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US states by land in farms

Texas had the highest land in farms of 50 states in 2012, at 130,153,438 acres. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 69,589 acres. The median was 10,952,738 acres and the figure for the United States was 914,527,657 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest130,153,438Texas
Lowest69,589Rhode Island
Median10,952,73850 states
United States914,527,657History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 8,902,654 acresAlaska: 833,861 acresArizona: 26,249,195 acresArkansas: 13,810,786 acresCalifornia: 25,569,001 acresColorado: 31,886,676 acresConnecticut: 436,539 acresDelaware: 508,652 acresFlorida: 9,548,342 acresGeorgia: 9,620,836 acresHawaii: 1,129,317 acresIdaho: 11,760,109 acresIllinois: 26,937,721 acresIndiana: 14,720,396 acresIowa: 30,622,731 acresKansas: 46,137,295 acresKentucky: 13,049,347 acresLouisiana: 7,900,864 acresMaine: 1,454,104 acresMaryland: 2,030,745 acresMassachusetts: 523,517 acresMichigan: 9,948,564 acresMinnesota: 26,035,838 acresMississippi: 10,931,080 acresMissouri: 28,266,137 acresMontana: 59,758,917 acresNebraska: 45,331,783 acresNevada: 5,913,761 acresNew Hampshire: 474,065 acresNew Jersey: 715,057 acresNew Mexico: 43,201,023 acresNew York: 7,183,576 acresNorth Carolina: 8,414,756 acresNorth Dakota: 39,262,613 acresOhio: 13,960,604 acresOklahoma: 34,356,110 acresOregon: 16,301,578 acresPennsylvania: 7,704,444 acresRhode Island: 69,589 acresSouth Carolina: 4,971,244 acresSouth Dakota: 43,257,079 acresTennessee: 10,867,812 acresTexas: 130,153,438 acresUtah: 10,974,396 acresVermont: 1,251,713 acresVirginia: 8,302,444 acresWashington: 14,748,107 acresWest Virginia: 3,606,674 acresWisconsin: 14,568,926 acresWyoming: 30,363,641 acres
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acres, 2012. 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, 2012

