Counties in Montana by land in farms

Big Horn County had the highest land in farms of 56 counties in 2007, at 2,899,620 acres. Mineral County had the lowest, at 22,654 acres. The median was 924,407 acres and the figure for Montana was 61,388,462 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest2,899,620Big Horn County
Lowest22,654Mineral County
Median924,40756 counties
Montana61,388,462History

Map of counties, 2007

Beaverhead County: 1,239,068 acresBig Horn County: 2,899,620 acresBlaine County: 2,330,605 acresBroadwater County: 474,892 acresCarbon County: 793,628 acresCarter County: 1,698,363 acresCascade County: 1,379,645 acresChouteau County: 2,277,842 acresCuster County: 2,127,013 acresDaniels County: 860,238 acresDawson County: 1,378,564 acresDeer Lodge County: 79,335 acresFallon County: 978,818 acresFergus County: 2,446,047 acresFlathead County: 251,597 acresGallatin County: 776,868 acresGarfield County: 2,391,958 acresGlacier County: 1,700,179 acresGolden Valley County: 671,764 acresGranite County: 302,973 acresHill County: 1,697,232 acresJefferson County: 391,248 acresJudith Basin County: 838,477 acresLake County: 637,306 acresLewis and Clark County: 971,240 acresLiberty County: 904,327 acresLincoln County: 51,885 acresMcCone County: 1,506,824 acresMadison County: 1,060,883 acresMeagher County: 812,412 acresMineral County: 22,654 acresMissoula County: 281,893 acresMusselshell County: 1,133,030 acresPark County: 762,753 acresPetroleum County: 640,707 acresPhillips County: 2,006,068 acresPondera County: 944,486 acresPowder River County: 1,620,068 acresPowell County: 670,354 acresPrairie County: 767,508 acresRavalli County: 262,872 acresRichland County: 1,279,300 acresRoosevelt County: 1,451,828 acresRosebud County: 2,714,024 acresSanders County: 341,913 acresSheridan County: 1,065,503 acresSilver Bow County: 101,081 acresStillwater County: 857,474 acresSweet Grass County: 812,759 acresTeton County: 1,152,691 acresToole County: 1,115,019 acresTreasure County: 461,790 acresValley County: 2,061,260 acresWheatland County: 822,253 acresWibaux County: 492,554 acresYellowstone County: 1,615,769 acres
  • Under 400K
  • 400K to 770K
  • 770K to 920K
  • 920K to 1.3M
  • 1.3M to 1.7M
  • 1.7M and over
acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Big Horn County: 2,899,620 acresBig Horn County2,899,620Rosebud County: 2,714,024 acresRosebud County2,714,024Fergus County: 2,446,047 acresFergus County2,446,047Garfield County: 2,391,958 acresGarfield County2,391,958Blaine County: 2,330,605 acresBlaine County2,330,605Chouteau County: 2,277,842 acresChouteau County2,277,842Custer County: 2,127,013 acresCuster County2,127,013Valley County: 2,061,260 acresValley County2,061,260Phillips County: 2,006,068 acresPhillips County2,006,068Glacier County: 1,700,179 acresGlacier County1,700,179Carter County: 1,698,363 acresCarter County1,698,363Hill County: 1,697,232 acresHill County1,697,232Powder River County: 1,620,068 acresPowder River County1,620,068Yellowstone County: 1,615,769 acresYellowstone County1,615,769McCone County: 1,506,824 acresMcCone County1,506,824Roosevelt County: 1,451,828 acresRoosevelt County1,451,828Cascade County: 1,379,645 acresCascade County1,379,645Dawson County: 1,378,564 acresDawson County1,378,564Richland County: 1,279,300 acresRichland County1,279,300Beaverhead County: 1,239,068 acresBeaverhead County1,239,068Teton County: 1,152,691 acresTeton County1,152,691Musselshell County: 1,133,030 acresMusselshell County1,133,030Toole County: 1,115,019 acresToole County1,115,019Sheridan County: 1,065,503 acresSheridan County1,065,503Madison County: 1,060,883 acresMadison County1,060,883Fallon County: 978,818 acresFallon County978,818Lewis and Clark County: 971,240 acresLewis and Clark County971,240Pondera County: 944,486 acresPondera County944,486Liberty County: 904,327 acresLiberty County904,327Daniels County: 860,238 acresDaniels County860,238Stillwater County: 857,474 acresStillwater County857,474Judith Basin County: 838,477 acresJudith Basin County838,477Wheatland County: 822,253 acresWheatland County822,253Sweet Grass County: 812,759 acresSweet Grass County812,759Meagher County: 812,412 acresMeagher County812,412Carbon County: 793,628 acresCarbon County793,628Gallatin County: 776,868 acresGallatin County776,868Prairie County: 767,508 acresPrairie County767,508Park County: 762,753 acresPark County762,753Golden Valley County: 671,764 acresGolden Valley County671,764Powell County: 670,354 acresPowell County670,354Petroleum County: 640,707 acresPetroleum County640,707Lake County: 637,306 acresLake County637,306Wibaux County: 492,554 acresWibaux County492,554Broadwater County: 474,892 acresBroadwater County474,892Treasure County: 461,790 acresTreasure County461,790Jefferson County: 391,248 acresJefferson County391,248Sanders County: 341,913 acresSanders County341,913Granite County: 302,973 acresGranite County302,973Missoula County: 281,893 acresMissoula County281,893Ravalli County: 262,872 acresRavalli County262,872Flathead County: 251,597 acresFlathead County251,597Silver Bow County: 101,081 acresSilver Bow County101,081Deer Lodge County: 79,335 acresDeer Lodge County79,335Lincoln County: 51,885 acresLincoln County51,885Mineral County: 22,654 acresMineral County22,654Big Horn County: 2,899,620 acresBig Horn County2,899,620Rosebud County: 2,714,024 acresRosebud County2,714,024Fergus County: 2,446,047 acresFergus County2,446,047Garfield County: 2,391,958 acresGarfield County2,391,958Blaine County: 2,330,605 acresBlaine County2,330,605Chouteau County: 2,277,842 acresChouteau County2,277,842Custer County: 2,127,013 acresCuster County2,127,013Valley County: 2,061,260 acresValley County2,061,260Phillips County: 2,006,068 acresPhillips County2,006,068Glacier County: 1,700,179 acresGlacier