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US states by land in farms

Texas had the highest land in farms of 50 states in 2007, at 130,398,753 acres. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 67,819 acres. The median was 11,275,471 acres and the figure for the United States was 922,095,840 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest130,398,753Texas
Lowest67,819Rhode Island
Median11,275,47150 states
United States922,095,840History

Map of states, 2007

Alabama: 9,033,537 acresAlaska: 881,585 acresArizona: 26,117,899 acresArkansas: 13,872,862 acresCalifornia: 25,364,695 acresColorado: 31,604,911 acresConnecticut: 405,616 acresDelaware: 510,253 acresFlorida: 9,231,570 acresGeorgia: 10,150,539 acresHawaii: 1,121,329 acresIdaho: 11,497,383 acresIllinois: 26,775,100 acresIndiana: 14,773,184 acresIowa: 30,747,550 acresKansas: 46,345,827 acresKentucky: 13,993,121 acresLouisiana: 8,109,975 acresMaine: 1,347,566 acresMaryland: 2,051,756 acresMassachusetts: 517,879 acresMichigan: 10,031,807 acresMinnesota: 26,917,962 acresMississippi: 11,456,241 acresMissouri: 29,026,573 acresMontana: 61,388,462 acresNebraska: 45,480,358 acresNevada: 5,865,392 acresNew Hampshire: 471,911 acresNew Jersey: 733,450 acresNew Mexico: 43,238,049 acresNew York: 7,174,743 acresNorth Carolina: 8,474,671 acresNorth Dakota: 39,674,586 acresOhio: 13,956,563 acresOklahoma: 35,087,269 acresOregon: 16,399,647 acresPennsylvania: 7,809,244 acresRhode Island: 67,819 acresSouth Carolina: 4,889,339 acresSouth Dakota: 43,666,403 acresTennessee: 10,969,798 acresTexas: 130,398,753 acresUtah: 11,094,700 acresVermont: 1,233,313 acresVirginia: 8,103,925 acresWashington: 14,972,789 acresWest Virginia: 3,697,606 acresWisconsin: 15,190,804 acresWyoming: 30,169,526 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Texas: 130,398,753 acresTexas130,398,753Montana: 61,388,462 acresMontana61,388,462Kansas: 46,345,827 acresKansas46,345,827Nebraska: 45,480,358 acresNebraska45,480,358South Dakota: 43,666,403 acresSouth Dakota43,666,403New Mexico: 43,238,049 acresNew Mexico43,238,049North Dakota: 39,674,586 acresNorth Dakota39,674,586Oklahoma: 35,087,269 acresOklahoma35,087,269Colorado: 31,604,911 acresColorado31,604,911Iowa: 30,747,550 acresIowa30,747,550Wyoming: 30,169,526 acresWyoming30,169,526Missouri: 29,026,573 acresMissouri29,026,573Minnesota: 26,917,962 acresMinnesota26,917,962Illinois: 26,775,100 acresIllinois26,775,100Arizona: 26,117,899 acresArizona26,117,899California: 25,364,695 acresCalifornia25,364,695Oregon: 16,399,647 acresOregon16,399,647Wisconsin: 15,190,804 acresWisconsin15,190,804Washington: 14,972,789 acresWashington14,972,789Indiana: 14,773,184 acresIndiana14,773,184Kentucky: 13,993,121 acresKentucky13,993,121Ohio: 13,956,563 acresOhio13,956,563Arkansas: 13,872,862 acresArkansas13,872,862Idaho: 11,497,383 acresIdaho11,497,383Mississippi: 11,456,241 acresMississippi11,456,241Utah: 11,094,700 acresUtah11,094,700Tennessee: 10,969,798 acresTennessee10,969,798Georgia: 10,150,539 acresGeorgia10,150,539Michigan: 10,031,807 acresMichigan10,031,807Florida: 9,231,570 acresFlorida9,231,570Alabama: 9,033,537 acresAlabama9,033,537North Carolina: 8,474,671 acresNorth Carolina8,474,671Louisiana: 8,109,975 acresLouisiana8,109,975Virginia: 8,103,925 acresVirginia8,103,925Pennsylvania: 7,809,244 acresPennsylvania7,809,244New York: 7,174,743 acresNew York7,174,743Nevada: 5,865,392 acresNevada5,865,392South Carolina: 4,889,339 acresSouth Carolina4,889,339West Virginia: 3,697,606 acresWest Virginia3,697,606Maryland: 2,051,756 acresMaryland2,051,756Maine: 1,347,566 acresMaine1,347,566Vermont: 1,233,313 acresVermont1,233,313Hawaii: 1,121,329 acresHawaii1,121,329Alaska: 881,585 acresAlaska881,585New Jersey: 733,450 acresNew Jersey733,450Massachusetts: 517,879 acresMassachusetts517,879Delaware: 510,253 acresDelaware510,253New Hampshire: 471,911 acresNew Hampshire471,911Connecticut: 405,616 acresConnecticut405,616Rhode Island: 67,819 acresRhode Island67,819Texas: 130,398,753 acresTexas130,398,753Montana: 61,388,462 acresMontana61,388,462Kansas: 46,345,827 acresKansas46,345,827Nebraska: 45,480,358 acresNebraska45,480,358South Dakota: 43,666,403 acresSouth Dakota43,666,403New Mexico: 43,238,049 acresNew Mexico43,238,049North Dakota: 39,674,586 acresNorth Dakota39,674,586Oklahoma: 35,087,269 acresOklahoma35,087,269Colorado: 31,604,911 acresColorado31,604,911Iowa: 30,747,550 acresIowa30,747,550Wyoming: 30,169,526 acresWyoming30,169,526Missouri: 29,026,573 acresMissouri29,026,573Minnesota: 26,917,962 acresMinnesota26,917,962Illinois: 26,775,100 acresIllinois26,775,100Arizona: 26,117,899 acresArizona26,117,899California: 25,364,695 acresCalifornia25,364,695Oregon: 16,399,647 acresOregon16,399,647Wisconsin: 15,190,804 acresWisconsin15,190,804Washington: 14,972,789 acresWashington14,972,789Indiana: 14,773,184 acresIndiana14,773,184Kentucky: 13,993,121 acresKentucky13,993,121Ohio: 13,956,563 acresOhio13,956,563Arkansas: 13,872,862 acresArkansas13,872,862Idaho: 11,497,383 acresIdaho11,497,383Mississippi: 11,456,241 acresMississippi11,456,241Utah: 11,094,700 acresUtah11,094,700Tennessee: 10,969,798 acresTennessee10,969,798Georgia: 10,150,539 acresGeorgia10,150,539Michigan: 10,031,807 acresMichigan10,031,807Florida: 9,231,570 acresFlorida9,231,570Alabama: 9,033,537 acresAlabama9,033,537North Carolina: 8,474,671 acresNorth Carolina8,474,671Louisiana: 8,109,975 acresLouisiana8,109,975Virginia: 8,103,925 acresVirginia8,103,925Pennsylvania: 7,809,244 acresPennsylvania7,809,244New York: 7,174,743 acresNew York7,174,743Nevada: 5,865,392 acresNevada5,865,392South Carolina: 4,889,339 acresSouth Carolina4,889,339West Virginia: 3,697,606 acresWest Virginia3,697,606Maryland: 2,051,756 acresMaryland2,051,756Maine: 1,347,566 acresMaine1,347,566Vermont: 1,233,313 acresVermont1,233,313Hawaii: 1,121,329 acresHawaii1,121,329Alaska: 881,585 acresAlaska881,585New Jersey: 733,450 acresNew Jersey733,450Massachusetts: 517,879 acresMassachusetts517,879Delaware: 510,253 acresDelaware510,253New Hampshire: 471,911 acresNew Hampshire471,911Connecticut: 405,616 acresConnecticut405,616Rhode Island: 67,819 acresRhode Island67,819
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

