Counties in Louisiana by land in farms

Calcasieu Parish had the highest land in farms of 64 counties in 2012, at 337,982 acres. Orleans Parish had the lowest, at 111 acres. The median was 90,921 acres and the figure for Louisiana was 7,900,864 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest337,982Calcasieu Parish
Median90,92164 counties
Louisiana7,900,864History

Map of counties, 2012

Acadia Parish: 238,218 acresAllen Parish: 88,020 acresAscension Parish: 50,456 acresAssumption Parish: 62,173 acresAvoyelles Parish: 299,158 acresBeauregard Parish: 146,203 acresBienville Parish: 55,871 acresBossier Parish: 81,300 acresCaddo Parish: 139,856 acresCalcasieu Parish: 337,982 acresCaldwell Parish: 62,265 acresCameron Parish: 235,260 acresCatahoula Parish: 223,900 acresClaiborne Parish: 57,243 acresConcordia Parish: 240,413 acresDe Soto Parish: 164,341 acresEast Baton Rouge Parish: 57,542 acresEast Carroll Parish: 251,024 acresEast Feliciana Parish: 112,529 acresEvangeline Parish: 191,805 acresFranklin Parish: 246,122 acresGrant Parish: 47,977 acresIberia Parish: 107,254 acresIberville Parish: 163,340 acresJackson Parish: 18,607 acresJefferson Parish: 7,748 acresJefferson Davis Parish: 265,036 acresLafayette Parish: 55,691 acresLafourche Parish: 158,168 acresLaSalle Parish: 19,520 acresLincoln Parish: 55,835 acresLivingston Parish: 27,571 acresMadison Parish: 224,565 acresMorehouse Parish: 279,050 acresNatchitoches Parish: 200,979 acresOrleans Parish: 111 acresOuachita Parish: 93,112 acresPlaquemines Parish: 88,929 acresPointe Coupee Parish: 182,214 acresRapides Parish: 210,996 acresRed River Parish: 135,346 acresRichland Parish: 278,986 acresSabine Parish: 51,829 acresSt. Bernard Parish: 31,889 acresSt. Charles Parish: 16,216 acresSt. Helena Parish: 53,101 acresSt. James Parish: 39,942 acresSt. John the Baptist Parish: 10,758 acresSt. Landry Parish: 300,821 acresSt. Martin Parish: 75,909 acresSt. Mary Parish: 76,085 acresSt. Tammany Parish: 34,113 acresTangipahoa Parish: 106,710 acresTensas Parish: 196,627 acresTerrebonne Parish: 92,912 acresUnion Parish: 62,640 acresVermilion Parish: 283,658 acresVernon Parish: 48,995 acresWashington Parish: 81,418 acresWebster Parish: 52,281 acresWest Baton Rouge Parish: 30,300 acresWest Carroll Parish: 165,723 acresWest Feliciana Parish: 101,261 acresWinn Parish: 24,960 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

