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US states by farms

Texas had the highest farms of 50 states in 1997, at 228,173. Alaska had the lowest, at 548. The median was 39,120. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest228,173Texas
Lowest548Alaska
Median39,12050 states

Map of states, 1997

Alabama: 49,872 countAlaska: 548 countArizona: 8,507 countArkansas: 49,493 countCalifornia: 87,991 countColorado: 30,197 countConnecticut: 4,905 countDelaware: 2,671 countFlorida: 45,808 countGeorgia: 49,343 countHawaii: 5,473 countIdaho: 25,590 countIllinois: 79,112 countIndiana: 66,707 countIowa: 96,705 countKansas: 65,476 countKentucky: 91,198 countLouisiana: 30,425 countMaine: 7,404 countMaryland: 13,254 countMassachusetts: 7,307 countMichigan: 53,519 countMinnesota: 78,755 countMississippi: 42,150 countMissouri: 110,986 countMontana: 27,632 countNebraska: 54,539 countNevada: 3,198 countNew Hampshire: 3,928 countNew Jersey: 10,045 countNew Mexico: 17,876 countNew York: 38,264 countNorth Carolina: 59,120 countNorth Dakota: 32,348 countOhio: 78,737 countOklahoma: 84,028 countOregon: 39,975 countPennsylvania: 60,222 countRhode Island: 994 countSouth Carolina: 25,807 countSouth Dakota: 33,191 countTennessee: 91,536 countTexas: 228,173 countUtah: 15,810 countVermont: 7,063 countVirginia: 49,366 countWashington: 40,113 countWest Virginia: 21,531 countWisconsin: 79,541 countWyoming: 9,443 count
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count, 1997. 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.

