Counties in Florida by land in farms

Osceola County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2007, at 646,290 acres. Monroe County had the lowest, at 187 acres. The median was 83,274 acres and the figure for Florida was 9,231,570 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest646,290Osceola County
Lowest187Monroe County
Median83,27467 counties
Florida9,231,570History

Map of counties, 2007

Alachua County: 172,843 acresBaker County: 26,723 acresBay County: 12,470 acresBradford County: 29,621 acresBrevard County: 167,059 acresBroward County: 8,737 acresCalhoun County: 39,102 acresCharlotte County: 166,045 acresCitrus County: 40,017 acresClay County: 41,537 acresCollier County: 109,934 acresColumbia County: 85,952 acresDeSoto County: 260,277 acresDixie County: 42,016 acresDuval County: 26,774 acresEscambia County: 81,977 acresFlagler County: 58,396 acresFranklin County: 510 acresGadsden County: 47,090 acresGilchrist County: 71,098 acresGlades County: 402,478 acresGulf County: 4,742 acresHamilton County: 64,781 acresHardee County: 279,887 acresHendry County: 465,063 acresHernando County: 56,237 acresHighlands County: 476,256 acresHillsborough County: 219,800 acresHolmes County: 151,812 acresIndian River County: 157,196 acresJackson County: 311,398 acresJefferson County: 147,432 acresLafayette County: 81,277 acresLake County: 121,422 acresLee County: 85,742 acresLeon County: 90,732 acresLevy County: 174,222 acresLiberty County: 23,619 acresMadison County: 149,029 acresManatee County: 225,101 acresMarion County: 266,571 acresMartin County: 129,391 acresMiami-Dade County: 67,050 acresMonroe County: 187 acresNassau County: 31,277 acresOkaloosa County: 65,874 acresOkeechobee County: 338,357 acresOrange County: 136,088 acresOsceola County: 646,290 acresPalm Beach County: 525,658 acresPasco County: 149,963 acresPinellas County: 1,455 acresPolk County: 549,071 acresPutnam County: 74,482 acresSt. Johns County: 33,546 acresSt. Lucie County: 153,486 acresSanta Rosa County: 70,179 acresSarasota County: 61,033 acresSeminole County: 35,542 acresSumter County: 159,789 acresSuwannee County: 167,493 acresTaylor County: 33,534 acresUnion County: 46,560 acresVolusia County: 83,274 acresWakulla County: 28,339 acresWalton County: 126,841 acresWashington County: 73,836 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

