Counties in Alabama by land in farms

Dallas County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2012, at 255,114 acres. Coosa County had the lowest, at 35,946 acres. The median was 119,620 acres and the figure for Alabama was 8,902,654 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest255,114Dallas County
Lowest35,946Coosa County
Median119,62067 counties
Alabama8,902,654History

Map of counties, 2012

Autauga County: 111,504 acresBaldwin County: 192,320 acresBarbour County: 204,258 acresBibb County: 56,276 acresBlount County: 146,189 acresBullock County: 164,600 acresButler County: 88,398 acresCalhoun County: 81,265 acresChambers County: 96,341 acresCherokee County: 124,241 acresChilton County: 91,373 acresChoctaw County: 68,489 acresClarke County: 47,496 acresClay County: 77,871 acresCleburne County: 50,204 acresCoffee County: 202,255 acresColbert County: 152,767 acresConecuh County: 93,709 acresCoosa County: 35,946 acresCovington County: 208,556 acresCrenshaw County: 129,893 acresCullman County: 194,083 acresDale County: 129,788 acresDallas County: 255,114 acresDeKalb County: 229,294 acresElmore County: 90,346 acresEscambia County: 107,369 acresEtowah County: 86,137 acresFayette County: 81,087 acresFranklin County: 150,496 acresGeneva County: 218,805 acresGreene County: 120,390 acresHale County: 160,500 acresHenry County: 169,809 acresHouston County: 197,974 acresJackson County: 231,845 acresJefferson County: 39,003 acresLamar County: 82,282 acresLauderdale County: 211,589 acresLawrence County: 243,840 acresLee County: 59,024 acresLimestone County: 246,697 acresLowndes County: 217,760 acresMacon County: 103,317 acresMadison County: 209,352 acresMarengo County: 165,436 acresMarion County: 113,773 acresMarshall County: 162,980 acresMobile County: 88,789 acresMonroe County: 140,597 acresMontgomery County: 220,066 acresMorgan County: 152,567 acresPerry County: 157,250 acresPickens County: 102,646 acresPike County: 167,272 acresRandolph County: 113,918 acresRussell County: 117,351 acresSt. Clair County: 67,447 acresShelby County: 58,452 acresSumter County: 239,820 acresTalladega County: 99,836 acresTallapoosa County: 60,953 acresTuscaloosa County: 85,985 acresWalker County: 54,518 acresWashington County: 95,567 acresWilcox County: 119,620 acresWinston County: 57,959 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Dallas County: 255,114 acresDallas County255,114Limestone County: 246,697 acresLimestone County246,697Lawrence County: 243,840 acresLawrence County243,840Sumter County: 239,820 acresSumter County239,820Jackson County: 231,845 acresJackson County231,845DeKalb County: 229,294 acresDeKalb County229,294Montgomery County: 220,066 acresMontgomery County220,066Geneva County: 218,805 acresGeneva County218,805Lowndes County: 217,760 acresLowndes County217,760Lauderdale County: 211,589 acresLauderdale County211,589Madison County: 209,352 acresMadison County209,352Covington County: 208,556 acresCovington County208,556Barbour County: 204,258 acresBarbour County204,258Coffee County: 202,255 acresCoffee County202,255Houston County: 197,974 acresHouston County197,974Cullman County: 194,083 acresCullman County194,083Baldwin County: 192,320 acresBaldwin County192,320Henry County: 169,809 acresHenry County169,809Pike County: 167,272 acresPike County167,272Marengo County: 165,436 acresMarengo County165,436Bullock County: 164,600 acresBullock County164,600Marshall County: 162,980 acresMarshall County162,980Hale County: 160,500 acresHale County160,500Perry County: 157,250 acresPerry County157,250Colbert County: 152,767 acresColbert County152,767Morgan County: 152,567 acresMorgan County152,567Franklin County: 150,496 acresFranklin County150,496Blount County: 146,189 acresBlount County146,189Monroe County: 140,597 acresMonroe County140,597Crenshaw County: 129,893 acresCrenshaw County129,893Dale County: 129,788 acresDale County129,788Cherokee County: 124,241 acresCherokee County124,241Greene County: 120,390 acresGreene County120,390Wilcox County: 119,620 acresWilcox County119,620Russell County: 117,351 acresRussell County117,351Randolph County: 113,918 acresRandolph County113,918Marion County: 113,773 acresMarion County113,773Autauga County: 111,504 acresAutauga County111,504Escambia County: 107,369 acresEscambia County107,369Macon County: 103,317 acresMacon County103,317Dallas County: 255,114 acresDallas County255,114Limestone County: 246,697 acresLimestone County246,697Lawrence County: 243,840 acresLawrence County243,840Sumter County: 239,820 acresSumter County239,820Jackson County: 231,845 acresJackson County231,845DeKalb County: 229,294 acresDeKalb County229,294Montgomery County: 220,066 acresMontgomery County220,066Geneva County: 218,805 acresGeneva County218,805Lowndes County: 217,760 acresLowndes County217,760Lauderdale County: 211,589 acresLauderdale County211,589Madison County: 209,352 acresMadison County209,352Covington County: 208,556 acresCovington County208,556Barbour County: 204,258 acresBarbour County204,258Coffee County: 202,255 acresCoffee County202,255Houston County: 197,974 acresHouston County197,974Cullman County: 194,083 acresCullman County194,083Baldwin County: 192,320 acresBaldwin County192,320Henry County: 169,809 acresHenry County169,809Pike County: 167,272 acresPike County167,272Marengo County: 165,436 acresMarengo County165,436Bullock County: 164,600 acresBullock County164,600Marshall County: 162,980 acresMarshall County162,980Hale County: 160,500 acresHale County160,500Perry County: 157,250 acresPerry County157,250Colbert County: 152,767 acresColbert County152,767Morgan County: 152,567 acresMorgan County152,567Franklin County: 150,496 acresFranklin County150,496Blount County: 146,189 acresBlount County146,189Monroe County: 140,597 acresMonroe County140,597Crenshaw County: 129,893 acresCrenshaw County129,893Dale County: 129,788 acresDale County129,788Cherokee County: 124,241 acresCherokee County124,241Greene County: 120,390 acresGreene County120,390Wilcox County: 119,620 acresWilcox County119,620Russell County: 117,351 acresRussell County117,351Randolph County: 113,918 acresRandolph County113,918Marion County: 113,773 acresMarion County113,773Autauga County: 111,504 acresAutauga County111,504Escambia County: 107,369 acresEscambia County107,369Macon County: 103,317 acresMacon County103,317
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

