Farm Census

Maine farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 16 counties

7,036 farms1,225,046 acres in farms174 acres per farm on average

Maine farms sold $870 million of products in 2022, 44th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it ranks second in berries.

Its average farm size is the 11th-smallest among the states.

Vegetables and melons: 36.6%Vegetables and melons36.6%Milk: 16.9%Milk16.9%Fruit and nuts: 10.2%Fruit and nuts10.2%Aquaculture: 10.1%Aquaculture10.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 9.9%9.9%Hay and other crops: 6.0%6.0%Cattle and calves: 3.6%3.6%Grains and oilseeds: 2.6%2.6%Poultry and eggs: 1.8%1.8%Other animals: 1.0%1.0%Horses and mules: 0.4%Christmas trees: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Vegetables and melons: 36.6%Vegetables and melons36.6%Milk: 16.9%Milk16.9%Fruit and nuts: 10.2%Fruit and nuts10.2%Aquaculture: 10.1%Aquaculture10.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 9.9%9.9%Hay and other crops: 6.0%6.0%Cattle and calves: 3.6%3.6%Grains and oilseeds: 2.6%2.6%Poultry and eggs: 1.8%1.8%Other animals: 1.0%Horses and mules: 0.4%Christmas trees: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%
What Maine 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 Maine is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
BerriesWashington County73.9%14
PotatoesPenobscot County6.1%12
OatsAroostook County91.1%2
VegetablesAroostook County84.4%16
ApplesOxford County18.7%16
BarleyAroostook County99.5%2
Corn for silageKennebec County28.1%11
Hay and haylageAroostook County16.6%16
Horses and poniesYork County16.1%16
Milk cowsKennebec County27.6%14
GoatsSomerset County11.6%16
Sheep and lambsAroostook County15.7%16
Laying hensOxford County4.6%13
Cattle and calvesKennebec County19.6%16

Every county in Maine

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

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Aroostook County720424$291.1MVegetables and melons
Washington County341357$101.8MFruit and nuts
Somerset County528227$94.5MHay and other crops
Penobscot County536187$67.3MMilk
Kennebec County569122$64.3MMilk
Cumberland County65786$41.3MAquaculture
Androscoggin County385111$39.5MMilk
York County68974$31.6MNursery and greenhouse
Hancock County414146$27.2MFruit and nuts
Oxford County463178$26.1MVegetables and melons
Waldo County469116$22.3MMilk
Lincoln County30687$21.4MNursery and greenhouse
Piscataquis County174233$12.3MMilk
Knox County27189$11.4MFruit and nuts
Sagadahoc County178100$8.9MVegetables and melons
Franklin County336155$8.6MPoultry and eggs

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms7,600−7.4%
Land in farms, acres1,307,613−6.3%
Average farm size, acres172+1.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$667 million+30.4%

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