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 
Essex 
Gloucester 
Hudson 
Hunterdon 
Mercer 
Middlesex 
Monmouth 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
13 
584 
_ 
1,447 
272 
198 
823 
2007 
13 
669 
- 
1,623 
311 
236 
932 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
128 
43,265 
- 
96,025 
19,744 
17,261 
38,961 
2007 
184 
46,662 
- 
100,027 
21,730 
18,717 
44,130 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
10 
74 
- 
66 
73 
87 
47 
2007 
14 
70 
- 
62 
70 
79 
47 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
13 
584 
_ 
1,447 
272 
198 
823 
2007 
13 
669 
- 
1,623 
311 
236 
932 
$1,000, 2012 
8,124 
515,223 
- 
1,574,889 
401,010 
339,808 
840,809 
2007 
16,938 
721,326 
- 
2,017,916 
408,816 
379,741 
1,046,680 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
624,943 
882,231 
- 
1,088,382 
1,474,301 
1,716,204 
1,021,640 
2007 
1,302,885 
1,078,215 
- 
1,243,324 
1,314,520 
1,609,071 
1,123,048 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
63,471 
11,909 
- 
16,401 
20,310 
19,686 
21,581 
2007 
92,052 
15,459 
- 
20,174 
18,813 
20,289 
23,718 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1 
29 
- 
56 
16 
24 
73 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1 
35 
- 
39 
16 
19 
24 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1 
75 
- 
65 
23 
5 
64 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4 
239 
- 
395 
51 
54 
237 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4 
97 
- 
531 
78 
52 
231 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1 
49 
_ 
200 
46 
15 
100 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
39 
- 
125 
27 
11 
69 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
16 
- 
20 
10 
12 
13 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
5 
- 
16 
5 
6 
12 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
80,781 
206,093 
29,571 
273,811 
143,723 
197,739 
300,041 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
0.2 
21.0 
35.1 
13.7 
8.7 
13.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
9 
172 
- 
313 
62 
63 
298 
acres 
38 
1,087 
- 
2,029 
395 
(D) 
1,818 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4 
262 
- 
727 
131 
82 
380 
acres 
90 
5,551 
- 
15,707 
2,960 
1,708 
7,153 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
36 
- 
99 
14 
16 
33 
acres 
- 
2,077 
- 
5,628 
791 
925 
1,859 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
24 
- 
98 
19 
6 
32 
acres 
- 
2,086 
- 
8,230 
1,586 
472 
2,634 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
- 
23 
- 
74 
15 
5 
26 
acres 
- 
2,711 
- 
8,688 
1,674 
565 
2,922 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
10 
- 
48 
6 
3 
14 
acres 
- 
1,541 
- 
7,473 
901 
466 
2,155 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
21 
2 
4 
6 
acres 
- 
1,516 
- 
4,134 
(D) 
789 
1,227 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
10 
- 
8 
6 
1 
6 
acres 
- 
2,362 
" 
1,903 
1,483 
(D) 
1,465 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
24 
_ 
32 
9 
8 
8 
acres 
- 
8,728 
- 
12,179 
2,893 
2,602 
2,997 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
11 
- 
16 
6 
7 
17 
acres 
- 
7,161 
- 
10,215 
3,632 
5,012 
11,047 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
6 
1 
3 
3 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
7,915 
(D) 
4,099 
3,684 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
11,924 
(D) 
- 
- 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6 
221 
- 
389 
73 
106 
376 
acres 
36 
1,392 
- 
2,574 
431 
(D) 
2,268 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
7 
291 
- 
842 
147 
79 
429 
acres 
148 
5,930 
- 
17,706 
3,311 
1,699 
8,266 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
- 
37 
- 
102 
26 
9 
31 
acres 
- 
2,253 
- 
5,844 
1,538 
519 
1,751 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
- 
29 
- 
76 
12 
5 
19 
acres 
- 
2,455 
- 
6,215 
1,033 
414 
1,533 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
_ 
20 
_ 
72 
21 
9 
19 
acres 
- 
2,316 
- 
8,216 
2,360 
1,055 
2,132 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
- 
17 
- 
39 
5 
1 
8 
acres 
- 
2,684 
- 
6,179 
749 
(D) 
1,239 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
- 
9 
- 
13 
3 
8 
9 
acres 
- 
1,821 
- 
2,596 
585 
1,616 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
- 
7 
- 
18 
7 
- 
9 
acres 
- 
1,667 
" 
4,327 
1,631 
- 
2,149 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
_ 
22 
_ 
42 
10 
10 
10 
acres 
- 
7,513 
- 
15,881 
3,485 
3,127 
3,765 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
- 
9 
- 
17 
4 
6 
15 
acres 
- 
5,533 
- 
10,797 
2,532 
4,221 
10,179 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
10 
2 
3 
6 
acres 
- 
4,198 
- 
11,993 
(D) 
5,275 
6,973 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
8,900 
- 
7,699 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
448 
_ 
1,111 
224 
166 
564 
2007 
11 
507 
- 
1,266 
265 
203 
663 
acres, 2012 
28 
31,997 
- 
58,261 
12,395 
12,334 
25,132 
2007 
43 
34,709 
- 
66,553 
15,358 
12,899 
28,008 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
10 
430 
- 
1,008 
212 
158 
517 
2007 
10 
447 
- 
1,077 
219 
189 
574 
acres, 2012 
28 
30,247 
- 
50,186 
11,155 
11,182 
22,136 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
(D) 
31,890 
51,418 
11,740 
1 1 ,425 
21,996 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
- 
32 
- 
154 
26 
10 
54 
2007 
1 
85 
- 
370 
63 
30 
155 
acres, 2012 
- 
314 
- 
2,940 
285 
157 
1,276 
2007 
(D) 
978 
- 
9,949 
1,350 
435 
3,787 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data New Jersey 249 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
