Farm Census

Delaware farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 3 counties

2,158 farms522,834 acres in farms242 acres per farm on average

Delaware farms sold $2.10 billion of products in 2022, 38th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the 23rd-smallest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 76.1%Poultry and eggs76.1%Grains and oilseeds: 16.3%Grains and oilseeds16.3%Vegetables and melons: 4.5%4.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.3%1.3%Milk: 0.7%Horses and mules: 0.4%Cattle and calves: 0.3%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 76.1%Poultry and eggs76.1%Grains and oilseeds: 16.3%Grains and oilseeds16.3%Vegetables and melons: 4.5%4.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.3%1.3%Milk: 0.7%Horses and mules: 0.4%Cattle and calves: 0.3%Fruit and nuts: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Delaware 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 Delaware is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Broilers soldSussex County72.9%3
BarleyKent County40.6%3
VegetablesSussex County57.6%3
Corn for grainSussex County50.8%3
SoybeansSussex County45.5%3
Horses and poniesKent County55.3%3
WheatSussex County44.6%3
ApplesSussex County73.1%1
PotatoesSussex County0.4%1
GoatsKent County42.8%3
Grain sorghumKent County56.7%2
Corn for silageKent County47.9%1
Milk cowsSussex County42.9%3
Sheep and lambsKent County65.8%3

Every county in Delaware

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Sussex County1,053249$1.42BPoultry and eggs
Kent County770243$570.7MPoultry and eggs
New Castle County335219$108.6MGrains and oilseeds

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms2,302−6.3%
Land in farms, acres525,324−0.5%
Average farm size, acres228+6.1%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$1.47 billion+43.0%

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