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Counties in Louisiana by land in farms

Vermilion Parish had the highest land in farms of 64 counties in 2017, at 409,698 acres. Orleans Parish had the lowest, at 529 acres. The median was 93,644 acres and the figure for Louisiana was 7,997,511 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest409,698Vermilion Parish
Lowest529Orleans Parish
Median93,64464 counties
Louisiana7,997,511History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 265,544 acresAllen Parish: 94,982 acresAscension Parish: 38,381 acresAssumption Parish: 91,906 acresAvoyelles Parish: 281,988 acresBeauregard Parish: 147,575 acresBienville Parish: 34,089 acresBossier Parish: 106,823 acresCaddo Parish: 199,235 acresCalcasieu Parish: 354,097 acresCaldwell Parish: 67,723 acresCameron Parish: 187,921 acresCatahoula Parish: 209,809 acresClaiborne Parish: 63,451 acresConcordia Parish: 281,423 acresDe Soto Parish: 136,585 acresEast Baton Rouge Parish: 58,280 acresEast Carroll Parish: 221,354 acresEast Feliciana Parish: 130,971 acresEvangeline Parish: 158,847 acresFranklin Parish: 254,822 acresGrant Parish: 50,853 acresIberia Parish: 114,812 acresIberville Parish: 181,624 acresJackson Parish: 20,568 acresJefferson Parish: 8,144 acresJefferson Davis Parish: 243,459 acresLafayette Parish: 49,652 acresLafourche Parish: 156,998 acresLaSalle Parish: 23,607 acresLincoln Parish: 71,777 acresLivingston Parish: 29,643 acresMadison Parish: 245,296 acresMorehouse Parish: 256,574 acresNatchitoches Parish: 213,465 acresOrleans Parish: 529 acresOuachita Parish: 93,191 acresPlaquemines Parish: 94,096 acresPointe Coupee Parish: 187,674 acresRapides Parish: 203,234 acresRed River Parish: 95,481 acresRichland Parish: 218,386 acresSabine Parish: 62,189 acresSt. Bernard Parish: 32,443 acresSt. Charles Parish: 14,337 acresSt. Helena Parish: 36,920 acresSt. James Parish: 50,580 acresSt. John the Baptist Parish: 19,885 acresSt. Landry Parish: 267,399 acresSt. Martin Parish: 83,477 acresSt. Mary Parish: 80,168 acresSt. Tammany Parish: 43,048 acresTangipahoa Parish: 98,090 acresTensas Parish: 202,002 acresTerrebonne Parish: 78,783 acresUnion Parish: 75,307 acresVermilion Parish: 409,698 acresVernon Parish: 40,935 acresWashington Parish: 80,671 acresWebster Parish: 58,058 acresWest Baton Rouge Parish: 34,085 acresWest Carroll Parish: 168,034 acresWest Feliciana Parish: 86,308 acresWinn Parish: 30,225 acres
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acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Vermilion Parish: 409,698 acresVermilion Parish409,698Calcasieu Parish: 354,097 acresCalcasieu Parish354,097Avoyelles Parish: 281,988 acresAvoyelles Parish281,988Concordia Parish: 281,423 acresConcordia Parish281,423St. Landry Parish: 267,399 acresSt. Landry Parish267,399Acadia Parish: 265,544 acresAcadia Parish265,544Morehouse Parish: 256,574 acresMorehouse Parish256,574Franklin Parish: 254,822 acresFranklin Parish254,822Madison Parish: 245,296 acresMadison Parish245,296Jefferson Davis Parish: 243,459 acresJefferson Davis Parish243,459East Carroll Parish: 221,354 acresEast Carroll Parish221,354Richland Parish: 218,386 acresRichland Parish218,386Natchitoches Parish: 213,465 acresNatchitoches Parish213,465Catahoula Parish: 209,809 acresCatahoula Parish209,809Rapides Parish: 203,234 acresRapides Parish203,234Tensas Parish: 202,002 acresTensas Parish202,002Caddo Parish: 199,235 acresCaddo Parish199,235Cameron Parish: 187,921 acresCameron Parish187,921Pointe Coupee Parish: 187,674 acresPointe Coupee Parish187,674Iberville Parish: 181,624 acresIberville Parish181,624West Carroll Parish: 168,034 acresWest Carroll Parish168,034Evangeline Parish: 158,847 acresEvangeline Parish158,847Lafourche Parish: 156,998 acresLafourche Parish156,998Beauregard Parish: 147,575 acresBeauregard Parish147,575De Soto Parish: 136,585 acresDe Soto Parish136,585East Feliciana Parish: 130,971 acresEast Feliciana Parish130,971Iberia Parish: 114,812 acresIberia Parish114,812Bossier Parish: 106,823 acresBossier Parish106,823Tangipahoa Parish: 98,090 acresTangipahoa Parish98,090Red River Parish: 95,481 acresRed River Parish95,481Allen Parish: 94,982 acresAllen Parish94,982Plaquemines Parish: 94,096 acresPlaquemines Parish94,096Ouachita Parish: 93,191 acresOuachita Parish93,191Assumption Parish: 91,906 acresAssumption Parish91,906West Feliciana Parish: 86,308 acresWest Feliciana Parish86,308St. Martin Parish: 83,477 acresSt. Martin Parish83,477Washington Parish: 80,671 acresWashington Parish80,671St. Mary Parish: 80,168 acresSt. Mary Parish80,168Terrebonne Parish: 78,783 acresTerrebonne Parish78,783Union Parish: 75,307 acresUnion Parish75,307Vermilion Parish: 409,698 acresVermilion Parish409,698Calcasieu Parish: 354,097 acresCalcasieu Parish354,097Avoyelles Parish: 281,988 acresAvoyelles Parish281,988Concordia Parish: 281,423 acresConcordia Parish281,423St. Landry Parish: 267,399 acresSt. Landry Parish267,399Acadia Parish: 265,544 acresAcadia Parish265,544Morehouse Parish: 256,574 acresMorehouse Parish256,574Franklin Parish: 254,822 acresFranklin Parish254,822Madison Parish: 245,296 acresMadison Parish245,296Jefferson Davis Parish: 243,459 acresJefferson Davis Parish243,459East Carroll Parish: 221,354 acresEast Carroll Parish221,354Richland Parish: 218,386 acresRichland Parish218,386Natchitoches Parish: 213,465 acresNatchitoches Parish213,465Catahoula Parish: 209,809 acresCatahoula Parish209,809Rapides Parish: 203,234 acresRapides Parish203,234Tensas Parish: 202,002 acresTensas Parish202,002Caddo Parish: 199,235 acresCaddo Parish199,235Cameron Parish: 187,921 acresCameron Parish187,921Pointe Coupee Parish: 187,674 acresPointe Coupee Parish187,674Iberville Parish: 181,624 acresIberville Parish181,624West Carroll Parish: 168,034 acresWest Carroll Parish168,034Evangeline Parish: 158,847 acresEvangeline Parish158,847Lafourche Parish: 156,998 acresLafourche Parish156,998Beauregard Parish: 147,575 acresBeauregard Parish147,575De Soto Parish: 136,585 acresDe Soto Parish136,585East Feliciana Parish: 130,971 acresEast Feliciana Parish130,971Iberia Parish: 114,812 acresIberia Parish114,812Bossier Parish: 106,823 acresBossier Parish106,823Tangipahoa Parish: 98,090 acresTangipahoa Parish98,090Red River Parish: 95,481 acresRed River Parish95,481Allen Parish: 94,982 acresAllen Parish94,982Plaquemines Parish: 94,096 acresPlaquemines Parish94,096Ouachita Parish: 93,191 acresOuachita Parish93,191Assumption Parish: 91,906 acresAssumption Parish91,906West Feliciana Parish: 86,308 acresWest Feliciana Parish86,308St. Martin Parish: 83,477 acresSt. Martin Parish83,477Washington Parish: 80,671 acresWashington Parish80,671St. Mary Parish: 80,168 acresSt. Mary Parish80,168Terrebonne Parish: 78,783 acresTerrebonne Parish78,783Union Parish: 75,307 acresUnion Parish75,307
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