All states, 1997

Texas: 228,173 countTexas228,173Missouri: 110,986 countMissouri110,986Iowa: 96,705 countIowa96,705Tennessee: 91,536 countTennessee91,536Kentucky: 91,198 countKentucky91,198California: 87,991 countCalifornia87,991Oklahoma: 84,028 countOklahoma84,028Wisconsin: 79,541 countWisconsin79,541Illinois: 79,112 countIllinois79,112Minnesota: 78,755 countMinnesota78,755Ohio: 78,737 countOhio78,737Indiana: 66,707 countIndiana66,707Kansas: 65,476 countKansas65,476Pennsylvania: 60,222 countPennsylvania60,222North Carolina: 59,120 countNorth Carolina59,120Nebraska: 54,539 countNebraska54,539Michigan: 53,519 countMichigan53,519Alabama: 49,872 countAlabama49,872Arkansas: 49,493 countArkansas49,493Virginia: 49,366 countVirginia49,366Georgia: 49,343 countGeorgia49,343Florida: 45,808 countFlorida45,808Mississippi: 42,150 countMississippi42,150Washington: 40,113 countWashington40,113Oregon: 39,975 countOregon39,975New York: 38,264 countNew York38,264South Dakota: 33,191 countSouth Dakota33,191North Dakota: 32,348 countNorth Dakota32,348Louisiana: 30,425 countLouisiana30,425Colorado: 30,197 countColorado30,197Montana: 27,632 countMontana27,632South Carolina: 25,807 countSouth Carolina25,807Idaho: 25,590 countIdaho25,590West Virginia: 21,531 countWest Virginia21,531New Mexico: 17,876 countNew Mexico17,876Utah: 15,810 countUtah15,810Maryland: 13,254 countMaryland13,254New Jersey: 10,045 countNew Jersey10,045Wyoming: 9,443 countWyoming9,443Arizona: 8,507 countArizona8,507Maine: 7,404 countMaine7,404Massachusetts: 7,307 countMassachusetts7,307Vermont: 7,063 countVermont7,063Hawaii: 5,473 countHawaii5,473Connecticut: 4,905 countConnecticut4,905New Hampshire: 3,928 countNew Hampshire3,928Nevada: 3,198 countNevada3,198Delaware: 2,671 countDelaware2,671Rhode Island: 994 countRhode Island994Alaska: 548 countAlaska548Texas: 228,173 countTexas228,173Missouri: 110,986 countMissouri110,986Iowa: 96,705 countIowa96,705Tennessee: 91,536 countTennessee91,536Kentucky: 91,198 countKentucky91,198California: 87,991 countCalifornia87,991Oklahoma: 84,028 countOklahoma84,028Wisconsin: 79,541 countWisconsin79,541Illinois: 79,112 countIllinois79,112Minnesota: 78,755 countMinnesota78,755Ohio: 78,737 countOhio78,737Indiana: 66,707 countIndiana66,707Kansas: 65,476 countKansas65,476Pennsylvania: 60,222 countPennsylvania60,222North Carolina: 59,120 countNorth Carolina59,120Nebraska: 54,539 countNebraska54,539Michigan: 53,519 countMichigan53,519Alabama: 49,872 countAlabama49,872Arkansas: 49,493 countArkansas49,493Virginia: 49,366 countVirginia49,366Georgia: 49,343 countGeorgia49,343Florida: 45,808 countFlorida45,808Mississippi: 42,150 countMississippi42,150Washington: 40,113 countWashington40,113Oregon: 39,975 countOregon39,975New York: 38,264 countNew York38,264South Dakota: 33,191 countSouth Dakota33,191North Dakota: 32,348 countNorth Dakota32,348Louisiana: 30,425 countLouisiana30,425Colorado: 30,197 countColorado30,197Montana: 27,632 countMontana27,632South Carolina: 25,807 countSouth Carolina25,807Idaho: 25,590 countIdaho25,590West Virginia: 21,531 countWest Virginia21,531New Mexico: 17,876 countNew Mexico17,876Utah: 15,810 countUtah15,810Maryland: 13,254 countMaryland13,254New Jersey: 10,045 countNew Jersey10,045Wyoming: 9,443 countWyoming9,443Arizona: 8,507 countArizona8,507Maine: 7,404 countMaine7,404Massachusetts: 7,307 countMassachusetts7,307Vermont: 7,063 countVermont7,063Hawaii: 5,473 countHawaii5,473Connecticut: 4,905 countConnecticut4,905New Hampshire: 3,928 countNew Hampshire3,928Nevada: 3,198 countNevada3,198Delaware: 2,671 countDelaware2,671Rhode Island: 994 countRhode Island994Alaska: 548 countAlaska548
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

RankStates1997
count
1Texas228,173
2Missouri110,986
3Iowa96,705
4Tennessee91,536
5Kentucky91,198
6California87,991
7Oklahoma84,028
8Wisconsin79,541
9Illinois79,112
10Minnesota78,755
11Ohio78,737
12Indiana66,707
13Kansas65,476
14Pennsylvania60,222
15North Carolina59,120
16Nebraska54,539
17Michigan53,519
18Alabama49,872
19Arkansas49,493
20Virginia49,366
21Georgia49,343
22Florida45,808
23Mississippi42,150
24Washington40,113
25Oregon39,975
26New York38,264
27South Dakota33,191
28North Dakota32,348
29Louisiana30,425
30Colorado30,197
31Montana27,632
32South Carolina25,807
33Idaho25,590
34West Virginia21,531
35New Mexico17,876
36Utah15,810
37Maryland13,254
38New Jersey10,045
39Wyoming9,443
40Arizona8,507
41Maine7,404
42Massachusetts7,307
43Vermont7,063
44Hawaii5,473
45Connecticut4,905
46New Hampshire3,928
47Nevada3,198
48Delaware2,671
49Rhode Island994
50Alaska548

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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 states 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) (US states by farms, 1997) [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), US states by farms, 1997. 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/us-states?period=1997. 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). US states by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/us-states?period=1997.

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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), US states by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/us-states?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest farms?

Texas, with 228,173 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest farms?

Alaska, with 548 in 1997.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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