Texas: 130,153,438 acresTexas130,153,438Montana: 59,758,917 acresMontana59,758,917Kansas: 46,137,295 acresKansas46,137,295Nebraska: 45,331,783 acresNebraska45,331,783South Dakota: 43,257,079 acresSouth Dakota43,257,079New Mexico: 43,201,023 acresNew Mexico43,201,023North Dakota: 39,262,613 acresNorth Dakota39,262,613Oklahoma: 34,356,110 acresOklahoma34,356,110Colorado: 31,886,676 acresColorado31,886,676Iowa: 30,622,731 acresIowa30,622,731Wyoming: 30,363,641 acresWyoming30,363,641Missouri: 28,266,137 acresMissouri28,266,137Illinois: 26,937,721 acresIllinois26,937,721Arizona: 26,249,195 acresArizona26,249,195Minnesota: 26,035,838 acresMinnesota26,035,838California: 25,569,001 acresCalifornia25,569,001Oregon: 16,301,578 acresOregon16,301,578Washington: 14,748,107 acresWashington14,748,107Indiana: 14,720,396 acresIndiana14,720,396Wisconsin: 14,568,926 acresWisconsin14,568,926Ohio: 13,960,604 acresOhio13,960,604Arkansas: 13,810,786 acresArkansas13,810,786Kentucky: 13,049,347 acresKentucky13,049,347Idaho: 11,760,109 acresIdaho11,760,109Utah: 10,974,396 acresUtah10,974,396Mississippi: 10,931,080 acresMississippi10,931,080Tennessee: 10,867,812 acresTennessee10,867,812Michigan: 9,948,564 acresMichigan9,948,564Georgia: 9,620,836 acresGeorgia9,620,836Florida: 9,548,342 acresFlorida9,548,342Alabama: 8,902,654 acresAlabama8,902,654North Carolina: 8,414,756 acresNorth Carolina8,414,756Virginia: 8,302,444 acresVirginia8,302,444Louisiana: 7,900,864 acresLouisiana7,900,864Pennsylvania: 7,704,444 acresPennsylvania7,704,444New York: 7,183,576 acresNew York7,183,576Nevada: 5,913,761 acresNevada5,913,761South Carolina: 4,971,244 acresSouth Carolina4,971,244West Virginia: 3,606,674 acresWest Virginia3,606,674Maryland: 2,030,745 acresMaryland2,030,745Maine: 1,454,104 acresMaine1,454,104Vermont: 1,251,713 acresVermont1,251,713Hawaii: 1,129,317 acresHawaii1,129,317Alaska: 833,861 acresAlaska833,861New Jersey: 715,057 acresNew Jersey715,057Massachusetts: 523,517 acresMassachusetts523,517Delaware: 508,652 acresDelaware508,652New Hampshire: 474,065 acresNew Hampshire474,065Connecticut: 436,539 acresConnecticut436,539Rhode Island: 69,589 acresRhode Island69,589Texas: 130,153,438 acresTexas130,153,438Montana: 59,758,917 acresMontana59,758,917Kansas: 46,137,295 acresKansas46,137,295Nebraska: 45,331,783 acresNebraska45,331,783South Dakota: 43,257,079 acresSouth Dakota43,257,079New Mexico: 43,201,023 acresNew Mexico43,201,023North Dakota: 39,262,613 acresNorth Dakota39,262,613Oklahoma: 34,356,110 acresOklahoma34,356,110Colorado: 31,886,676 acresColorado31,886,676Iowa: 30,622,731 acresIowa30,622,731Wyoming: 30,363,641 acresWyoming30,363,641Missouri: 28,266,137 acresMissouri28,266,137Illinois: 26,937,721 acresIllinois26,937,721Arizona: 26,249,195 acresArizona26,249,195Minnesota: 26,035,838 acresMinnesota26,035,838California: 25,569,001 acresCalifornia25,569,001Oregon: 16,301,578 acresOregon16,301,578Washington: 14,748,107 acresWashington14,748,107Indiana: 14,720,396 acresIndiana14,720,396Wisconsin: 14,568,926 acresWisconsin14,568,926Ohio: 13,960,604 acresOhio13,960,604Arkansas: 13,810,786 acresArkansas13,810,786Kentucky: 13,049,347 acresKentucky13,049,347Idaho: 11,760,109 acresIdaho11,760,109Utah: 10,974,396 acresUtah10,974,396Mississippi: 10,931,080 acresMississippi10,931,080Tennessee: 10,867,812 acresTennessee10,867,812Michigan: 9,948,564 acresMichigan9,948,564Georgia: 9,620,836 acresGeorgia9,620,836Florida: 9,548,342 acresFlorida9,548,342Alabama: 8,902,654 acresAlabama8,902,654North Carolina: 8,414,756 acresNorth Carolina8,414,756Virginia: 8,302,444 acresVirginia8,302,444Louisiana: 7,900,864 acresLouisiana7,900,864Pennsylvania: 7,704,444 acresPennsylvania7,704,444New York: 7,183,576 acresNew York7,183,576Nevada: 5,913,761 acresNevada5,913,761South Carolina: 4,971,244 acresSouth Carolina4,971,244West Virginia: 3,606,674 acresWest Virginia3,606,674Maryland: 2,030,745 acresMaryland2,030,745Maine: 1,454,104 acresMaine1,454,104Vermont: 1,251,713 acresVermont1,251,713Hawaii: 1,129,317 acresHawaii1,129,317Alaska: 833,861 acresAlaska833,861New Jersey: 715,057 acresNew Jersey715,057Massachusetts: 523,517 acresMassachusetts523,517Delaware: 508,652 acresDelaware508,652New Hampshire: 474,065 acresNew Hampshire474,065Connecticut: 436,539 acresConnecticut436,539Rhode Island: 69,589 acresRhode Island69,589
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

RankStates2012
acres
1Texas130,153,438
2Montana59,758,917
3Kansas46,137,295
4Nebraska45,331,783
5South Dakota43,257,079
6New Mexico43,201,023
7North Dakota39,262,613
8Oklahoma34,356,110
9Colorado31,886,676
10Iowa30,622,731
11Wyoming30,363,641
12Missouri28,266,137
13Illinois26,937,721
14Arizona26,249,195
15Minnesota26,035,838
16California25,569,001
17Oregon16,301,578
18Washington14,748,107
19Indiana14,720,396
20Wisconsin14,568,926
21Ohio13,960,604
22Arkansas13,810,786
23Kentucky13,049,347
24Idaho11,760,109
25Utah10,974,396
26Mississippi10,931,080
27Tennessee10,867,812
28Michigan9,948,564
29Georgia9,620,836
30Florida9,548,342
31Alabama8,902,654
32North Carolina8,414,756
33Virginia8,302,444
34Louisiana7,900,864
35Pennsylvania7,704,444
36New York7,183,576
37Nevada5,913,761
38South Carolina4,971,244
39West Virginia3,606,674
40Maryland2,030,745
41Maine1,454,104
42Vermont1,251,713
43Hawaii1,129,317
44Alaska833,861
45New Jersey715,057
46Massachusetts523,517
47Delaware508,652
48New Hampshire474,065
49Connecticut436,539
50Rhode Island69,589

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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, 2012. 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=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest land in farms?

Texas, with 130,153,438 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest land in farms?

Rhode Island, with 69,589 acres in 2012.

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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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