RankCounties2012
acres
1Dallas County255,114
2Limestone County246,697
3Lawrence County243,840
4Sumter County239,820
5Jackson County231,845
6DeKalb County229,294
7Montgomery County220,066
8Geneva County218,805
9Lowndes County217,760
10Lauderdale County211,589
11Madison County209,352
12Covington County208,556
13Barbour County204,258
14Coffee County202,255
15Houston County197,974
16Cullman County194,083
17Baldwin County192,320
18Henry County169,809
19Pike County167,272
20Marengo County165,436
21Bullock County164,600
22Marshall County162,980
23Hale County160,500
24Perry County157,250
25Colbert County152,767
26Morgan County152,567
27Franklin County150,496
28Blount County146,189
29Monroe County140,597
30Crenshaw County129,893
31Dale County129,788
32Cherokee County124,241
33Greene County120,390
34Wilcox County119,620
35Russell County117,351
36Randolph County113,918
37Marion County113,773
38Autauga County111,504
39Escambia County107,369
40Macon County103,317
41Pickens County102,646
42Talladega County99,836
43Chambers County96,341
44Washington County95,567
45Conecuh County93,709
46Chilton County91,373
47Elmore County90,346
48Mobile County88,789
49Butler County88,398
50Etowah County86,137
51Tuscaloosa County85,985
52Lamar County82,282
53Calhoun County81,265
54Fayette County81,087
55Clay County77,871
56Choctaw County68,489
57St. Clair County67,447
58Tallapoosa County60,953
59Lee County59,024
60Shelby County58,452
61Winston County57,959
62Bibb County56,276
63Walker County54,518
64Cleburne County50,204
65Clarke County47,496
66Jefferson County39,003
67Coosa County35,946

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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 255,114 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Coosa County, with 35,946 acres in 2012.

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