Farm Census

Florida farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 62 counties

44,703 farms9,701,400 acres in farms217 acres per farm on average

Florida farms sold $10.22 billion of products in 2022, 21st among the 50 states.

Among the states, it leads the nation in citrus, ranks second in almonds, orchard land and sugarcane and ranks third in peanuts.

Its average farm size is the 20th-smallest among the states.

Nursery and greenhouse: 34.0%Nursery and greenhouse34.0%Vegetables and melons: 18.8%Vegetables and melons18.8%Fruit and nuts: 14.1%Fruit and nuts14.1%Hay and other crops: 10.4%Hay and other crops10.4%Cattle and calves: 5.7%5.7%Milk: 5.2%Milk5.2%Poultry and eggs: 5.1%5.1%Horses and mules: 2.1%2.1%Aquaculture: 1.9%1.9%Grains and oilseeds: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.7%Cotton: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Tobacco: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 34.0%Nursery and greenhouse34.0%Vegetables and melons: 18.8%18.8%Fruit and nuts: 14.1%14.1%Hay and other crops: 10.4%10.4%Cattle and calves: 5.7%5.7%Milk: 5.2%5.2%Poultry and eggs: 5.1%5.1%Horses and mules: 2.1%2.1%Aquaculture: 1.9%1.9%Grains and oilseeds: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.7%Cotton: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Tobacco: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Florida farms sold in 2022.

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 Florida is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
CitrusPolk County17.9%43
SugarcanePalm Beach County59.5%14
PeanutsJackson County20.0%21
BerriesHillsborough County47.6%55
Orchard landPolk County16.8%55
VegetablesPalm Beach County30.1%57
Horses and poniesMarion County28.8%61
Beef cowsOkeechobee County7.5%47
GoatsLake County5.3%61
Laying hensPasco County37.1%51
PotatoesSt. Johns County21.7%19
Cattle and calvesOkeechobee County10.0%61
PecansJefferson County26.3%28
Milk cowsOkeechobee County33.7%35

Every county in Florida

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 5 counties.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Palm Beach County1,368337$1.25BVegetables and melons
Miami-Dade County2,66426$1.14BNursery and greenhouse
Hillsborough County1,992101$704.0MFruit and nuts
Hendry County3921,497$632.6MHay and other crops
Orange County600197$394.6MNursery and greenhouse
Collier County330538$387.9MVegetables and melons
Manatee County692317$321.8MVegetables and melons
Polk County2,197255$303.7MFruit and nuts
Okeechobee County535608$302.4MMilk
Suwannee County1,170158$290.0MPoultry and eggs
Lake County1,569104$276.8MNursery and greenhouse
Volusia County1,37470$251.1MNursery and greenhouse
Hardee County920316$228.5MFruit and nuts
Highlands County836466$225.5MNursery and greenhouse
Marion County3,32987$220.6MHorses and mules
DeSoto County689427$218.1MFruit and nuts
Gilchrist County549194$216.4MMilk
Madison County645247$168.7MPoultry and eggs
Lafayette County250422$153.3MPoultry and eggs
Alachua County1,712116$146.4MNursery and greenhouse
Levy County993200$144.6MAquaculture
Pasco County1,190111$137.3MPoultry and eggs
Lee County813112$132.9MVegetables and melons
Glades County2961,271$125.4MHay and other crops
Indian River County492340$124.1MFruit and nuts
Martin County588305$121.0MNursery and greenhouse
Jefferson County597317$114.6MNursery and greenhouse
St. Lucie County404410$112.5MFruit and nuts
Jackson County942272$112.2MHay and other crops
Osceola County3531,655$98.7MCattle and calves
Brevard County584249$87.2MNursery and greenhouse
Sumter County1,117131$86.5MNursery and greenhouse
Putnam County539250$74.8MVegetables and melons
Charlotte County263379$67.2MVegetables and melons
Santa Rosa County732123$64.2MNursery and greenhouse
Columbia County867103$63.5MNursery and greenhouse
Broward County65820$63.1MNursery and greenhouse
Flagler County89813$58.5MVegetables and melons
St. Johns County223106$57.8MVegetables and melons
Hamilton County275261$52.6MPoultry and eggs
Gadsden County489146$48.8MVegetables and melons
Sarasota County286251$48.5MNursery and greenhouse
Escambia County515154$46.0MCotton
Walton County695131$39.1MPoultry and eggs
Hernando County76188$36.5MNursery and greenhouse
Holmes County629133$30.9MNursery and greenhouse
Calhoun County198604$27.7MHay and other crops
Citrus County60285$23.7MNursery and greenhouse
Bradford County418147$22.4MHay and other crops
Taylor County212204$22.0MPoultry and eggs
Baker County33058$21.1MNursery and greenhouse
Seminole County32053$16.1MNursery and greenhouse
Nassau County346137$15.3MNursery and greenhouse
Leon County372188$13.1MNursery and greenhouse
Dixie County154336$10.8MHay and other crops
Washington County400126$8.5MCattle and calves
Union County329114$7.9MHay and other crops
Duval County31466$6.8MNursery and greenhouse
Clay County326115$6.6MCattle and calves
Okaloosa County444107$6.5MCotton
Bay County139506$3.7MHay and other crops
Liberty County115305$2.8MOther animals

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms47,590−6.1%
Land in farms, acres9,731,731−0.3%
Average farm size, acres204+6.4%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$7.36 billion+39.0%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.