Data / Rankings / Land in farms / US states

US states by land in farms

Texas had the highest land in farms of 50 states in 2017, at 127,036,184 acres. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 56,864 acres. The median was 10,842,921 acres and the figure for the United States was 900,217,576 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest127,036,184Texas
Lowest56,864Rhode Island
Median10,842,92150 states
United States900,217,576History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 8,580,940 acresAlaska: 849,753 acresArizona: 26,125,819 acresArkansas: 13,888,929 acresCalifornia: 24,522,801 acresColorado: 31,820,957 acresConnecticut: 381,539 acresDelaware: 525,324 acresFlorida: 9,731,731 acresGeorgia: 9,953,730 acresHawaii: 1,135,352 acresIdaho: 11,691,912 acresIllinois: 27,006,288 acresIndiana: 14,969,996 acresIowa: 30,563,878 acresKansas: 45,759,319 acresKentucky: 12,961,784 acresLouisiana: 7,997,511 acresMaine: 1,307,613 acresMaryland: 1,990,122 acresMassachusetts: 491,653 acresMichigan: 9,764,090 acresMinnesota: 25,516,982 acresMississippi: 10,415,136 acresMissouri: 27,781,883 acresMontana: 58,122,878 acresNebraska: 44,986,821 acresNevada: 6,128,153 acresNew Hampshire: 425,393 acresNew Jersey: 734,084 acresNew Mexico: 40,659,836 acresNew York: 6,866,171 acresNorth Carolina: 8,430,522 acresNorth Dakota: 39,341,591 acresOhio: 13,965,295 acresOklahoma: 34,156,290 acresOregon: 15,962,322 acresPennsylvania: 7,278,668 acresRhode Island: 56,864 acresSouth Carolina: 4,744,913 acresSouth Dakota: 43,243,742 acresTennessee: 10,874,238 acresTexas: 127,036,184 acresUtah: 10,811,604 acresVermont: 1,193,437 acresVirginia: 7,797,979 acresWashington: 14,679,857 acresWest Virginia: 3,662,178 acresWisconsin: 14,318,630 acresWyoming: 29,004,884 acres
  • Under 1M
  • 1M to 8M
  • 8M to 11M
  • 11M to 16M
  • 16M to 32M
  • 32M and over
  • No data
acres, 2017. 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, 2017

