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US states by land in farms

Texas had the highest land in farms of 50 states in 1997, at 133,956,359 acres. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 65,083 acres. The median was 11,997,198 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest133,956,359Texas
Lowest65,083Rhode Island
Median11,997,19850 states

Map of states, 1997

Alabama: 9,517,377 acresAlaska: 881,045 acresArizona: 27,169,627 acresArkansas: 14,823,865 acresCalifornia: 28,795,834 acresColorado: 32,349,832 acresConnecticut: 406,222 acresDelaware: 589,107 acresFlorida: 10,659,777 acresGeorgia: 11,262,838 acresHawaii: 1,439,071 acresIdaho: 12,057,001 acresIllinois: 27,673,285 acresIndiana: 15,525,154 acresIowa: 32,313,119 acresKansas: 46,650,618 acresKentucky: 13,940,180 acresLouisiana: 8,367,843 acresMaine: 1,313,066 acresMaryland: 2,193,063 acresMassachusetts: 577,637 acresMichigan: 10,443,935 acresMinnesota: 27,560,621 acresMississippi: 11,436,287 acresMissouri: 30,202,772 acresMontana: 58,445,339 acresNebraska: 45,853,656 acresNevada: 6,397,569 acresNew Hampshire: 463,383 acresNew Jersey: 856,909 acresNew Mexico: 46,177,267 acresNew York: 7,788,241 acresNorth Carolina: 9,444,867 acresNorth Dakota: 39,678,169 acresOhio: 14,738,028 acresOklahoma: 34,069,201 acresOregon: 17,658,213 acresPennsylvania: 7,819,648 acresRhode Island: 65,083 acresSouth Carolina: 4,974,138 acresSouth Dakota: 44,141,892 acresTennessee: 11,986,258 acresTexas: 133,956,359 acresUtah: 12,008,137 acresVermont: 1,315,315 acresVirginia: 8,753,625 acresWashington: 15,778,606 acresWest Virginia: 3,698,204 acresWisconsin: 16,232,744 acresWyoming: 34,302,475 acres
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

