Farm Census

Warren County, New Jersey

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

923 farms70,747 acres in farms$128 million in farm sales

No other county in New Jersey with a published figure sells more farm products than Warren County.

Its largest product group with a published figure, nursery and greenhouse crops, makes up 60.1% of farm sales, against 48.8% across New Jersey.

Nursery and greenhouse: 60.1%Nursery and greenhouse60.1%Withheld groups: 13.1%Withheld groups13.1%Grains and oilseeds: 10.7%Grains and oilseeds10.7%Vegetables and melons: 6.8%6.8%Fruit and nuts: 2.0%2.0%Cattle and calves: 1.7%1.7%Hay and other crops: 1.7%1.7%Milk: 1.7%Milk1.7%Other animals: 1.0%1.0%Christmas trees: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 60.1%Nursery and greenhouse60.1%Withheld groups: 13.1%13.1%Grains and oilseeds: 10.7%10.7%Vegetables and melons: 6.8%6.8%Fruit and nuts: 2.0%2.0%Cattle and calves: 1.7%1.7%Hay and other crops: 1.7%1.7%Milk: 1.7%1.7%Other animals: 1.0%Christmas trees: 0.4%Horses and mules: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Sheep and goats: 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: poultry and eggs and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$77.1 million3rd of 17
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$13.8 million2nd of 16
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$8.7 million8th of 17
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$2.5 million11th of 17
Cattle and calves$2.2 million1st of 15
Hay and other crops$2.2 million5th of 16
Milk from cows$2.2 million4th of 6
Other animals and animal products$1.3 million2nd of 16
Christmas trees and short-rotation woody crops$532,0002nd of 16
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$522,0007th of 15
Hogs and pigs$286,0001st of 10
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$180,0006th of 16

What the fields held

Warren County harvested 39,182 acres of cropland in 2022, fifth of 19 counties in New Jersey. Corn for grain covered acreage equal to 35% of that, hay and haylage 26%.

CropAcresShare of US
Corn for grain13,688under 0.1%
Hay and haylage10,382under 0.1%
Soybeans9,308under 0.1%
Vegetables1,382under 0.1%
of which potatoes13under 0.1%
Wheat550under 0.1%
Orchard land384under 0.1%
of which grapes108under 0.1%
of which apples175under 0.1%
Corn for silage270under 0.1%
Oats71under 0.1%
Berries22under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: grain sorghum.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms31.0%

Warren County ranks third of 19 counties in New Jersey on this measure.

  • 43,894 acres of cropland, 62% of farmland
  • 9,370 acres of pastureland, 13% of farmland
  • 14,852 acres of woodland, 21% of farmland
  • 1,776 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Warren County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 20 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 77 acres, fifth-largest of 16 in New Jersey. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 49.2% of farms. Fewer than 1% of farms have 1,000 acres or more.

1–922%10–4949%50–17920%180–4997%500–9991%1,000–1,9991%2,000+0%
Warren County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Horses and ponies1,150under 0.1%
Goats890under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs1,309under 0.1%
Beef cows1,285under 0.1%
Milk cows375under 0.1%
Cattle and calves3,252under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs223under 0.1%
Turkeys221under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20224,222under 0.1%

Withheld: laying hens.

Who farms here

Decisions on Warren County's 923 farms are made by 1,681 producers. Their average age is 60.0, 1.3 years above the New Jersey average. Women are 38.8% of them.

Under 355%35–4411%45–5412%55–6431%65–7426%75+14%
Warren County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms918+0.5%
Land in farms, acres73,874−4.2%
Average farm size, acres80−3.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$93.2 million+37.6%
Horses and ponies, head1,239−7.2%
Apples, acres234−25.2%
Goats, head949−6.2%
Vegetables, acres1,671−17.3%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Warren County accounts for 8.6% of farm sales in New Jersey and 9.2% of the farms in New Jersey. Rank New Jersey counties for horses and ponies.

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