Farm Census

New Jersey farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 19 counties

9,998 farms711,502 acres in farms71 acres per farm on average

New Jersey farms sold $1.49 billion of products in 2022, 40th among the 50 states.

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

Nursery and greenhouse: 48.8%Nursery and greenhouse48.8%Vegetables and melons: 19.8%Vegetables and melons19.8%Fruit and nuts: 13.3%Fruit and nuts13.3%Grains and oilseeds: 7.0%7.0%Horses and mules: 2.5%2.5%Poultry and eggs: 2.1%2.1%Hay and other crops: 1.9%1.9%Milk: 1.7%Milk1.7%Aquaculture: 1.0%1.0%Other animals: 0.8%0.8%Cattle and calves: 0.7%0.7%Christmas trees: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Nursery and greenhouse: 48.8%Nursery and greenhouse48.8%Vegetables and melons: 19.8%19.8%Fruit and nuts: 13.3%Fruit and nuts13.3%Grains and oilseeds: 7.0%7.0%Horses and mules: 2.5%2.5%Poultry and eggs: 2.1%2.1%Hay and other crops: 1.9%1.9%Milk: 1.7%1.7%Aquaculture: 1.0%Other animals: 0.8%Cattle and calves: 0.7%Christmas trees: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%
What New Jersey 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 New Jersey is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
BerriesAtlantic County53.0%17
VegetablesSalem County30.7%19
Horses and poniesMonmouth County19.8%18
ApplesCumberland County19.5%15
GoatsHunterdon County22.9%17
Laying hensMonmouth County4.7%15
Sheep and lambsHunterdon County21.1%18
PotatoesSalem County64.0%13
Hay and haylageHunterdon County25.8%17
Orchard landCumberland County31.3%17
GrapesGloucester County16.2%14
SoybeansSalem County29.2%14
Corn for grainSalem County25.2%16
WheatSalem County39.9%10

Every county in New Jersey

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state. Left out because a core figure is withheld: 2 counties.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Cumberland County539127$305.0MNursery and greenhouse
Atlantic County48364$149.9MFruit and nuts
Salem County779125$138.1MVegetables and melons
Gloucester County54677$136.6MNursery and greenhouse
Burlington County925101$135.2MNursery and greenhouse
Warren County92377$128.3MNursery and greenhouse
Monmouth County93148$119.5MNursery and greenhouse
Hunterdon County1,62356$115.2MNursery and greenhouse
Middlesex County19364$41.6MNursery and greenhouse
Camden County14950$34.2MNursery and greenhouse
Morris County47131$33.9MNursery and greenhouse
Sussex County1,05268$31.0MMilk
Ocean County22431$30.9MNursery and greenhouse
Mercer County29864$27.8MNursery and greenhouse
Somerset County46964$23.2MNursery and greenhouse
Cape May County17146$17.6MNursery and greenhouse
Bergen County7311$10.6MNursery and greenhouse
Passaic County9918$4.7MVegetables and melons
Union County159$315KOther animals

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms9,883+1.2%
Land in farms, acres734,084−3.1%
Average farm size, acres74−4.1%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$1.10 billion+35.5%

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