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US states by land in farms, 2022

Texas had the highest land in farms of 50 states in 2022, at 125,471,325 acres. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 59,076 acres. The median was 10,613,937 acres and the figure for the United States was 880,100,848 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest125,471,325Texas
Lowest59,076Rhode Island
Median10,613,93750 states
United States880,100,848History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 8,629,101 acresAlaska: 869,852 acresArizona: 25,525,087 acresArkansas: 13,722,525 acresCalifornia: 24,190,604 acresColorado: 30,213,899 acresConnecticut: 372,014 acresDelaware: 522,834 acresFlorida: 9,701,400 acresGeorgia: 9,939,313 acresHawaii: 1,053,302 acresIdaho: 11,547,963 acresIllinois: 26,292,041 acresIndiana: 14,602,240 acresIowa: 29,978,165 acresKansas: 44,794,702 acresKentucky: 12,431,190 acresLouisiana: 7,986,381 acresMaine: 1,225,046 acresMaryland: 1,978,036 acresMassachusetts: 464,451 acresMichigan: 9,472,069 acresMinnesota: 25,442,625 acresMississippi: 10,251,497 acresMissouri: 27,026,243 acresMontana: 57,601,320 acresNebraska: 43,975,693 acresNevada: 5,896,654 acresNew Hampshire: 417,187 acresNew Jersey: 711,502 acresNew Mexico: 39,128,563 acresNew York: 6,502,286 acresNorth Carolina: 8,128,136 acresNorth Dakota: 38,537,022 acresOhio: 13,652,346 acresOklahoma: 32,897,563 acresOregon: 15,295,779 acresPennsylvania: 7,058,325 acresRhode Island: 59,076 acresSouth Carolina: 4,553,922 acresSouth Dakota: 42,304,601 acresTennessee: 10,732,951 acresTexas: 125,471,325 acresUtah: 10,494,923 acresVermont: 1,173,890 acresVirginia: 7,309,687 acresWashington: 13,855,414 acresWest Virginia: 3,549,104 acresWisconsin: 13,784,678 acresWyoming: 28,776,321 acres
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acres, 2022. 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.