County1,700,179Carter County: 1,698,363 acresCarter County1,698,363Hill County: 1,697,232 acresHill County1,697,232Powder River County: 1,620,068 acresPowder River County1,620,068Yellowstone County: 1,615,769 acresYellowstone County1,615,769McCone County: 1,506,824 acresMcCone County1,506,824Roosevelt County: 1,451,828 acresRoosevelt County1,451,828Cascade County: 1,379,645 acresCascade County1,379,645Dawson County: 1,378,564 acresDawson County1,378,564Richland County: 1,279,300 acresRichland County1,279,300Beaverhead County: 1,239,068 acresBeaverhead County1,239,068Teton County: 1,152,691 acresTeton County1,152,691Musselshell County: 1,133,030 acresMusselshell County1,133,030Toole County: 1,115,019 acresToole County1,115,019Sheridan County: 1,065,503 acresSheridan County1,065,503Madison County: 1,060,883 acresMadison County1,060,883Fallon County: 978,818 acresFallon County978,818Lewis and Clark County: 971,240 acresLewis and Clark County971,240Pondera County: 944,486 acresPondera County944,486Liberty County: 904,327 acresLiberty County904,327Daniels County: 860,238 acresDaniels County860,238Stillwater County: 857,474 acresStillwater County857,474Judith Basin County: 838,477 acresJudith Basin County838,477Wheatland County: 822,253 acresWheatland County822,253Sweet Grass County: 812,759 acresSweet Grass County812,759Meagher County: 812,412 acresMeagher County812,412Carbon County: 793,628 acresCarbon County793,628Gallatin County: 776,868 acresGallatin County776,868Prairie County: 767,508 acresPrairie County767,508Park County: 762,753 acresPark County762,753Golden Valley County: 671,764 acresGolden Valley County671,764Powell County: 670,354 acresPowell County670,354Petroleum County: 640,707 acresPetroleum County640,707Lake County: 637,306 acresLake County637,306Wibaux County: 492,554 acresWibaux County492,554Broadwater County: 474,892 acresBroadwater County474,892Treasure County: 461,790 acresTreasure County461,790Jefferson County: 391,248 acresJefferson County391,248Sanders County: 341,913 acresSanders County341,913Granite County: 302,973 acresGranite County302,973Missoula County: 281,893 acresMissoula County281,893Ravalli County: 262,872 acresRavalli County262,872Flathead County: 251,597 acresFlathead County251,597Silver Bow County: 101,081 acresSilver Bow County101,081Deer Lodge County: 79,335 acresDeer Lodge County79,335Lincoln County: 51,885 acresLincoln County51,885Mineral County: 22,654 acresMineral County22,654
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
1Big Horn County2,899,620
2Rosebud County2,714,024
3Fergus County2,446,047
4Garfield County2,391,958
5Blaine County2,330,605
6Chouteau County2,277,842
7Custer County2,127,013
8Valley County2,061,260
9Phillips County2,006,068
10Glacier County1,700,179
11Carter County1,698,363
12Hill County1,697,232
13Powder River County1,620,068
14Yellowstone County1,615,769
15McCone County1,506,824
16Roosevelt County1,451,828
17Cascade County1,379,645
18Dawson County1,378,564
19Richland County1,279,300
20Beaverhead County1,239,068
21Teton County1,152,691
22Musselshell County1,133,030
23Toole County1,115,019
24Sheridan County1,065,503
25Madison County1,060,883
26Fallon County978,818
27Lewis and Clark County971,240
28Pondera County944,486
29Liberty County904,327
30Daniels County860,238
31Stillwater County857,474
32Judith Basin County838,477
33Wheatland County822,253
34Sweet Grass County812,759
35Meagher County812,412
36Carbon County793,628
37Gallatin County776,868
38Prairie County767,508
39Park County762,753
40Golden Valley County671,764
41Powell County670,354
42Petroleum County640,707
43Lake County637,306
44Wibaux County492,554
45Broadwater County474,892
46Treasure County461,790
47Jefferson County391,248
48Sanders County341,913
49Granite County302,973
50Missoula County281,893
51Ravalli County262,872
52Flathead County251,597
53Silver Bow County101,081
54Deer Lodge County79,335
55Lincoln County51,885
56Mineral County22,654

Other periods

About this ranking

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

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2007) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Montana by land in farms, 2007. 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=2007. 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, 2007. 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=2007.

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, 2007 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/montana-counties?period=2007 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_counties_in_montana_by_2007,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Montana by land in farms, 2007}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/montana-counties?period=2007. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
TI  - Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Montana by land in farms, 2007
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/11
PB  - Data Commons
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/montana-counties?period=2007
Y2  - 2026/10/11
N1  - Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/montana-counties?period=2007.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  - 
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Montana by land in farms using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"farmland_area","level":"province","within":"Montana","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=farmland_area&level=province&within=Montana&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest land in farms?

Big Horn County, with 2,899,620 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Mineral County, with 22,654 acres in 2007.

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.

Land in farms: other rankings

Counties in Montana: more rankings