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 
New Jersey 
Atlantic 
Bergen 
Burlington 
Camden 
Cape May 
Cumberland 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
9,071 
402 
60 
838 
175 
152 
583 
2007 
10,327 
499 
89 
922 
225 
201 
615 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
715,057 
29,479 
1,432 
95,899 
7,143 
7,352 
64,526 
2007 
733,450 
30,372 
1,177 
85,790 
8,760 
7,976 
69,489 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
79 
73 
24 
114 
41 
48 
111 
2007 
71 
61 
13 
93 
39 
40 
113 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
9,071 
402 
60 
838 
175 
152 
583 
2007 
10,327 
499 
89 
922 
225 
201 
615 
$1,000, 2012 
9,147,216 
363,182 
60,356 
928,871 
89,880 
84,796 
518,498 
2007 
11,255,226 
450,333 
81,440 
1,027,869 
135,543 
128,056 
649,443 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,008,402 
903,439 
1,005,938 
1,108,438 
513,599 
557,869 
889,362 
2007 
1,089,883 
902,470 
915,051 
1,114,826 
602,414 
637,097 
1,056,005 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
12,792 
12,320 
42,148 
9,686 
12,583 
11,534 
8,035 
2007 
15,346 
14,827 
69,192 
11,981 
15,473 
16,055 
9,346 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
577 
32 
7 
45 
11 
9 
57 
$50,000 to $99,999 
399 
19 
4 
46 
13 
6 
47 
$100,000 to $199,999 
796 
52 
5 
75 
25 
9 
84 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,013 
158 
16 
281 
78 
70 
205 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,364 
74 
11 
228 
30 
43 
90 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
964 
24 
7 
86 
10 
11 
40 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
656 
25 
8 
46 
7 
2 
44 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
201 
13 
2 
17 
1 
2 
10 
$10,000,000 or more 
101 
5 
- 
14 
- 
- 
6 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
4,707,009 
355,651 
149,128 
511,088 
141,610 
160,918 
309,608 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
15.2 
8.3 
1.0 
18.8 
5.0 
4.6 
20.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,237 
83 
33 
223 
42 
29 
128 
acres 
13,856 
(D) 
(D) 
1,422 
265 
(D) 
756 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,221 
196 
20 
359 
100 
86 
232 
acres 
90,750 
4,042 
353 
7,288 
2,089 
1,849 
5,463 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
584 
31 
1 
45 
11 
11 
40 
acres 
33,718 
1,748 
(D) 
2,639 
631 
623 
2,357 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
529 
23 
3 
48 
7 
11 
42 
acres 
43,791 
1,976 
(D) 
3,822 
542 
967 
3,483 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
431 
16 
1 
47 
6 
7 
31 
acres 
50,004 
1,791 
(D) 
5,588 
626 
758 
3,619 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
246 
11 
22 
3 
5 
27 
acres 
38,321 
1,748 
- 
3,546 
(D) 
764 
4,230 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
149 
9 
- 
21 
1 
- 
21 
acres 
29,402 
1,750 
- 
4,137 
(D) 
- 
4,241 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
104 
9 
2 
5 
- 
8 
acres 
24,611 
2,198 
(D) 
1,205 
- 
- 
1,841 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
288 
15 
_ 
26 
3 
1 
23 
acres 
101,015 
5,043 
- 
8,950 
865 
(D) 
7,474 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
182 
7 
- 
23 
2 
1 
21 
acres 
121,774 
4,390 
- 
15,492 
(D) 
(D) 
14,667 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
80 
1 
- 
16 
1 
7 
acres 
108,278 
(D) 
- 
23,143 
- 
(D) 
9,788 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
1 
- 
3 
- 
3 
acres 
59,537 
(D) 
- 
18,667 
- 
- 
6,607 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2,950 
122 
53 
301 
75 
52 
137 
acres 
18,298 
(D) 
(D) 
1,872 
418 
315 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,814 
253 
35 
387 
120 
110 
244 
acres 
101,545 
4,952 
748 
7,851 
2,538 
2,218 
5,523 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
577 
30 
- 
40 
7 
13 
45 
acres 
33,131 
1,697 
- 
2,260 
412 
729 
2,619 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
467 
20 
- 
44 
7 
10 
45 
acres 
38,564 
1,573 
- 
3,652 
575 
848 
3,688 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
402 
20 
_ 
39 
3 
9 
32 
acres 
46,488 
2,236 
- 
4,550 
(D) 
1,103 
3,864 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
229 
14 
- 
17 
3 
2 
23 
acres 
35,920 
2,174 
- 
2,776 
449 
(D) 
3,677 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
149 
6 
- 
12 
1 
2 
15 
acres 
29,403 
(D) 
- 
2,361 
(D) 
(D) 
2,948 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
123 
12 
1 
7 
1 
11 
acres 
29,443 
2,896 
(D) 
1,642 
(D) 
- 
2,585 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
317 
14 
_ 
32 
5 
1 
28 
acres 
111,770 
4,793 
- 
11,137 
1,593 
(D) 
8,877 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
191 
6 
- 
22 
3 
1 
21 
acres 
128,338 
3,710 
- 
14,111 
(D) 
(D) 
15,564 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
91 
1 
- 
18 
1 
12 
acres 
119,248 
(D) 
- 
25,178 
- 
(D) 
15,268 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
17 
1 
- 
3 
- 
2 
acres 
41,302 
(D) 
8,400 
- 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
7,107 
319 
40 
636 
149 
135 
532 
2007 
8,138 
397 
71 
715 
190 
169 
564 
acres, 2012 
456,751 
18,905 
494 
52,286 
4,723 
4,250 
49,699 
2007 
488,697 
18,616 
561 
53,650 
5,033 
4,338 
52,330 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6,575 
281 
40 
576 
140 
119 
504 
2007 
7,180 
339 
65 
624 
166 
152 
537 
acres, 2012 
408,993 
16,555 
422 
48,795 
3,986 
3,493 
43,892 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
415,542 
15,920 
326 
48,823 
4,211 
3,610 
47,059 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
805 
37 
1 
73 
9 
25 
30 
2007 
1,808 
56 
15 
167 
31 
27 
70 
acres, 2012 
16,926 
427 
(D) 
1,080 
94 
338 
645 
2007 
39,980 
699 
187 
2,658 
217 
234 
1,711 
-continued 
248 New Jersey 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
