Farm Census

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

2,664 farms68,837 acres in farms$1.14 billion in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Miami-Dade County leads the country in sales of nursery and greenhouse crops.

Its farms are among the smallest in the country: the average farm size is the fifth-smallest of the 2,894 counties with at least 100 farms.

Nursery and greenhouse: 83.3%Nursery and greenhouse83.3%Vegetables and melons: 7.8%7.8%Fruit and nuts: 6.2%Fruit and nuts6.2%Aquaculture: 1.8%Aquaculture1.8%Poultry and eggs: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Cattle and calves: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Horses and mules: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: under 0.1%Milk: under 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 83.3%Nursery and greenhouse83.3%Vegetables and melons: 7.8%7.8%Fruit and nuts: 6.2%Fruit and nuts6.2%Aquaculture: 1.8%1.8%Poultry and eggs: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Cattle and calves: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Horses and mules: under 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Grains and oilseeds: under 0.1%Milk: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$946 million1st of 55
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$88.2 million5th of 52
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$70.9 million7th of 56
Aquaculture$21.0 million4th of 27
Poultry and eggs$3.7 million10th of 46
Other animals and animal products$2.1 million10th of 47
Cattle and calves$2.0 million44th of 56
Hay and other crops$1.3 million35th of 49
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$445,0004th of 52
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$362,00020th of 50
Hogs and pigs$22,00021st of 34
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$20,00033rd of 37
Milk from cows$9,0009th of 9

What the fields held

Miami-Dade County harvested 43,252 acres of cropland in 2022, 16th of 62 counties in Florida. Vegetables covered acreage equal to 33% of that, orchard land 27%.

CropAcresShare of US
Vegetables14,2080.33%
Orchard land11,5400.19%
of which grapes5under 0.1%
of which citrus208under 0.1%
of which apples5under 0.1%
Sugarcane8280.09%
Berries109under 0.1%
Hay and haylage83under 0.1%
Corn for grain49under 0.1%
Soybeans16under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: potatoes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms5.7%

Miami-Dade County ranks 59th of 62 counties in Florida on this measure.

  • 48,289 acres of cropland, 70% of farmland
  • 6,214 acres of pastureland, 9% of farmland
  • 2,955 acres of woodland, 4% of farmland
  • 31,846 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Miami-Dade County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 5 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 26 acres, 60th-largest of 61 in Florida. The most common size class is 1–9 acres, with 71.6% of farms. Fewer than 1% of farms have 1,000 acres or more.

1–972%10–4922%50–1794%180–4992%500–9990%1,000–1,9990%2,000+0%
Miami-Dade County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,3380.06%
Goats1,3000.05%
Sheep and lambs1,613under 0.1%
Beef cows2,957under 0.1%
Laying hens36,755under 0.1%
Cattle and calves7,668under 0.1%
Turkeys2,160under 0.1%
Milk cows87under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs128under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Miami-Dade County's 2,664 farms are made by 4,629 producers. Their average age is 58.4, 1.1 years below the Florida average. Women are 37.5% of them.

Under 356%35–4411%45–5423%55–6426%65–7420%75+15%
Miami-Dade County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms2,752−3.2%
Land in farms, acres78,543−12.4%
Average farm size, acres29−10.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$838 million+35.6%
Vegetables, acres20,468−30.6%
Orchard land, acres13,343−13.5%
Horses and ponies, head2,316−42.2%
Goats, head950+36.8%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Miami-Dade County accounts for 11.1% of farm sales in Florida and 6.0% of the farms in Florida. Rank Florida counties for vegetables.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.