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 
Maryland 
Allegany 
Anne Arundel 
Baltimore 
Calvert 
Caroline 
Carroll 
Cecil 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
12,256 
291 
381 
640 
269 
658 
1,092 
496 
2007 
12,834 
302 
377 
751 
274 
574 
1,148 
583 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,030,745 
36,261 
28,111 
70,419 
32,901 
150,357 
132,630 
76,667 
2007 
2,051,756 
36,643 
29,244 
78,282 
26,443 
131,277 
141,934 
85,026 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
166 
125 
74 
110 
122 
229 
121 
155 
2007 
160 
121 
78 
104 
97 
229 
124 
146 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
12,256 
291 
381 
640 
269 
658 
1,092 
496 
2007 
12,834 
302 
377 
751 
274 
574 
1,148 
583 
$1,000, 2012 
14,073,175 
126,667 
325,509 
664,740 
247,949 
918,471 
1,080,130 
556,188 
2007 
14,432,211 
161,294 
386,149 
720,862 
226,167 
723,279 
1,118,524 
653,891 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,148,268 
435,282 
854,354 
1,038,656 
921,744 
1,395,852 
989,130 
1,121,347 
2007 
1,124,529 
534,085 
1,024,267 
959,869 
825,428 
1,260,068 
974,324 
1,121,597 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,930 
3,493 
11,579 
9,440 
7,536 
6,109 
8,144 
7,255 
2007 
7,034 
4,402 
13,204 
9,209 
8,553 
5,510 
7,881 
7,690 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
577 
13 
24 
47 
19 
9 
34 
25 
$50,000 to $99,999 
606 
31 
14 
26 
8 
27 
38 
15 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,207 
49 
24 
61 
20 
78 
77 
42 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,774 
113 
103 
188 
72 
179 
420 
165 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,986 
63 
138 
165 
86 
136 
310 
121 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
1,571 
16 
52 
89 
39 
108 
106 
52 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,050 
4 
22 
46 
20 
89 
79 
57 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
304 
2 
2 
12 
4 
22 
15 
17 
$10,000,000 or more 
181 
- 
2 
6 
1 
10 
13 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
6,251,852 
271,468 
265,546 
434,719 
136,435 
204,428 
286,461 
221,620 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
32.5 
13.4 
10.6 
16.2 
24.1 
73.6 
46.3 
34.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,481 
17 
88 
121 
31 
42 
168 
53 
acres 
7,483 
67 
397 
706 
137 
246 
856 
305 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,554 
73 
167 
282 
102 
204 
480 
217 
acres 
113,672 
2,112 
4,171 
6,972 
2,359 
5,314 
11,814 
5,427 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,121 
29 
33 
60 
28 
66 
86 
40 
acres 
64,863 
1,611 
1,916 
3,481 
1,643 
3,763 
5,042 
2,340 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
981 
40 
19 
54 
17 
57 
87 
36 
acres 
81,362 
3,336 
1,530 
4,513 
1,346 
4,754 
7,419 
2,899 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
964 
38 
36 
35 
20 
46 
60 
30 
acres 
112,940 
4,362 
4,121 
4,140 
2,300 
5,376 
6,917 
3,544 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
629 
21 
10 
23 
25 
32 
48 
15 
acres 
100,146 
3,404 
(D) 
3,648 
3,817 
5,028 
7,673 
2,324 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
427 
26 
1 
13 
14 
27 
27 
20 
acres 
83,935 
5,136 
(D) 
2,606 
2,862 
5,135 
5,349 
3,896 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
306 
18 
5 
13 
- 
22 
14 
13 
acres 
72,603 
4,264 
1,183 
3,145 
- 
5,309 
3,309 
3,072 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
861 
23 
11 
19 
16 
65 
68 
36 
acres 
301,412 
7,735 
3,762 
6,602 
5,506 
23,481 
23,166 
12,726 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
553 
6 
9 
8 
9 
74 
37 
21 
acres 
382,095 
4,234 
5,567 
5,163 
5,222 
51,638 
24,009 
15,593 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
265 
- 
1 
7 
7 
15 
8 
11 
acres 
357,256 
- 
(D) 
8,612 
7,709 
20,195 
10,560 
12,505 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
114 
- 
1 
5 
- 
8 
9 
4 
acres 
352,978 
- 
(D) 
20,831 
- 
20,118 
26,516 
12,036 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,554 
16 
62 
140 
42 
42 
162 
68 
acres 
7,667 
34 
(D) 
747 
177 
210 
843 
350 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,589 
72 
172 
322 
98 
177 
447 
239 
acres 
115,477 
1,932 
4,122 
7,673 
2,378 
4,595 
11,294 
5,835 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,176 
46 
34 
62 
37 
67 
108 
66 
acres 
68,057 
2,528 
1,963 
3,552 
2,114 
3,934 
6,304 
3,938 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,074 
36 
33 
59 
25 
51 
101 
39 
acres 
88,764 
2,865 
2,769 
4,787 
2,097 
4,326 
8,433 
3,130 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,116 
45 
29 
55 
25 
45 
91 
35 
acres 
128,925 
5,194 
3,240 
6,436 
3,093 
5,095 
10,590 
4,071 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
701 
18 
13 
33 
11 
26 
54 
22 
acres 
110,737 
2,831 
2,068 
5,316 
1,770 
4,081 
8,409 
3,429 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
482 
16 
8 
22 
9 
21 
28 
16 
acres 
95,458 
3,173 
1,611 
4,281 
1,770 
4,056 
5,533 
3,153 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
362 
13 
6 
10 
2 
13 
28 
17 
acres 
86,114 
3,057 
1,449 
2,442 
(D) 
3,146 
6,652 
4,072 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
875 
36 
9 
23 
18 
52 
73 
39 
acres 
306,247 
12,527 
2,914 
8,027 
6,439 
19,361 
24,858 
13,815 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
539 
4 
9 
13 
5 
53 
39 
25 
acres 
369,302 
2,502 
6,234 
8,640 
3,738 
36,115 
25,174 
16,474 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
255 
- 
2 
5 
2 
20 
9 
14 
acres 
340,876 
- 
(D) 
5,540 
(D) 
27,686 
10,460 
16,599 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
111 
- 
7 
7 
8 
3 
acres 
334,132 
- 
- 
20,841 
- 
18,672 
23,384 
10,160 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
9,278 
231 
272 
400 
214 
563 
787 
361 
2007 
10,235 
253 
311 
539 
226 
498 
897 
460 
acres, 2012 
1,396,144 
11,817 
14,742 
44,642 
21,244 
121,386 
97,248 
54,778 
2007 
1,405,442 
12,479 
16,340 
50,941 
14,384 
107,137 
103,180 
60,147 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,530 
193 
238 
354 
194 
487 
610 
317 
2007 
8,278 
229 
267 
467 
186 
413 
758 
392 
acres, 2012 
1,280,965 
9,394 
13,362 
42,451 
19,713 
113,830 
86,756 
51,515 
2007 
1,246,603 
10,264 
13,898 
46,464 
10,876 
100,208 
92,713 
54,934 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
766 
24 
22 
42 
21 
22 
93 
21 
2007 
2,371 
58 
66 
139 
63 
103 
191 
84 
acres, 2012 
15,176 
421 
165 
374 
251 
382 
1,307 
311 
2007 
(D) 
1,515 
874 
2,758 
1,470 
2,604 
2,936 
2,562 
-continued 
250 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
