Farm Census

Connecticut farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 8 counties

5,058 farms372,014 acres in farms74 acres per farm on average

Connecticut farms sold $704 million of products in 2022, 45th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the fourth-smallest among the states.

Nursery and greenhouse: 51.5%Nursery and greenhouse51.5%Milk: 13.4%Milk13.4%Vegetables and melons: 7.5%Vegetables and melons7.5%Poultry and eggs: 7.1%Poultry and eggs7.1%Fruit and nuts: 5.2%5.2%Tobacco: 3.7%Tobacco3.7%Aquaculture: 3.1%Aquaculture3.1%Hay and other crops: 2.3%2.3%Cattle and calves: 2.1%2.1%Grains and oilseeds: 1.4%1.4%Horses and mules: 1.1%1.1%Christmas trees: 0.7%0.7%Other animals: 0.5%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Nursery and greenhouse: 51.5%Nursery and greenhouse51.5%Milk: 13.4%Milk13.4%Vegetables and melons: 7.5%7.5%Poultry and eggs: 7.1%7.1%Fruit and nuts: 5.2%5.2%Tobacco: 3.7%Tobacco3.7%Aquaculture: 3.1%3.1%Hay and other crops: 2.3%2.3%Cattle and calves: 2.1%2.1%Grains and oilseeds: 1.4%Horses and mules: 1.1%Christmas trees: 0.7%Other animals: 0.5%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.2%
What Connecticut 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 Connecticut is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
TobaccoHartford County88.0%2
ApplesHartford County30.2%8
Horses and poniesLitchfield County20.0%8
Corn for silageNew London County29.3%8
Milk cowsNew London County30.0%6
BerriesHartford County23.2%8
GoatsNew London County23.6%8
VegetablesHartford County45.3%8
Hay and haylageLitchfield County32.5%8
GrapesHartford County20.1%8
Sheep and lambsLitchfield County20.6%8
Orchard landHartford County27.0%8
Cattle and calvesNew London County27.9%8
Beef cowsLitchfield County29.2%6

Every county in Connecticut

Sorted by farm sales. None of these counties stands out enough nationally or within the state for a profile page of its own.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
New London County80485$190.4MNursery and greenhouse
New Haven County63643$133.9MNursery and greenhouse
Hartford County73961$98.2MNursery and greenhouse
Tolland County49572$75.4MMilk
Litchfield County1,00585$58.6MMilk
Windham County66776$56.5MMilk
Middlesex County37449$55.7MNursery and greenhouse
Fairfield County338126$35.4MNursery and greenhouse

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms5,521−8.4%
Land in farms, acres381,539−2.5%
Average farm size, acres69+7.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$580 million+21.4%

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