Counties in Alabama by land in farms

Dallas County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2007, at 257,015 acres. Bibb County had the lowest, at 38,093 acres. The median was 128,905 acres and the figure for Alabama was 9,033,537 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest257,015Dallas County
Lowest38,093Bibb County
Median128,90567 counties
Alabama9,033,537History

Map of counties, 2007

Autauga County: 110,464 acresBaldwin County: 189,815 acresBarbour County: 199,129 acresBibb County: 38,093 acresBlount County: 151,282 acresBullock County: 133,951 acresButler County: 92,581 acresCalhoun County: 76,201 acresChambers County: 104,973 acresCherokee County: 132,918 acresChilton County: 100,217 acresChoctaw County: 55,016 acresClarke County: 73,737 acresClay County: 74,415 acresCleburne County: 49,493 acresCoffee County: 211,150 acresColbert County: 128,905 acresConecuh County: 86,293 acresCoosa County: 45,403 acresCovington County: 200,141 acresCrenshaw County: 132,385 acresCullman County: 229,791 acresDale County: 138,197 acresDallas County: 257,015 acresDeKalb County: 235,246 acresElmore County: 102,816 acresEscambia County: 112,841 acresEtowah County: 94,201 acresFayette County: 78,799 acresFranklin County: 140,861 acresGeneva County: 220,676 acresGreene County: 135,652 acresHale County: 169,287 acresHenry County: 165,699 acresHouston County: 204,645 acresJackson County: 242,850 acresJefferson County: 40,455 acresLamar County: 84,645 acresLauderdale County: 227,692 acresLawrence County: 222,401 acresLee County: 63,188 acresLimestone County: 237,188 acresLowndes County: 186,823 acresMacon County: 116,758 acresMadison County: 199,294 acresMarengo County: 178,157 acresMarion County: 117,206 acresMarshall County: 154,548 acresMobile County: 113,653 acresMonroe County: 118,805 acresMontgomery County: 223,079 acresMorgan County: 161,531 acresPerry County: 165,773 acresPickens County: 130,751 acresPike County: 179,175 acresRandolph County: 114,717 acresRussell County: 94,155 acresSt. Clair County: 71,574 acresShelby County: 54,810 acresSumter County: 180,931 acresTalladega County: 119,042 acresTallapoosa County: 64,078 acresTuscaloosa County: 110,588 acresWalker County: 70,382 acresWashington County: 83,610 acresWilcox County: 168,849 acresWinston County: 64,541 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Dallas County: 257,015 acresDallas County257,015Jackson County: 242,850 acresJackson County242,850Limestone County: 237,188 acresLimestone County237,188DeKalb County: 235,246 acresDeKalb County235,246Cullman County: 229,791 acresCullman County229,791Lauderdale County: 227,692 acresLauderdale County227,692Montgomery County: 223,079 acresMontgomery County223,079Lawrence County: 222,401 acresLawrence County222,401Geneva County: 220,676 acresGeneva County220,676Coffee County: 211,150 acresCoffee County211,150Houston County: 204,645 acresHouston County204,645Covington County: 200,141 acresCovington County200,141Madison County: 199,294 acresMadison County199,294Barbour County: 199,129 acresBarbour County199,129Baldwin County: 189,815 acresBaldwin County189,815Lowndes County: 186,823 acresLowndes County186,823Sumter County: 180,931 acresSumter County180,931Pike County: 179,175 acresPike County179,175Marengo County: 178,157 acresMarengo County178,157Hale County: 169,287 acresHale County169,287Wilcox County: 168,849 acresWilcox County168,849Perry County: 165,773 acresPerry County165,773Henry County: 165,699 acresHenry County165,699Morgan County: 161,531 acresMorgan County161,531Marshall County: 154,548 acresMarshall County154,548Blount County: 151,282 acresBlount County151,282Franklin County: 140,861 acresFranklin County140,861Dale County: 138,197 acresDale County138,197Greene County: 135,652 acresGreene County135,652Bullock County: 133,951 acresBullock County133,951Cherokee County: 132,918 acresCherokee County132,918Crenshaw County: 132,385 acresCrenshaw County132,385Pickens County: 130,751 acresPickens County130,751Colbert County: 128,905 acresColbert County128,905Talladega County: 119,042 acresTalladega County119,042Monroe