Farm Census

Cumberland County, New Jersey

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

539 farms68,491 acres in farms$305 million in farm sales

No other county in New Jersey with a published figure has more orchard land, or sells more farm products than Cumberland County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, nursery and greenhouse crops, makes up 61.9% of farm sales, against 48.8% across New Jersey.

Nursery and greenhouse: 61.9%Nursery and greenhouse61.9%Vegetables and melons: 27.8%Vegetables and melons27.8%Fruit and nuts: 5.9%Fruit and nuts5.9%Grains and oilseeds: 2.9%2.9%Milk: 0.6%0.6%Poultry and eggs: 0.3%Hay and other crops: 0.3%Cattle and calves: 0.2%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 61.9%Nursery and greenhouse61.9%Vegetables and melons: 27.8%Vegetables and melons27.8%Fruit and nuts: 5.9%5.9%Grains and oilseeds: 2.9%2.9%Milk: 0.6%Poultry and eggs: 0.3%Hay and other crops: 0.3%Cattle and calves: 0.2%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: hogs and pigs, horses and mules, aquaculture products and other animal products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$189 million1st of 17
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$84.6 million1st of 17
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$17.9 million3rd of 17
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$9.0 million6th of 16
Milk from cows$1.8 million6th of 6
Poultry and eggs$881,0008th of 14
Hay and other crops$819,00010th of 16
Cattle and calves$539,0006th of 15
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$71,00013th of 16
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$64,00014th of 16

What the fields held

Cumberland County harvested 42,190 acres of cropland in 2022, fourth of 19 counties in New Jersey. Vegetables covered acreage equal to 21% of that, soybeans 20%.

CropAcresShare of US
Vegetables8,8270.21%
of which potatoes11under 0.1%
Soybeans8,423under 0.1%
Corn for grain4,580under 0.1%
Hay and haylage4,471under 0.1%
Wheat3,738under 0.1%
Orchard land2,898under 0.1%
of which grapes146under 0.1%
of which apples4840.12%
Berries5230.15%
Corn for silage450under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms22.1%

Cumberland County ranks fourth of 19 counties in New Jersey on this measure.

  • 50,465 acres of cropland, 74% of farmland
  • 3,250 acres of pastureland, 5% of farmland
  • 8,594 acres of woodland, 13% of farmland
  • 18,737 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Cumberland County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 28 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 127 acres, first-largest of 16 in New Jersey. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 39.1% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 2.2% of the total.

1–922%10–4939%50–17922%180–49912%500–9993%1,000–1,9992%2,000+1%
Cumberland County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Goats575under 0.1%
Horses and ponies481under 0.1%
Milk cows284under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs125under 0.1%
Beef cows377under 0.1%
Cattle and calves1,127under 0.1%
Turkeys296under 0.1%

Withheld: hogs and pigs, laying hens and broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Cumberland County's 539 farms are made by 936 producers. Their average age is 57.3, 1.4 years below the New Jersey average. Women are 31.9% of them.

Under 3511%35–4412%45–5415%55–6428%65–7421%75+13%
Cumberland County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms560−3.8%
Land in farms, acres66,256+3.4%
Average farm size, acres118+7.6%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$213 million+43.4%
Vegetables, acres8,928−1.1%
Berries, acres208+100%
Apples, acres352+37.5%
Orchard land, acres2,184+32.7%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Cumberland County accounts for 20.5% of farm sales in New Jersey and 5.4% of the farms in New Jersey. Rank New Jersey counties for vegetables.

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