Farm Census

Vermont farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 14 counties

6,537 farms1,173,890 acres in farms180 acres per farm on average

Vermont farms sold $1.03 billion of products in 2022, 41st among the 50 states.

Its average farm size is the 13th-smallest among the states.

Milk: 57.9%Milk57.9%Hay and other crops: 19.9%Hay and other crops19.9%Cattle and calves: 6.4%Cattle and calves6.4%Vegetables and melons: 3.9%3.9%Fruit and nuts: 2.5%2.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 2.5%2.5%Grains and oilseeds: 2.3%2.3%Poultry and eggs: 2.1%2.1%Sheep and goats: 0.6%0.6%Other animals: 0.6%0.6%Christmas trees: 0.4%0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.3%Aquaculture: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.2%Milk: 57.9%Milk57.9%Hay and other crops: 19.9%19.9%Cattle and calves: 6.4%6.4%Vegetables and melons: 3.9%3.9%Fruit and nuts: 2.5%2.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 2.5%2.5%Grains and oilseeds: 2.3%2.3%Poultry and eggs: 2.1%2.1%Sheep and goats: 0.6%Other animals: 0.6%Christmas trees: 0.4%Hogs and pigs: 0.3%Aquaculture: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.2%
What Vermont 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 Vermont is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
Corn for silageAddison County30.4%12
Milk cowsAddison County29.7%14
ApplesWindham County21.3%12
Hay and haylageAddison County26.4%14
GoatsCaledonia County17.3%14
Sheep and lambsAddison County24.0%12
Horses and poniesAddison County16.6%14
Cattle and calvesAddison County29.3%14
BerriesChittenden County22.3%14
VegetablesChittenden County17.0%14
Orchard landBennington County21.9%14
Beef cowsFranklin County18.1%14
Laying hensCaledonia County38.7%12
PotatoesEssex County39.5%12

Every county in Vermont

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

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Addison County751237$262.9MMilk
Franklin County707258$247.5MMilk
Orleans County545223$116.7MMilk
Orange County527166$67.0MMilk
Chittenden County584128$56.7MMilk
Caledonia County487175$53.2MMilk
Rutland County624187$40.4MMilk
Washington County475119$38.5MMilk
Windsor County687123$33.3MMilk
Windham County382112$29.1MMilk
Lamoille County289196$28.0MHay and other crops
Bennington County251148$22.5MHay and other crops
Grand Isle County130110$22.1MMilk
Essex County98386$15.2MHay and other crops

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms6,808−4.0%
Land in farms, acres1,193,437−1.6%
Average farm size, acres175+2.9%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$781 million+32.3%

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