Counties in Missouri by farms

Franklin County had the highest farms of 114 counties in 2007, at 2,004. Carter County had the lowest, at 203. The median was 883 and the figure for Missouri was 107,825. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,004Franklin County
Lowest203Carter County
Median883114 counties
Missouri107,825History

Map of counties, 2007

Adair County: 944 countAndrew County: 988 countAtchison County: 501 countAudrain County: 1,102 countBarry County: 1,606 countBarton County: 1,046 countBates County: 1,345 countBenton County: 822 countBollinger County: 853 countBoone County: 1,322 countBuchanan County: 881 countButler County: 607 countCaldwell County: 1,048 countCallaway County: 1,503 countCamden County: 544 countCape Girardeau County: 1,449 countCarroll County: 1,199 countCarter County: 203 countCass County: 1,775 countCedar County: 840 countChariton County: 1,173 countChristian County: 1,265 countClark County: 709 countClay County: 752 countClinton County: 914 countCole County: 1,103 countCooper County: 942 countCrawford County: 679 countDade County: 883 countDallas County: 1,369 countDaviess County: 1,169 countDeKalb County: 978 countDent County: 651 countDouglas County: 1,124 countDunklin County: 453 countFranklin County: 2,004 countGasconade County: 867 countGentry County: 839 countGreene County: 1,960 countGrundy County: 798 countHarrison County: 1,160 countHenry County: 1,125 countHickory County: 492 countHolt County: 462 countHoward County: 867 countHowell County: 1,590 countIron County: 299 countJackson County: 838 countJasper County: 1,369 countJefferson County: 697 countJohnson County: 1,947 countKnox County: 696 countLaclede County: 1,264 countLafayette County: 1,299 countLawrence County: 1,873 countLewis County: 750 countLincoln County: 1,108 countLinn County: 1,077 countLivingston County: 913 countMcDonald County: 996 countMacon County: 1,451 countMadison County: 376 countMaries County: 898 countMarion County: 749 countMercer County: 553 countMiller County: 1,080 countMississippi County: 228 countMoniteau County: 1,138 countMonroe County: 1,036 countMontgomery County: 859 countMorgan County: 1,036 countNew Madrid County: 350 countNewton County: 1,590 countNodaway County: 1,540 countOregon County: 776 countOsage County: 1,181 countOzark County: 742 countPemiscot County: 258 countPerry County: 983 countPettis County: 1,398 countPhelps County: 826 countPike County: 1,102 countPlatte County: 726 countPolk County: 1,707 countPulaski County: 481 countPutnam County: 663 countRalls County: 803 countRandolph County: 1,000 countRay County: 1,321 countReynolds County: 350 countRipley County: 471 countSt. Charles County: 644 countSt. Clair County: 844 countSte. Genevieve County: 717 countSt. Francois County: 719 countSt. Louis County: 276 countSaline County: 995 countSchuyler County: 544 countScotland County: 716 countScott County: 538 countShannon County: 447 countShelby County: 707 countStoddard County: 1,045 countStone County: 753 countSullivan County: 882 countTaney County: 434 countTexas County: 1,327 countVernon County: 1,383 countWarren County: 723 countWashington County: 558 countWayne County: 387 countWebster County: 1,821 countWorth County: 455 countWright County: 1,206 count
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count, 2007. 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, 2007

