooper County753
52Phelps County748
53Maries County736
53Perry County736
55Gasconade County727
56Benton County720
57Dade County703
58Bollinger County698
59Oregon County678
60St. Clair County676
61Montgomery County672
62DeKalb County669
63Jefferson County656
64Scotland County654
65Sullivan County642
66Stoddard County637
67Gentry County629
68Clinton County628
69St. Francois County626
70Andrew County625
71Buchanan County619
72Lewis County613
73Ozark County607
74Dent County601
75St. Charles County589
76Jackson County588
77Ralls County587
77Ste. Genevieve County587
79Stone County586
80Howard County584
81Crawford County581
82Shelby County576
83Clark County574
83Putnam County574
85Grundy County564
86Marion County553
87Knox County539
88Warren County534
89Camden County533
90Clay County523
91Platte County485
92Hickory County466
93Mercer County461
94Butler County451
95Taney County438
96Atchison County430
97Pulaski County423
98Shannon County422
99Holt County416
100Schuyler County411
101Ripley County397
102Scott County389
103Worth County388
104Washington County372
105Wayne County352
106Madison County331
107Reynolds County311
108Dunklin County291
109Iron County273
110New Madrid County244
111St. Louis County222
112Pemiscot County195
113Mississippi County175
114Carter County173

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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 Missouri by farms, 2022) [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 Missouri by farms, 2022. 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/missouri-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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 Missouri by farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/missouri-counties.

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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 Missouri by farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/missouri-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Greene County, with 1,668 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Carter County, with 173 in 2022.

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