Farm Census

Rhode Island farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture ยท 5 counties

1,054 farms59,076 acres in farms56 acres per farm on average

Rhode Island farms sold $92.8 million of products in 2022, 49th among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the smallest among the states.

Nursery and greenhouse: 55.3%Nursery and greenhouse55.3%Vegetables and melons: 15.6%Vegetables and melons15.6%Withheld groups: 10.6%Withheld groups10.6%Aquaculture: 7.8%Aquaculture7.8%Fruit and nuts: 4.6%Fruit and nuts4.6%Cattle and calves: 1.9%1.9%Hay and other crops: 1.3%1.3%Other animals: 0.8%0.8%Christmas trees: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.5%0.5%Grains and oilseeds: 0.5%0.5%Hogs and pigs: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%Nursery and greenhouse: 55.3%Nursery and greenhouse55.3%Vegetables and melons: 15.6%15.6%Withheld groups: 10.6%Withheld groups10.6%Aquaculture: 7.8%Aquaculture7.8%Fruit and nuts: 4.6%4.6%Cattle and calves: 1.9%1.9%Hay and other crops: 1.3%Other animals: 0.8%Christmas trees: 0.5%Horses and mules: 0.5%Grains and oilseeds: 0.5%Hogs and pigs: 0.4%Sheep and goats: 0.3%
What Rhode Island farms sold in 2022. Withheld to protect individual farms: milk and poultry and eggs.

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 Rhode Island is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
BerriesProvidence County21.6%2
ApplesProvidence County70.3%2
VegetablesNewport County38.0%5
Horses and poniesNewport County42.6%3
PotatoesNewport County92.2%4
GoatsProvidence County36.6%4
Sheep and lambsProvidence County44.0%5
Corn for silageNewport County46.5%5
TurkeysKent County24.4%2
GrapesNewport County73.7%4
Laying hensProvidence County86.2%5
Hay and haylageWashington County34.0%5
Milk cowsProvidence County22.8%1
Orchard landProvidence County51.2%3

Every county in Rhode Island

Sorted by farm sales. None of these counties stands out enough nationally or within the state for a profile page of its own.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Washington County32485$49.4MNursery and greenhouse
Newport County20041$22.5MNursery and greenhouse
Providence County36236$16.3MNursery and greenhouse
Kent County12570$3.3MVegetables and melons
Bristol County4338$1.4MNursery and greenhouse

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,043+1.1%
Land in farms, acres56,864+3.9%
Average farm size, acres55+1.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$58.0 million+60.1%

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