All states, 2022

Texas: 125,471,325 acresTexas125,471,325Montana: 57,601,320 acresMontana57,601,320Kansas: 44,794,702 acresKansas44,794,702Nebraska: 43,975,693 acresNebraska43,975,693South Dakota: 42,304,601 acresSouth Dakota42,304,601New Mexico: 39,128,563 acresNew Mexico39,128,563North Dakota: 38,537,022 acresNorth Dakota38,537,022Oklahoma: 32,897,563 acresOklahoma32,897,563Colorado: 30,213,899 acresColorado30,213,899Iowa: 29,978,165 acresIowa29,978,165Wyoming: 28,776,321 acresWyoming28,776,321Missouri: 27,026,243 acresMissouri27,026,243Illinois: 26,292,041 acresIllinois26,292,041Arizona: 25,525,087 acresArizona25,525,087Minnesota: 25,442,625 acresMinnesota25,442,625California: 24,190,604 acresCalifornia24,190,604Oregon: 15,295,779 acresOregon15,295,779Indiana: 14,602,240 acresIndiana14,602,240Washington: 13,855,414 acresWashington13,855,414Wisconsin: 13,784,678 acresWisconsin13,784,678Arkansas: 13,722,525 acresArkansas13,722,525Ohio: 13,652,346 acresOhio13,652,346Kentucky: 12,431,190 acresKentucky12,431,190Idaho: 11,547,963 acresIdaho11,547,963Tennessee: 10,732,951 acresTennessee10,732,951Utah: 10,494,923 acresUtah10,494,923Mississippi: 10,251,497 acresMississippi10,251,497Georgia: 9,939,313 acresGeorgia9,939,313Florida: 9,701,400 acresFlorida9,701,400Michigan: 9,472,069 acresMichigan9,472,069Alabama: 8,629,101 acresAlabama8,629,101North Carolina: 8,128,136 acresNorth Carolina8,128,136Louisiana: 7,986,381 acresLouisiana7,986,381Virginia: 7,309,687 acresVirginia7,309,687Pennsylvania: 7,058,325 acresPennsylvania7,058,325New York: 6,502,286 acresNew York6,502,286Nevada: 5,896,654 acresNevada5,896,654South Carolina: 4,553,922 acresSouth Carolina4,553,922West Virginia: 3,549,104 acresWest Virginia3,549,104Maryland: 1,978,036 acresMaryland1,978,036Maine: 1,225,046 acresMaine1,225,046Vermont: 1,173,890 acresVermont1,173,890Hawaii: 1,053,302 acresHawaii1,053,302Alaska: 869,852 acresAlaska869,852New Jersey: 711,502 acresNew Jersey711,502Delaware: 522,834 acresDelaware522,834Massachusetts: 464,451 acresMassachusetts464,451New Hampshire: 417,187 acresNew Hampshire417,187Connecticut: 372,014 acresConnecticut372,014Rhode Island: 59,076 acresRhode Island59,076Texas: 125,471,325 acresTexas125,471,325Montana: 57,601,320 acresMontana57,601,320Kansas: 44,794,702 acresKansas44,794,702Nebraska: 43,975,693 acresNebraska43,975,693South Dakota: 42,304,601 acresSouth Dakota42,304,601New Mexico: 39,128,563 acresNew Mexico39,128,563North Dakota: 38,537,022 acresNorth Dakota38,537,022Oklahoma: 32,897,563 acresOklahoma32,897,563Colorado: 30,213,899 acresColorado30,213,899Iowa: 29,978,165 acresIowa29,978,165Wyoming: 28,776,321 acresWyoming28,776,321Missouri: 27,026,243 acresMissouri27,026,243Illinois: 26,292,041 acresIllinois26,292,041Arizona: 25,525,087 acresArizona25,525,087Minnesota: 25,442,625 acresMinnesota25,442,625California: 24,190,604 acresCalifornia24,190,604Oregon: 15,295,779 acresOregon15,295,779Indiana: 14,602,240 acresIndiana14,602,240Washington: 13,855,414 acresWashington13,855,414Wisconsin: 13,784,678 acresWisconsin13,784,678Arkansas: 13,722,525 acresArkansas13,722,525Ohio: 13,652,346 acresOhio13,652,346Kentucky: 12,431,190 acresKentucky12,431,190Idaho: 11,547,963 acresIdaho11,547,963Tennessee: 10,732,951 acresTennessee10,732,951Utah: 10,494,923 acresUtah10,494,923Mississippi: 10,251,497 acresMississippi10,251,497Georgia: 9,939,313 acresGeorgia9,939,313Florida: 9,701,400 acresFlorida9,701,400Michigan: 9,472,069 acresMichigan9,472,069Alabama: 8,629,101 acresAlabama8,629,101North Carolina: 8,128,136 acresNorth Carolina8,128,136Louisiana: 7,986,381 acresLouisiana7,986,381Virginia: 7,309,687 acresVirginia7,309,687Pennsylvania: 7,058,325 acresPennsylvania7,058,325New York: 6,502,286 acresNew York6,502,286Nevada: 5,896,654 acresNevada5,896,654South Carolina: 4,553,922 acresSouth Carolina4,553,922West Virginia: 3,549,104 acresWest Virginia3,549,104Maryland: 1,978,036 acresMaryland1,978,036Maine: 1,225,046 acresMaine1,225,046Vermont: 1,173,890 acresVermont1,173,890Hawaii: 1,053,302 acresHawaii1,053,302Alaska: 869,852 acresAlaska869,852New Jersey: 711,502 acresNew Jersey711,502Delaware: 522,834 acresDelaware522,834Massachusetts: 464,451 acresMassachusetts464,451New Hampshire: 417,187 acresNew Hampshire417,187Connecticut: 372,014 acresConnecticut372,014Rhode Island: 59,076 acresRhode Island59,076
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

RankStates2022
acres
1Texas125,471,325
2Montana57,601,320
3Kansas44,794,702
4Nebraska43,975,693
5South Dakota42,304,601
6New Mexico39,128,563
7North Dakota38,537,022
8Oklahoma32,897,563
9Colorado30,213,899
10Iowa29,978,165
11Wyoming28,776,321
12Missouri27,026,243
13Illinois26,292,041
14Arizona25,525,087
15Minnesota25,442,625
16California24,190,604
17Oregon15,295,779
18Indiana14,602,240
19Washington13,855,414
20Wisconsin13,784,678
21Arkansas13,722,525
22Ohio13,652,346
23Kentucky12,431,190
24Idaho11,547,963
25Tennessee10,732,951
26Utah10,494,923
27Mississippi10,251,497
28Georgia9,939,313
29Florida9,701,400
30Michigan9,472,069
31Alabama8,629,101
32North Carolina8,128,136
33Louisiana7,986,381
34Virginia7,309,687
35Pennsylvania7,058,325
36New York6,502,286
37Nevada5,896,654
38South Carolina4,553,922
39West Virginia3,549,104
40Maryland1,978,036
41Maine1,225,046
42Vermont1,173,890
43Hawaii1,053,302
44Alaska869,852
45New Jersey711,502
46Delaware522,834
47Massachusetts464,451
48New Hampshire417,187
49Connecticut372,014
50Rhode Island59,076

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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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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), US states by land in farms, 2022. 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/us-states. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest land in farms?

Texas, with 125,471,325 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest land in farms?

Rhode Island, with 59,076 acres in 2022.

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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