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US states by land in farms

Texas had the highest land in farms of 50 states in 2002, at 129,877,666 acres. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 61,223 acres. The median was 11,706,381 acres and the figure for the United States was 938,279,056 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest129,877,666Texas
Lowest61,223Rhode Island
Median11,706,38150 states
United States938,279,056History

Map of states, 2002

Alabama: 8,904,387 acresAlaska: 900,715 acresArizona: 26,586,577 acresArkansas: 14,502,793 acresCalifornia: 27,589,027 acresColorado: 31,093,336 acresConnecticut: 357,154 acresDelaware: 540,080 acresFlorida: 10,414,877 acresGeorgia: 10,744,239 acresHawaii: 1,300,499 acresIdaho: 11,767,294 acresIllinois: 27,310,833 acresIndiana: 15,058,670 acresIowa: 31,729,490 acresKansas: 47,227,944 acresKentucky: 13,843,706 acresLouisiana: 7,830,664 acresMaine: 1,369,768 acresMaryland: 2,077,630 acresMassachusetts: 518,570 acresMichigan: 10,142,958 acresMinnesota: 27,512,270 acresMississippi: 11,097,543 acresMissouri: 29,946,035 acresMontana: 59,612,403 acresNebraska: 45,903,116 acresNevada: 6,330,622 acresNew Hampshire: 444,879 acresNew Jersey: 805,682 acresNew Mexico: 44,810,083 acresNew York: 7,660,969 acresNorth Carolina: 9,079,001 acresNorth Dakota: 39,294,879 acresOhio: 14,583,435 acresOklahoma: 33,661,826 acresOregon: 17,080,422 acresPennsylvania: 7,745,336 acresRhode Island: 61,223 acresSouth Carolina: 4,845,923 acresSouth Dakota: 43,785,079 acresTennessee: 11,681,533 acresTexas: 129,877,666 acresUtah: 11,731,228 acresVermont: 1,244,909 acresVirginia: 8,624,829 acresWashington: 15,318,008 acresWest Virginia: 3,584,668 acresWisconsin: 15,741,552 acresWyoming: 34,402,726 acres
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acres, 2002. 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, 2002

