Alabama farms by county
2022 Census of Agriculture · 67 counties
37,362 farms8,629,101 acres in farms231 acres per farm on average
Alabama farms sold $9.04 billion of products in 2022, 23rd among the 50 states.
Among the states, it ranks second in broilers sold and peanuts.
Its average farm size is the 21st-smallest among the states.
Which county leads each crop and animal
The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Alabama is for them nationally.
| Crop or animal | Leading county | Its share of the state | Counties with figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broilers sold | DeKalb County | 9.2% | 50 |
| Peanuts | Houston County | 18.8% | 16 |
| Cotton | Cherokee County | 9.1% | 39 |
| Beef cows | DeKalb County | 4.6% | 41 |
| Laying hens | Cullman County | 20.6% | 57 |
| Goats | Lauderdale County | 5.4% | 67 |
| Pecans | Mobile County | 11.3% | 34 |
| Hay and haylage | DeKalb County | 4.5% | 67 |
| Cattle and calves | DeKalb County | 4.6% | 67 |
| Horses and ponies | Madison County | 4.1% | 67 |
| Sheep and lambs | Morgan County | 27.6% | 60 |
| Oats | Baldwin County | 25.2% | 6 |
| Soybeans | Limestone County | 13.9% | 44 |
| Corn for grain | Lawrence County | 10.1% | 61 |
Every county in Alabama
Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.
| County | Farms | Avg acres | Sales | Largest group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | 1,744 | 126 | $781.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Cullman County | 1,574 | 116 | $564.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Marshall County | 1,324 | 119 | $478.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Coffee County | 666 | 200 | $393.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Pike County | 561 | 266 | $332.6M | Poultry and eggs |
| Blount County | 980 | 141 | $326.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Lawrence County | 1,139 | 184 | $323.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Dale County | 421 | 282 | $319.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Geneva County | 681 | 236 | $279.9M | Poultry and eggs |
| Crenshaw County | 474 | 270 | $278.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Butler County | 397 | 228 | $265.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Franklin County | 747 | 172 | $254.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Cherokee County | 567 | 288 | $243.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Barbour County | 590 | 365 | $217.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Jackson County | 1,233 | 205 | $211.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Randolph County | 611 | 200 | $207.7M | Poultry and eggs |
| Covington County | 809 | 204 | $196.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Marion County | 612 | 184 | $196.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Etowah County | 725 | 125 | $190.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Clay County | 434 | 199 | $183.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Limestone County | 996 | 256 | $172.0M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Saint Clair County | 585 | 138 | $154.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Morgan County | 1,102 | 127 | $150.6M | Poultry and eggs |
| Pickens County | 397 | 295 | $149.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Baldwin County | 853 | 212 | $143.7M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Cleburne County | 268 | 175 | $136.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Mobile County | 657 | 165 | $127.0M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Calhoun County | 601 | 117 | $120.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Houston County | 616 | 305 | $112.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Madison County | 928 | 200 | $111.7M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Lowndes County | 421 | 480 | $108.6M | Poultry and eggs |
| Henry County | 408 | 387 | $105.5M | Poultry and eggs |
| Lauderdale County | 1,130 | 161 | $100.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Dallas County | 398 | 561 | $78.2M | Aquaculture |
| Hale County | 382 | 392 | $67.9M | Aquaculture |
| Walker County | 437 | 150 | $66.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Montgomery County | 512 | 351 | $59.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Talladega County | 522 | 189 | $57.0M | Poultry and eggs |
| Colbert County | 500 | 286 | $55.8M | Grains and oilseeds |
| Tuscaloosa County | 452 | 256 | $52.1M | Poultry and eggs |
| Lee County | 357 | 206 | $50.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Bullock County | 250 | 692 | $46.7M | Hay and other crops |
| Perry County | 305 | 484 | $42.3M | Aquaculture |
| Autauga County | 353 | 297 | $39.9M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Chambers County | 355 | 369 | $36.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Escambia County | 326 | 329 | $36.1M | Hay and other crops |
| Fayette County | 329 | 185 | $35.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Monroe County | 436 | 369 | $33.5M | Cotton |
| Russell County | 266 | 422 | $29.3M | Poultry and eggs |
| Elmore County | 478 | 168 | $29.3M | Cotton |
| Greene County | 243 | 444 | $28.5M | Aquaculture |
| Tallapoosa County | 299 | 271 | $28.2M | Poultry and eggs |
| Marengo County | 434 | 455 | $27.8M | Cattle and calves |
| Macon County | 322 | 360 | $26.3M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Chilton County | 524 | 184 | $24.3M | Fruit and nuts |
| Shelby County | 385 | 141 | $24.2M | Nursery and greenhouse |
| Conecuh County | 349 | 368 | $21.7M | Cattle and calves |
| Winston County | 385 | 114 | $20.4M | Poultry and eggs |
| Sumter County | 346 | 592 | $20.2M | Cattle and calves |
| Washington County | 371 | 186 | $18.6M | Poultry and eggs |
| Wilcox County | 336 | 469 | $11.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Lamar County | 278 | 320 | $11.8M | Poultry and eggs |
| Jefferson County | 398 | 74 | $9.9M | Poultry and eggs |
| Bibb County | 176 | 240 | $4.4M | Cattle and calves |
| Choctaw County | 205 | 317 | $3.9M | Cattle and calves |
| Clarke County | 247 | 201 | $3.6M | Cattle and calves |
| Coosa County | 155 | 207 | $1.6M | Cattle and calves |
Five years earlier
| Measure | 2017 | Change to 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Farms | 40,592 | −8.0% |
| Land in farms, acres | 8,580,940 | +0.6% |
| Average farm size, acres | 211 | +9.5% |
| Farm products sold (current dollars) | $5.98 billion | +51.1% |
Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.