Counties in Missouri by land in farms

Nodaway County had the highest land in farms of 114 counties in 2007, at 543,224 acres. St. Louis County had the lowest, at 32,292 acres. The median was 249,483 acres and the figure for Missouri was 29,026,573 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest543,224Nodaway County
Lowest32,292St. Louis County
Median249,483114 counties
Missouri29,026,573History

Map of counties, 2007

Adair County: 279,855 acresAndrew County: 238,559 acresAtchison County: 304,035 acresAudrain County: 424,880 acresBarry County: 289,626 acresBarton County: 349,319 acresBates County: 473,781 acresBenton County: 222,303 acresBollinger County: 207,881 acresBoone County: 258,734 acresBuchanan County: 197,533 acresButler County: 250,653 acresCaldwell County: 250,108 acresCallaway County: 322,929 acresCamden County: 144,379 acresCape Girardeau County: 302,631 acresCarroll County: 401,536 acresCarter County: 63,333 acresCass County: 326,609 acresCedar County: 190,528 acresChariton County: 384,499 acresChristian County: 189,177 acresClark County: 262,937 acresClay County: 143,853 acresClinton County: 237,447 acresCole County: 180,840 acresCooper County: 302,429 acresCrawford County: 186,999 acresDade County: 276,229 acresDallas County: 222,900 acresDaviess County: 330,911 acresDeKalb County: 260,472 acresDent County: 176,601 acresDouglas County: 254,283 acresDunklin County: 325,095 acresFranklin County: 299,730 acresGasconade County: 212,641 acresGentry County: 275,935 acresGreene County: 231,988 acresGrundy County: 231,995 acresHarrison County: 388,353 acresHenry County: 345,019 acresHickory County: 146,764 acresHolt County: 236,901 acresHoward County: 276,590 acresHowell County: 385,188 acresIron County: 69,801 acresJackson County: 139,190 acresJasper County: 258,815 acresJefferson County: 92,225 acresJohnson County: 424,446 acresKnox County: 253,679 acresLaclede County: 288,630 acresLafayette County: 352,916 acresLawrence County: 322,822 acresLewis County: 261,299 acresLincoln County: 248,858 acresLinn County: 330,072 acresLivingston County: 309,024 acresMcDonald County: 199,780 acresMacon County: 394,372 acresMadison County: 98,229 acresMaries County: 240,376 acresMarion County: 237,016 acresMercer County: 201,417 acresMiller County: 245,500 acresMississippi County: 258,456 acresMoniteau County: 242,946 acresMonroe County: 288,293 acresMontgomery County: 248,070 acresMorgan County: 216,641 acresNew Madrid County: 380,687 acresNewton County: 245,892 acresNodaway County: 543,224 acresOregon County: 239,390 acresOsage County: 297,477 acresOzark County: 247,815 acresPemiscot County: 310,444 acresPerry County: 238,893 acresPettis County: 408,932 acresPhelps County: 175,849 acresPike County: 373,142 acresPlatte County: 178,656 acresPolk County: 350,293 acresPulaski County: 123,074 acresPutnam County: 272,655 acresRalls County: 245,509 acresRandolph County: 221,647 acresRay County: 291,798 acresReynolds County: 107,281 acresRipley County: 137,258 acresSt. Charles County: 156,136 acresSt. Clair County: 265,009 acresSte. Genevieve County: 188,794 acresSt. Francois County: 112,551 acresSt. Louis County: 32,292 acresSaline County: 449,410 acresSchuyler County: 152,378 acresScotland County: 231,697 acresScott County: 228,379 acresShannon County: 110,905 acresShelby County: 289,182 acresStoddard County: 461,275 acresStone County: 121,792 acresSullivan County: 333,986 acresTaney County: 106,536 acresTexas County: 355,194 acresVernon County: 455,844 acresWarren County: 146,798 acresWashington County: 137,304 acresWayne County: 106,055 acresWebster County: 271,206 acresWorth County: 151,802 acresWright County: 284,271 acres
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acres, 2007. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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

