Farm Census

Cumberland County, Maine

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

657 farms56,704 acres in farms$41.3 million in farm sales

Cumberland County's largest product group, aquaculture products, makes up 24.1% of farm sales, against 10.1% across Maine.

Its farms account for 4.8% of all farm sales in Maine, the sixth-largest share among the state's 16 counties.

Aquaculture: 24.1%Aquaculture24.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 23.4%Nursery and greenhouse23.4%Vegetables and melons: 14.2%Vegetables and melons14.2%Milk: 14.1%Milk14.1%Fruit and nuts: 6.6%Fruit and nuts6.6%Hay and other crops: 4.7%4.7%Horses and mules: 4.3%Horses and mules4.3%Cattle and calves: 4.0%4.0%Grains and oilseeds: 1.5%1.5%Sheep and goats: 0.9%0.9%Poultry and eggs: 0.7%Christmas trees: 0.7%Other animals: 0.7%0.7%Hogs and pigs: 0.3%Aquaculture: 24.1%Aquaculture24.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 23.4%23.4%Vegetables and melons: 14.2%Vegetables and melons14.2%Milk: 14.1%Milk14.1%Fruit and nuts: 6.6%6.6%Hay and other crops: 4.7%4.7%Horses and mules: 4.3%4.3%Cattle and calves: 4.0%4.0%Grains and oilseeds: 1.5%1.5%Sheep and goats: 0.9%Poultry and eggs: 0.7%Christmas trees: 0.7%Other animals: 0.7%Hogs and pigs: 0.3%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Aquaculture$9.9 million1st of 4
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$9.7 million2nd of 13
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$5.9 million4th of 13
Milk from cows$5.8 million7th of 10
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$2.7 million8th of 16
Hay and other crops$2.0 million8th of 14
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$1.8 million1st of 11
Cattle and calves$1.6 million6th of 16
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$609,0004th of 11
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$360,0001st of 16
Poultry and eggs$298,00010th of 11
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$283,0006th of 12
Other animals and animal products$271,0004th of 9
Hogs and pigs$114,0008th of 16

What the fields held

Cumberland County harvested 15,501 acres of cropland in 2022, seventh of 16 counties in Maine. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 81% of that, corn for silage 6%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage12,561under 0.1%
Corn for silage949under 0.1%
Vegetables701under 0.1%
of which potatoes15under 0.1%
Corn for grain381under 0.1%
Berries2610.07%
Orchard land106under 0.1%
of which grapes4under 0.1%
of which apples96under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: oats.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms10.6%

Cumberland County ranks fifth of 16 counties in Maine on this measure.

  • 18,252 acres of cropland, 32% of farmland
  • 6,343 acres of pastureland, 11% of farmland
  • 26,906 acres of woodland, 47% of farmland
  • 757 acres irrigated

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies715under 0.1%
Goats736under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs958under 0.1%
Milk cows1,243under 0.1%
Cattle and calves5,134under 0.1%
Beef cows1,418under 0.1%
Turkeys689under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs316under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20223,877under 0.1%

Withheld: laying hens.

Who farms here

Decisions on Cumberland County's 657 farms are made by 1,260 producers. Their average age is 55.5, 2.0 years below the Maine average. Women are 44.7% of them.

Under 3511%35–4417%45–5414%55–6424%65–7423%75+10%
Cumberland County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms668−1.6%
Land in farms, acres50,021+13.4%
Average farm size, acres75+14.7%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$25.6 million+61.2%
Berries, acres184+41.8%
Horses and ponies, head1,118−36.0%
Goats, head332+100%
Apples, acres160−40.0%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Cumberland County accounts for 9.3% of the farms in Maine. Rank Maine counties for berries.

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