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 
Pennsylvania 
Adams 
Allegheny 
Armstrong 
Beaver 
Bedford 
Berks 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
59,309 
1,188 
428 
783 
646 
1,210 
2,039 
2007 
63,163 
1,289 
534 
794 
824 
1,173 
1,980 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
7,704,444 
171,305 
34,837 
129,090 
55,795 
209,795 
233,744 
2007 
7,809,244 
174,595 
38,023 
122,275 
67,075 
210,990 
222,119 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
130 
144 
81 
165 
86 
173 
115 
2007 
124 
135 
71 
154 
81 
180 
112 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
59,309 
1,188 
428 
783 
646 
1,210 
2,039 
2007 
63,163 
1,289 
534 
794 
824 
1,173 
1,980 
$1,000, 2012 
41,795,782 
1,067,564 
183,544 
371,156 
268,305 
774,484 
2,070,714 
2007 
37,289,908 
1,115,529 
219,948 
382,592 
328,059 
727,790 
1,528,730 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
704,712 
898,623 
428,840 
474,018 
415,333 
640,069 
1,015,554 
2007 
590,376 
865,422 
411,888 
481,854 
398,130 
620,452 
772,086 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,425 
6,232 
5,269 
2,875 
4,809 
3,692 
8,859 
2007 
4,775 
6,389 
5,785 
3,129 
4,891 
3,449 
6,882 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,268 
49 
34 
47 
28 
52 
75 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,240 
17 
35 
54 
50 
80 
72 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,411 
96 
99 
155 
133 
173 
187 
$200,000 to $499,999 
21,263 
476 
132 
329 
290 
429 
638 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,532 
306 
87 
126 
100 
268 
449 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,565 
142 
33 
35 
25 
140 
340 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,303 
70 
6 
35 
20 
60 
239 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
517 
23 
1 
2 
- 
6 
28 
$10,000,000 or more 
210 
9 
1 
- 
- 
2 
11 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
28,635,548 
331,946 
467,249 
418,050 
278,216 
647,870 
548,147 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
26.9 
51.6 
7.5 
30.9 
20.1 
32.4 
42.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,575 
104 
70 
44 
55 
58 
275 
acres 
24,992 
488 
297 
141 
(D) 
293 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
17,721 
469 
147 
152 
237 
244 
699 
acres 
454,294 
10,790 
3,776 
3,985 
6,347 
6,274 
1 7,232 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,622 
118 
59 
84 
90 
97 
186 
acres 
385,879 
6,789 
3,390 
(D) 
5,071 
(D) 
10,869 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,471 
99 
36 
133 
88 
157 
188 
acres 
620,629 
8,127 
3,024 
10,852 
7,310 
13,233 
15,861 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
6,845 
103 
42 
109 
72 
161 
202 
acres 
793,606 
1 1 ,783 
4,642 
12,754 
8,172 
18,767 
23,735 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,903 
67 
27 
67 
31 
112 
135 
acres 
611,427 
10,186 
4,140 
10,634 
4,920 
17,459 
21,038 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,660 
47 
14 
40 
25 
94 
55 
acres 
525,534 
9,229 
2,751 
8,136 
4,860 
18,587 
10,912 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,866 
34 
11 
25 
10 
65 
60 
acres 
443,381 
7,982 
2,598 
5,869 
2,409 
15,382 
14,368 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,224 
72 
18 
81 
26 
143 
168 
acres 
1,471,185 
25,830 
5,962 
28,728 
9,015 
49,049 
57,500 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,768 
53 
2 
35 
11 
63 
50 
acres 
1,168,262 
35,718 
(D) 
22,739 
6,296 
39,189 
34,283 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
515 
15 
1 
11 
1 
14 
19 
acres 
683,882 
19,751 
(D) 
15,354 
(D) 
20,051 
22,136 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
139 
7 
1 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
521,373 
24,632 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,601 
91 
65 
24 
68 
56 
245 
acres 
24,955 
387 
(D) 
106 
287 
189 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
20,267 
543 
226 
157 
312 
227 
736 
acres 
525,323 
12,797 
5,761 
4,304 
8,531 
6,333 
17,695 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6,949 
117 
81 
99 
115 
86 
174 
acres 
405,932 
6,804 
4,707 
(D) 
6,652 
(D) 
10,132 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
7,833 
113 
45 
129 
115 
144 
150 
acres 
651,631 
9,408 
3,627 
10,551 
9,512 
12,372 
12,644 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7,333 
107 
51 
142 
104 
165 
213 
acres 
845,418 
12,264 
5,694 
16,482 
1 1 ,990 
19,173 
24,618 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
3,934 
69 
31 
67 
31 
110 
112 
acres 
614,961 
10,726 
4,749 
10,527 
4,884 
17,298 
17,656 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
2,660 
42 
12 
40 
20 
91 
69 
acres 
525,281 
8,262 
2,316 
7,947 
3,897 
17,847 
13,638 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1,752 
37 
3 
27 
12 
60 
57 
acres 
416,976 
8,934 
698 
6,273 
2,913 
14,290 
13,638 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
4,387 
85 
15 
61 
40 
151 
145 
acres 
1,528,963 
29,766 
5,169 
21,383 
14,000 
52,274 
50,587 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,816 
68 
3 
37 
7 
70 
66 
acres 
1,205,755 
44,304 
1,939 
23,516 
4,409 
46,859 
42,198 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
490 
11 
1 
10 
- 
11 
11 
acres 
633,548 
13,937 
(D) 
13,446 
- 
14,163 
13,953 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
141 
6 
1 
1 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
430,501 
17,006 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
49,838 
981 
328 
650 
494 
1,046 
1,711 
2007 
54,772 
1,104 
442 
705 
672 
1,031 
1,687 
acres, 2012 
4,546,052 
125,642 
14,098 
66,565 
28,531 
104,274 
182,303 
2007 
4,870,287 
127,521 
18,397 
69,360 
35,494 
118,727 
170,760 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
42,981 
881 
277 
550 
419 
892 
1,541 
2007 
44,269 
917 
309 
569 
525 
866 
1,446 
acres, 2012 
3,957,000 
112,966 
9,639 
54,733 
23,878 
88,692 
172,239 
2007 
3,942,079 
107,626 
8,689 
53,691 
24,426 
96,886 
155,396 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
4,962 
70 
38 
46 
82 
128 
141 
2007 
12,985 
228 
109 
183 
136 
271 
302 
acres, 2012 
118,049 
4,939 
644 
946 
1,080 
3,780 
1,696 
2007 
397,131 
10,453 
2,975 
5,594 
5,361 
11,027 
5,621 
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294 Pennsylvania 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
