Counties in Louisiana by land in farms

Vermilion Parish had the highest land in farms of 64 counties in 1997, at 341,545 acres. Orleans Parish had the lowest, at 61 acres. The median was 99,237 acres and the figure for Louisiana was 8,367,843 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest341,545Vermilion Parish
Median99,23764 counties
Louisiana8,367,843History

Map of counties, 1997

Acadia Parish: 281,449 acresAllen Parish: 123,088 acresAscension Parish: 59,792 acresAssumption Parish: 68,099 acresAvoyelles Parish: 275,392 acresBeauregard Parish: 182,993 acresBienville Parish: 53,390 acresBossier Parish: 122,770 acresCaddo Parish: 186,168 acresCalcasieu Parish: 324,491 acresCaldwell Parish: 75,053 acresCameron Parish: 255,337 acresCatahoula Parish: 239,479 acresClaiborne Parish: 64,252 acresConcordia Parish: 261,660 acresDe Soto Parish: 166,626 acresEast Baton Rouge Parish: 75,892 acresEast Carroll Parish: 218,122 acresEast Feliciana Parish: 124,804 acresEvangeline Parish: 190,180 acresFranklin Parish: 286,024 acresGrant Parish: 53,509 acresIberia Parish: 109,523 acresIberville Parish: 98,303 acresJackson Parish: 20,555 acresJefferson Parish: 6,024 acresJefferson Davis Parish: 307,397 acresLafayette Parish: 96,360 acresLafourche Parish: 138,954 acresLaSalle Parish: 31,036 acresLincoln Parish: 48,153 acresLivingston Parish: 46,179 acresMadison Parish: 277,138 acresMorehouse Parish: 272,061 acresNatchitoches Parish: 199,378 acresOrleans Parish: 61 acresOuachita Parish: 100,170 acresPlaquemines Parish: 40,252 acresPointe Coupee Parish: 205,990 acresRapides Parish: 208,582 acresRed River Parish: 117,660 acresRichland Parish: 247,678 acresSabine Parish: 64,988 acresSt. Bernard Parish: 3,593 acresSt. Charles Parish: 21,048 acresSt. Helena Parish: 72,164 acresSt. James Parish: 46,624 acresSt. John the Baptist Parish: 10,097 acresSt. Landry Parish: 284,185 acresSt. Martin Parish: 85,478 acresSt. Mary Parish: 85,467 acresSt. Tammany Parish: 47,887 acresTangipahoa Parish: 131,834 acresTensas Parish: 246,030 acresTerrebonne Parish: 55,383 acresUnion Parish: 72,165 acresVermilion Parish: 341,545 acresVernon Parish: 50,907 acresWashington Parish: 115,701 acresWebster Parish: 55,366 acresWest Baton Rouge Parish: 32,829 acresWest Carroll Parish: 181,023 acresWest Feliciana Parish: 82,679 acresWinn Parish: 20,826 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

