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US states by farms

Texas had the highest farms of 50 states in 2017, at 248,416. Alaska had the lowest, at 990. The median was 35,391 and the figure for the United States was 2.04 million. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest248,416Texas
Lowest990Alaska
Median35,39150 states
United States2,042,220History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 40,592 countAlaska: 990 countArizona: 19,086 countArkansas: 42,625 countCalifornia: 70,521 countColorado: 38,893 countConnecticut: 5,521 countDelaware: 2,302 countFlorida: 47,590 countGeorgia: 42,439 countHawaii: 7,328 countIdaho: 24,996 countIllinois: 72,651 countIndiana: 56,649 countIowa: 86,104 countKansas: 58,569 countKentucky: 75,966 countLouisiana: 27,386 countMaine: 7,600 countMaryland: 12,429 countMassachusetts: 7,241 countMichigan: 47,641 countMinnesota: 68,822 countMississippi: 34,988 countMissouri: 95,320 countMontana: 27,048 countNebraska: 46,332 countNevada: 3,423 countNew Hampshire: 4,123 countNew Jersey: 9,883 countNew Mexico: 25,044 countNew York: 33,438 countNorth Carolina: 46,418 countNorth Dakota: 26,364 countOhio: 77,805 countOklahoma: 78,531 countOregon: 37,616 countPennsylvania: 53,157 countRhode Island: 1,043 countSouth Carolina: 24,791 countSouth Dakota: 29,968 countTennessee: 69,983 countTexas: 248,416 countUtah: 18,409 countVermont: 6,808 countVirginia: 43,225 countWashington: 35,793 countWest Virginia: 23,622 countWisconsin: 64,793 countWyoming: 11,938 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

Texas: 248,416 countTexas248,416Missouri: 95,320 countMissouri95,320Iowa: 86,104 countIowa86,104Oklahoma: 78,531 countOklahoma78,531Ohio: 77,805 countOhio77,805Kentucky: 75,966 countKentucky75,966Illinois: 72,651 countIllinois72,651California: 70,521 countCalifornia70,521Tennessee: 69,983 countTennessee69,983Minnesota: 68,822 countMinnesota68,822Wisconsin: 64,793 countWisconsin64,793Kansas: 58,569 countKansas58,569Indiana: 56,649 countIndiana56,649Pennsylvania: 53,157 countPennsylvania53,157Michigan: 47,641 countMichigan47,641Florida: 47,590 countFlorida47,590North Carolina: 46,418 countNorth Carolina46,418Nebraska: 46,332 countNebraska46,332Virginia: 43,225 countVirginia43,225Arkansas: 42,625 countArkansas42,625Georgia: 42,439 countGeorgia42,439Alabama: 40,592 countAlabama40,592Colorado: 38,893 countColorado38,893Oregon: 37,616 countOregon37,616Washington: 35,793 countWashington35,793Mississippi: 34,988 countMississippi34,988New York: 33,438 countNew York33,438South Dakota: 29,968 countSouth Dakota29,968Louisiana: 27,386 countLouisiana27,386Montana: 27,048 countMontana27,048North Dakota: 26,364 countNorth Dakota26,364New Mexico: 25,044 countNew Mexico25,044Idaho: 24,996 countIdaho24,996South Carolina: 24,791 countSouth Carolina24,791West Virginia: 23,622 countWest Virginia23,622Arizona: 19,086 countArizona19,086Utah: 18,409 countUtah18,409Maryland: 12,429 countMaryland12,429Wyoming: 11,938 countWyoming11,938New Jersey: 9,883 countNew Jersey9,883Maine: 7,600 countMaine7,600Hawaii: 7,328 countHawaii7,328Massachusetts: 7,241 countMassachusetts7,241Vermont: 6,808 countVermont6,808Connecticut: 5,521 countConnecticut5,521New Hampshire: 4,123 countNew Hampshire4,123Nevada: 3,423 countNevada3,423Delaware: 2,302 countDelaware2,302Rhode Island: 1,043 countRhode Island1,043Alaska: 990 countAlaska990Texas: 248,416 countTexas248,416Missouri: 95,320 countMissouri95,320Iowa: 86,104 countIowa86,104Oklahoma: 78,531 countOklahoma78,531Ohio: 77,805 countOhio77,805Kentucky: 75,966 countKentucky75,966Illinois: 72,651 countIllinois72,651California: 70,521 countCalifornia70,521Tennessee: 69,983 countTennessee69,983Minnesota: 68,822 countMinnesota68,822Wisconsin: 64,793 countWisconsin64,793Kansas: 58,569 countKansas58,569Indiana: 56,649 countIndiana56,649Pennsylvania: 53,157 countPennsylvania53,157Michigan: 47,641 countMichigan47,641Florida: 47,590 countFlorida47,590North Carolina: 46,418 countNorth Carolina46,418Nebraska: 46,332 countNebraska46,332Virginia: 43,225 countVirginia43,225Arkansas: 42,625 countArkansas42,625Georgia: 42,439 countGeorgia42,439Alabama: 40,592 countAlabama40,592Colorado: 38,893 countColorado38,893Oregon: 37,616 countOregon37,616Washington: 35,793 countWashington35,793Mississippi: 34,988 countMississippi34,988New York: 33,438 countNew York33,438South Dakota: 29,968 countSouth Dakota29,968Louisiana: 27,386 countLouisiana27,386Montana: 27,048 countMontana27,048North Dakota: 26,364 countNorth Dakota26,364New Mexico: 25,044 countNew Mexico25,044Idaho: 24,996 countIdaho24,996South Carolina: 24,791 countSouth Carolina24,791West Virginia: 23,622 countWest Virginia23,622Arizona: 19,086 countArizona19,086Utah: 18,409 countUtah18,409Maryland: 12,429 countMaryland12,429Wyoming: 11,938 countWyoming11,938New Jersey: 9,883 countNew Jersey9,883Maine: 7,600 countMaine7,600Hawaii: 7,328 countHawaii7,328Massachusetts: 7,241 countMassachusetts7,241Vermont: 6,808 countVermont6,808Connecticut: 5,521 countConnecticut5,521New Hampshire: 4,123 countNew Hampshire4,123Nevada: 3,423 countNevada3,423Delaware: 2,302 countDelaware2,302Rhode Island: 1,043 countRhode Island1,043Alaska: 990 countAlaska990
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

RankStates2017
count
1Texas248,416
2Missouri95,320
3Iowa86,104
4Oklahoma78,531
5Ohio77,805
6Kentucky75,966
7Illinois72,651
8California70,521
9Tennessee69,983
10Minnesota68,822
11Wisconsin64,793
12Kansas58,569
13Indiana56,649
14Pennsylvania53,157
15Michigan47,641
16Florida47,590
17North Carolina46,418
18Nebraska46,332
19Virginia43,225
20Arkansas42,625
21Georgia42,439
22Alabama40,592
23Colorado38,893
24Oregon37,616
25Washington35,793
26Mississippi34,988
27New York33,438
28South Dakota29,968
29Louisiana27,386
30Montana27,048
31North Dakota26,364
32New Mexico25,044
33Idaho24,996
34South Carolina24,791
35West Virginia23,622
36Arizona19,086
37Utah18,409
38Maryland12,429
39Wyoming11,938
40New Jersey9,883
41Maine7,600
42Hawaii7,328
43Massachusetts7,241
44Vermont6,808
45Connecticut5,521
46New Hampshire4,123
47Nevada3,423
48Delaware2,302
49Rhode Island1,043
50Alaska990

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Texas, with 248,416 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Alaska, with 990 in 2017.

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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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