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Counties in Louisiana by land in farms, 2022

Vermilion Parish had the highest land in farms of 64 counties in 2022, at 319,376 acres. Orleans Parish had the lowest, at 171 acres. The median was 96,567 acres and the figure for Louisiana was 7,986,381 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest319,376Vermilion Parish
Lowest171Orleans Parish
Median96,56764 counties
Louisiana7,986,381History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 285,254 acresAllen Parish: 78,688 acresAscension Parish: 47,062 acresAssumption Parish: 64,413 acresAvoyelles Parish: 294,956 acresBeauregard Parish: 157,030 acresBienville Parish: 16,269 acresBossier Parish: 105,381 acresCaddo Parish: 155,636 acresCalcasieu Parish: 284,264 acresCaldwell Parish: 70,993 acresCameron Parish: 153,946 acresCatahoula Parish: 289,053 acresClaiborne Parish: 70,182 acresConcordia Parish: 301,766 acresDe Soto Parish: 158,539 acresEast Baton Rouge Parish: 52,399 acresEast Carroll Parish: 260,617 acresEast Feliciana Parish: 142,040 acresEvangeline Parish: 176,523 acresFranklin Parish: 254,721 acresGrant Parish: 40,743 acresIberia Parish: 111,866 acresIberville Parish: 174,093 acresJackson Parish: 26,063 acresJefferson Parish: 25,047 acresJefferson Davis Parish: 297,971 acresLafayette Parish: 42,861 acresLafourche Parish: 185,571 acresLaSalle Parish: 18,711 acresLincoln Parish: 75,860 acresLivingston Parish: 24,173 acresMadison Parish: 235,249 acresMorehouse Parish: 253,897 acresNatchitoches Parish: 174,224 acresOrleans Parish: 171 acresOuachita Parish: 96,690 acresPlaquemines Parish: 138,501 acresPointe Coupee Parish: 207,821 acresRapides Parish: 191,242 acresRed River Parish: 115,713 acresRichland Parish: 227,761 acresSabine Parish: 82,332 acresSt. Bernard Parish: 39,255 acresSt. Charles Parish: 12,888 acresSt. Helena Parish: 52,455 acresSt. James Parish: 44,101 acresSt. John the Baptist Parish: 18,887 acresSt. Landry Parish: 267,660 acresSt. Martin Parish: 102,604 acresSt. Mary Parish: 65,220 acresSt. Tammany Parish: 61,455 acresTangipahoa Parish: 86,842 acresTensas Parish: 226,282 acresTerrebonne Parish: 43,451 acresUnion Parish: 81,494 acresVermilion Parish: 319,376 acresVernon Parish: 35,677 acresWashington Parish: 96,444 acresWebster Parish: 30,801 acresWest Baton Rouge Parish: 46,665 acresWest Carroll Parish: 126,785 acresWest Feliciana Parish: 36,724 acresWinn Parish: 25,023 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

