Counties in Florida by land in farms

Polk County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 1997, at 624,671 acres. Monroe County had the lowest, at 1,478 acres. The median was 95,174 acres and the figure for Florida was 10,659,777 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest624,671Polk County
Lowest1,478Monroe County
Median95,17467 counties
Florida10,659,777History

Map of counties, 1997

Alachua County: 204,420 acresBaker County: 15,221 acresBay County: 8,411 acresBradford County: 47,579 acresBrevard County: 280,375 acresBroward County: 32,076 acresCalhoun County: 44,175 acresCharlotte County: 292,053 acresCitrus County: 50,121 acresClay County: 74,747 acresCollier County: 278,417 acresColumbia County: 103,707 acresDeSoto County: 324,144 acresDixie County: 35,311 acresDuval County: 34,969 acresEscambia County: 59,571 acresFlagler County: 86,861 acresFranklin County: 5,968 acresGadsden County: 59,098 acresGilchrist County: 81,619 acresGlades County: 379,278 acresGulf County: 3,629 acresHamilton County: 65,298 acresHardee County: 345,439 acresHendry County: 606,839 acresHernando County: 55,845 acresHighlands County: 490,462 acresHillsborough County: 264,631 acresHolmes County: 95,371 acresIndian River County: 170,167 acresJackson County: 243,441 acresJefferson County: 129,607 acresLafayette County: 95,174 acresLake County: 192,831 acresLee County: 134,649 acresLeon County: 70,552 acresLevy County: 160,494 acresLiberty County: 8,699 acresMadison County: 140,224 acresManatee County: 268,882 acresMarion County: 281,798 acresMartin County: 184,542 acresMiami-Dade County: 85,076 acresMonroe County: 1,478 acresNassau County: 43,033 acresOkaloosa County: 55,960 acresOkeechobee County: 388,806 acresOrange County: 175,645 acresOsceola County: 613,790 acresPalm Beach County: 609,546 acresPasco County: 168,917 acresPinellas County: 2,819 acresPolk County: 624,671 acresPutnam County: 92,099 acresSt. Johns County: 51,113 acresSt. Lucie County: 230,354 acresSanta Rosa County: 86,252 acresSarasota County: 129,311 acresSeminole County: 41,299 acresSumter County: 189,732 acresSuwannee County: 165,375 acresTaylor County: 59,338 acresUnion County: 64,749 acresVolusia County: 115,486 acresWakulla County: 11,890 acresWalton County: 86,605 acresWashington County: 59,738 acres
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

