Counties in Missouri by farms

Greene County had the highest farms of 114 counties in 2002, at 2,122. Carter County had the lowest, at 228. The median was 880 and the figure for Missouri was 106,797. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,122Greene County
Lowest228Carter County
Median880114 counties
Missouri106,797History

Map of counties, 2002

Adair County: 915 countAndrew County: 847 countAtchison County: 465 countAudrain County: 1,089 countBarry County: 1,669 countBarton County: 960 countBates County: 1,293 countBenton County: 839 countBollinger County: 913 countBoone County: 1,388 countBuchanan County: 848 countButler County: 673 countCaldwell County: 959 countCallaway County: 1,494 countCamden County: 623 countCape Girardeau County: 1,204 countCarroll County: 1,081 countCarter County: 228 countCass County: 1,635 countCedar County: 952 countChariton County: 1,095 countChristian County: 1,294 countClark County: 685 countClay County: 683 countClinton County: 889 countCole County: 1,098 countCooper County: 923 countCrawford County: 751 countDade County: 893 countDallas County: 1,243 countDaviess County: 1,029 countDeKalb County: 833 countDent County: 693 countDouglas County: 1,160 countDunklin County: 429 countFranklin County: 1,833 countGasconade County: 877 countGentry County: 821 countGreene County: 2,122 countGrundy County: 735 countHarrison County: 1,101 countHenry County: 1,010 countHickory County: 534 countHolt County: 486 countHoward County: 806 countHowell County: 1,743 countIron County: 299 countJackson County: 807 countJasper County: 1,390 countJefferson County: 764 countJohnson County: 1,811 countKnox County: 643 countLaclede County: 1,394 countLafayette County: 1,286 countLawrence County: 1,852 countLewis County: 838 countLincoln County: 1,102 countLinn County: 969 countLivingston County: 903 countMcDonald County: 1,113 countMacon County: 1,351 countMadison County: 463 countMaries County: 883 countMarion County: 744 countMercer County: 569 countMiller County: 1,111 countMississippi County: 247 countMoniteau County: 1,139 countMonroe County: 960 countMontgomery County: 761 countMorgan County: 930 countNew Madrid County: 364 countNewton County: 1,752 countNodaway County: 1,396 countOregon County: 843 countOsage County: 1,219 countOzark County: 820 countPemiscot County: 258 countPerry County: 914 countPettis County: 1,278 countPhelps County: 824 countPike County: 1,061 countPlatte County: 736 countPolk County: 1,768 countPulaski County: 573 countPutnam County: 723 countRalls County: 674 countRandolph County: 971 countRay County: 1,231 countReynolds County: 379 countRipley County: 478 countSt. Charles County: 739 countSt. Clair County: 766 countSte. Genevieve County: 677 countSt. Francois County: 735 countSt. Louis County: 328 countSaline County: 945 countSchuyler County: 480 countScotland County: 654 countScott County: 514 countShannon County: 516 countShelby County: 676 countStoddard County: 960 countStone County: 645 countSullivan County: 850 countTaney County: 512 countTexas County: 1,600 countVernon County: 1,399 countWarren County: 670 countWashington County: 576 countWayne County: 445 countWebster County: 1,962 countWorth County: 368 countWright County: 1,348 count
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count, 2002. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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

