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 
Delaware 
Kent 
New Castle 
Sussex 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
2,451 
863 
374 
1,214 
2007 
2,546 
825 
347 
1,374 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
508,652 
172,251 
64,169 
272,232 
2007 
510,253 
173,808 
66,981 
269,464 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
208 
200 
172 
224 
2007 
200 
211 
193 
196 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
2,451 
863 
374 
1,214 
2007 
2,546 
825 
347 
1,374 
$1,000, 2012 
4,153,426 
1,377,914 
637,546 
2,137,966 
2007 
5,279,399 
1,725,299 
796,539 
2,757,561 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,694,584 
1 ,596,656 
1,704,668 
1,761,093 
2007 
2,073,605 
2,091,272 
2,295,500 
2,006,959 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
8,166 
7,999 
9,935 
7,853 
2007 
10,347 
9,926 
1 1 ,892 
10,234 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
132 
56 
10 
66 
$50,000 to $99,999 
106 
38 
23 
45 
$100,000 to $199,999 
187 
63 
23 
101 
$200,000 to $499,999 
733 
282 
116 
335 
$500,000 to $999,999 
572 
183 
83 
306 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
305 
97 
54 
154 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
242 
89 
35 
118 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
92 
31 
17 
44 
$10,000,000 or more 
82 
24 
13 
45 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,247,158 
375,246 
272,823 
599,089 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
40.8 
45.9 
23.5 
45.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
452 
146 
73 
233 
acres 
2,022 
598 
277 
1,147 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
933 
324 
169 
440 
acres 
20,906 
7,484 
3,436 
9,986 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
143 
56 
23 
64 
acres 
8,366 
3,285 
1,446 
3,635 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
158 
70 
12 
76 
acres 
13,200 
5,732 
948 
6,520 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
153 
53 
15 
85 
acres 
17,642 
6,049 
1,753 
9,840 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
89 
34 
13 
42 
acres 
14,051 
5,270 
1,993 
6,788 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
63 
31 
6 
26 
acres 
12,407 
6,142 
1,188 
5,077 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
43 
19 
4 
20 
acres 
10,071 
4,360 
948 
4,763 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
177 
52 
24 
101 
acres 
63,273 
17,811 
9,162 
36,300 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
92 
29 
11 
52 
acres 
66,781 
20,283 
7,248 
39,250 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
90 
29 
19 
42 
acres 
115,410 
36,550 
22,966 
55,894 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
58 
20 
5 
33 
acres 
164,523 
58,687 
12,804 
93,032 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
651 
209 
76 
366 
acres 
2,549 
(D) 
(D) 
1,567 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
802 
261 
142 
399 
acres 
18,684 
6,374 
3,029 
9,281 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
154 
38 
23 
93 
acres 
8,952 
2,163 
1,318 
5,471 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
177 
54 
12 
111 
acres 
14,721 
4,467 
962 
9,292 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
158 
58 
30 
70 
acres 
17,979 
6,498 
3,350 
8,131 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
79 
30 
8 
41 
acres 
12,297 
4,703 
1,244 
6,350 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
63 
25 
3 
35 
acres 
12,419 
4,963 
616 
6,840 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
41 
18 
2 
21 
acres 
9,780 
(D) 
(D) 
5,012 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
176 
55 
20 
101 
acres 
64,313 
19,465 
6,939 
37,909 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
99 
26 
11 
62 
acres 
69,192 
19,051 
7,170 
42,971 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
99 
31 
13 
55 
acres 
131,204 
38,487 
17,245 
75,472 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
47 
20 
7 
20 
acres 
148,163 
62,624 
24,371 
61,168 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,658 
619 
246 
793 
2007 
1,989 
627 
280 
1,082 
acres, 2012 
439,157 
147,402 
56,074 
235,681 
2007 
432,773 
146,536 
51,913 
234,324 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,448 
540 
217 
691 
2007 
1,615 
507 
245 
863 
acres, 2012 
421,321 
141,758 
53,507 
226,056 
2007 
409,468 
139,259 
46,813 
223,396 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
193 
75 
35 
83 
2007 
432 
146 
47 
239 
acres, 2012 
6,658 
2,119 
787 
3,752 
2007 
8,842 
3,103 
1,212 
4,527 
--continued 
230 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