RankCounties2017
acres
1Vermilion Parish409,698
2Calcasieu Parish354,097
3Avoyelles Parish281,988
4Concordia Parish281,423
5St. Landry Parish267,399
6Acadia Parish265,544
7Morehouse Parish256,574
8Franklin Parish254,822
9Madison Parish245,296
10Jefferson Davis Parish243,459
11East Carroll Parish221,354
12Richland Parish218,386
13Natchitoches Parish213,465
14Catahoula Parish209,809
15Rapides Parish203,234
16Tensas Parish202,002
17Caddo Parish199,235
18Cameron Parish187,921
19Pointe Coupee Parish187,674
20Iberville Parish181,624
21West Carroll Parish168,034
22Evangeline Parish158,847
23Lafourche Parish156,998
24Beauregard Parish147,575
25De Soto Parish136,585
26East Feliciana Parish130,971
27Iberia Parish114,812
28Bossier Parish106,823
29Tangipahoa Parish98,090
30Red River Parish95,481
31Allen Parish94,982
32Plaquemines Parish94,096
33Ouachita Parish93,191
34Assumption Parish91,906
35West Feliciana Parish86,308
36St. Martin Parish83,477
37Washington Parish80,671
38St. Mary Parish80,168
39Terrebonne Parish78,783
40Union Parish75,307
41Lincoln Parish71,777
42Caldwell Parish67,723
43Claiborne Parish63,451
44Sabine Parish62,189
45East Baton Rouge Parish58,280
46Webster Parish58,058
47Grant Parish50,853
48St. James Parish50,580
49Lafayette Parish49,652
50St. Tammany Parish43,048
51Vernon Parish40,935
52Ascension Parish38,381
53St. Helena Parish36,920
54Bienville Parish34,089
55West Baton Rouge Parish34,085
56St. Bernard Parish32,443
57Winn Parish30,225
58Livingston Parish29,643
59LaSalle Parish23,607
60Jackson Parish20,568
61St. John the Baptist Parish19,885
62St. Charles Parish14,337
63Jefferson Parish8,144
64Orleans Parish529

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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?period=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/louisiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Vermilion Parish, with 409,698 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Orleans Parish, with 529 acres in 2017.

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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