Osceola County: 646,290 acresOsceola County646,290Polk County: 549,071 acresPolk County549,071Palm Beach County: 525,658 acresPalm Beach County525,658Highlands County: 476,256 acresHighlands County476,256Hendry County: 465,063 acresHendry County465,063Glades County: 402,478 acresGlades County402,478Okeechobee County: 338,357 acresOkeechobee County338,357Jackson County: 311,398 acresJackson County311,398Hardee County: 279,887 acresHardee County279,887Marion County: 266,571 acresMarion County266,571DeSoto County: 260,277 acresDeSoto County260,277Manatee County: 225,101 acresManatee County225,101Hillsborough County: 219,800 acresHillsborough County219,800Levy County: 174,222 acresLevy County174,222Alachua County: 172,843 acresAlachua County172,843Suwannee County: 167,493 acresSuwannee County167,493Brevard County: 167,059 acresBrevard County167,059Charlotte County: 166,045 acresCharlotte County166,045Sumter County: 159,789 acresSumter County159,789Indian River County: 157,196 acresIndian River County157,196St. Lucie County: 153,486 acresSt. Lucie County153,486Holmes County: 151,812 acresHolmes County151,812Pasco County: 149,963 acresPasco County149,963Madison County: 149,029 acresMadison County149,029Jefferson County: 147,432 acresJefferson County147,432Orange County: 136,088 acresOrange County136,088Martin County: 129,391 acresMartin County129,391Walton County: 126,841 acresWalton County126,841Lake County: 121,422 acresLake County121,422Collier County: 109,934 acresCollier County109,934Leon County: 90,732 acresLeon County90,732Columbia County: 85,952 acresColumbia County85,952Lee County: 85,742 acresLee County85,742Volusia County: 83,274 acresVolusia County83,274Escambia County: 81,977 acresEscambia County81,977Lafayette County: 81,277 acresLafayette County81,277Putnam County: 74,482 acresPutnam County74,482Washington County: 73,836 acresWashington County73,836Gilchrist County: 71,098 acresGilchrist County71,098Santa Rosa County: 70,179 acresSanta Rosa County70,179Osceola County: 646,290 acresOsceola County646,290Polk County: 549,071 acresPolk County549,071Palm Beach County: 525,658 acresPalm Beach County525,658Highlands County: 476,256 acresHighlands County476,256Hendry County: 465,063 acresHendry County465,063Glades County: 402,478 acresGlades County402,478Okeechobee County: 338,357 acresOkeechobee County338,357Jackson County: 311,398 acresJackson County311,398Hardee County: 279,887 acresHardee County279,887Marion County: 266,571 acresMarion County266,571DeSoto County: 260,277 acresDeSoto County260,277Manatee County: 225,101 acresManatee County225,101Hillsborough County: 219,800 acresHillsborough County219,800Levy County: 174,222 acresLevy County174,222Alachua County: 172,843 acresAlachua County172,843Suwannee County: 167,493 acresSuwannee County167,493Brevard County: 167,059 acresBrevard County167,059Charlotte County: 166,045 acresCharlotte County166,045Sumter County: 159,789 acresSumter County159,789Indian River County: 157,196 acresIndian River County157,196St. Lucie County: 153,486 acresSt. Lucie County153,486Holmes County: 151,812 acresHolmes County151,812Pasco County: 149,963 acresPasco County149,963Madison County: 149,029 acresMadison County149,029Jefferson County: 147,432 acresJefferson County147,432Orange County: 136,088 acresOrange County136,088Martin County: 129,391 acresMartin County129,391Walton County: 126,841 acresWalton County126,841Lake County: 121,422 acresLake County121,422Collier County: 109,934 acresCollier County109,934Leon County: 90,732 acresLeon County90,732Columbia County: 85,952 acresColumbia County85,952Lee County: 85,742 acresLee County85,742Volusia County: 83,274 acresVolusia County83,274Escambia County: 81,977 acresEscambia County81,977Lafayette County: 81,277 acresLafayette County81,277Putnam County: 74,482 acresPutnam County74,482Washington County: 73,836 acresWashington County73,836Gilchrist County: 71,098 acresGilchrist County71,098Santa Rosa County: 70,179 acresSanta Rosa County70,179
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
1Osceola County646,290
2Polk County549,071
3Palm Beach County525,658
4Highlands County476,256
5Hendry County465,063
6Glades County402,478
7Okeechobee County338,357
8Jackson County311,398
9Hardee County279,887
10Marion County266,571
11DeSoto County260,277
12Manatee County225,101
13Hillsborough County219,800
14Levy County174,222
15Alachua County172,843
16Suwannee County167,493
17Brevard County167,059
18Charlotte County166,045
19Sumter County159,789
20Indian River County157,196
21St. Lucie County153,486
22Holmes County151,812
23Pasco County149,963
24Madison County149,029
25Jefferson County147,432
26Orange County136,088
27Martin County129,391
28Walton County126,841
29Lake County121,422
30Collier County109,934
31Leon County90,732
32Columbia County85,952
33Lee County85,742
34Volusia County83,274
35Escambia County81,977
36Lafayette County81,277
37Putnam County74,482
38Washington County73,836
39Gilchrist County71,098
40Santa Rosa County70,179
41Miami-Dade County67,050
42Okaloosa County65,874
43Hamilton County64,781
44Sarasota County61,033
45Flagler County58,396
46Hernando County56,237
47Gadsden County47,090
48Union County46,560
49Dixie County42,016
50Clay County41,537
51Citrus County40,017
52Calhoun County39,102
53Seminole County35,542
54St. Johns County33,546
55Taylor County33,534
56Nassau County31,277
57Bradford County29,621
58Wakulla County28,339
59Duval County26,774
60Baker County26,723
61Liberty County23,619
62Bay County12,470
63Broward County8,737
64Gulf County4,742
65Pinellas County1,455
66Franklin County510
67Monroe County187

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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?

Osceola County, with 646,290 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Monroe County, with 187 acres in 2007.

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