Counties in Montana by land in farms, 2022

Big Horn County had the highest land in farms of 56 counties in 2022, at 3,191,315 acres. Mineral County had the lowest, at 13,171 acres. The median was 897,002 acres and the figure for Montana was 57,601,320 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest3,191,315Big Horn County
Lowest13,171Mineral County
Median897,00256 counties
Montana57,601,320History

Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 1,012,816 acresBig Horn County: 3,191,315 acresBlaine County: 1,880,136 acresBroadwater County: 464,721 acresCarbon County: 738,590 acresCarter County: 1,682,561 acresCascade County: 1,364,780 acresChouteau County: 2,359,276 acresCuster County: 2,137,368 acresDaniels County: 667,686 acresDawson County: 1,177,000 acresDeer Lodge County: 58,289 acresFallon County: 862,293 acresFergus County: 2,315,398 acresFlathead County: 160,817 acresGallatin County: 655,883 acresGarfield County: 2,325,298 acresGlacier County: 1,115,475 acresGolden Valley County: 736,973 acresGranite County: 289,810 acresHill County: 1,854,358 acresJefferson County: 454,324 acresJudith Basin County: 692,347 acresLake County: 596,272 acresLewis and Clark County: 996,169 acresLiberty County: 913,606 acresLincoln County: 50,005 acresMcCone County: 1,127,416 acresMadison County: 925,384 acresMeagher County: 880,397 acresMineral County: 13,171 acresMissoula County: 339,770 acresMusselshell County: 1,126,951 acresPark County: 736,194 acresPetroleum County: 664,043 acresPhillips County: 1,874,160 acresPondera County: 746,528 acresPowder River County: 1,854,916 acresPowell County: 549,419 acresPrairie County: 590,631 acresRavalli County: 188,084 acresRichland County: 1,147,949 acresRoosevelt County: 1,218,335 acresRosebud County: 2,873,641 acresSanders County: 621,625 acresSheridan County: 991,016 acresSilver Bow County: 68,857 acresStillwater County: 568,671 acresSweet Grass County: 921,433 acresTeton County: 913,638 acresToole County: 1,191,112 acresTreasure County: 499,471 acresValley County: 1,696,229 acresWheatland County: 677,703 acresWibaux County: 407,570 acresYellowstone County: 1,433,440 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.

