Counties in Montana by farms

Ravalli County had the highest farms of 56 counties in 2002, at 1,441. Mineral County had the lowest, at 85. The median was 445 and the figure for Montana was 27,870. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,441Ravalli County
Median44556 counties
Montana27,870History

Map of counties, 2002

Beaverhead County: 421 countBig Horn County: 584 countBlaine County: 588 countBroadwater County: 279 countCarbon County: 703 countCarter County: 289 countCascade County: 1,037 countChouteau County: 787 countCuster County: 425 countDaniels County: 364 countDawson County: 522 countDeer Lodge County: 109 countFallon County: 327 countFergus County: 830 countFlathead County: 1,075 countGallatin County: 1,074 countGarfield County: 268 countGlacier County: 472 countGolden Valley County: 140 countGranite County: 140 countHill County: 836 countJefferson County: 372 countJudith Basin County: 316 countLake County: 1,185 countLewis and Clark County: 635 countLiberty County: 297 countLincoln County: 310 countMcCone County: 496 countMadison County: 513 countMeagher County: 136 countMineral County: 85 countMissoula County: 641 countMusselshell County: 319 countPark County: 527 countPetroleum County: 89 countPhillips County: 525 countPondera County: 520 countPowder River County: 301 countPowell County: 274 countPrairie County: 162 countRavalli County: 1,441 countRichland County: 587 countRoosevelt County: 683 countRosebud County: 412 countSanders County: 464 countSheridan County: 626 countSilver Bow County: 155 countStillwater County: 552 countSweet Grass County: 357 countTeton County: 700 countToole County: 405 countTreasure County: 115 countValley County: 743 countWheatland County: 163 countWibaux County: 215 countYellowstone County: 1,279 count
  • Under 170
  • 170 to 320
  • 320 to 440
  • 440 to 570
  • 570 to 740
  • 740 and over
count, 2002. 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.

All counties, 2002

Ravalli County: 1,441 countRavalli County1,441Yellowstone County: 1,279 countYellowstone County1,279Lake County: 1,185 countLake County1,185Flathead County: 1,075 countFlathead County1,075Gallatin County: 1,074 countGallatin County1,074Cascade County: 1,037 countCascade County1,037Hill County: 836 countHill County836Fergus County: 830 countFergus County830Chouteau County: 787 countChouteau County787Valley County: 743 countValley County743Carbon County: 703 countCarbon County703Teton County: 700 countTeton County700Roosevelt County: 683 countRoosevelt County683Missoula County: 641 countMissoula County641Lewis and Clark County: 635 countLewis and Clark County635Sheridan County: 626 countSheridan County626Blaine County: 588 countBlaine County588Richland County: 587 countRichland County587Big Horn County: 584 countBig Horn County584Stillwater County: 552 countStillwater County552Park County: 527 countPark County527Phillips County: 525 countPhillips County525Dawson County: 522 countDawson County522Pondera County: 520 countPondera County520Madison County: 513 countMadison County513McCone County: 496 countMcCone County496Glacier County: 472 countGlacier County472Sanders County: 464 countSanders County464Custer County: 425 countCuster County425Beaverhead County: 421 countBeaverhead County421Rosebud County: 412 countRosebud County412Toole County: 405 countToole County405Jefferson County: 372 countJefferson County372Daniels County: 364 countDaniels County364Sweet Grass County: 357 countSweet Grass County357Fallon County: 327 countFallon County327Musselshell County: 319 countMusselshell County319Judith Basin County: 316 countJudith Basin County316Lincoln County: 310 countLincoln County310Powder River County: 301 countPowder River County301Liberty County: 297 countLiberty County297Carter County: 289 countCarter County289Broadwater County: 279 countBroadwater County279Powell County: 274 countPowell County274Garfield County: 268 countGarfield County268Wibaux County: 215 countWibaux County215Wheatland County: 163 countWheatland County163Prairie County: 162 countPrairie County162Silver Bow County: 155 countSilver Bow County155Golden Valley County: 140 countGolden Valley County140Granite County: 140 countGranite County140Meagher County: 136 countMeagher County136Treasure County: 115 countTreasure County115Deer Lodge County: 109 countDeer Lodge County109Petroleum County: 89 countPetroleum County89Mineral County: 85 countMineral County85Ravalli County: 1,441 countRavalli County1,441Yellowstone County: 1,279 countYellowstone County1,279Lake County: 1,185 countLake County1,185Flathead County: 1,075 countFlathead County1,075Gallatin County: 1,074 countGallatin County1,074Cascade County: 1,037 countCascade County1,037Hill County: 836 countHill County836Fergus County: 830 countFergus County830Chouteau County: 787 countChouteau County787Valley County: 743 countValley County743Carbon County: 703 countCarbon County703Teton County: 700 countTeton County700Roosevelt County: 683 countRoosevelt County683Missoula County: 641 countMissoula County641Lewis and Clark County: 635 countLewis and Clark County635Sheridan County: 626 countSheridan County626Blaine County: 588 countBlaine County588Richland County: 587 countRichland County587Big Horn County: 584 countBig Horn County584Stillwater County: 552 countStillwater County552Park County: 527 countPark County527Phillips County: 525 countPhillips County525Dawson County: 522 countDawson County522Pondera County: 520 countPondera County520Madison County: 513 countMadison County513McCone County: 496 countMcCone County496Glacier County: 472 countGlacier County472Sanders County: 464 countSanders County464Custer County: 425 countCuster County425Beaverhead County: 421 countBeaverhead County421Rosebud County: 412 countRosebud County412Toole County: 405 countToole County405Jefferson County: 372 countJefferson County372Daniels County: 364 countDaniels County364Sweet Grass County: 357 countSweet Grass County357Fallon County: 327 countFallon County327Musselshell County: 319 countMusselshell County319Judith Basin County: 316 countJudith Basin County316Lincoln County: 310 countLincoln County310Powder River County: 301 countPowder River County301Liberty County: 297 countLiberty County297Carter County: 289 countCarter County289Broadwater County: 279 countBroadwater County279Powell County: 274 countPowell County274Garfield County: 268 countGarfield County268Wibaux County: 215 countWibaux County215Wheatland County: 163 countWheatland County163Prairie County: 162 countPrairie County162Silver Bow County: 155 countSilver Bow County155Golden Valley County: 140 countGolden Valley County140Granite County: 140 countGranite County140Meagher County: 136 countMeagher County136Treasure County: 115 countTreasure County115Deer Lodge County: 109 countDeer Lodge County109Petroleum County: 89 countPetroleum County89Mineral County: 85 countMineral County85
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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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest farms?

Ravalli County, with 1,441 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Mineral County, with 85 in 2002.

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