Lowndes County, Alabama · 2022 Census of Agriculture
What does Lowndes County, Alabama grow?
Livestock brings in most of the farm sales in Lowndes County, Alabama (79% in 2022). At the end of 2022 its farms had 36,087 cattle, and sold 13,760,459 broiler chickens during the year. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are hay (15,072 acres), corn (7,331 acres) and soybeans (5,124 acres). Its farms sold $109 million of crops and livestock in 2022, 31st of 67 counties in Alabama.
- Farm sales, 2022
- $109 million1336th of 3,050 US counties
- Farms
- 421201,912 acres of farmland
- Crops vs. livestock
- 21% cropsshare of farm sales
- Items reported
- 1913 published, 6 withheld
County map
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.
What does Lowndes County grow the most of?
Crops ranked by acres harvested (bearing acres for orchards), 2022 Census of Agriculture.
How does Lowndes County rank?
Each item's rank among counties in Alabama and in the US, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture measure shown. An asterisk means the rank is among counties with published figures; a county whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
| Item | Amount | State rank | US rank | Share of AL | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green beans | 10 acres | 5* | 248* | 4% | acres harvested |
| Cattle | 36,087 cattle | 6 | 736* | 3% | head on farms |
| Hay | 38,946 tons | 16 | 833* | 2% | production |
| Corn | 750,346 bushels | 13 | 1,358* | 2% | production |
| Soybeans | 224,238 bushels | 18* | 1,300* | 1% | production |
| Chickens | 13.8 million broiler chickens | 25 | 194* | 1% | head sold |
| Sheep | 303 sheep | 28* | 1,824* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Squash | 5 acres | 14* | 508* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Tomatoes | 10 acres | 19* | 448* | under 1% | acres harvested |
| Honey | 1,800 pounds | 47* | 1,693* | under 1% | production |
| Goats | 91 goats | 64 | 2,531* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Eggs | 323 laying hens | 56* | 2,331* | under 1% | head on farms |
| Hogs | 116 hogs | 29* | 1,581* | head on farms |
Also reported here, but withheld by NASS to protect individual farms: sorghum, sweet potatoes, sweet corn, green peas, watermelon and turkeys.
What livestock does Lowndes County raise?
| Animal | Head | State rank | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broiler chickens | 13,760,459 | 25 | head sold |
| Cattle | 36,087 | 6 | head on farms |
| Laying hens | 323 | 56* | head on farms |
| Sheep | 303 | 28* | head on farms |
| Hogs | 116 | 29* | head on farms |
| Goats | 91 | 64 | head on farms |
Other farm counties in Alabama
| County | Farm sales |
|---|---|
| DeKalb County | $781 million |
| Cullman County | $564 million |
| Marshall County | $478 million |
| Coffee County | $393 million |
| Pike County | $333 million |
| Blount County | $326 million |
| Lawrence County | $323 million |
| Dale County | $319 million |
| Geneva County | $280 million |
| Crenshaw County | $278 million |
| Butler County | $266 million |
| Franklin County | $254 million |
About this data
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only NASS source that covers every county. The Census is taken every five years; the next is for 2027. Values NASS withholds to avoid disclosing individual farms are shown as withheld, never as zero. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.