All counties, 2022

Big Horn County: 3,191,315 acresBig Horn County3,191,315Rosebud County: 2,873,641 acresRosebud County2,873,641Chouteau County: 2,359,276 acresChouteau County2,359,276Garfield County: 2,325,298 acresGarfield County2,325,298Fergus County: 2,315,398 acresFergus County2,315,398Custer County: 2,137,368 acresCuster County2,137,368Blaine County: 1,880,136 acresBlaine County1,880,136Phillips County: 1,874,160 acresPhillips County1,874,160Powder River County: 1,854,916 acresPowder River County1,854,916Hill County: 1,854,358 acresHill County1,854,358Valley County: 1,696,229 acresValley County1,696,229Carter County: 1,682,561 acresCarter County1,682,561Yellowstone County: 1,433,440 acresYellowstone County1,433,440Cascade County: 1,364,780 acresCascade County1,364,780Roosevelt County: 1,218,335 acresRoosevelt County1,218,335Toole County: 1,191,112 acresToole County1,191,112Dawson County: 1,177,000 acresDawson County1,177,000Richland County: 1,147,949 acresRichland County1,147,949McCone County: 1,127,416 acresMcCone County1,127,416Musselshell County: 1,126,951 acresMusselshell County1,126,951Glacier County: 1,115,475 acresGlacier County1,115,475Beaverhead County: 1,012,816 acresBeaverhead County1,012,816Lewis and Clark County: 996,169 acresLewis and Clark County996,169Sheridan County: 991,016 acresSheridan County991,016Madison County: 925,384 acresMadison County925,384Sweet Grass County: 921,433 acresSweet Grass County921,433Teton County: 913,638 acresTeton County913,638Liberty County: 913,606 acresLiberty County913,606Meagher County: 880,397 acresMeagher County880,397Fallon County: 862,293 acresFallon County862,293Pondera County: 746,528 acresPondera County746,528Carbon County: 738,590 acresCarbon County738,590Golden Valley County: 736,973 acresGolden Valley County736,973Park County: 736,194 acresPark County736,194Judith Basin County: 692,347 acresJudith Basin County692,347Wheatland County: 677,703 acresWheatland County677,703Daniels County: 667,686 acresDaniels County667,686Petroleum County: 664,043 acresPetroleum County664,043Gallatin County: 655,883 acresGallatin County655,883Sanders County: 621,625 acresSanders County621,625Lake County: 596,272 acresLake County596,272Prairie County: 590,631 acresPrairie County590,631Stillwater County: 568,671 acresStillwater County568,671Powell County: 549,419 acresPowell County549,419Treasure County: 499,471 acresTreasure County499,471Broadwater County: 464,721 acresBroadwater County464,721Jefferson County: 454,324 acresJefferson County454,324Wibaux County: 407,570 acresWibaux County407,570Missoula County: 339,770 acresMissoula County339,770Granite County: 289,810 acresGranite County289,810Ravalli County: 188,084 acresRavalli County188,084Flathead County: 160,817 acresFlathead County160,817Silver Bow County: 68,857 acresSilver Bow County68,857Deer Lodge County: 58,289 acresDeer Lodge County58,289Lincoln County: 50,005 acresLincoln County50,005Mineral County: 13,171 acresMineral County13,171Big Horn County: 3,191,315 acresBig Horn County3,191,315Rosebud County: 2,873,641 acresRosebud County2,873,641Chouteau County: 2,359,276 acresChouteau County2,359,276Garfield County: 2,325,298 acresGarfield County2,325,298Fergus County: 2,315,398 acresFergus County2,315,398Custer County: 2,137,368 acresCuster County2,137,368Blaine County: 1,880,136 acresBlaine County1,880,136Phillips County: 1,874,160 acresPhillips County1,874,160Powder River County: 1,854,916 acresPowder River County1,854,916Hill County: 1,854,358 acresHill County1,854,358Valley County: 1,696,229 acresValley County1,696,229Carter County: 1,682,561 acresCarter County1,682,561Yellowstone County: 1,433,440 acresYellowstone County1,433,440Cascade County: 1,364,780 acresCascade County1,364,780Roosevelt County: 1,218,335 acresRoosevelt County1,218,335Toole County: 1,191,112 acresToole County1,191,112Dawson County: 1,177,000 acresDawson County1,177,000Richland County: 1,147,949 acresRichland County1,147,949McCone County: 1,127,416 acresMcCone County1,127,416Musselshell County: 1,126,951 acresMusselshell County1,126,951Glacier County: 1,115,475 acresGlacier County1,115,475Beaverhead County: 1,012,816 acresBeaverhead County1,012,816Lewis and Clark County: 996,169 acresLewis and Clark County996,169Sheridan County: 991,016 acresSheridan County991,016Madison County: 925,384 acresMadison County925,384Sweet Grass County: 921,433 acresSweet Grass County921,433Teton County: 913,638 acresTeton County913,638Liberty County: 913,606 acresLiberty County913,606Meagher County: 880,397 acresMeagher County880,397Fallon County: 862,293 acresFallon County862,293Pondera County: 746,528 acresPondera County746,528Carbon County: 738,590 acresCarbon County738,590Golden Valley County: 736,973 acresGolden Valley County736,973Park County: 736,194 acresPark County736,194Judith Basin County: 692,347 acresJudith Basin County692,347Wheatland County: 677,703 acresWheatland County677,703Daniels County: 667,686 acresDaniels County667,686Petroleum County: 664,043 acresPetroleum County664,043Gallatin County: 655,883 acresGallatin County655,883Sanders County: 621,625 acresSanders County621,625Lake County: 596,272 acresLake County596,272Prairie County: 590,631 acresPrairie County590,631Stillwater County: 568,671 acresStillwater County568,671Powell County: 549,419 acresPowell County549,419Treasure County: 499,471 acresTreasure County499,471Broadwater County: 464,721 acresBroadwater County464,721Jefferson County: 454,324 acresJefferson County454,324Wibaux County: 407,570 acresWibaux County407,570Missoula County: 339,770 acresMissoula County339,770Granite County: 289,810 acresGranite County289,810Ravalli County: 188,084 acresRavalli County188,084Flathead County: 160,817 acresFlathead County160,817Silver Bow County: 68,857 acresSilver Bow County68,857Deer Lodge County: 58,289 acresDeer Lodge County58,289Lincoln County: 50,005 acresLincoln County50,005Mineral County: 13,171 acresMineral County13,171
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
1Big Horn County3,191,315
2Rosebud County2,873,641
3Chouteau County2,359,276
4Garfield County2,325,298
5Fergus County2,315,398
6Custer County2,137,368
7Blaine County1,880,136
8Phillips County1,874,160
9Powder River County1,854,916
10Hill County1,854,358
11Valley County1,696,229
12Carter County1,682,561
13Yellowstone County1,433,440
14Cascade County1,364,780
15Roosevelt County1,218,335
16Toole County1,191,112
17Dawson County1,177,000
18Richland County1,147,949
19McCone County1,127,416
20Musselshell County1,126,951
21Glacier County1,115,475
22Beaverhead County1,012,816
23Lewis and Clark County996,169
24Sheridan County991,016
25Madison County925,384
26Sweet Grass County921,433
27Teton County913,638
28Liberty County913,606
29Meagher County880,397
30Fallon County862,293
31Pondera County746,528
32Carbon County738,590
33Golden Valley County736,973
34Park County736,194
35Judith Basin County692,347
36Wheatland County677,703
37Daniels County667,686
38Petroleum County664,043
39Gallatin County655,883
40Sanders County621,625
41Lake County596,272
42Prairie County590,631
43Stillwater County568,671
44Powell County549,419
45Treasure County499,471
46Broadwater County464,721
47Jefferson County454,324
48Wibaux County407,570
49Missoula County339,770
50Granite County289,810
51Ravalli County188,084
52Flathead County160,817
53Silver Bow County68,857
54Deer Lodge County58,289
55Lincoln County50,005
56Mineral County13,171

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Big Horn County, with 3,191,315 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Mineral County, with 13,171 acres in 2022.

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