Polk County: 624,671 acresPolk County624,671Osceola County: 613,790 acresOsceola County613,790Palm Beach County: 609,546 acresPalm Beach County609,546Hendry County: 606,839 acresHendry County606,839Highlands County: 490,462 acresHighlands County490,462Okeechobee County: 388,806 acresOkeechobee County388,806Glades County: 379,278 acresGlades County379,278Hardee County: 345,439 acresHardee County345,439DeSoto County: 324,144 acresDeSoto County324,144Charlotte County: 292,053 acresCharlotte County292,053Marion County: 281,798 acresMarion County281,798Brevard County: 280,375 acresBrevard County280,375Collier County: 278,417 acresCollier County278,417Manatee County: 268,882 acresManatee County268,882Hillsborough County: 264,631 acresHillsborough County264,631Jackson County: 243,441 acresJackson County243,441St. Lucie County: 230,354 acresSt. Lucie County230,354Alachua County: 204,420 acresAlachua County204,420Lake County: 192,831 acresLake County192,831Sumter County: 189,732 acresSumter County189,732Martin County: 184,542 acresMartin County184,542Orange County: 175,645 acresOrange County175,645Indian River County: 170,167 acresIndian River County170,167Pasco County: 168,917 acresPasco County168,917Suwannee County: 165,375 acresSuwannee County165,375Levy County: 160,494 acresLevy County160,494Madison County: 140,224 acresMadison County140,224Lee County: 134,649 acresLee County134,649Jefferson County: 129,607 acresJefferson County129,607Sarasota County: 129,311 acresSarasota County129,311Volusia County: 115,486 acresVolusia County115,486Columbia County: 103,707 acresColumbia County103,707Holmes County: 95,371 acresHolmes County95,371Lafayette County: 95,174 acresLafayette County95,174Putnam County: 92,099 acresPutnam County92,099Flagler County: 86,861 acresFlagler County86,861Walton County: 86,605 acresWalton County86,605Santa Rosa County: 86,252 acresSanta Rosa County86,252Miami-Dade County: 85,076 acresMiami-Dade County85,076Gilchrist County: 81,619 acresGilchrist County81,619Polk County: 624,671 acresPolk County624,671Osceola County: 613,790 acresOsceola County613,790Palm Beach County: 609,546 acresPalm Beach County609,546Hendry County: 606,839 acresHendry County606,839Highlands County: 490,462 acresHighlands County490,462Okeechobee County: 388,806 acresOkeechobee County388,806Glades County: 379,278 acresGlades County379,278Hardee County: 345,439 acresHardee County345,439DeSoto County: 324,144 acresDeSoto County324,144Charlotte County: 292,053 acresCharlotte County292,053Marion County: 281,798 acresMarion County281,798Brevard County: 280,375 acresBrevard County280,375Collier County: 278,417 acresCollier County278,417Manatee County: 268,882 acresManatee County268,882Hillsborough County: 264,631 acresHillsborough County264,631Jackson County: 243,441 acresJackson County243,441St. Lucie County: 230,354 acresSt. Lucie County230,354Alachua County: 204,420 acresAlachua County204,420Lake County: 192,831 acresLake County192,831Sumter County: 189,732 acresSumter County189,732Martin County: 184,542 acresMartin County184,542Orange County: 175,645 acresOrange County175,645Indian River County: 170,167 acresIndian River County170,167Pasco County: 168,917 acresPasco County168,917Suwannee County: 165,375 acresSuwannee County165,375Levy County: 160,494 acresLevy County160,494Madison County: 140,224 acresMadison County140,224Lee County: 134,649 acresLee County134,649Jefferson County: 129,607 acresJefferson County129,607Sarasota County: 129,311 acresSarasota County129,311Volusia County: 115,486 acresVolusia County115,486Columbia County: 103,707 acresColumbia County103,707Holmes County: 95,371 acresHolmes County95,371Lafayette County: 95,174 acresLafayette County95,174Putnam County: 92,099 acresPutnam County92,099Flagler County: 86,861 acresFlagler County86,861Walton County: 86,605 acresWalton County86,605Santa Rosa County: 86,252 acresSanta Rosa County86,252Miami-Dade County: 85,076 acresMiami-Dade County85,076Gilchrist County: 81,619 acresGilchrist County81,619
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

RankCounties1997
acres
1Polk County624,671
2Osceola County613,790
3Palm Beach County609,546
4Hendry County606,839
5Highlands County490,462
6Okeechobee County388,806
7Glades County379,278
8Hardee County345,439
9DeSoto County324,144
10Charlotte County292,053
11Marion County281,798
12Brevard County280,375
13Collier County278,417
14Manatee County268,882
15Hillsborough County264,631
16Jackson County243,441
17St. Lucie County230,354
18Alachua County204,420
19Lake County192,831
20Sumter County189,732
21Martin County184,542
22Orange County175,645
23Indian River County170,167
24Pasco County168,917
25Suwannee County165,375
26Levy County160,494
27Madison County140,224
28Lee County134,649
29Jefferson County129,607
30Sarasota County129,311
31Volusia County115,486
32Columbia County103,707
33Holmes County95,371
34Lafayette County95,174
35Putnam County92,099
36Flagler County86,861
37Walton County86,605
38Santa Rosa County86,252
39Miami-Dade County85,076
40Gilchrist County81,619
41Clay County74,747
42Leon County70,552
43Hamilton County65,298
44Union County64,749
45Washington County59,738
46Escambia County59,571
47Taylor County59,338
48Gadsden County59,098
49Okaloosa County55,960
50Hernando County55,845
51St. Johns County51,113
52Citrus County50,121
53Bradford County47,579
54Calhoun County44,175
55Nassau County43,033
56Seminole County41,299
57Dixie County35,311
58Duval County34,969
59Broward County32,076
60Baker County15,221
61Wakulla County11,890
62Liberty County8,699
63Bay County8,411
64Franklin County5,968
65Gulf County3,629
66Pinellas County2,819
67Monroe County1,478

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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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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Polk County, with 624,671 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Monroe County, with 1,478 acres in 1997.

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