Counties in Montana by land in farms
Big Horn County had the highest land in farms of 56 counties in 1997, at 2,715,199 acres. Mineral County had the lowest, at 19,707 acres. The median was 906,536 acres and the figure for Montana was 58,445,339 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Map of counties, 1997
- Under 420K
- 420K to 750K
- 750K to 910K
- 910K to 1.2M
- 1.2M to 1.7M
- 1.7M and over
All counties, 1997
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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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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 Montana by land in farms, 1997. 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/montana-counties?period=1997.
Harvard
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 Montana by land in farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/montana-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
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Which county has the highest land in farms?
Big Horn County, with 2,715,199 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Which county has the lowest land in farms?
Mineral County, with 19,707 acres in 1997.
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.