Texas: 129,877,666 acresTexas129,877,666Montana: 59,612,403 acresMontana59,612,403Kansas: 47,227,944 acresKansas47,227,944Nebraska: 45,903,116 acresNebraska45,903,116New Mexico: 44,810,083 acresNew Mexico44,810,083South Dakota: 43,785,079 acresSouth Dakota43,785,079North Dakota: 39,294,879 acresNorth Dakota39,294,879Wyoming: 34,402,726 acresWyoming34,402,726Oklahoma: 33,661,826 acresOklahoma33,661,826Iowa: 31,729,490 acresIowa31,729,490Colorado: 31,093,336 acresColorado31,093,336Missouri: 29,946,035 acresMissouri29,946,035California: 27,589,027 acresCalifornia27,589,027Minnesota: 27,512,270 acresMinnesota27,512,270Illinois: 27,310,833 acresIllinois27,310,833Arizona: 26,586,577 acresArizona26,586,577Oregon: 17,080,422 acresOregon17,080,422Wisconsin: 15,741,552 acresWisconsin15,741,552Washington: 15,318,008 acresWashington15,318,008Indiana: 15,058,670 acresIndiana15,058,670Ohio: 14,583,435 acresOhio14,583,435Arkansas: 14,502,793 acresArkansas14,502,793Kentucky: 13,843,706 acresKentucky13,843,706Idaho: 11,767,294 acresIdaho11,767,294Utah: 11,731,228 acresUtah11,731,228Tennessee: 11,681,533 acresTennessee11,681,533Mississippi: 11,097,543 acresMississippi11,097,543Georgia: 10,744,239 acresGeorgia10,744,239Florida: 10,414,877 acresFlorida10,414,877Michigan: 10,142,958 acresMichigan10,142,958North Carolina: 9,079,001 acresNorth Carolina9,079,001Alabama: 8,904,387 acresAlabama8,904,387Virginia: 8,624,829 acresVirginia8,624,829Louisiana: 7,830,664 acresLouisiana7,830,664Pennsylvania: 7,745,336 acresPennsylvania7,745,336New York: 7,660,969 acresNew York7,660,969Nevada: 6,330,622 acresNevada6,330,622South Carolina: 4,845,923 acresSouth Carolina4,845,923West Virginia: 3,584,668 acresWest Virginia3,584,668Maryland: 2,077,630 acresMaryland2,077,630Maine: 1,369,768 acresMaine1,369,768Hawaii: 1,300,499 acresHawaii1,300,499Vermont: 1,244,909 acresVermont1,244,909Alaska: 900,715 acresAlaska900,715New Jersey: 805,682 acresNew Jersey805,682Delaware: 540,080 acresDelaware540,080Massachusetts: 518,570 acresMassachusetts518,570New Hampshire: 444,879 acresNew Hampshire444,879Connecticut: 357,154 acresConnecticut357,154Rhode Island: 61,223 acresRhode Island61,223Texas: 129,877,666 acresTexas129,877,666Montana: 59,612,403 acresMontana59,612,403Kansas: 47,227,944 acresKansas47,227,944Nebraska: 45,903,116 acresNebraska45,903,116New Mexico: 44,810,083 acresNew Mexico44,810,083South Dakota: 43,785,079 acresSouth Dakota43,785,079North Dakota: 39,294,879 acresNorth Dakota39,294,879Wyoming: 34,402,726 acresWyoming34,402,726Oklahoma: 33,661,826 acresOklahoma33,661,826Iowa: 31,729,490 acresIowa31,729,490Colorado: 31,093,336 acresColorado31,093,336Missouri: 29,946,035 acresMissouri29,946,035California: 27,589,027 acresCalifornia27,589,027Minnesota: 27,512,270 acresMinnesota27,512,270Illinois: 27,310,833 acresIllinois27,310,833Arizona: 26,586,577 acresArizona26,586,577Oregon: 17,080,422 acresOregon17,080,422Wisconsin: 15,741,552 acresWisconsin15,741,552Washington: 15,318,008 acresWashington15,318,008Indiana: 15,058,670 acresIndiana15,058,670Ohio: 14,583,435 acresOhio14,583,435Arkansas: 14,502,793 acresArkansas14,502,793Kentucky: 13,843,706 acresKentucky13,843,706Idaho: 11,767,294 acresIdaho11,767,294Utah: 11,731,228 acresUtah11,731,228Tennessee: 11,681,533 acresTennessee11,681,533Mississippi: 11,097,543 acresMississippi11,097,543Georgia: 10,744,239 acresGeorgia10,744,239Florida: 10,414,877 acresFlorida10,414,877Michigan: 10,142,958 acresMichigan10,142,958North Carolina: 9,079,001 acresNorth Carolina9,079,001Alabama: 8,904,387 acresAlabama8,904,387Virginia: 8,624,829 acresVirginia8,624,829Louisiana: 7,830,664 acresLouisiana7,830,664Pennsylvania: 7,745,336 acresPennsylvania7,745,336New York: 7,660,969 acresNew York7,660,969Nevada: 6,330,622 acresNevada6,330,622South Carolina: 4,845,923 acresSouth Carolina4,845,923West Virginia: 3,584,668 acresWest Virginia3,584,668Maryland: 2,077,630 acresMaryland2,077,630Maine: 1,369,768 acresMaine1,369,768Hawaii: 1,300,499 acresHawaii1,300,499Vermont: 1,244,909 acresVermont1,244,909Alaska: 900,715 acresAlaska900,715New Jersey: 805,682 acresNew Jersey805,682Delaware: 540,080 acresDelaware540,080Massachusetts: 518,570 acresMassachusetts518,570New Hampshire: 444,879 acresNew Hampshire444,879Connecticut: 357,154 acresConnecticut357,154Rhode Island: 61,223 acresRhode Island61,223
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

RankStates2002
acres
1Texas129,877,666
2Montana59,612,403
3Kansas47,227,944
4Nebraska45,903,116
5New Mexico44,810,083
6South Dakota43,785,079
7North Dakota39,294,879
8Wyoming34,402,726
9Oklahoma33,661,826
10Iowa31,729,490
11Colorado31,093,336
12Missouri29,946,035
13California27,589,027
14Minnesota27,512,270
15Illinois27,310,833
16Arizona26,586,577
17Oregon17,080,422
18Wisconsin15,741,552
19Washington15,318,008
20Indiana15,058,670
21Ohio14,583,435
22Arkansas14,502,793
23Kentucky13,843,706
24Idaho11,767,294
25Utah11,731,228
26Tennessee11,681,533
27Mississippi11,097,543
28Georgia10,744,239
29Florida10,414,877
30Michigan10,142,958
31North Carolina9,079,001
32Alabama8,904,387
33Virginia8,624,829
34Louisiana7,830,664
35Pennsylvania7,745,336
36New York7,660,969
37Nevada6,330,622
38South Carolina4,845,923
39West Virginia3,584,668
40Maryland2,077,630
41Maine1,369,768
42Hawaii1,300,499
43Vermont1,244,909
44Alaska900,715
45New Jersey805,682
46Delaware540,080
47Massachusetts518,570
48New Hampshire444,879
49Connecticut357,154
50Rhode Island61,223

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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 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, 2002. 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=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest land in farms?

Texas, with 129,877,666 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest land in farms?

Rhode Island, with 61,223 acres in 2002.

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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