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 
Lancaster 
Lawrence 
Lebanon 
Lehigh 
Luzerne 
Lycoming 
McKean 
Mercer 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
5,657 
659 
1,219 
486 
556 
1,207 
1,185 
2007 
5,462 
708 
1,193 
516 
610 
1,211 
1,210 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
439,481 
80,468 
121,413 
76,331 
60,930 
158,462 
163,148 
2007 
425,336 
92,391 
113,486 
84,643 
66,577 
160,456 
41,466 
171,860 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
78 
122 
100 
157 
110 
131 
125 
138 
2007 
78 
130 
95 
164 
109 
132 
132 
142 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
5,657 
659 
1,219 
486 
556 
1,207 
290 
1,185 
2007 
5,462 
708 
1,193 
516 
610 
1,211 
313 
1,210 
$1,000, 2012 
5,506,458 
330,288 
1 ,282,422 
635,758 
273,515 
675,840 
74,841 
557,916 
2007 
3,965,733 
350,919 
944,112 
497,154 
314,751 
555,001 
87,651 
548,272 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
973,388 
501,195 
1,052,028 
1,308,144 
491,933 
559,934 
258,074 
470,815 
2007 
726,059 
495,649 
791,376 
963,477 
515,986 
458,300 
280,034 
453,118 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
12,529 
4,105 
10,562 
8,329 
4,489 
4,265 
2,062 
3,420 
2007 
9,324 
3,798 
8,319 
5,874 
4,728 
3,459 
2,114 
3,190 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
200 
22 
75 
50 
42 
47 
32 
72 
$50,000 to $99,999 
108 
33 
18 
15 
39 
66 
52 
112 
$100,000 to $199,999 
358 
177 
68 
35 
122 
265 
81 
218 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,362 
258 
380 
164 
204 
475 
92 
484 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,768 
104 
250 
106 
95 
219 
22 
173 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,278 
34 
237 
74 
29 
75 
9 
84 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
515 
28 
177 
21 
22 
49 
2 
36 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
53 
3 
12 
10 
3 
7 
- 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
15 
- 
2 
11 
- 
4 
- 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
604,041 
229,232 
231,573 
220,909 
569,819 
786,304 
626,685 
430,455 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
72.8 
35.1 
52.4 
34.6 
10.7 
20.2 
5.8 
37.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
787 
39 
201 
92 
49 
84 
30 
82 
acres 
3,556 
180 
(D) 
352 
226 
391 
88 
346 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,709 
181 
387 
194 
167 
307 
78 
301 
acres 
44,260 
5,227 
8,281 
4,557 
4,501 
7,757 
2,127 
8,520 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
995 
85 
92 
34 
81 
134 
30 
163 
acres 
58,537 
5,034 
5,361 
1,976 
4,763 
7,711 
1,733 
9,539 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,028 
124 
102 
41 
77 
190 
32 
181 
acres 
84,545 
10,320 
8,342 
3,486 
6,317 
15,945 
2,734 
15,132 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
523 
90 
143 
33 
65 
183 
19 
132 
acres 
60,574 
10,575 
16,769 
3,886 
7,505 
20,787 
2,149 
15,513 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
202 
40 
73 
21 
42 
69 
27 
91 
acres 
31,190 
6,252 
1 1 ,529 
3,378 
6,459 
10,775 
4,143 
14,198 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
105 
31 
81 
21 
20 
60 
22 
68 
acres 
20,529 
6,160 
16,029 
4,103 
3,932 
11,915 
4,355 
13,629 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
67 
16 
33 
6 
16 
46 
13 
18 
acres 
15,841 
3,779 
7,939 
1,466 
3,721 
(D) 
3,055 
4,230 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
169 
29 
79 
16 
19 
89 
30 
100 
acres 
58,298 
10,125 
26,007 
5,188 
6,688 
30,214 
10,302 
34,552 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
55 
15 
26 
12 
15 
32 
9 
33 
acres 
34,576 
10,972 
15,709 
7,721 
11,128 
20,810 
5,611 
21,699 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
13 
9 
1 
12 
5 
12 
- 
13 
acres 
16,474 
1 1 ,844 
(D) 
17,845 
5,690 
15,940 
- 
18,175 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
11,101 
- 
(D) 
22,373 
- 
(D) 
- 
7,615 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
874 
52 
168 
84 
53 
61 
25 
65 
acres 
3,806 
217 
(D) 
319 
221 
219 
111 
291 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,673 
189 
463 
215 
187 
334 
68 
295 
acres 
41,698 
5,572 
10,324 
5,067 
5,553 
8,916 
1,817 
8,877 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
897 
72 
65 
35 
88 
133 
39 
155 
acres 
53,019 
4,202 
3,721 
1,983 
5,236 
7,811 
2,357 
9,140 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
926 
134 
112 
54 
85 
177 
46 
191 
acres 
76,103 
11,187 
9,306 
4,624 
7,116 
14,930 
3,910 
15,757 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
510 
79 
115 
34 
63 
182 
39 
166 
acres 
58,037 
8,999 
13,329 
3,823 
7,219 
21,023 
4,455 
19,225 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
173 
45 
72 
16 
36 
87 
24 
79 
acres 
26,785 
7,088 
1 1 ,338 
2,525 
5,590 
13,630 
3,719 
12,517 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
102 
30 
59 
12 
34 
62 
18 
62 
acres 
20,183 
5,812 
11,610 
2,309 
6,668 
12,328 
3,581 
12,189 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
72 
26 
34 
8 
15 
43 
13 
33 
acres 
1 7,379 
5,980 
8,152 
1,940 
3,586 
10,223 
3,084 
7,798 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
141 
43 
88 
23 
32 
94 
31 
114 
acres 
49,604 
14,494 
30,666 
8,220 
1 1 ,276 
32,164 
1 1 ,330 
39,819 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
70 
29 
15 
11 
12 
27 
10 
37 
acres 
44,528 
18,725 
9,372 
8,469 
7,563 
18,571 
7,102 
24,487 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
20 
9 
1 
19 
5 
9 
- 
10 
acres 
24,777 
10,115 
(D) 
25,811 
6,549 
(D) 
- 
13,370 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
5 
- 
2 
- 
3 
acres 
9,417 
- 
(D) 
19,553 
- 
(D) 
- 
8,390 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,847 
557 
986 
364 
495 
1,067 
231 
1,009 
2007 
4,756 
627 
951 
426 
544 
1,121 
261 
1,109 
acres, 2012 
331,973 
46,839 
97,431 
63,225 
34,383 
79,664 
13,156 
97,735 
2007 
326,648 
61,521 
89,566 
72,737 
38,601 
88,011 
15,408 
1 1 1 ,556 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,618 
505 
929 
337 
357 
824 
195 
875 
2007 
4,370 
550 
817 
374 
399 
813 
228 
925 
acres, 2012 
315,137 
42,006 
93,293 
61,368 
27,392 
61,018 
10,446 
86,482 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
303,222 
52,580 
82,220 
69,011 
28,327 
66,365 
11,319 
94,618 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
439 
69 
87 
16 
32 
80 
16 
161 
2007 
1,060 
157 
256 
68 
95 
260 
81 
296 
acres, 2012 
7,182 
1,382 
1,654 
142 
514 
1,637 
770 
4,653 
2007 
14,468 
4,191 
4,637 
804 
2,374 
6,412 
2,369 
7,174 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Pennsylvania 299 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
