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 
Cumberland 
Dauphin 
Delaware 
Elk 
Erie 
Fayette 
Forest 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,415 
811 
76 
271 
1,422 
941 
56 
2007 
1,550 
836 
79 
376 
1,609 
1,220 
84 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
154,879 
129,378 
4,725 
23,488 
168,634 
112,871 
8,283 
2007 
157,388 
89,533 
4,361 
33,258 
173,125 
140,688 
10,728 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
109 
160 
62 
87 
119 
120 
148 
2007 
102 
107 
55 
88 
108 
115 
128 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
1,415 
811 
76 
271 
1,422 
941 
56 
2007 
1,550 
836 
79 
376 
1,609 
1,220 
84 
$1,000, 2012 
1 ,207,020 
587,496 
65,198 
80,318 
579,757 
374,843 
19,943 
2007 
999,014 
546,197 
56,780 
113,703 
693,360 
513,177 
35,511 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
853,017 
724,409 
857,862 
296,375 
407,705 
398,346 
356,125 
2007 
644,525 
653,346 
718,736 
302,401 
430,926 
420,637 
422,752 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,793 
4,541 
13,798 
3,420 
3,438 
3,321 
2,408 
2007 
6,347 
6,101 
13,020 
3,419 
4,005 
3,648 
3,310 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
40 
68 
6 
26 
87 
83 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
48 
- 
23 
98 
107 
4 
$100,000 to $199,999 
137 
76 
9 
59 
429 
217 
13 
$200,000 to $499,999 
536 
284 
19 
126 
528 
351 
24 
$500,000 to $999,999 
377 
193 
18 
27 
170 
128 
8 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
181 
88 
12 
8 
75 
38 
2 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
76 
41 
12 
2 
26 
10 
1 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
21 
10 
- 
- 
8 
5 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
10 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
349,099 
336,037 
117,660 
529,513 
511,494 
505,817 
273,453 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
44.4 
38.5 
4.0 
4.4 
33.0 
22.3 
3.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
125 
103 
28 
42 
99 
58 
4 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
467 
(D) 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
540 
294 
21 
81 
487 
262 
10 
acres 
12,509 
6,951 
549 
2,423 
12,344 
7,370 
347 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
114 
92 
- 
35 
201 
123 
12 
acres 
6,626 
5,440 
- 
1,995 
1 1 ,597 
7,304 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
176 
104 
1 
37 
182 
134 
3 
acres 
14,829 
8,679 
(D) 
3,029 
15,304 
11,172 
290 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
171 
69 
18 
29 
146 
132 
11 
acres 
20,034 
8,016 
2,040 
3,351 
16,907 
15,342 
1,252 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
80 
39 
3 
19 
67 
70 
8 
acres 
12,372 
6,151 
465 
3,001 
10,245 
11,011 
1,271 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
51 
28 
- 
3 
58 
48 
1 
acres 
10,034 
(D) 
- 
623 
11,404 
9,493 
(D) 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
37 
15 
- 
10 
51 
32 
2 
acres 
8,835 
3,636 
- 
2,414 
12,063 
7,413 
(D) 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
71 
45 
5 
11 
73 
50 
3 
acres 
25,172 
15,837 
1,490 
3,517 
25,866 
17,421 
947 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
36 
15 
- 
4 
43 
25 
1 
acres 
24,245 
10,094 
- 
2,970 
27,704 
15,801 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
12 
4 
- 
- 
11 
5 
acres 
15,610 
6,661 
- 
- 
13,684 
5,668 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
11,049 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
130 
102 
21 
46 
97 
84 
8 
acres 
632 
527 
(D) 
153 
(D) 
339 
26 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
676 
315 
32 
142 
611 
412 
18 
acres 
15,747 
7,815 
808 
3,992 
15,449 
11,917 
512 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
134 
84 
4 
37 
206 
139 
17 
acres 
7,726 
5,064 
218 
2,054 
12,006 
8,146 
999 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
157 
91 
5 
45 
189 
152 
11 
acres 
13,166 
7,596 
420 
3,705 
15,624 
12,477 
903 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
156 
90 
8 
41 
169 
171 
14 
acres 
18,377 
10,360 
842 
4,767 
19,595 
19,469 
1,538 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
84 
27 
3 
19 
97 
74 
2 
acres 
13,048 
4,287 
488 
2,979 
15,057 
1 1 ,529 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
44 
26 
2 
13 
64 
49 
acres 
8,661 
5,097 
(D) 
2,579 
12,768 
9,689 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
33 
17 
8 
38 
35 
4 
acres 
7,855 
4,023 
- 
1,897 
8,983 
8,368 
914 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
81 
60 
4 
22 
92 
73 
8 
acres 
27,410 
20,610 
1,104 
7,559 
32,108 
26,177 
2,627 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
44 
20 
- 
2 
37 
17 
1 
acres 
30,555 
13,715 
- 
(D) 
23,839 
10,517 
(D) 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
11 
2 
- 
1 
7 
11 
acres 
14,211 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
10,846 
15,060 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
7,000 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,258 
644 
50 
228 
1,258 
771 
49 
2007 
1,384 
684 
56 
324 
1,432 
1,048 
73 
acres, 2012 
119,664 
59,986 
1,218 
9,727 
96,210 
55,185 
2,549 
2007 
123,109 
66,235 
1,646 
13,652 
101,698 
74,180 
4,400 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,122 
558 
36 
213 
1,096 
674 
46 
2007 
1,117 
537 
40 
262 
1,108 
859 
55 
acres, 2012 
109,879 
54,617 
(D) 
7,745 
83,798 
40,337 
2,082 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
104,747 
56,657 
944 
9,373 
77,909 
54,592 
2,691 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
98 
42 
7 
22 
109 
89 
9 
2007 
298 
169 
21 
68 
249 
272 
29 
acres, 2012 
2,249 
955 
(D) 
308 
1,624 
2,310 
(D) 
2007 
7,824 
3,904 
(D) 
1,726 
7,769 
8,615 
1,018 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 297 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
