Farm Census

Maryland farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 23 counties

12,550 farms1,978,036 acres in farms158 acres per farm on average

Maryland farms sold $3.38 billion of products in 2022, 35th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the eighth-smallest among the states.

Poultry and eggs: 47.9%Poultry and eggs47.9%Grains and oilseeds: 26.6%Grains and oilseeds26.6%Nursery and greenhouse: 9.2%Nursery and greenhouse9.2%Milk: 6.2%Milk6.2%Vegetables and melons: 3.2%3.2%Cattle and calves: 2.1%2.1%Hay and other crops: 1.3%1.3%Fruit and nuts: 1.0%1.0%Other animals: 0.9%0.9%Horses and mules: 0.6%0.6%Aquaculture: 0.4%0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Christmas trees: 0.1%Tobacco: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 47.9%Poultry and eggs47.9%Grains and oilseeds: 26.6%Grains and oilseeds26.6%Nursery and greenhouse: 9.2%9.2%Milk: 6.2%Milk6.2%Vegetables and melons: 3.2%3.2%Cattle and calves: 2.1%2.1%Hay and other crops: 1.3%1.3%Fruit and nuts: 1.0%Other animals: 0.9%Horses and mules: 0.6%Aquaculture: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Christmas trees: 0.1%Tobacco: under 0.1%
What Maryland 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 Maryland is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Broilers soldCaroline County19.5%19
Horses and poniesCecil County12.5%23
BarleyCaroline County18.3%15
Laying hensFrederick County2.8%19
SoybeansQueen Anne's County11.3%23
Corn for grainQueen Anne's County12.7%23
GoatsWashington County13.8%21
VegetablesDorchester County22.3%23
ApplesWashington County53.5%18
WheatKent County11.7%21
Milk cowsWashington County28.2%16
Corn for silageFrederick County34.0%12
Sheep and lambsWashington County18.8%21
Hay and haylageFrederick County19.4%23

Every county in Maryland

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

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Wicomico County384182$396.8MPoultry and eggs
Caroline County525212$371.3MPoultry and eggs
Dorchester County366353$365.7MPoultry and eggs
Worcester County361288$289.2MPoultry and eggs
Somerset County244258$288.5MPoultry and eggs
Queen Anne's County505321$283.3MPoultry and eggs
Kent County396358$189.1MGrains and oilseeds
Frederick County1,367138$184.4MGrains and oilseeds
Cecil County575141$177.1MNursery and greenhouse
Washington County869140$167.9MMilk
Carroll County1,180110$138.5MGrains and oilseeds
Talbot County357270$109.7MGrains and oilseeds
Baltimore County78390$92.7MNursery and greenhouse
Montgomery County583120$70.9MGrains and oilseeds
Harford County613108$65.9MGrains and oilseeds
St. Mary's County65698$35.3MGrains and oilseeds
Garrett County680141$32.0MGrains and oilseeds
Howard County345109$29.6MNursery and greenhouse
Anne Arundel County45479$25.5MGrains and oilseeds
Prince George's County38186$22.7MGrains and oilseeds
Charles County371129$20.7MGrains and oilseeds
Calvert County28587$15.2MGrains and oilseeds
Allegany County270127$6.1MCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms12,429+1.0%
Land in farms, acres1,990,122−0.6%
Average farm size, acres160−1.2%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$2.47 billion+36.6%

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