Farm Census

Pennsylvania farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 67 counties

49,053 farms7,058,325 acres in farms144 acres per farm on average

Pennsylvania farms sold $10.28 billion of products in 2022, 20th among the 50 states.

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

Poultry and eggs: 25.5%Poultry and eggs25.5%Milk: 24.2%Milk24.2%Grains and oilseeds: 14.5%Grains and oilseeds14.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 10.5%Nursery and greenhouse10.5%Hogs and pigs: 7.5%Hogs and pigs7.5%Cattle and calves: 6.8%6.8%Hay and other crops: 3.5%3.5%Fruit and nuts: 2.6%Fruit and nuts2.6%Vegetables and melons: 2.3%2.3%Horses and mules: 0.8%0.8%Other animals: 0.7%0.7%Christmas trees: 0.3%Aquaculture: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Tobacco: 0.2%Poultry and eggs: 25.5%Poultry and eggs25.5%Milk: 24.2%Milk24.2%Grains and oilseeds: 14.5%Grains and oilseeds14.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 10.5%10.5%Hogs and pigs: 7.5%7.5%Cattle and calves: 6.8%6.8%Hay and other crops: 3.5%3.5%Fruit and nuts: 2.6%2.6%Vegetables and melons: 2.3%2.3%Horses and mules: 0.8%0.8%Other animals: 0.7%Christmas trees: 0.3%Aquaculture: 0.3%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Tobacco: 0.2%
What Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Laying hensLancaster County51.1%63
ApplesAdams County62.7%56
OatsSomerset County7.4%58
Milk cowsLancaster County16.7%59
Corn for silageLancaster County13.4%62
Horses and poniesLancaster County14.6%65
TurkeysAdams County14.5%45
Hay and haylageBradford County5.7%65
Broilers soldLancaster County26.7%51
GoatsLancaster County10.9%62
Sheep and lambsLancaster County9.9%62
Hogs and pigsLancaster County24.0%61
Cattle and calvesLancaster County13.6%64
GrapesErie County82.4%37

Every county in Pennsylvania

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Lancaster County4,68081$1.85BPoultry and eggs
Chester County1,55892$736.1MNursery and greenhouse
Berks County1,767118$701.4MPoultry and eggs
Lebanon County993111$662.6MPoultry and eggs
Franklin County1,439183$655.5MMilk
York County1,929126$388.6MGrains and oilseeds
Adams County1,243147$324.2MFruit and nuts
Cumberland County1,186123$300.1MMilk
Perry County661175$275.0MPoultry and eggs
Snyder County792108$259.1MPoultry and eggs
Schuylkill County710146$236.1MPoultry and eggs
Union County483128$218.4MPoultry and eggs
Juniata County514167$198.6MPoultry and eggs
Blair County456210$197.2MMilk
Northumberland County724169$196.9MPoultry and eggs
Bradford County1,315214$165.2MMilk
Huntingdon County671191$151.7MMilk
Somerset County998198$150.9MMilk
Bedford County1,106194$143.8MMilk
Dauphin County685128$142.7MPoultry and eggs
Mifflin County543120$135.8MMilk
Crawford County1,022200$130.8MMilk
Erie County1,052129$118.5MFruit and nuts
Lehigh County402161$117.8MPoultry and eggs
Tioga County998205$111.3MHogs and pigs
Columbia County688134$104.0MPoultry and eggs
Indiana County936163$100.8MGrains and oilseeds
Centre County892137$98.8MMilk
Bucks County87179$98.3MNursery and greenhouse
Fulton County501187$90.6MMilk
Mercer County1,023144$89.2MGrains and oilseeds
Westmoreland County989140$87.7MGrains and oilseeds
Butler County903147$71.3MGrains and oilseeds
Lawrence County585165$69.7MMilk
Montour County257118$67.7MPoultry and eggs
Lycoming County918198$66.1MGrains and oilseeds
Cambria County451175$61.6MMilk
Clinton County276134$60.9MMilk
Armstrong County721183$52.2MGrains and oilseeds
Clarion County596175$46.3MCattle and calves
Susquehanna County740213$45.6MMilk
Washington County1,583115$44.6MCattle and calves
Potter County417248$42.5MMilk
Northampton County421133$38.8MGrains and oilseeds
Clearfield County439149$37.5MMilk
Fayette County795137$37.4MMilk
Jefferson County483163$32.9MGrains and oilseeds
Montgomery County57955$31.4MNursery and greenhouse
Luzerne County376147$30.3MGrains and oilseeds
Wayne County523173$27.1MMilk
Warren County380175$26.8MMilk
Beaver County53991$23.9MGrains and oilseeds
Carbon County167137$17.9MNursery and greenhouse
Lackawanna County277139$16.3MNursery and greenhouse
Wyoming County334200$15.2MHay and other crops
Venango County329139$13.8MGrains and oilseeds
Monroe County24595$12.8MVegetables and melons
Allegheny County37274$11.3MVegetables and melons
Greene County643162$10.9MCattle and calves
Sullivan County151220$6.8MMilk
McKean County309152$5.8MHay and other crops
Elk County19392$5.1MMilk
Forest County46126$3.4MHay and other crops
Delaware County5416$2.4MNursery and greenhouse
Philadelphia County379$2.4MVegetables and melons
Pike County58540$1.2MHay and other crops
Cameron County29192$460KGrains and oilseeds

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms53,157−7.7%
Land in farms, acres7,278,668−3.0%
Average farm size, acres137+5.1%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$7.76 billion+32.5%

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