Farm Census

York County, Maine

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

689 farms50,741 acres in farms$31.6 million in farm sales

York County's largest product group, nursery and greenhouse crops, makes up 50.8% of farm sales, against 9.9% across Maine.

Its farms account for 3.6% of all farm sales in Maine, the eighth-largest share among the state's 16 counties.

Nursery and greenhouse: 50.8%Nursery and greenhouse50.8%Milk: 13.2%Milk13.2%Vegetables and melons: 12.0%Vegetables and melons12.0%Fruit and nuts: 11.4%Fruit and nuts11.4%Hay and other crops: 4.1%4.1%Cattle and calves: 2.8%2.8%Christmas trees: 2.1%2.1%Poultry and eggs: 0.9%0.9%Horses and mules: 0.7%0.7%Other animals: 0.7%0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.7%0.7%Grains and oilseeds: 0.4%0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.4%0.4%Nursery and greenhouse: 50.8%Nursery and greenhouse50.8%Milk: 13.2%Milk13.2%Vegetables and melons: 12.0%12.0%Fruit and nuts: 11.4%Fruit and nuts11.4%Hay and other crops: 4.1%4.1%Cattle and calves: 2.8%2.8%Christmas trees: 2.1%2.1%Poultry and eggs: 0.9%Horses and mules: 0.7%Other animals: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.7%Grains and oilseeds: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.4%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$16.1 million1st of 13
Milk from cows$4.2 million9th of 10
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$3.8 million7th of 13
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$3.6 million6th of 16
Hay and other crops$1.3 million9th of 14
Cattle and calves$875,0007th of 16
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$650,0001st of 12
Poultry and eggs$269,00011th of 11
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$223,0003rd of 11
Other animals and animal products$220,0006th of 9
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$215,0007th of 16
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$142,0009th of 11
Hogs and pigs$119,0007th of 16

What the fields held

York County harvested 11,855 acres of cropland in 2022, tenth of 16 counties in Maine. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 72% of that, vegetables 5%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage8,591under 0.1%
Vegetables651under 0.1%
of which potatoes19under 0.1%
Corn for silage557under 0.1%
Orchard land343under 0.1%
of which apples3030.07%
Berries132under 0.1%
Corn for grain51under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: soybeans, wheat, dry edible beans and grapes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms8.0%

York County ranks eighth of 16 counties in Maine on this measure.

  • 16,022 acres of cropland, 32% of farmland
  • 6,064 acres of pastureland, 12% of farmland
  • 26,977 acres of woodland, 53% of farmland
  • 1,088 acres irrigated

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,085under 0.1%
Goats634under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs1,027under 0.1%
Milk cows772under 0.1%
Cattle and calves3,103under 0.1%
Beef cows814under 0.1%
Turkeys489under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs302under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20222,918under 0.1%

Withheld: laying hens.

Who farms here

Decisions on York County's 689 farms are made by 1,308 producers. Their average age is 56.4, 1.1 years below the Maine average. Women are 45.1% of them.

Under 3510%35–4416%45–5415%55–6422%65–7425%75+12%
York County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms735−6.3%
Land in farms, acres61,039−16.9%
Average farm size, acres83−10.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$28.6 million+10.7%
Apples, acres279+8.6%
Horses and ponies, head1,399−22.4%
Berries, acres176−25.0%
Goats, head580+9.3%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

York County accounts for 9.8% of the farms in Maine. Rank Maine counties for apples.

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