Franklin County: 2,004 countFranklin County2,004Greene County: 1,960 countGreene County1,960Johnson County: 1,947 countJohnson County1,947Lawrence County: 1,873 countLawrence County1,873Webster County: 1,821 countWebster County1,821Cass County: 1,775 countCass County1,775Polk County: 1,707 countPolk County1,707Barry County: 1,606 countBarry County1,606Howell County: 1,590 countHowell County1,590Newton County: 1,590 countNewton County1,590Nodaway County: 1,540 countNodaway County1,540Callaway County: 1,503 countCallaway County1,503Macon County: 1,451 countMacon County1,451Cape Girardeau County: 1,449 countCape Girardeau County1,449Pettis County: 1,398 countPettis County1,398Vernon County: 1,383 countVernon County1,383Dallas County: 1,369 countDallas County1,369Jasper County: 1,369 countJasper County1,369Bates County: 1,345 countBates County1,345Texas County: 1,327 countTexas County1,327Boone County: 1,322 countBoone County1,322Ray County: 1,321 countRay County1,321Lafayette County: 1,299 countLafayette County1,299Christian County: 1,265 countChristian County1,265Laclede County: 1,264 countLaclede County1,264Wright County: 1,206 countWright County1,206Carroll County: 1,199 countCarroll County1,199Osage County: 1,181 countOsage County1,181Chariton County: 1,173 countChariton County1,173Daviess County: 1,169 countDaviess County1,169Harrison County: 1,160 countHarrison County1,160Moniteau County: 1,138 countMoniteau County1,138Henry County: 1,125 countHenry County1,125Douglas County: 1,124 countDouglas County1,124Lincoln County: 1,108 countLincoln County1,108Cole County: 1,103 countCole County1,103Audrain County: 1,102 countAudrain County1,102Pike County: 1,102 countPike County1,102Miller County: 1,080 countMiller County1,080Linn County: 1,077 countLinn County1,077Franklin County: 2,004 countFranklin County2,004Greene County: 1,960 countGreene County1,960Johnson County: 1,947 countJohnson County1,947Lawrence County: 1,873 countLawrence County1,873Webster County: 1,821 countWebster County1,821Cass County: 1,775 countCass County1,775Polk County: 1,707 countPolk County1,707Barry County: 1,606 countBarry County1,606Howell County: 1,590 countHowell County1,590Newton County: 1,590 countNewton County1,590Nodaway County: 1,540 countNodaway County1,540Callaway County: 1,503 countCallaway County1,503Macon County: 1,451 countMacon County1,451Cape Girardeau County: 1,449 countCape Girardeau County1,449Pettis County: 1,398 countPettis County1,398Vernon County: 1,383 countVernon County1,383Dallas County: 1,369 countDallas County1,369Jasper County: 1,369 countJasper County1,369Bates County: 1,345 countBates County1,345Texas County: 1,327 countTexas County1,327Boone County: 1,322 countBoone County1,322Ray County: 1,321 countRay County1,321Lafayette County: 1,299 countLafayette County1,299Christian County: 1,265 countChristian County1,265Laclede County: 1,264 countLaclede County1,264Wright County: 1,206 countWright County1,206Carroll County: 1,199 countCarroll County1,199Osage County: 1,181 countOsage County1,181Chariton County: 1,173 countChariton County1,173Daviess County: 1,169 countDaviess County1,169Harrison County: 1,160 countHarrison County1,160Moniteau County: 1,138 countMoniteau County1,138Henry County: 1,125 countHenry County1,125Douglas County: 1,124 countDouglas County1,124Lincoln County: 1,108 countLincoln County1,108Cole County: 1,103 countCole County1,103Audrain County: 1,102 countAudrain County1,102Pike County: 1,102 countPike County1,102Miller County: 1,080 countMiller County1,080Linn County: 1,077 countLinn County1,077
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

RankCounties2007
count
1Franklin County2,004
2Greene County1,960
3Johnson County1,947
4Lawrence County1,873
5Webster County1,821
6Cass County1,775
7Polk County1,707
8Barry County1,606
9Howell County1,590
9Newton County1,590
11Nodaway County1,540
12Callaway County1,503
13Macon County1,451
14Cape Girardeau County1,449
15Pettis County1,398
16Vernon County1,383
17Dallas County1,369
17Jasper County1,369
19Bates County1,345
20Texas County1,327
21Boone County1,322
22Ray County1,321
23Lafayette County1,299
24Christian County1,265
25Laclede County1,264
26Wright County1,206
27Carroll County1,199
28Osage County1,181
29Chariton County1,173
30Daviess County1,169
31Harrison County1,160
32Moniteau County1,138
33Henry County1,125
34Douglas County1,124
35Lincoln County1,108
36Cole County1,103
37Audrain County1,102
37Pike County1,102
39Miller County1,080
40Linn County1,077
41Caldwell County1,048
42Barton County1,046
43Stoddard County1,045
44Monroe County1,036
44Morgan County1,036
46Randolph County1,000
47McDonald County996
48Saline County995
49Andrew County988
50Perry County983
51DeKalb County978
52Adair County944
53Cooper County942
54Clinton County914
55Livingston County913
56Maries County898
57Dade County883
58Sullivan County882
59Buchanan County881
60Gasconade County867
60Howard County867
62Montgomery County859
63Bollinger County853
64St. Clair County844
65Cedar County840
66Gentry County839
67Jackson County838
68Phelps County826
69Benton County822
70Ralls County803
71Grundy County798
72Oregon County776
73Stone County753
74Clay County752
75Lewis County750
76Marion County749
77Ozark County742
78Platte County726
79Warren County723
80St. Francois County719
81Ste. Genevieve County717
82Scotland County716
83Clark County709
84Shelby County707
85Jefferson County697
86Knox County696
87Crawford County679
88Putnam County663
89Dent County651
90St. Charles County644
91Butler County607
92Washington County558
93Mercer County553
94Camden County544
94Schuyler County544
96Scott County538
97Atchison County501
98Hickory County492
99Pulaski County481
100Ripley County471
101Holt County462
102Worth County455
103Dunklin County453
104Shannon County447
105Taney County434
106Wayne County387
107Madison County376
108New Madrid County350
108Reynolds County350
110Iron County299
111St. Louis County276
112Pemiscot County258
113Mississippi County228
114Carter County203

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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, 2007) [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, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/missouri-counties?period=2007 (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, 2007}},
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Franklin County, with 2,004 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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