Vermilion Parish: 341,545 acresVermilion Parish341,545Calcasieu Parish: 324,491 acresCalcasieu Parish324,491Jefferson Davis Parish: 307,397 acresJefferson Davis Parish307,397Franklin Parish: 286,024 acresFranklin Parish286,024St. Landry Parish: 284,185 acresSt. Landry Parish284,185Acadia Parish: 281,449 acresAcadia Parish281,449Madison Parish: 277,138 acresMadison Parish277,138Avoyelles Parish: 275,392 acresAvoyelles Parish275,392Morehouse Parish: 272,061 acresMorehouse Parish272,061Concordia Parish: 261,660 acresConcordia Parish261,660Cameron Parish: 255,337 acresCameron Parish255,337Richland Parish: 247,678 acresRichland Parish247,678Tensas Parish: 246,030 acresTensas Parish246,030Catahoula Parish: 239,479 acresCatahoula Parish239,479East Carroll Parish: 218,122 acresEast Carroll Parish218,122Rapides Parish: 208,582 acresRapides Parish208,582Pointe Coupee Parish: 205,990 acresPointe Coupee Parish205,990Natchitoches Parish: 199,378 acresNatchitoches Parish199,378Evangeline Parish: 190,180 acresEvangeline Parish190,180Caddo Parish: 186,168 acresCaddo Parish186,168Beauregard Parish: 182,993 acresBeauregard Parish182,993West Carroll Parish: 181,023 acresWest Carroll Parish181,023De Soto Parish: 166,626 acresDe Soto Parish166,626Lafourche Parish: 138,954 acresLafourche Parish138,954Tangipahoa Parish: 131,834 acresTangipahoa Parish131,834East Feliciana Parish: 124,804 acresEast Feliciana Parish124,804Allen Parish: 123,088 acresAllen Parish123,088Bossier Parish: 122,770 acresBossier Parish122,770Red River Parish: 117,660 acresRed River Parish117,660Washington Parish: 115,701 acresWashington Parish115,701Iberia Parish: 109,523 acresIberia Parish109,523Ouachita Parish: 100,170 acresOuachita Parish100,170Iberville Parish: 98,303 acresIberville Parish98,303Lafayette Parish: 96,360 acresLafayette Parish96,360St. Martin Parish: 85,478 acresSt. Martin Parish85,478St. Mary Parish: 85,467 acresSt. Mary Parish85,467West Feliciana Parish: 82,679 acresWest Feliciana Parish82,679East Baton Rouge Parish: 75,892 acresEast Baton Rouge Parish75,892Caldwell Parish: 75,053 acresCaldwell Parish75,053Union Parish: 72,165 acresUnion Parish72,165Vermilion Parish: 341,545 acresVermilion Parish341,545Calcasieu Parish: 324,491 acresCalcasieu Parish324,491Jefferson Davis Parish: 307,397 acresJefferson Davis Parish307,397Franklin Parish: 286,024 acresFranklin Parish286,024St. Landry Parish: 284,185 acresSt. Landry Parish284,185Acadia Parish: 281,449 acresAcadia Parish281,449Madison Parish: 277,138 acresMadison Parish277,138Avoyelles Parish: 275,392 acresAvoyelles Parish275,392Morehouse Parish: 272,061 acresMorehouse Parish272,061Concordia Parish: 261,660 acresConcordia Parish261,660Cameron Parish: 255,337 acresCameron Parish255,337Richland Parish: 247,678 acresRichland Parish247,678Tensas Parish: 246,030 acresTensas Parish246,030Catahoula Parish: 239,479 acresCatahoula Parish239,479East Carroll Parish: 218,122 acresEast Carroll Parish218,122Rapides Parish: 208,582 acresRapides Parish208,582Pointe Coupee Parish: 205,990 acresPointe Coupee Parish205,990Natchitoches Parish: 199,378 acresNatchitoches Parish199,378Evangeline Parish: 190,180 acresEvangeline Parish190,180Caddo Parish: 186,168 acresCaddo Parish186,168Beauregard Parish: 182,993 acresBeauregard Parish182,993West Carroll Parish: 181,023 acresWest Carroll Parish181,023De Soto Parish: 166,626 acresDe Soto Parish166,626Lafourche Parish: 138,954 acresLafourche Parish138,954Tangipahoa Parish: 131,834 acresTangipahoa Parish131,834East Feliciana Parish: 124,804 acresEast Feliciana Parish124,804Allen Parish: 123,088 acresAllen Parish123,088Bossier Parish: 122,770 acresBossier Parish122,770Red River Parish: 117,660 acresRed River Parish117,660Washington Parish: 115,701 acresWashington Parish115,701Iberia Parish: 109,523 acresIberia Parish109,523Ouachita Parish: 100,170 acresOuachita Parish100,170Iberville Parish: 98,303 acresIberville Parish98,303Lafayette Parish: 96,360 acresLafayette Parish96,360St. Martin Parish: 85,478 acresSt. Martin Parish85,478St. Mary Parish: 85,467 acresSt. Mary Parish85,467West Feliciana Parish: 82,679 acresWest Feliciana Parish82,679East Baton Rouge Parish: 75,892 acresEast Baton Rouge Parish75,892Caldwell Parish: 75,053 acresCaldwell Parish75,053Union Parish: 72,165 acresUnion Parish72,165
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
1Vermilion Parish341,545
2Calcasieu Parish324,491
3Jefferson Davis Parish307,397
4Franklin Parish286,024
5St. Landry Parish284,185
6Acadia Parish281,449
7Madison Parish277,138
8Avoyelles Parish275,392
9Morehouse Parish272,061
10Concordia Parish261,660
11Cameron Parish255,337
12Richland Parish247,678
13Tensas Parish246,030
14Catahoula Parish239,479
15East Carroll Parish218,122
16Rapides Parish208,582
17Pointe Coupee Parish205,990
18Natchitoches Parish199,378
19Evangeline Parish190,180
20Caddo Parish186,168
21Beauregard Parish182,993
22West Carroll Parish181,023
23De Soto Parish166,626
24Lafourche Parish138,954
25Tangipahoa Parish131,834
26East Feliciana Parish124,804
27Allen Parish123,088
28Bossier Parish122,770
29Red River Parish117,660
30Washington Parish115,701
31Iberia Parish109,523
32Ouachita Parish100,170
33Iberville Parish98,303
34Lafayette Parish96,360
35St. Martin Parish85,478
36St. Mary Parish85,467
37West Feliciana Parish82,679
38East Baton Rouge Parish75,892
39Caldwell Parish75,053
40Union Parish72,165
41St. Helena Parish72,164
42Assumption Parish68,099
43Sabine Parish64,988
44Claiborne Parish64,252
45Ascension Parish59,792
46Terrebonne Parish55,383
47Webster Parish55,366
48Grant Parish53,509
49Bienville Parish53,390
50Vernon Parish50,907
51Lincoln Parish48,153
52St. Tammany Parish47,887
53St. James Parish46,624
54Livingston Parish46,179
55Plaquemines Parish40,252
56West Baton Rouge Parish32,829
57LaSalle Parish31,036
58St. Charles Parish21,048
59Winn Parish20,826
60Jackson Parish20,555
61St. John the Baptist Parish10,097
62Jefferson Parish6,024
63St. Bernard Parish3,593
64Orleans Parish61

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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, 1997) [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, 1997. 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?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Vermilion Parish, with 341,545 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Orleans Parish, with 61 acres in 1997.

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