Farm Census

Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

505 farms162,145 acres in farms$283 million in farm sales

No other county in Maryland with a published figure has more corn for grain or soybeans, or sells more farm products than Queen Anne's County.

Its largest product group, poultry and eggs, makes up 44.7% of farm sales, against 47.9% across Maryland.

Poultry and eggs: 44.7%Poultry and eggs44.7%Grains and oilseeds: 40.7%Grains and oilseeds40.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 8.4%8.4%Milk: 2.8%Milk2.8%Vegetables and melons: 1.8%1.8%Cattle and calves: 0.6%0.6%Fruit and nuts: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: 44.7%Poultry and eggs44.7%Grains and oilseeds: 40.7%Grains and oilseeds40.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 8.4%8.4%Milk: 2.8%2.8%Vegetables and melons: 1.8%1.8%Cattle and calves: 0.6%Fruit and nuts: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Other animals: under 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Poultry and eggs$127 million6th of 19
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$115 million1st of 23
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$23.9 million5th of 19
Milk from cows$7.9 million7th of 13
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$5.2 million6th of 23
Cattle and calves$1.8 million5th of 19
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.2 million7th of 17
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$512,0009th of 18
Hogs and pigs$479,0003rd of 14
Hay and other crops$268,00017th of 18
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$108,0005th of 17
Other animals and animal products$26,00013th of 15
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$17,0008th of 10

What the fields held

Queen Anne's County harvested 124,345 acres of cropland in 2022, second of 23 counties in Maryland. Soybeans covered acreage equal to 48% of that, corn for grain 43%.

CropAcresShare of US
Soybeans60,0430.07%
Corn for grain53,8150.07%
Wheat16,768under 0.1%
Barley2,3720.10%
Hay and haylage1,931under 0.1%
Vegetables1,027under 0.1%
Corn for silage715under 0.1%
Orchard land166under 0.1%
of which grapes145under 0.1%
of which apples2under 0.1%
Berries16under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum and sunflower.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms68.2%

Queen Anne's County ranks second of 23 counties in Maryland on this measure.

  • 133,675 acres of cropland, 82% of farmland
  • 2,879 acres of pastureland, 2% of farmland
  • 19,935 acres of woodland, 12% of farmland
  • 25,650 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Queen Anne's County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 66 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 321 acres, third-largest of 23 in Maryland. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 35.0% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 8.3% of the total.

1–98%10–4935%50–17925%180–49915%500–9999%1,000–1,9996%2,000+3%
Queen Anne's County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Broilers sold in 202227,022,3260.29%
Horses and ponies501under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs693under 0.1%
Milk cows1,247under 0.1%
Goats317under 0.1%
Cattle and calves3,580under 0.1%
Beef cows481under 0.1%
Laying hens3,283under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs392under 0.1%

Withheld: turkeys.

Who farms here

Decisions on Queen Anne's County's 505 farms are made by 968 producers. Their average age is 59.4, 1.6 years above the Maryland average. Women are 37.7% of them.

Under 359%35–449%45–5416%55–6427%65–7423%75+17%
Queen Anne's County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms483+4.6%
Land in farms, acres163,001−0.5%
Average farm size, acres337−4.7%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$181 million+56.9%
Broilers sold, head25,181,774+7.3%
Barley, acres2,523−6.0%
Soybeans, acres59,334+1.2%
Corn for grain, acres58,350−7.8%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Queen Anne's County accounts for 8.4% of farm sales in Maryland and 4.0% of the farms in Maryland. Rank Maryland counties for broilers sold.

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