Greene County: 2,122 countGreene County2,122Webster County: 1,962 countWebster County1,962Lawrence County: 1,852 countLawrence County1,852Franklin County: 1,833 countFranklin County1,833Johnson County: 1,811 countJohnson County1,811Polk County: 1,768 countPolk County1,768Newton County: 1,752 countNewton County1,752Howell County: 1,743 countHowell County1,743Barry County: 1,669 countBarry County1,669Cass County: 1,635 countCass County1,635Texas County: 1,600 countTexas County1,600Callaway County: 1,494 countCallaway County1,494Vernon County: 1,399 countVernon County1,399Nodaway County: 1,396 countNodaway County1,396Laclede County: 1,394 countLaclede County1,394Jasper County: 1,390 countJasper County1,390Boone County: 1,388 countBoone County1,388Macon County: 1,351 countMacon County1,351Wright County: 1,348 countWright County1,348Christian County: 1,294 countChristian County1,294Bates County: 1,293 countBates County1,293Lafayette County: 1,286 countLafayette County1,286Pettis County: 1,278 countPettis County1,278Dallas County: 1,243 countDallas County1,243Ray County: 1,231 countRay County1,231Osage County: 1,219 countOsage County1,219Cape Girardeau County: 1,204 countCape Girardeau County1,204Douglas County: 1,160 countDouglas County1,160Moniteau County: 1,139 countMoniteau County1,139McDonald County: 1,113 countMcDonald County1,113Miller County: 1,111 countMiller County1,111Lincoln County: 1,102 countLincoln County1,102Harrison County: 1,101 countHarrison County1,101Cole County: 1,098 countCole County1,098Chariton County: 1,095 countChariton County1,095Audrain County: 1,089 countAudrain County1,089Carroll County: 1,081 countCarroll County1,081Pike County: 1,061 countPike County1,061Daviess County: 1,029 countDaviess County1,029Henry County: 1,010 countHenry County1,010Greene County: 2,122 countGreene County2,122Webster County: 1,962 countWebster County1,962Lawrence County: 1,852 countLawrence County1,852Franklin County: 1,833 countFranklin County1,833Johnson County: 1,811 countJohnson County1,811Polk County: 1,768 countPolk County1,768Newton County: 1,752 countNewton County1,752Howell County: 1,743 countHowell County1,743Barry County: 1,669 countBarry County1,669Cass County: 1,635 countCass County1,635Texas County: 1,600 countTexas County1,600Callaway County: 1,494 countCallaway County1,494Vernon County: 1,399 countVernon County1,399Nodaway County: 1,396 countNodaway County1,396Laclede County: 1,394 countLaclede County1,394Jasper County: 1,390 countJasper County1,390Boone County: 1,388 countBoone County1,388Macon County: 1,351 countMacon County1,351Wright County: 1,348 countWright County1,348Christian County: 1,294 countChristian County1,294Bates County: 1,293 countBates County1,293Lafayette County: 1,286 countLafayette County1,286Pettis County: 1,278 countPettis County1,278Dallas County: 1,243 countDallas County1,243Ray County: 1,231 countRay County1,231Osage County: 1,219 countOsage County1,219Cape Girardeau County: 1,204 countCape Girardeau County1,204Douglas County: 1,160 countDouglas County1,160Moniteau County: 1,139 countMoniteau County1,139McDonald County: 1,113 countMcDonald County1,113Miller County: 1,111 countMiller County1,111Lincoln County: 1,102 countLincoln County1,102Harrison County: 1,101 countHarrison County1,101Cole County: 1,098 countCole County1,098Chariton County: 1,095 countChariton County1,095Audrain County: 1,089 countAudrain County1,089Carroll County: 1,081 countCarroll County1,081Pike County: 1,061 countPike County1,061Daviess County: 1,029 countDaviess County1,029Henry County: 1,010 countHenry County1,010
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

RankCounties2002
count
1Greene County2,122
2Webster County1,962
3Lawrence County1,852
4Franklin County1,833
5Johnson County1,811
6Polk County1,768
7Newton County1,752
8Howell County1,743
9Barry County1,669
10Cass County1,635
11Texas County1,600
12Callaway County1,494
13Vernon County1,399
14Nodaway County1,396
15Laclede County1,394
16Jasper County1,390
17Boone County1,388
18Macon County1,351
19Wright County1,348
20Christian County1,294
21Bates County1,293
22Lafayette County1,286
23Pettis County1,278
24Dallas County1,243
25Ray County1,231
26Osage County1,219
27Cape Girardeau County1,204
28Douglas County1,160
29Moniteau County1,139
30McDonald County1,113
31Miller County1,111
32Lincoln County1,102
33Harrison County1,101
34Cole County1,098
35Chariton County1,095
36Audrain County1,089
37Carroll County1,081
38Pike County1,061
39Daviess County1,029
40Henry County1,010
41Randolph County971
42Linn County969
43Barton County960
43Monroe County960
43Stoddard County960
46Caldwell County959
47Cedar County952
48Saline County945
49Morgan County930
50Cooper County923
51Adair County915
52Perry County914
53Bollinger County913
54Livingston County903
55Dade County893
56Clinton County889
57Maries County883
58Gasconade County877
59Sullivan County850
60Buchanan County848
61Andrew County847
62Oregon County843
63Benton County839
64Lewis County838
65DeKalb County833
66Phelps County824
67Gentry County821
68Ozark County820
69Jackson County807
70Howard County806
71St. Clair County766
72Jefferson County764
73Montgomery County761
74Crawford County751
75Marion County744
76St. Charles County739
77Platte County736
78Grundy County735
78St. Francois County735
80Putnam County723
81Dent County693
82Clark County685
83Clay County683
84Ste. Genevieve County677
85Shelby County676
86Ralls County674
87Butler County673
88Warren County670
89Scotland County654
90Stone County645
91Knox County643
92Camden County623
93Washington County576
94Pulaski County573
95Mercer County569
96Hickory County534
97Shannon County516
98Scott County514
99Taney County512
100Holt County486
101Schuyler County480
102Ripley County478
103Atchison County465
104Madison County463
105Wayne County445
106Dunklin County429
107Reynolds County379
108Worth County368
109New Madrid County364
110St. Louis County328
111Iron County299
112Pemiscot County258
113Mississippi County247
114Carter County228

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2002. 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, 2002. 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?period=2002.

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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, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/missouri-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Missouri by farms, 2002}},
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