County: 118,805 acresMonroe County118,805Marion County: 117,206 acresMarion County117,206Macon County: 116,758 acresMacon County116,758Randolph County: 114,717 acresRandolph County114,717Mobile County: 113,653 acresMobile County113,653Dallas County: 257,015 acresDallas County257,015Jackson County: 242,850 acresJackson County242,850Limestone County: 237,188 acresLimestone County237,188DeKalb County: 235,246 acresDeKalb County235,246Cullman County: 229,791 acresCullman County229,791Lauderdale County: 227,692 acresLauderdale County227,692Montgomery County: 223,079 acresMontgomery County223,079Lawrence County: 222,401 acresLawrence County222,401Geneva County: 220,676 acresGeneva County220,676Coffee County: 211,150 acresCoffee County211,150Houston County: 204,645 acresHouston County204,645Covington County: 200,141 acresCovington County200,141Madison County: 199,294 acresMadison County199,294Barbour County: 199,129 acresBarbour County199,129Baldwin County: 189,815 acresBaldwin County189,815Lowndes County: 186,823 acresLowndes County186,823Sumter County: 180,931 acresSumter County180,931Pike County: 179,175 acresPike County179,175Marengo County: 178,157 acresMarengo County178,157Hale County: 169,287 acresHale County169,287Wilcox County: 168,849 acresWilcox County168,849Perry County: 165,773 acresPerry County165,773Henry County: 165,699 acresHenry County165,699Morgan County: 161,531 acresMorgan County161,531Marshall County: 154,548 acresMarshall County154,548Blount County: 151,282 acresBlount County151,282Franklin County: 140,861 acresFranklin County140,861Dale County: 138,197 acresDale County138,197Greene County: 135,652 acresGreene County135,652Bullock County: 133,951 acresBullock County133,951Cherokee County: 132,918 acresCherokee County132,918Crenshaw County: 132,385 acresCrenshaw County132,385Pickens County: 130,751 acresPickens County130,751Colbert County: 128,905 acresColbert County128,905Talladega County: 119,042 acresTalladega County119,042Monroe County: 118,805 acresMonroe County118,805Marion County: 117,206 acresMarion County117,206Macon County: 116,758 acresMacon County116,758Randolph County: 114,717 acresRandolph County114,717Mobile County: 113,653 acresMobile County113,653
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Dallas County257,015
2Jackson County242,850
3Limestone County237,188
4DeKalb County235,246
5Cullman County229,791
6Lauderdale County227,692
7Montgomery County223,079
8Lawrence County222,401
9Geneva County220,676
10Coffee County211,150
11Houston County204,645
12Covington County200,141
13Madison County199,294
14Barbour County199,129
15Baldwin County189,815
16Lowndes County186,823
17Sumter County180,931
18Pike County179,175
19Marengo County178,157
20Hale County169,287
21Wilcox County168,849
22Perry County165,773
23Henry County165,699
24Morgan County161,531
25Marshall County154,548
26Blount County151,282
27Franklin County140,861
28Dale County138,197
29Greene County135,652
30Bullock County133,951
31Cherokee County132,918
32Crenshaw County132,385
33Pickens County130,751
34Colbert County128,905
35Talladega County119,042
36Monroe County118,805
37Marion County117,206
38Macon County116,758
39Randolph County114,717
40Mobile County113,653
41Escambia County112,841
42Tuscaloosa County110,588
43Autauga County110,464
44Chambers County104,973
45Elmore County102,816
46Chilton County100,217
47Etowah County94,201
48Russell County94,155
49Butler County92,581
50Conecuh County86,293
51Lamar County84,645
52Washington County83,610
53Fayette County78,799
54Calhoun County76,201
55Clay County74,415
56Clarke County73,737
57St. Clair County71,574
58Walker County70,382
59Winston County64,541
60Tallapoosa County64,078
61Lee County63,188
62Choctaw County55,016
63Shelby County54,810
64Cleburne County49,493
65Coosa County45,403
66Jefferson County40,455
67Bibb County38,093

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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?

Dallas County, with 257,015 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Bibb County, with 38,093 acres in 2007.

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