Calcasieu Parish: 337,982 acresCalcasieu Parish337,982St. Landry Parish: 300,821 acresSt. Landry Parish300,821Avoyelles Parish: 299,158 acresAvoyelles Parish299,158Vermilion Parish: 283,658 acresVermilion Parish283,658Morehouse Parish: 279,050 acresMorehouse Parish279,050Richland Parish: 278,986 acresRichland Parish278,986Jefferson Davis Parish: 265,036 acresJefferson Davis Parish265,036East Carroll Parish: 251,024 acresEast Carroll Parish251,024Franklin Parish: 246,122 acresFranklin Parish246,122Concordia Parish: 240,413 acresConcordia Parish240,413Acadia Parish: 238,218 acresAcadia Parish238,218Cameron Parish: 235,260 acresCameron Parish235,260Madison Parish: 224,565 acresMadison Parish224,565Catahoula Parish: 223,900 acresCatahoula Parish223,900Rapides Parish: 210,996 acresRapides Parish210,996Natchitoches Parish: 200,979 acresNatchitoches Parish200,979Tensas Parish: 196,627 acresTensas Parish196,627Evangeline Parish: 191,805 acresEvangeline Parish191,805Pointe Coupee Parish: 182,214 acresPointe Coupee Parish182,214West Carroll Parish: 165,723 acresWest Carroll Parish165,723De Soto Parish: 164,341 acresDe Soto Parish164,341Iberville Parish: 163,340 acresIberville Parish163,340Lafourche Parish: 158,168 acresLafourche Parish158,168Beauregard Parish: 146,203 acresBeauregard Parish146,203Caddo Parish: 139,856 acresCaddo Parish139,856Red River Parish: 135,346 acresRed River Parish135,346East Feliciana Parish: 112,529 acresEast Feliciana Parish112,529Iberia Parish: 107,254 acresIberia Parish107,254Tangipahoa Parish: 106,710 acresTangipahoa Parish106,710West Feliciana Parish: 101,261 acresWest Feliciana Parish101,261Ouachita Parish: 93,112 acresOuachita Parish93,112Terrebonne Parish: 92,912 acresTerrebonne Parish92,912Plaquemines Parish: 88,929 acresPlaquemines Parish88,929Allen Parish: 88,020 acresAllen Parish88,020Washington Parish: 81,418 acresWashington Parish81,418Bossier Parish: 81,300 acresBossier Parish81,300St. Mary Parish: 76,085 acresSt. Mary Parish76,085St. Martin Parish: 75,909 acresSt. Martin Parish75,909Union Parish: 62,640 acresUnion Parish62,640Caldwell Parish: 62,265 acresCaldwell Parish62,265Calcasieu Parish: 337,982 acresCalcasieu Parish337,982St. Landry Parish: 300,821 acresSt. Landry Parish300,821Avoyelles Parish: 299,158 acresAvoyelles Parish299,158Vermilion Parish: 283,658 acresVermilion Parish283,658Morehouse Parish: 279,050 acresMorehouse Parish279,050Richland Parish: 278,986 acresRichland Parish278,986Jefferson Davis Parish: 265,036 acresJefferson Davis Parish265,036East Carroll Parish: 251,024 acresEast Carroll Parish251,024Franklin Parish: 246,122 acresFranklin Parish246,122Concordia Parish: 240,413 acresConcordia Parish240,413Acadia Parish: 238,218 acresAcadia Parish238,218Cameron Parish: 235,260 acresCameron Parish235,260Madison Parish: 224,565 acresMadison Parish224,565Catahoula Parish: 223,900 acresCatahoula Parish223,900Rapides Parish: 210,996 acresRapides Parish210,996Natchitoches Parish: 200,979 acresNatchitoches Parish200,979Tensas Parish: 196,627 acresTensas Parish196,627Evangeline Parish: 191,805 acresEvangeline Parish191,805Pointe Coupee Parish: 182,214 acresPointe Coupee Parish182,214West Carroll Parish: 165,723 acresWest Carroll Parish165,723De Soto Parish: 164,341 acresDe Soto Parish164,341Iberville Parish: 163,340 acresIberville Parish163,340Lafourche Parish: 158,168 acresLafourche Parish158,168Beauregard Parish: 146,203 acresBeauregard Parish146,203Caddo Parish: 139,856 acresCaddo Parish139,856Red River Parish: 135,346 acresRed River Parish135,346East Feliciana Parish: 112,529 acresEast Feliciana Parish112,529Iberia Parish: 107,254 acresIberia Parish107,254Tangipahoa Parish: 106,710 acresTangipahoa Parish106,710West Feliciana Parish: 101,261 acresWest Feliciana Parish101,261Ouachita Parish: 93,112 acresOuachita Parish93,112Terrebonne Parish: 92,912 acresTerrebonne Parish92,912Plaquemines Parish: 88,929 acresPlaquemines Parish88,929Allen Parish: 88,020 acresAllen Parish88,020Washington Parish: 81,418 acresWashington Parish81,418Bossier Parish: 81,300 acresBossier Parish81,300St. Mary Parish: 76,085 acresSt. Mary Parish76,085St. Martin Parish: 75,909 acresSt. Martin Parish75,909Union Parish: 62,640 acresUnion Parish62,640Caldwell Parish: 62,265 acresCaldwell Parish62,265
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
1Calcasieu Parish337,982
2St. Landry Parish300,821
3Avoyelles Parish299,158
4Vermilion Parish283,658
5Morehouse Parish279,050
6Richland Parish278,986
7Jefferson Davis Parish265,036
8East Carroll Parish251,024
9Franklin Parish246,122
10Concordia Parish240,413
11Acadia Parish238,218
12Cameron Parish235,260
13Madison Parish224,565
14Catahoula Parish223,900
15Rapides Parish210,996
16Natchitoches Parish200,979
17Tensas Parish196,627
18Evangeline Parish191,805
19Pointe Coupee Parish182,214
20West Carroll Parish165,723
21De Soto Parish164,341
22Iberville Parish163,340
23Lafourche Parish158,168
24Beauregard Parish146,203
25Caddo Parish139,856
26Red River Parish135,346
27East Feliciana Parish112,529
28Iberia Parish107,254
29Tangipahoa Parish106,710
30West Feliciana Parish101,261
31Ouachita Parish93,112
32Terrebonne Parish92,912
33Plaquemines Parish88,929
34Allen Parish88,020
35Washington Parish81,418
36Bossier Parish81,300
37St. Mary Parish76,085
38St. Martin Parish75,909
39Union Parish62,640
40Caldwell Parish62,265
41Assumption Parish62,173
42East Baton Rouge Parish57,542
43Claiborne Parish57,243
44Bienville Parish55,871
45Lincoln Parish55,835
46Lafayette Parish55,691
47St. Helena Parish53,101
48Webster Parish52,281
49Sabine Parish51,829
50Ascension Parish50,456
51Vernon Parish48,995
52Grant Parish47,977
53St. James Parish39,942
54St. Tammany Parish34,113
55St. Bernard Parish31,889
56West Baton Rouge Parish30,300
57Livingston Parish27,571
58Winn Parish24,960
59LaSalle Parish19,520
60Jackson Parish18,607
61St. Charles Parish16,216
62St. John the Baptist Parish10,758
63Jefferson Parish7,748
64Orleans Parish111

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Calcasieu Parish, with 337,982 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Orleans Parish, with 111 acres in 2012.

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