State rankings
States with the Most Farmland
Texas has the highest # of Farms in 2025 (229,000), followed by Iowa (86,200) and Missouri (85,500). Rhode Island has the lowest (1,000).
50 of 51 states
# of Farms, 2025
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
31,000
Middle half 13.2K – 50.7K
Average
37,300
50 states
Highest
229,000
Texas
Lowest
1,000
Rhode Island
Over time · 2022–2025
The top 5 in 2025, against the median.
- Median of all states
- Texas
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
Data
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50 states · # = rank by # of Farms
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas | 229,000 | 125M acres | 546 acres | 167.2M acres | 75.0% |
| 2 |  Iowa | 86,200 | 29.9M acres | 347 acres | 35.7M acres | 83.9% |
| 3 |  Missouri | 85,500 | 26.6M acres | 311 acres | 44M acres | 61.4% |
| 4 |  Ohio | 73,600 | 13.5M acres | 183 acres | 26.2M acres | 52.2% |
| 5 |  Oklahoma | 69,700 | 32.8M acres | 471 acres | 43.9M acres | 74.9% |
| 6 |  Illinois | 69,600 | 26.1M acres | 375 acres | 35.5M acres | 74.0% |
| 7 |  Kentucky | 67,700 | 12.3M acres | 182 acres | 25.3M acres | 49.2% |
| 8 |  Minnesota | 64,000 | 25.3M acres | 395 acres | 51M acres | 49.9% |
| 9 |  Tennessee | 62,500 | 10.7M acres | 171 acres | 26.4M acres | 40.7% |
| 10 |  California | 62,100 | 23.6M acres | 380 acres | 99.7M acres | 24.3% |
| 11 |  Wisconsin | 58,000 | 13.7M acres | 236 acres | 34.7M acres | 39.8% |
| 12 |  Kansas | 54,800 | 44.6M acres | 814 acres | 52.3M acres | 85.6% |
| 13 |  Indiana | 51,500 | 14.5M acres | 282 acres | 22.9M acres | 63.7% |
| 14 |  Pennsylvania | 48,400 | 7.1M acres | 147 acres | 28.6M acres | 24.6% |
| 15 |  Nebraska | 44,100 | 43.9M acres | 995 acres | 49.2M acres | 89.4% |
| 16 |  Florida | 44,000 | 9.7M acres | 220 acres | 34.3M acres | 28.3% |
| 17 |  Michigan | 43,800 | 9.4M acres | 215 acres | 36.2M acres | 26.2% |
| 18 |  North Carolina | 41,300 | 8M acres | 194 acres | 31.1M acres | 26.1% |
| 19 |  Virginia | 38,600 | 7.2M acres | 187 acres | 25.3M acres | 28.9% |
| 20 |  Georgia | 38,000 | 9.9M acres | 261 acres | 36.9M acres | 27.0% |
| 21 |  Alabama | 37,000 | 8.6M acres | 232 acres | 32.4M acres | 26.6% |
| 21 |  Arkansas | 37,000 | 13.6M acres | 368 acres | 33.3M acres | 41.2% |
| 23 |  Oregon | 35,400 | 15.3M acres | 432 acres | 61.4M acres | 24.9% |
| 24 |  Colorado | 34,900 | 29.2M acres | 837 acres | 66.3M acres | 45.6% |
| 25 |  Washington | 31,500 | 13.7M acres | 435 acres | 42.5M acres | 32.6% |
| 26 |  Mississippi | 30,500 | 10.2M acres | 334 acres | 30M acres | 34.1% |
| 27 |  New York | 30,000 | 6.4M acres | 213 acres | 30.2M acres | 21.6% |
| 28 |  South Dakota | 28,200 | 42.2M acres | 1,496 acres | 48.5M acres | 87.2% |
| 29 |  North Dakota | 24,500 | 38.5M acres | 1,571 acres | 44.2M acres | 87.3% |
| 30 |  Louisiana | 24,300 | 8M acres | 329 acres | 27.7M acres | 28.9% |
| 31 |  Montana | 23,300 | 57.3M acres | 2,459 acres | 93.1M acres | 61.8% |
| 32 |  South Carolina | 22,500 | 4.6M acres | 204 acres | 19.2M acres | 23.7% |
| 32 |  West Virginia | 22,500 | 3.5M acres | 156 acres | 15.4M acres | 23.1% |
| 34 |  Idaho | 22,400 | 11.5M acres | 513 acres | 52.9M acres | 21.8% |
| 35 |  New Mexico | 20,600 | 38.6M acres | 1,874 acres | 77.6M acres | 50.4% |
| 36 |  Utah | 17,200 | 10.5M acres | 610 acres | 52.6M acres | 20.0% |
| 37 |  Arizona | 15,100 | 24.9M acres | 1,649 acres | 72.7M acres | 35.1% |
| 38 |  Maryland | 12,600 | 2M acres | 159 acres | 6.3M acres | 31.6% |
| 39 |  Wyoming | 10,500 | 28.8M acres | 2,743 acres | 62.1M acres | 46.3% |
| 40 |  New Jersey | 9,900 | 690K acres | 70 acres | 4.7M acres | 15.1% |
| 41 |  Massachusetts | 6,900 | 470K acres | 68 acres | 5M acres | 9.3% |
| 41 |  Maine | 6,900 | 1.2M acres | 174 acres | 19.7M acres | 6.2% |
| 43 |  Hawaii | 6,500 | 1.1M acres | 162 acres | 4.1M acres | 25.6% |
| 44 |  Vermont | 6,300 | 1.2M acres | 190 acres | 5.9M acres | 19.9% |
| 45 |  Connecticut | 4,900 | 370K acres | 76 acres | 3.1M acres | 12.0% |
| 46 |  New Hampshire | 3,850 | 420K acres | 109 acres | 5.7M acres | 7.3% |
| 47 |  Nevada | 3,000 | 5.9M acres | 1,967 acres | 70.3M acres | 8.4% |
| 48 |  Delaware | 2,150 | 520K acres | 242 acres | 1.2M acres | 41.9% |
| 49 |  Alaska | 1,200 | 870K acres | 725 acres | 365.4M acres | 0.2% |
| 50 |  Rhode Island | 1,000 | 60K acres | 60 acres | 661.7K acres | 8.9% |
What correlates with # of Farms (2025)?
Pearson r against 2,112 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher # of Farms tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher # of Farms tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest # of Farms?
- Texas has the highest # of Farms in 2025, at 229,000, followed by Iowa (86,200) and Missouri (85,500).
- Which state has the lowest # of Farms?
- Rhode Island has the lowest # of Farms in 2025, at 1,000.
- What is the median # of Farms across US states?
- The median is 31,000 across the 50 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this states with the most farmland data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 2022 Census of Agriculture - USDA; 2026 Census of Agriculture - USDA.