Texas: 133,956,359 acresTexas133,956,359Montana: 58,445,339 acresMontana58,445,339Kansas: 46,650,618 acresKansas46,650,618New Mexico: 46,177,267 acresNew Mexico46,177,267Nebraska: 45,853,656 acresNebraska45,853,656South Dakota: 44,141,892 acresSouth Dakota44,141,892North Dakota: 39,678,169 acresNorth Dakota39,678,169Wyoming: 34,302,475 acresWyoming34,302,475Oklahoma: 34,069,201 acresOklahoma34,069,201Colorado: 32,349,832 acresColorado32,349,832Iowa: 32,313,119 acresIowa32,313,119Missouri: 30,202,772 acresMissouri30,202,772California: 28,795,834 acresCalifornia28,795,834Illinois: 27,673,285 acresIllinois27,673,285Minnesota: 27,560,621 acresMinnesota27,560,621Arizona: 27,169,627 acresArizona27,169,627Oregon: 17,658,213 acresOregon17,658,213Wisconsin: 16,232,744 acresWisconsin16,232,744Washington: 15,778,606 acresWashington15,778,606Indiana: 15,525,154 acresIndiana15,525,154Arkansas: 14,823,865 acresArkansas14,823,865Ohio: 14,738,028 acresOhio14,738,028Kentucky: 13,940,180 acresKentucky13,940,180Idaho: 12,057,001 acresIdaho12,057,001Utah: 12,008,137 acresUtah12,008,137Tennessee: 11,986,258 acresTennessee11,986,258Mississippi: 11,436,287 acresMississippi11,436,287Georgia: 11,262,838 acresGeorgia11,262,838Florida: 10,659,777 acresFlorida10,659,777Michigan: 10,443,935 acresMichigan10,443,935Alabama: 9,517,377 acresAlabama9,517,377North Carolina: 9,444,867 acresNorth Carolina9,444,867Virginia: 8,753,625 acresVirginia8,753,625Louisiana: 8,367,843 acresLouisiana8,367,843Pennsylvania: 7,819,648 acresPennsylvania7,819,648New York: 7,788,241 acresNew York7,788,241Nevada: 6,397,569 acresNevada6,397,569South Carolina: 4,974,138 acresSouth Carolina4,974,138West Virginia: 3,698,204 acresWest Virginia3,698,204Maryland: 2,193,063 acresMaryland2,193,063Hawaii: 1,439,071 acresHawaii1,439,071Vermont: 1,315,315 acresVermont1,315,315Maine: 1,313,066 acresMaine1,313,066Alaska: 881,045 acresAlaska881,045New Jersey: 856,909 acresNew Jersey856,909Delaware: 589,107 acresDelaware589,107Massachusetts: 577,637 acresMassachusetts577,637New Hampshire: 463,383 acresNew Hampshire463,383Connecticut: 406,222 acresConnecticut406,222Rhode Island: 65,083 acresRhode Island65,083Texas: 133,956,359 acresTexas133,956,359Montana: 58,445,339 acresMontana58,445,339Kansas: 46,650,618 acresKansas46,650,618New Mexico: 46,177,267 acresNew Mexico46,177,267Nebraska: 45,853,656 acresNebraska45,853,656South Dakota: 44,141,892 acresSouth Dakota44,141,892North Dakota: 39,678,169 acresNorth Dakota39,678,169Wyoming: 34,302,475 acresWyoming34,302,475Oklahoma: 34,069,201 acresOklahoma34,069,201Colorado: 32,349,832 acresColorado32,349,832Iowa: 32,313,119 acresIowa32,313,119Missouri: 30,202,772 acresMissouri30,202,772California: 28,795,834 acresCalifornia28,795,834Illinois: 27,673,285 acresIllinois27,673,285Minnesota: 27,560,621 acresMinnesota27,560,621Arizona: 27,169,627 acresArizona27,169,627Oregon: 17,658,213 acresOregon17,658,213Wisconsin: 16,232,744 acresWisconsin16,232,744Washington: 15,778,606 acresWashington15,778,606Indiana: 15,525,154 acresIndiana15,525,154Arkansas: 14,823,865 acresArkansas14,823,865Ohio: 14,738,028 acresOhio14,738,028Kentucky: 13,940,180 acresKentucky13,940,180Idaho: 12,057,001 acresIdaho12,057,001Utah: 12,008,137 acresUtah12,008,137Tennessee: 11,986,258 acresTennessee11,986,258Mississippi: 11,436,287 acresMississippi11,436,287Georgia: 11,262,838 acresGeorgia11,262,838Florida: 10,659,777 acresFlorida10,659,777Michigan: 10,443,935 acresMichigan10,443,935Alabama: 9,517,377 acresAlabama9,517,377North Carolina: 9,444,867 acresNorth Carolina9,444,867Virginia: 8,753,625 acresVirginia8,753,625Louisiana: 8,367,843 acresLouisiana8,367,843Pennsylvania: 7,819,648 acresPennsylvania7,819,648New York: 7,788,241 acresNew York7,788,241Nevada: 6,397,569 acresNevada6,397,569South Carolina: 4,974,138 acresSouth Carolina4,974,138West Virginia: 3,698,204 acresWest Virginia3,698,204Maryland: 2,193,063 acresMaryland2,193,063Hawaii: 1,439,071 acresHawaii1,439,071Vermont: 1,315,315 acresVermont1,315,315Maine: 1,313,066 acresMaine1,313,066Alaska: 881,045 acresAlaska881,045New Jersey: 856,909 acresNew Jersey856,909Delaware: 589,107 acresDelaware589,107Massachusetts: 577,637 acresMassachusetts577,637New Hampshire: 463,383 acresNew Hampshire463,383Connecticut: 406,222 acresConnecticut406,222Rhode Island: 65,083 acresRhode Island65,083
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

RankStates1997
acres
1Texas133,956,359
2Montana58,445,339
3Kansas46,650,618
4New Mexico46,177,267
5Nebraska45,853,656
6South Dakota44,141,892
7North Dakota39,678,169
8Wyoming34,302,475
9Oklahoma34,069,201
10Colorado32,349,832
11Iowa32,313,119
12Missouri30,202,772
13California28,795,834
14Illinois27,673,285
15Minnesota27,560,621
16Arizona27,169,627
17Oregon17,658,213
18Wisconsin16,232,744
19Washington15,778,606
20Indiana15,525,154
21Arkansas14,823,865
22Ohio14,738,028
23Kentucky13,940,180
24Idaho12,057,001
25Utah12,008,137
26Tennessee11,986,258
27Mississippi11,436,287
28Georgia11,262,838
29Florida10,659,777
30Michigan10,443,935
31Alabama9,517,377
32North Carolina9,444,867
33Virginia8,753,625
34Louisiana8,367,843
35Pennsylvania7,819,648
36New York7,788,241
37Nevada6,397,569
38South Carolina4,974,138
39West Virginia3,698,204
40Maryland2,193,063
41Hawaii1,439,071
42Vermont1,315,315
43Maine1,313,066
44Alaska881,045
45New Jersey856,909
46Delaware589,107
47Massachusetts577,637
48New Hampshire463,383
49Connecticut406,222
50Rhode Island65,083

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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 states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 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/us-states?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest land in farms?

Texas, with 133,956,359 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest land in farms?

Rhode Island, with 65,083 acres in 1997.

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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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