Farming remains a way of life for many in Alabama.

That’s especially true in pockets of the state where agriculture continues to play a significant role in the local economy.

Stacker recently compiled a list of counties with the most farmland in Alabama using data from the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency. Counties were ranked by total acres of farmland.

In Alabama, there are 3,493,286 acres of farmland, with fescue tall grass being the most common crop.

Here are the top 15 counties in Alabama with the most farmland and the most common crop:

15. Lowndes

• Farmland: 88,515 acres (2.5% of state total)
• Farms: 307
• Most common crop: Bahia grass (32,470 acres, 36.7% of county farmland)

14. Marengo

• Farmland: 91,170 acres (2.6% of state total)
• Farms: 561
• Most common crop: 2+ interseeded grass mix mixed forage (48,422 acres, 53.1% of county farmland)

13. Henry

• Farmland: 94,726 acres (2.7% of state total)
• Farms: 983
• Most common crop: Bahia grass (19,156 acres, 20.2% of county farmland)

12. Coffee

• Farmland: 95,545 acres (2.7% of state total)
• Farms: 1,195
• Most common crop: Bahia grass (24,377 acres, 25.5% of county farmland)

11. Covington

• Farmland: 98,849 acres (2.8% of state total)
• Farms: 1,368
• Most common crop: Bahia grass (33,987 acres, 34.4% of county farmland)

10. DeKalb

• Farmland: 101,079 acres (2.9% of state total)
• Farms: 2,852
• Most common crop: Fescue tall grass (61,485 acres, 60.8% of county farmland)

9. Baldwin

• Farmland: 102,587 acres (2.9% of state total)
• Farms: 1,214
• Most common crop: Cereals and other grasses cover crop (22,011 acres, 21.5% of county farmland)

8. Jackson

• Farmland: 104,450 acres (3.0% of state total)
• Farms: 2,149
• Most common crop: Fescue tall grass (35,540 acres, 34.0% of county farmland)

7. Lauderdale

• Farmland: 113,030 acres (3.2% of state total)
• Farms: 1,976
• Most common crop: Fescue tall grass (21,941 acres, 19.4% of county farmland)

6. Madison

• Farmland: 119,079 acres (3.4% of state total)
• Farms: 1,664
• Most common crop: Common soybeans (27,989 acres, 23.5% of county farmland)

5. Geneva

• Farmland: 119,792 acres (3.4% of state total)
• Farms: 1,693
• Most common crop: Bahia grass (28,049 acres, 23.4% of county farmland)

4. Dallas

• Farmland: 137,238 acres (3.9% of state total)
• Farms: 709
• Most common crop: Trees timber (37,885 acres, 27.6% of county farmland)

3. Lawrence

• Farmland: 147,701 acres (4.2% of state total)
• Farms: 1,671
• Most common crop: Fescue tall grass (30,060 acres, 20.4% of county farmland)

2. Houston

• Farmland: 149,744 acres (4.3% of state total)
• Farms: 1,892
• Most common crop: Cotton upland (27,663 acres, 18.5% of county farmland)

1. Limestone

• Farmland: 164,873 acres (4.7% of state total)
• Farms: 1,945
• Most common crop: Common soybeans (47,788 acres, 29% of county farmland)