Texas: 127,036,184 acresTexas127,036,184Montana: 58,122,878 acresMontana58,122,878Kansas: 45,759,319 acresKansas45,759,319Nebraska: 44,986,821 acresNebraska44,986,821South Dakota: 43,243,742 acresSouth Dakota43,243,742New Mexico: 40,659,836 acresNew Mexico40,659,836North Dakota: 39,341,591 acresNorth Dakota39,341,591Oklahoma: 34,156,290 acresOklahoma34,156,290Colorado: 31,820,957 acresColorado31,820,957Iowa: 30,563,878 acresIowa30,563,878Wyoming: 29,004,884 acresWyoming29,004,884Missouri: 27,781,883 acresMissouri27,781,883Illinois: 27,006,288 acresIllinois27,006,288Arizona: 26,125,819 acresArizona26,125,819Minnesota: 25,516,982 acresMinnesota25,516,982California: 24,522,801 acresCalifornia24,522,801Oregon: 15,962,322 acresOregon15,962,322Indiana: 14,969,996 acresIndiana14,969,996Washington: 14,679,857 acresWashington14,679,857Wisconsin: 14,318,630 acresWisconsin14,318,630Ohio: 13,965,295 acresOhio13,965,295Arkansas: 13,888,929 acresArkansas13,888,929Kentucky: 12,961,784 acresKentucky12,961,784Idaho: 11,691,912 acresIdaho11,691,912Tennessee: 10,874,238 acresTennessee10,874,238Utah: 10,811,604 acresUtah10,811,604Mississippi: 10,415,136 acresMississippi10,415,136Georgia: 9,953,730 acresGeorgia9,953,730Michigan: 9,764,090 acresMichigan9,764,090Florida: 9,731,731 acresFlorida9,731,731Alabama: 8,580,940 acresAlabama8,580,940North Carolina: 8,430,522 acresNorth Carolina8,430,522Louisiana: 7,997,511 acresLouisiana7,997,511Virginia: 7,797,979 acresVirginia7,797,979Pennsylvania: 7,278,668 acresPennsylvania7,278,668New York: 6,866,171 acresNew York6,866,171Nevada: 6,128,153 acresNevada6,128,153South Carolina: 4,744,913 acresSouth Carolina4,744,913West Virginia: 3,662,178 acresWest Virginia3,662,178Maryland: 1,990,122 acresMaryland1,990,122Maine: 1,307,613 acresMaine1,307,613Vermont: 1,193,437 acresVermont1,193,437Hawaii: 1,135,352 acresHawaii1,135,352Alaska: 849,753 acresAlaska849,753New Jersey: 734,084 acresNew Jersey734,084Delaware: 525,324 acresDelaware525,324Massachusetts: 491,653 acresMassachusetts491,653New Hampshire: 425,393 acresNew Hampshire425,393Connecticut: 381,539 acresConnecticut381,539Rhode Island: 56,864 acresRhode Island56,864Texas: 127,036,184 acresTexas127,036,184Montana: 58,122,878 acresMontana58,122,878Kansas: 45,759,319 acresKansas45,759,319Nebraska: 44,986,821 acresNebraska44,986,821South Dakota: 43,243,742 acresSouth Dakota43,243,742New Mexico: 40,659,836 acresNew Mexico40,659,836North Dakota: 39,341,591 acresNorth Dakota39,341,591Oklahoma: 34,156,290 acresOklahoma34,156,290Colorado: 31,820,957 acresColorado31,820,957Iowa: 30,563,878 acresIowa30,563,878Wyoming: 29,004,884 acresWyoming29,004,884Missouri: 27,781,883 acresMissouri27,781,883Illinois: 27,006,288 acresIllinois27,006,288Arizona: 26,125,819 acresArizona26,125,819Minnesota: 25,516,982 acresMinnesota25,516,982California: 24,522,801 acresCalifornia24,522,801Oregon: 15,962,322 acresOregon15,962,322Indiana: 14,969,996 acresIndiana14,969,996Washington: 14,679,857 acresWashington14,679,857Wisconsin: 14,318,630 acresWisconsin14,318,630Ohio: 13,965,295 acresOhio13,965,295Arkansas: 13,888,929 acresArkansas13,888,929Kentucky: 12,961,784 acresKentucky12,961,784Idaho: 11,691,912 acresIdaho11,691,912Tennessee: 10,874,238 acresTennessee10,874,238Utah: 10,811,604 acresUtah10,811,604Mississippi: 10,415,136 acresMississippi10,415,136Georgia: 9,953,730 acresGeorgia9,953,730Michigan: 9,764,090 acresMichigan9,764,090Florida: 9,731,731 acresFlorida9,731,731Alabama: 8,580,940 acresAlabama8,580,940North Carolina: 8,430,522 acresNorth Carolina8,430,522Louisiana: 7,997,511 acresLouisiana7,997,511Virginia: 7,797,979 acresVirginia7,797,979Pennsylvania: 7,278,668 acresPennsylvania7,278,668New York: 6,866,171 acresNew York6,866,171Nevada: 6,128,153 acresNevada6,128,153South Carolina: 4,744,913 acresSouth Carolina4,744,913West Virginia: 3,662,178 acresWest Virginia3,662,178Maryland: 1,990,122 acresMaryland1,990,122Maine: 1,307,613 acresMaine1,307,613Vermont: 1,193,437 acresVermont1,193,437Hawaii: 1,135,352 acresHawaii1,135,352Alaska: 849,753 acresAlaska849,753New Jersey: 734,084 acresNew Jersey734,084Delaware: 525,324 acresDelaware525,324Massachusetts: 491,653 acresMassachusetts491,653New Hampshire: 425,393 acresNew Hampshire425,393Connecticut: 381,539 acresConnecticut381,539Rhode Island: 56,864 acresRhode Island56,864
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

RankStates2017
acres
1Texas127,036,184
2Montana58,122,878
3Kansas45,759,319
4Nebraska44,986,821
5South Dakota43,243,742
6New Mexico40,659,836
7North Dakota39,341,591
8Oklahoma34,156,290
9Colorado31,820,957
10Iowa30,563,878
11Wyoming29,004,884
12Missouri27,781,883
13Illinois27,006,288
14Arizona26,125,819
15Minnesota25,516,982
16California24,522,801
17Oregon15,962,322
18Indiana14,969,996
19Washington14,679,857
20Wisconsin14,318,630
21Ohio13,965,295
22Arkansas13,888,929
23Kentucky12,961,784
24Idaho11,691,912
25Tennessee10,874,238
26Utah10,811,604
27Mississippi10,415,136
28Georgia9,953,730
29Michigan9,764,090
30Florida9,731,731
31Alabama8,580,940
32North Carolina8,430,522
33Louisiana7,997,511
34Virginia7,797,979
35Pennsylvania7,278,668
36New York6,866,171
37Nevada6,128,153
38South Carolina4,744,913
39West Virginia3,662,178
40Maryland1,990,122
41Maine1,307,613
42Vermont1,193,437
43Hawaii1,135,352
44Alaska849,753
45New Jersey734,084
46Delaware525,324
47Massachusetts491,653
48New Hampshire425,393
49Connecticut381,539
50Rhode Island56,864

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2017) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

MLA 9

Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), US states by land in farms, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{department_us_states_by_land_2017,
  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): US states by land in farms, 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/us-states?period=2017. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
TI  - Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): US states by land in farms, 2017
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/11
PB  - Data Commons
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/us-states?period=2017
Y2  - 2026/10/11
N1  - Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/us-states?period=2017.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank US states by land in farms using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"farmland_area","level":"region","within":"United States","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=farmland_area&level=region&within=United%20States&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which state has the highest land in farms?

Texas, with 127,036,184 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which state has the lowest land in farms?

Rhode Island, with 56,864 acres in 2017.

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.

Land in farms: other rankings

US states: more rankings