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States with the Most Farmland 2026

Farmland (acres)

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Farmland 2022 (acres)↓
Avg Farm Size 2022 (acres)
Total Land Area in State 2022
Total Area Used for Farmland 2022
Texas Flag
Texas125,471,325544167,201,86975%
Montana Flag
Montana57,601,3202,37493,149,06661.8%
Kansas Flag
Kansas44,794,70280452,325,34685.6%
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska43,975,69398949,163,59189.4%
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota42,304,6011,49548,517,96787.2%
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico39,128,5631,86577,638,39450.4%
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota38,537,0221,53744,160,31087.3%
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma32,897,56346743,901,84574.9%
Colorado Flag
Colorado30,213,89983866,329,50345.6%
Iowa Flag
Iowa29,978,16534535,747,29583.9%
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming28,776,3212,72962,138,51646.3%
Missouri Flag
Missouri27,026,24330843,997,61961.4%
Illinois Flag
Illinois26,292,04137035,529,83074%
Arizona Flag
Arizona25,525,0871,52872,698,07635.1%
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota25,442,62538850,960,34349.9%
California Flag
California24,190,60438399,702,87224.3%
Oregon Flag
Oregon15,295,77943061,431,47124.9%
Indiana Flag
Indiana14,602,24027222,928,35563.7%
Washington Flag
Washington13,855,41443242,529,75332.6%
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin13,784,67823634,662,82639.8%
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas13,722,52536333,301,92441.2%
Ohio Flag
Ohio13,652,34618026,151,97352.2%
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky12,431,19017925,270,50649.2%
Idaho Flag
Idaho11,547,96350552,892,45621.8%
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee10,732,95117026,390,36340.7%
Utah Flag
Utah10,494,92360452,604,99620%
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi10,251,49732830,030,78134.1%
Georgia Flag
Georgia9,939,31325336,862,57027%
Florida Flag
Florida9,701,40021734,325,76628.3%
Michigan Flag
Michigan9,472,06920836,197,99126.2%
Alabama Flag
Alabama8,629,10123132,413,91126.6%
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina8,128,13619031,115,44226.1%
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana7,986,38131927,652,28028.9%
Virginia Flag
Virginia7,309,68718725,267,57228.9%
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania7,058,32514428,634,93624.6%
New York Flag
New York6,502,28621230,158,96521.6%
Nevada Flag
Nevada5,896,6541,88970,259,3118.4%
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina4,553,92220119,240,30123.7%
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia3,549,10415615,386,18123.1%
Maryland Flag
Maryland1,978,0361586,254,00131.6%
Maine Flag
Maine1,225,04617419,740,2136.2%
Vermont Flag
Vermont1,173,8901805,899,26019.9%
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii1,053,3021604,110,38025.6%
Alaska Flag
Alaska869,852742365,367,1250.2%
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey711,502714,707,28915.1%
Delaware Flag
Delaware522,8342421,247,20041.9%
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts464,451664,992,5899.3%
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire417,1871065,729,7437.3%
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut372,014743,099,34812%
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island59,07656661,7488.9%
United States Flag
United States880,100,8482,260,681,968
  • Farmland 2022 (Acres): Total land area used for farming in 2022, measured in acres.
  • Avg Farm Size 2022 (Acres): Average size of individual farms in 2022, measured in acres.
  • Total Land Area in State 2022 (Acres): Total approximate land area for the region in 2022, measured in acres.
  • Total Area Used for Farmland 2022 (%): Proportion of total land area used for farming in 2022, expressed as a percentage.
  • Farmland 2017 (Acres): Total land area used for farming in 2017, measured in acres.
  • Average Farm Size 2017 (Acres): Average size of individual farms in 2017, measured in acres.