Nodaway County: 543,224 acresNodaway County543,224Bates County: 473,781 acresBates County473,781Stoddard County: 461,275 acresStoddard County461,275Vernon County: 455,844 acresVernon County455,844Saline County: 449,410 acresSaline County449,410Audrain County: 424,880 acresAudrain County424,880Johnson County: 424,446 acresJohnson County424,446Pettis County: 408,932 acresPettis County408,932Carroll County: 401,536 acresCarroll County401,536Macon County: 394,372 acresMacon County394,372Harrison County: 388,353 acresHarrison County388,353Howell County: 385,188 acresHowell County385,188Chariton County: 384,499 acresChariton County384,499New Madrid County: 380,687 acresNew Madrid County380,687Pike County: 373,142 acresPike County373,142Texas County: 355,194 acresTexas County355,194Lafayette County: 352,916 acresLafayette County352,916Polk County: 350,293 acresPolk County350,293Barton County: 349,319 acresBarton County349,319Henry County: 345,019 acresHenry County345,019Sullivan County: 333,986 acresSullivan County333,986Daviess County: 330,911 acresDaviess County330,911Linn County: 330,072 acresLinn County330,072Cass County: 326,609 acresCass County326,609Dunklin County: 325,095 acresDunklin County325,095Callaway County: 322,929 acresCallaway County322,929Lawrence County: 322,822 acresLawrence County322,822Pemiscot County: 310,444 acresPemiscot County310,444Livingston County: 309,024 acresLivingston County309,024Atchison County: 304,035 acresAtchison County304,035Cape Girardeau County: 302,631 acresCape Girardeau County302,631Cooper County: 302,429 acresCooper County302,429Franklin County: 299,730 acresFranklin County299,730Osage County: 297,477 acresOsage County297,477Ray County: 291,798 acresRay County291,798Barry County: 289,626 acresBarry County289,626Shelby County: 289,182 acresShelby County289,182Laclede County: 288,630 acresLaclede County288,630Monroe County: 288,293 acresMonroe County288,293Wright County: 284,271 acresWright County284,271Nodaway County: 543,224 acresNodaway County543,224Bates County: 473,781 acresBates County473,781Stoddard County: 461,275 acresStoddard County461,275Vernon County: 455,844 acresVernon County455,844Saline County: 449,410 acresSaline County449,410Audrain County: 424,880 acresAudrain County424,880Johnson County: 424,446 acresJohnson County424,446Pettis County: 408,932 acresPettis County408,932Carroll County: 401,536 acresCarroll County401,536Macon County: 394,372 acresMacon County394,372Harrison County: 388,353 acresHarrison County388,353Howell County: 385,188 acresHowell County385,188Chariton County: 384,499 acresChariton County384,499New Madrid County: 380,687 acresNew Madrid County380,687Pike County: 373,142 acresPike County373,142Texas County: 355,194 acresTexas County355,194Lafayette County: 352,916 acresLafayette County352,916Polk County: 350,293 acresPolk County350,293Barton County: 349,319 acresBarton County349,319Henry County: 345,019 acresHenry County345,019Sullivan County: 333,986 acresSullivan County333,986Daviess County: 330,911 acresDaviess County330,911Linn County: 330,072 acresLinn County330,072Cass County: 326,609 acresCass County326,609Dunklin County: 325,095 acresDunklin County325,095Callaway County: 322,929 acresCallaway County322,929Lawrence County: 322,822 acresLawrence County322,822Pemiscot County: 310,444 acresPemiscot County310,444Livingston County: 309,024 acresLivingston County309,024Atchison County: 304,035 acresAtchison County304,035Cape Girardeau County: 302,631 acresCape Girardeau County302,631Cooper County: 302,429 acresCooper County302,429Franklin County: 299,730 acresFranklin County299,730Osage County: 297,477 acresOsage County297,477Ray County: 291,798 acresRay County291,798Barry County: 289,626 acresBarry County289,626Shelby County: 289,182 acresShelby County289,182Laclede County: 288,630 acresLaclede County288,630Monroe County: 288,293 acresMonroe County288,293Wright County: 284,271 acresWright County284,271
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
1Nodaway County543,224
2Bates County473,781
3Stoddard County461,275
4Vernon County455,844
5Saline County449,410
6Audrain County424,880
7Johnson County424,446
8Pettis County408,932
9Carroll County401,536
10Macon County394,372
11Harrison County388,353
12Howell County385,188
13Chariton County384,499
14New Madrid County380,687
15Pike County373,142
16Texas County355,194
17Lafayette County352,916
18Polk County350,293
19Barton County349,319
20Henry County345,019
21Sullivan County333,986
22Daviess County330,911
23Linn County330,072
24Cass County326,609
25Dunklin County325,095
26Callaway County322,929
27Lawrence County322,822
28Pemiscot County310,444
29Livingston County309,024
30Atchison County304,035
31Cape Girardeau County302,631
32Cooper County302,429
33Franklin County299,730
34Osage County297,477
35Ray County291,798
36Barry County289,626
37Shelby County289,182
38Laclede County288,630
39Monroe County288,293
40Wright County284,271
41Adair County279,855
42Howard County276,590
43Dade County276,229
44Gentry County275,935
45Putnam County272,655
46Webster County271,206
47St. Clair County265,009
48Clark County262,937
49Lewis County261,299
50DeKalb County260,472
51Jasper County258,815
52Boone County258,734
53Mississippi County258,456
54Douglas County254,283
55Knox County253,679
56Butler County250,653
57Caldwell County250,108
58Lincoln County248,858
59Montgomery County248,070
60Ozark County247,815
61Newton County245,892
62Ralls County245,509
63Miller County245,500
64Moniteau County242,946
65Maries County240,376
66Oregon County239,390
67Perry County238,893
68Andrew County238,559
69Clinton County237,447
70Marion County237,016
71Holt County236,901
72Grundy County231,995
73Greene County231,988
74Scotland County231,697
75Scott County228,379
76Dallas County222,900
77Benton County222,303
78Randolph County221,647
79Morgan County216,641
80Gasconade County212,641
81Bollinger County207,881
82Mercer County201,417
83McDonald County199,780
84Buchanan County197,533
85Cedar County190,528
86Christian County189,177
87Ste. Genevieve County188,794
88Crawford County186,999
89Cole County180,840
90Platte County178,656
91Dent County176,601
92Phelps County175,849
93St. Charles County156,136
94Schuyler County152,378
95Worth County151,802
96Warren County146,798
97Hickory County146,764
98Camden County144,379
99Clay County143,853
100Jackson County139,190
101Washington County137,304
102Ripley County137,258
103Pulaski County123,074
104Stone County121,792
105St. Francois County112,551
106Shannon County110,905
107Reynolds County107,281
108Taney County106,536
109Wayne County106,055
110Madison County98,229
111Jefferson County92,225
112Iron County69,801
113Carter County63,333
114St. Louis County32,292

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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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St. Louis County, with 32,292 acres in 2007.

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