Farm Census

Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

527 farms26,537 acres in farms$22.2 million in farm sales

No other county in New Hampshire with a published figure has more apples than Rockingham County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, nursery and greenhouse crops, makes up 30.1% of farm sales, against 27.7% across New Hampshire.

Nursery and greenhouse: 30.1%Nursery and greenhouse30.1%Fruit and nuts: 19.6%Fruit and nuts19.6%Withheld groups: 15.3%Withheld groups15.3%Vegetables and melons: 13.5%Vegetables and melons13.5%Aquaculture: 8.5%Aquaculture8.5%Hay and other crops: 4.3%4.3%Poultry and eggs: 3.3%3.3%Cattle and calves: 2.0%2.0%Hogs and pigs: 1.6%1.6%Sheep and goats: 1.0%1.0%Horses and mules: 0.8%0.8%Nursery and greenhouse: 30.1%Nursery and greenhouse30.1%Fruit and nuts: 19.6%Fruit and nuts19.6%Withheld groups: 15.3%Withheld groups15.3%Vegetables and melons: 13.5%Vegetables and melons13.5%Aquaculture: 8.5%Aquaculture8.5%Hay and other crops: 4.3%4.3%Poultry and eggs: 3.3%3.3%Cattle and calves: 2.0%2.0%Hogs and pigs: 1.6%1.6%Sheep and goats: 1.0%Horses and mules: 0.8%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: grains and oilseeds, Christmas trees, milk and other animal products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$6.7 million2nd of 10
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$4.4 million2nd of 10
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$3.0 million4th of 10
Aquaculture$1.9 million1st of 2
Hay and other crops$956,0008th of 10
Poultry and eggs$729,0003rd of 7
Cattle and calves$435,0009th of 10
Hogs and pigs$349,0002nd of 10
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$224,0003rd of 10
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$172,0004th of 7

What the fields held

Rockingham County harvested 6,048 acres of cropland in 2022, seventh of 10 counties in New Hampshire. Hay and haylage covered acreage equal to 68% of that, corn for silage 7%.

CropAcresShare of US
Hay and haylage4,109under 0.1%
Corn for silage427under 0.1%
Vegetables408under 0.1%
of which potatoes15under 0.1%
Orchard land408under 0.1%
of which grapes35under 0.1%
of which apples3370.08%
Berries2510.07%
Corn for grain13under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: wheat.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms6.0%

Rockingham County ranks eighth of 10 counties in New Hampshire on this measure.

  • 9,289 acres of cropland, 35% of farmland
  • 3,793 acres of pastureland, 14% of farmland
  • 10,712 acres of woodland, 40% of farmland
  • 224 acres irrigated

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,5300.06%
Goats644under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs882under 0.1%
Milk cows402under 0.1%
Cattle and calves1,681under 0.1%
Beef cows459under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs465under 0.1%
Turkeys487under 0.1%

Withheld: laying hens and broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Rockingham County's 527 farms are made by 942 producers. Their average age is 57.4, 1.6 years below the New Hampshire average. Women are 43.8% of them.

Under 3512%35–4410%45–5415%55–6428%65–7425%75+11%
Rockingham County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms618−14.7%
Land in farms, acres32,231−17.7%
Average farm size, acres52−3.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$22.4 million−0.8%
Apples, acres509−33.8%
Berries, acres66+100%
Horses and ponies, head1,714−10.7%
Goats, head641+0.5%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Rockingham County accounts for 8.9% of farm sales in New Hampshire and 13.3% of the farms in New Hampshire. Rank New Hampshire counties for apples.

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