Counties in Alabama by land in farms, 2022

Limestone County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2022, at 255,290 acres. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 29,631 acres. The median was 127,773 acres and the figure for Alabama was 8,629,101 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest255,290Limestone County
Lowest29,631Jefferson County
Median127,77367 counties
Alabama8,629,101History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 104,722 acresBaldwin County: 180,784 acresBarbour County: 215,074 acresBibb County: 42,199 acresBlount County: 138,653 acresBullock County: 172,924 acresButler County: 90,393 acresCalhoun County: 70,157 acresChambers County: 130,961 acresCherokee County: 163,443 acresChilton County: 96,440 acresChoctaw County: 64,977 acresClarke County: 49,651 acresClay County: 86,388 acresCleburne County: 46,919 acresCoffee County: 133,040 acresColbert County: 143,106 acresConecuh County: 128,305 acresCoosa County: 32,046 acresCovington County: 165,318 acresCrenshaw County: 127,773 acresCullman County: 182,249 acresDale County: 118,588 acresDallas County: 223,331 acresDeKalb County: 219,604 acresElmore County: 80,066 acresEscambia County: 107,160 acresEtowah County: 90,283 acresFayette County: 60,797 acresFranklin County: 128,853 acresGeneva County: 160,853 acresGreene County: 107,845 acresHale County: 149,599 acresHenry County: 157,925 acresHouston County: 187,714 acresJackson County: 252,976 acresJefferson County: 29,631 acresLamar County: 89,003 acresLauderdale County: 181,760 acresLawrence County: 209,398 acresLee County: 73,524 acresLimestone County: 255,290 acresLowndes County: 201,912 acresMacon County: 115,773 acresMadison County: 185,472 acresMarengo County: 197,555 acresMarion County: 112,612 acresMarshall County: 156,900 acresMobile County: 108,529 acresMonroe County: 161,019 acresMontgomery County: 179,866 acresMorgan County: 140,181 acresPerry County: 147,664 acresPickens County: 116,943 acresPike County: 149,349 acresRandolph County: 122,248 acresRussell County: 112,214 acresSt. Clair County: 80,967 acresShelby County: 54,230 acresSumter County: 204,698 acresTalladega County: 98,806 acresTallapoosa County: 80,926 acresTuscaloosa County: 115,659 acresWalker County: 65,359 acresWashington County: 69,161 acresWilcox County: 157,580 acresWinston County: 43,756 acres
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acres, 2022. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Limestone County: 255,290 acresLimestone County255,290Jackson County: 252,976 acresJackson County252,976Dallas County: 223,331 acresDallas County223,331DeKalb County: 219,604 acresDeKalb County219,604Barbour County: 215,074 acresBarbour County215,074Lawrence County: 209,398 acresLawrence County209,398Sumter County: 204,698 acresSumter County204,698Lowndes County: 201,912 acresLowndes County201,912Marengo County: 197,555 acresMarengo County197,555Houston County: 187,714 acresHouston County187,714Madison County: 185,472 acresMadison County185,472Cullman County: 182,249 acresCullman County182,249Lauderdale County: 181,760 acresLauderdale County181,760Baldwin County: 180,784 acresBaldwin County180,784Montgomery County: 179,866 acresMontgomery County179,866Bullock County: 172,924 acresBullock County172,924Covington County: 165,318 acresCovington County165,318Cherokee County: 163,443 acresCherokee County163,443Monroe County: 161,019 acresMonroe County161,019Geneva County: 160,853 acresGeneva County160,853Henry County: 157,925 acresHenry County157,925Wilcox County: 157,580 acresWilcox County157,580Marshall County: 156,900 acresMarshall County156,900Hale County: 149,599 acresHale County149,599Pike County: 149,349 acresPike County149,349Perry County: 147,664 acresPerry County147,664Colbert County: 143,106 acresColbert County143,106Morgan County: 140,181 acresMorgan County140,181Blount County: 138,653 acresBlount County138,653Coffee County: 133,040 acresCoffee County133,040Chambers County: 130,961 acresChambers County130,961Franklin County: 128,853 acresFranklin County128,853Conecuh County: 128,305 acresConecuh County128,305Crenshaw County: 127,773 acresCrenshaw County127,773Randolph