Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Prince 
George's 
Queen Anne's 
St. Mary's 
Somerset 
Talbot 
Washington 
Wicomico 
Worcester 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
347 
530 
632 
286 
328 
860 
510 
374 
2007 
375 
521 
621 
329 
305 
844 
508 
384 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
32,607 
156,941 
67,086 
65,212 
119,481 
129,600 
83,739 
99,304 
2007 
37,005 
146,927 
68,648 
60,255 
109,002 
114,065 
92,852 
110,847 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
94 
296 
106 
228 
364 
151 
164 
266 
2007 
99 
282 
111 
183 
357 
135 
183 
289 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
347 
530 
632 
286 
328 
860 
510 
374 
2007 
375 
521 
621 
329 
305 
844 
508 
384 
$1,000, 2012 
257,240 
1,168,243 
442,982 
356,773 
790,020 
775,091 
526,203 
592,988 
2007 
350,058 
850,155 
499,692 
382,057 
672,384 
865,392 
537,894 
488,489 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
741,326 
2,204,233 
700,920 
1,247,459 
2,408,599 
901,268 
1,031,771 
1,585,531 
2007 
933,487 
1,631,776 
804,658 
1,161,268 
2,204,538 
1,025,346 
1,058,847 
1,272,107 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,889 
7,444 
6,603 
5,471 
6,612 
5,981 
6,284 
5,971 
2007 
9,460 
5,786 
7,279 
6,341 
6,169 
7,587 
5,793 
4,407 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
25 
11 
39 
16 
15 
28 
20 
18 
$50,000 to $99,999 
22 
33 
22 
29 
11 
36 
34 
44 
$100,000 to $199,999 
42 
26 
75 
45 
22 
105 
59 
37 
$200,000 to $499,999 
141 
132 
215 
72 
64 
280 
189 
106 
$500,000 to $999,999 
63 
114 
190 
54 
60 
216 
77 
67 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
32 
80 
61 
25 
62 
108 
71 
46 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
18 
73 
23 
27 
60 
72 
37 
26 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
29 
6 
12 
14 
11 
17 
17 
$10,000,000 or more 
4 
32 
1 
6 
20 
4 
6 
13 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
347,997 
238,036 
228,602 
204,626 
171,865 
292,979 
239,645 
299,698 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
9.4 
65.9 
29.3 
31.9 
69.5 
44.2 
34.9 
33.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
68 
27 
62 
19 
29 
108 
63 
41 
acres 
363 
139 
(D) 
77 
152 
453 
371 
232 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
145 
167 
243 
108 
85 
290 
204 
127 
acres 
3,531 
3,996 
6,045 
2,919 
2,396 
7,339 
5,191 
3,220 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
42 
83 
38 
16 
69 
47 
43 
acres 
1,911 
2,453 
4,703 
2,170 
944 
4,020 
2,622 
2,433 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
32 
42 
70 
23 
21 
64 
40 
32 
acres 
2,539 
3,462 
5,889 
1,885 
1,759 
5,338 
3,341 
2,594 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
24 
42 
49 
15 
28 
64 
34 
32 
acres 
2,903 
4,921 
5,687 
1,654 
3,308 
7,632 
4,048 
3,684 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
16 
27 
57 
8 
17 
58 
18 
11 
acres 
2,554 
4,373 
9,253 
1,257 
2,745 
9,144 
2,806 
1,781 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
3 
12 
20 
7 
8 
53 
21 
6 
acres 
(D) 
2,372 
3,833 
1,380 
1,599 
10,252 
4,164 
1,191 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
7 
23 
6 
6 
10 
42 
6 
8 
acres 
1,681 
5,513 
1,430 
1,440 
2,375 
9,894 
1,446 
1,935 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12 
58 
21 
25 
39 
66 
36 
32 
acres 
3,890 
21,033 
6,676 
9,774 
13,680 
22,739 
12,295 
10,938 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
49 
13 
24 
44 
28 
22 
15 
acres 
2,978 
34,951 
8,677 
16,248 
30,651 
18,760 
16,204 
11,100 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
1 
32 
6 
5 
21 
13 
15 
16 
acres 
(D) 
45,542 
(D) 
6,482 
31,603 
15,064 
19,594 
23,241 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
9 
2 
8 
10 
5 
4 
11 
acres 
(D) 
28,186 
(D) 
19,926 
28,269 
18,965 
11,657 
36,955 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
71 
34 
78 
22 
18 
105 
69 
47 
acres 
(D) 
189 
390 
78 
85 
485 
353 
221 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
161 
151 
227 
109 
87 
290 
187 
115 
acres 
3,842 
3,740 
5,965 
2,801 
2,574 
7,550 
5,014 
3,010 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
28 
46 
81 
35 
15 
60 
51 
35 
acres 
1,638 
2,650 
4,715 
1,966 
876 
3,538 
2,864 
2,028 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
31 
49 
51 
35 
26 
57 
43 
36 
acres 
2,501 
4,122 
4,292 
2,856 
2,243 
4,707 
3,561 
2,953 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
27 
41 
60 
23 
28 
65 
39 
31 
acres 
3,144 
4,726 
6,874 
2,629 
3,185 
7,770 
4,552 
3,582 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
17 
27 
43 
13 
14 
74 
20 
12 
acres 
2,724 
4,153 
6,720 
2,060 
2,215 
11,875 
3,246 
1,886 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
11 
25 
20 
19 
18 
60 
10 
9 
acres 
2,175 
4,964 
3,942 
3,793 
3,557 
11,976 
1,961 
1,787 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
6 
13 
18 
9 
11 
35 
13 
7 
acres 
(D) 
3,099 
(D) 
2,155 
2,644 
8,172 
3,160 
1,659 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12 
41 
20 
32 
25 
61 
30 
43 
acres 
4,432 
14,132 
6,614 
11,341 
9,609 
20,446 
10,400 
14,804 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
7 
55 
17 
23 
28 
26 
30 
21 
acres 
4,210 
37,625 
12,274 
14,827 
18,734 
17,009 
22,034 
14,277 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
3 
28 
4 
6 
24 
7 
11 
15 
acres 
4,021 
39,713 
4,711 
8,449 
32,728 
9,029 
13,885 
22,090 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
11 
2 
3 
11 
4 
5 
13 
acres 
(D) 
27,814 
(D) 
7,300 
30,552 
11,508 
21,822 
42,550 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
251 
445 
532 
180 
279 
662 
384 
254 
2007 
312 
438 
536 
212 
253 
731 
351 
253 
acres, 2012 
14,435 
129,940 
41,216 
36,407 
98,180 
85,270 
56,094 
71,339 
2007 
17,376 
120,336 
39,794 
35,392 
87,107 
81,623 
51,748 
75,405 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
215 
310 
463 
100 
205 
595 
228 
163 
2007 
251 
322 
466 
130 
179 
635 
243 
155 
acres, 2012 
12,468 
120,302 
36,342 
33,396 
93,020 
79,840 
49,967 
66,204 
2007 
13,422 
110,136 
33,064 
31,362 
80,533 
71,537 
43,050 
69,519 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18 
30 
54 
16 
11 
69 
24 
17 
2007 
88 
97 
104 
51 
48 
186 
64 
40 
acres, 2012 
287 
484 
723 
(D) 
377 
2,140 
312 
313 
2007 
1,788 
5,685 
2,674 
2,118 
2,120 
6,414 
1,809 
1,422 
-continued 
252 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
