Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Maine 
Andrcsccggin 
Arccstcck 
Cumberland 
Franklin 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
8,173 
463 
895 
718 
388 
2007 
8,136 
378 
1,246 
630 
388 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,454,104 
59,446 
350,911 
62,701 
49,442 
2007 
1,347,566 
50,844 
375,568 
51,727 
40,748 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
178 
128 
392 
87 
127 
2007 
166 
135 
301 
82 
105 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
8,173 
463 
895 
718 
388 
2007 
8,136 
378 
1,246 
630 
388 
$1,000, 2012 
3,356,102 
152,411 
500,765 
307,688 
107,369 
2007 
2,968,067 
152,084 
433,915 
257,257 
107,109 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
410,633 
329,182 
559,514 
428,535 
276,723 
2007 
364,807 
402,339 
348,246 
408,345 
276,055 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,308 
2,564 
1,427 
4,907 
2,172 
2007 
2,203 
2,991 
1,155 
4,973 
2,629 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
735 
91 
71 
61 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
615 
16 
107 
52 
45 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,758 
89 
222 
81 
65 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,301 
190 
269 
305 
191 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,216 
54 
103 
179 
41 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
373 
16 
74 
21 
6 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
144 
7 
37 
19 
2 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
24 
- 
10 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
19,739,717 
299,476 
4,269,498 
534,604 
1,085,993 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
7.4 
19.8 
8.2 
11.7 
4.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,239 
141 
28 
208 
61 
acres 
4,841 
385 
126 
869 
240 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,278 
98 
135 
227 
108 
acres 
58,579 
2,445 
3,841 
5,436 
2,765 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
622 
22 
48 
48 
37 
acres 
35,743 
1,338 
2,737 
2,668 
2,233 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
857 
53 
106 
66 
56 
acres 
69,833 
4,407 
8,613 
5,097 
4,472 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
794 
27 
104 
44 
33 
acres 
90,930 
3,161 
11,603 
5,194 
3,792 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
521 
16 
69 
37 
31 
acres 
81,656 
2,560 
10,956 
5,805 
4,902 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
407 
27 
43 
27 
14 
acres 
79,554 
5,350 
8,356 
5,238 
2,777 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
257 
16 
59 
5 
10 
acres 
61,208 
3,732 
13,996 
1,208 
2,499 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
654 
40 
132 
26 
23 
acres 
231,300 
14,356 
46,990 
8,727 
8,030 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
332 
15 
73 
26 
10 
acres 
224,441 
8,871 
51,620 
14,711 
6,537 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
157 
5 
72 
2 
4 
acres 
207,503 
6,154 
97,845 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
55 
3 
26 
2 
1 
acres 
308,516 
6,687 
94,228 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
1,046 
58 
45 
132 
54 
acres 
4,304 
158 
203 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,383 
123 
190 
256 
116 
acres 
61,782 
3,204 
5,730 
6,285 
2,571 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
734 
27 
93 
58 
45 
acres 
42,415 
(D) 
5,336 
3,247 
2,702 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
852 
30 
187 
48 
51 
acres 
69,912 
2,461 
15,377 
4,023 
4,195 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
942 
37 
190 
48 
52 
acres 
107,726 
4,099 
21,947 
5,531 
6,127 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
491 
23 
105 
28 
9 
acres 
76,934 
3,627 
16,552 
4,404 
1,426 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
318 
13 
69 
18 
10 
acres 
62,856 
2,587 
13,742 
3,472 
2,058 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
239 
11 
56 
5 
5 
acres 
57,091 
2,715 
13,426 
1,210 
1,242 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
621 
36 
145 
21 
38 
acres 
219,665 
13,440 
51,558 
6,826 
13,430 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
330 
15 
83 
12 
6 
acres 
222,660 
9,658 
56,331 
8,434 
4,172 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
131 
4 
55 
1 
2 
acres 
174,762 
5,230 
73,049 
(D) 
(D) 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
49 
1 
28 
3 
acres 
247,459 
(D) 
102,317 
6,000 
- 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,864 
353 
775 
473 
223 
2007 
6,557 
316 
1,164 
482 
273 
acres, 2012 
477,343 
22,041 
187,479 
17,981 
9,601 
2007 
529,253 
23,133 
200,205 
18,109 
12,157 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5,325 
333 
560 
448 
212 
2007 
5,189 
293 
545 
404 
205 
acres, 2012 
400,960 
18,919 
146,957 
16,286 
8,573 
2007 
393,738 
16,960 
126,782 
15,202 
9,482 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
543 
38 
66 
56 
10 
2007 
1,358 
85 
138 
131 
91 
acres, 2012 
10,168 
528 
1,741 
713 
182 
2007 
37,019 
2,758 
5,915 
1,398 
1,557 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Maine 247 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