County: 122,248 acresRandolph County122,248Dale County: 118,588 acresDale County118,588Pickens County: 116,943 acresPickens County116,943Macon County: 115,773 acresMacon County115,773Tuscaloosa County: 115,659 acresTuscaloosa County115,659Marion County: 112,612 acresMarion County112,612Limestone County: 255,290 acresLimestone County255,290Jackson County: 252,976 acresJackson County252,976Dallas County: 223,331 acresDallas County223,331DeKalb County: 219,604 acresDeKalb County219,604Barbour County: 215,074 acresBarbour County215,074Lawrence County: 209,398 acresLawrence County209,398Sumter County: 204,698 acresSumter County204,698Lowndes County: 201,912 acresLowndes County201,912Marengo County: 197,555 acresMarengo County197,555Houston County: 187,714 acresHouston County187,714Madison County: 185,472 acresMadison County185,472Cullman County: 182,249 acresCullman County182,249Lauderdale County: 181,760 acresLauderdale County181,760Baldwin County: 180,784 acresBaldwin County180,784Montgomery County: 179,866 acresMontgomery County179,866Bullock County: 172,924 acresBullock County172,924Covington County: 165,318 acresCovington County165,318Cherokee County: 163,443 acresCherokee County163,443Monroe County: 161,019 acresMonroe County161,019Geneva County: 160,853 acresGeneva County160,853Henry County: 157,925 acresHenry County157,925Wilcox County: 157,580 acresWilcox County157,580Marshall County: 156,900 acresMarshall County156,900Hale County: 149,599 acresHale County149,599Pike County: 149,349 acresPike County149,349Perry County: 147,664 acresPerry County147,664Colbert County: 143,106 acresColbert County143,106Morgan County: 140,181 acresMorgan County140,181Blount County: 138,653 acresBlount County138,653Coffee County: 133,040 acresCoffee County133,040Chambers County: 130,961 acresChambers County130,961Franklin County: 128,853 acresFranklin County128,853Conecuh County: 128,305 acresConecuh County128,305Crenshaw County: 127,773 acresCrenshaw County127,773Randolph County: 122,248 acresRandolph County122,248Dale County: 118,588 acresDale County118,588Pickens County: 116,943 acresPickens County116,943Macon County: 115,773 acresMacon County115,773Tuscaloosa County: 115,659 acresTuscaloosa County115,659Marion County: 112,612 acresMarion County112,612
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
acres
1Limestone County255,290
2Jackson County252,976
3Dallas County223,331
4DeKalb County219,604
5Barbour County215,074
6Lawrence County209,398
7Sumter County204,698
8Lowndes County201,912
9Marengo County197,555
10Houston County187,714
11Madison County185,472
12Cullman County182,249
13Lauderdale County181,760
14Baldwin County180,784
15Montgomery County179,866
16Bullock County172,924
17Covington County165,318
18Cherokee County163,443
19Monroe County161,019
20Geneva County160,853
21Henry County157,925
22Wilcox County157,580
23Marshall County156,900
24Hale County149,599
25Pike County149,349
26Perry County147,664
27Colbert County143,106
28Morgan County140,181
29Blount County138,653
30Coffee County133,040
31Chambers County130,961
32Franklin County128,853
33Conecuh County128,305
34Crenshaw County127,773
35Randolph County122,248
36Dale County118,588
37Pickens County116,943
38Macon County115,773
39Tuscaloosa County115,659
40Marion County112,612
41Russell County112,214
42Mobile County108,529
43Greene County107,845
44Escambia County107,160
45Autauga County104,722
46Talladega County98,806
47Chilton County96,440
48Butler County90,393
49Etowah County90,283
50Lamar County89,003
51Clay County86,388
52St. Clair County80,967
53Tallapoosa County80,926
54Elmore County80,066
55Lee County73,524
56Calhoun County70,157
57Washington County69,161
58Walker County65,359
59Choctaw County64,977
60Fayette County60,797
61Shelby County54,230
62Clarke County49,651
63Cleburne County46,919
64Winston County43,756
65Bibb County42,199
66Coosa County32,046
67Jefferson County29,631

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Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Limestone County, with 255,290 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Jefferson County, with 29,631 acres in 2022.

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