RankStates2007
acres
1Texas130,398,753
2Montana61,388,462
3Kansas46,345,827
4Nebraska45,480,358
5South Dakota43,666,403
6New Mexico43,238,049
7North Dakota39,674,586
8Oklahoma35,087,269
9Colorado31,604,911
10Iowa30,747,550
11Wyoming30,169,526
12Missouri29,026,573
13Minnesota26,917,962
14Illinois26,775,100
15Arizona26,117,899
16California25,364,695
17Oregon16,399,647
18Wisconsin15,190,804
19Washington14,972,789
20Indiana14,773,184
21Kentucky13,993,121
22Ohio13,956,563
23Arkansas13,872,862
24Idaho11,497,383
25Mississippi11,456,241
26Utah11,094,700
27Tennessee10,969,798
28Georgia10,150,539
29Michigan10,031,807
30Florida9,231,570
31Alabama9,033,537
32North Carolina8,474,671
33Louisiana8,109,975
34Virginia8,103,925
35Pennsylvania7,809,244
36New York7,174,743
37Nevada5,865,392
38South Carolina4,889,339
39West Virginia3,697,606
40Maryland2,051,756
41Maine1,347,566
42Vermont1,233,313
43Hawaii1,121,329
44Alaska881,585
45New Jersey733,450
46Massachusetts517,879
47Delaware510,253
48New Hampshire471,911
49Connecticut405,616
50Rhode Island67,819

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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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (US states by land in farms, 2007) [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), US states 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/us-states?period=2007. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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). US states 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/us-states?period=2007.

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Which state has the highest land in farms?

Texas, with 130,398,753 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest land in farms?

Rhode Island, with 67,819 acres in 2007.

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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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