Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Connecticut 
Fairfield 
Hartford 
Litchfield 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
5,977 
439 
899 
1,207 
2007 
4,916 
310 
790 
979 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
436,539 
53,948 
54,062 
90,963 
2007 
405,616 
39,543 
53,504 
87,412 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
73 
123 
60 
75 
2007 
83 
128 
68 
89 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
5,977 
439 
899 
1,207 
2007 
4,916 
310 
790 
979 
$1,000, 2012 
4,837,637 
655,213 
683,626 
1,036,889 
2007 
5,137,872 
573,558 
783,866 
1,103,855 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
809,375 
1,492,513 
760,429 
859,063 
2007 
1,045,133 
1,850,189 
992,236 
1,127,534 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
11,082 
12,145 
12,645 
11,399 
2007 
12,667 
14,505 
14,651 
12,628 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
331 
29 
60 
80 
$50,000 to $99,999 
315 
42 
58 
58 
$100,000 to $199,999 
657 
48 
89 
140 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,178 
130 
314 
347 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,429 
108 
210 
291 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
621 
42 
96 
176 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
339 
31 
47 
85 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
72 
4 
20 
24 
$10,000,000 or more 
35 
5 
5 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
3,099,212 
399,979 
470,465 
589,165 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
14.1 
13.5 
11.5 
15.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,768 
199 
291 
323 
acres 
7,846 
936 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,403 
162 
349 
496 
acres 
56,580 
3,078 
8,309 
12,246 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
460 
30 
88 
78 
acres 
26,206 
1,691 
4,874 
4,452 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
389 
13 
41 
84 
acres 
31,929 
1,042 
3,398 
6,846 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
279 
12 
27 
63 
acres 
32,214 
1,409 
3,068 
7,244 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
189 
3 
33 
31 
acres 
29,474 
490 
5,230 
4,679 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
142 
1 
21 
41 
acres 
27,784 
(D) 
4,144 
8,028 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
60 
4 
7 
20 
acres 
14,152 
(D) 
1,643 
4,708 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
177 
8 
30 
41 
acres 
60,753 
2,930 
10,551 
14,135 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
67 
- 
8 
23 
acres 
44,545 
- 
5,004 
15,054 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
29 
3 
3 
6 
acres 
39,486 
3,964 
4,067 
9,395 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
14 
4 
1 
1 
acres 
65,570 
37,252 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,232 
117 
216 
224 
acres 
5,712 
(D) 
932 
1,027 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,894 
103 
300 
374 
acres 
45,203 
2,233 
7,046 
9,220 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
403 
16 
62 
62 
acres 
23,282 
861 
3,487 
3,637 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
319 
11 
58 
67 
acres 
26,434 
858 
4,897 
5,416 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
364 
24 
54 
80 
acres 
41,496 
2,722 
6,154 
9,141 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
201 
10 
27 
47 
acres 
31,426 
(D) 
4,270 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
144 
5 
23 
44 
acres 
28,152 
983 
4,445 
8,611 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
58 
3 
5 
9 
acres 
13,699 
(D) 
1,181 
2,051 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
198 
13 
31 
41 
acres 
67,447 
4,751 
10,382 
13,959 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
63 
1 
11 
24 
acres 
40,546 
(D) 
7,220 
15,248 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
30 
5 
3 
6 
acres 
39,470 
6,384 
3,490 
9,030 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
42,749 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,011 
273 
672 
802 
2007 
3,884 
239 
660 
753 
acres, 2012 
151,144 
4,979 
25,679 
37,213 
2007 
163,686 
6,646 
29,617 
39,172 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3,781 
258 
637 
763 
2007 
3,517 
215 
597 
685 
acres, 2012 
126,835 
3,767 
21,009 
31,044 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
136,833 
5,312 
24,041 
33,196 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
381 
15 
40 
67 
2007 
836 
49 
141 
153 
acres, 2012 
11,131 
832 
1,234 
3,133 
2007 
12,514 
955 
1,301 
3,359 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Connecticut 239 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