Vermilion Parish: 319,376 acresVermilion Parish319,376Concordia Parish: 301,766 acresConcordia Parish301,766Jefferson Davis Parish: 297,971 acresJefferson Davis Parish297,971Avoyelles Parish: 294,956 acresAvoyelles Parish294,956Catahoula Parish: 289,053 acresCatahoula Parish289,053Acadia Parish: 285,254 acresAcadia Parish285,254Calcasieu Parish: 284,264 acresCalcasieu Parish284,264St. Landry Parish: 267,660 acresSt. Landry Parish267,660East Carroll Parish: 260,617 acresEast Carroll Parish260,617Franklin Parish: 254,721 acresFranklin Parish254,721Morehouse Parish: 253,897 acresMorehouse Parish253,897Madison Parish: 235,249 acresMadison Parish235,249Richland Parish: 227,761 acresRichland Parish227,761Tensas Parish: 226,282 acresTensas Parish226,282Pointe Coupee Parish: 207,821 acresPointe Coupee Parish207,821Rapides Parish: 191,242 acresRapides Parish191,242Lafourche Parish: 185,571 acresLafourche Parish185,571Evangeline Parish: 176,523 acresEvangeline Parish176,523Natchitoches Parish: 174,224 acresNatchitoches Parish174,224Iberville Parish: 174,093 acresIberville Parish174,093De Soto Parish: 158,539 acresDe Soto Parish158,539Beauregard Parish: 157,030 acresBeauregard Parish157,030Caddo Parish: 155,636 acresCaddo Parish155,636Cameron Parish: 153,946 acresCameron Parish153,946East Feliciana Parish: 142,040 acresEast Feliciana Parish142,040Plaquemines Parish: 138,501 acresPlaquemines Parish138,501West Carroll Parish: 126,785 acresWest Carroll Parish126,785Red River Parish: 115,713 acresRed River Parish115,713Iberia Parish: 111,866 acresIberia Parish111,866Bossier Parish: 105,381 acresBossier Parish105,381St. Martin Parish: 102,604 acresSt. Martin Parish102,604Ouachita Parish: 96,690 acresOuachita Parish96,690Washington Parish: 96,444 acresWashington Parish96,444Tangipahoa Parish: 86,842 acresTangipahoa Parish86,842Sabine Parish: 82,332 acresSabine Parish82,332Union Parish: 81,494 acresUnion Parish81,494Allen Parish: 78,688 acresAllen Parish78,688Lincoln Parish: 75,860 acresLincoln Parish75,860Caldwell Parish: 70,993 acresCaldwell Parish70,993Claiborne Parish: 70,182 acresClaiborne Parish70,182Vermilion Parish: 319,376 acresVermilion Parish319,376Concordia Parish: 301,766 acresConcordia Parish301,766Jefferson Davis Parish: 297,971 acresJefferson Davis Parish297,971Avoyelles Parish: 294,956 acresAvoyelles Parish294,956Catahoula Parish: 289,053 acresCatahoula Parish289,053Acadia Parish: 285,254 acresAcadia Parish285,254Calcasieu Parish: 284,264 acresCalcasieu Parish284,264St. Landry Parish: 267,660 acresSt. Landry Parish267,660East Carroll Parish: 260,617 acresEast Carroll Parish260,617Franklin Parish: 254,721 acresFranklin Parish254,721Morehouse Parish: 253,897 acresMorehouse Parish253,897Madison Parish: 235,249 acresMadison Parish235,249Richland Parish: 227,761 acresRichland Parish227,761Tensas Parish: 226,282 acresTensas Parish226,282Pointe Coupee Parish: 207,821 acresPointe Coupee Parish207,821Rapides Parish: 191,242 acresRapides Parish191,242Lafourche Parish: 185,571 acresLafourche Parish185,571Evangeline Parish: 176,523 acresEvangeline Parish176,523Natchitoches Parish: 174,224 acresNatchitoches Parish174,224Iberville Parish: 174,093 acresIberville Parish174,093De Soto Parish: 158,539 acresDe Soto Parish158,539Beauregard Parish: 157,030 acresBeauregard Parish157,030Caddo Parish: 155,636 acresCaddo Parish155,636Cameron Parish: 153,946 acresCameron Parish153,946East Feliciana Parish: 142,040 acresEast Feliciana Parish142,040Plaquemines Parish: 138,501 acresPlaquemines Parish138,501West Carroll Parish: 126,785 acresWest Carroll Parish126,785Red River Parish: 115,713 acresRed River Parish115,713Iberia Parish: 111,866 acresIberia Parish111,866Bossier Parish: 105,381 acresBossier Parish105,381St. Martin Parish: 102,604 acresSt. Martin Parish102,604Ouachita Parish: 96,690 acresOuachita Parish96,690Washington Parish: 96,444 acresWashington Parish96,444Tangipahoa Parish: 86,842 acresTangipahoa Parish86,842Sabine Parish: 82,332 acresSabine Parish82,332Union Parish: 81,494 acresUnion Parish81,494Allen Parish: 78,688 acresAllen Parish78,688Lincoln Parish: 75,860 acresLincoln Parish75,860Caldwell Parish: 70,993 acresCaldwell Parish70,993Claiborne Parish: 70,182 acresClaiborne Parish70,182
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
1Vermilion Parish319,376
2Concordia Parish301,766
3Jefferson Davis Parish297,971
4Avoyelles Parish294,956
5Catahoula Parish289,053
6Acadia Parish285,254
7Calcasieu Parish284,264
8St. Landry Parish267,660
9East Carroll Parish260,617
10Franklin Parish254,721
11Morehouse Parish253,897
12Madison Parish235,249
13Richland Parish227,761
14Tensas Parish226,282
15Pointe Coupee Parish207,821
16Rapides Parish191,242
17Lafourche Parish185,571
18Evangeline Parish176,523
19Natchitoches Parish174,224
20Iberville Parish174,093
21De Soto Parish158,539
22Beauregard Parish157,030
23Caddo Parish155,636
24Cameron Parish153,946
25East Feliciana Parish142,040
26Plaquemines Parish138,501
27West Carroll Parish126,785
28Red River Parish115,713
29Iberia Parish111,866
30Bossier Parish105,381
31St. Martin Parish102,604
32Ouachita Parish96,690
33Washington Parish96,444
34Tangipahoa Parish86,842
35Sabine Parish82,332
36Union Parish81,494
37Allen Parish78,688
38Lincoln Parish75,860
39Caldwell Parish70,993
40Claiborne Parish70,182
41St. Mary Parish65,220
42Assumption Parish64,413
43St. Tammany Parish61,455
44St. Helena Parish52,455
45East Baton Rouge Parish52,399
46Ascension Parish47,062
47West Baton Rouge Parish46,665
48St. James Parish44,101
49Terrebonne Parish43,451
50Lafayette Parish42,861
51Grant Parish40,743
52St. Bernard Parish39,255
53West Feliciana Parish36,724
54Vernon Parish35,677
55Webster Parish30,801
56Jackson Parish26,063
57Jefferson Parish25,047
58Winn Parish25,023
59Livingston Parish24,173
60St. John the Baptist Parish18,887
61LaSalle Parish18,711
62Bienville Parish16,269
63St. Charles Parish12,888
64Orleans Parish171

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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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Louisiana by land in farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Louisiana by land in farms, 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/louisiana-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Louisiana by land in farms, 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/louisiana-counties.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Vermilion Parish, with 319,376 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Orleans Parish, with 171 acres in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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