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 
Vermont 
Addison 
Bennington 
Caledonia 
Chittenden 
Essex 
Franklin 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
7,338 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
2007 
6,984 
773 
226 
531 
591 
94 
740 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
1,251,713 
208,362 
41,387 
81,828 
73,583 
25,491 
186,294 
2007 
1,233,313 
187,482 
36,580 
81,946 
83,382 
26,732 
180,006 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
171 
256 
136 
146 
125 
274 
253 
2007 
177 
243 
162 
154 
141 
284 
243 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
7,338 
814 
305 
560 
587 
93 
736 
2007 
6,984 
773 
226 
531 
591 
94 
740 
$1,000, 2012 
4,011,152 
634,356 
172,827 
260,354 
316,157 
47,498 
521,727 
2007 
3,580,584 
492,334 
134,914 
216,270 
316,755 
41,682 
448,298 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
546,627 
779,308 
566,645 
464,918 
538,598 
510,728 
708,868 
2007 
512,684 
636,913 
596,966 
407,288 
535,965 
443,431 
605,808 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,205 
3,044 
4,176 
3,182 
4,297 
1,863 
2,801 
2007 
2,903 
2,626 
3,688 
2,639 
3,799 
1,559 
2,490 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
495 
64 
12 
31 
59 
- 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
351 
25 
26 
15 
29 
1 
26 
$100,000 to $199,999 
982 
77 
53 
99 
66 
32 
94 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,959 
297 
104 
281 
223 
28 
284 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,757 
208 
77 
74 
144 
16 
173 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
531 
79 
25 
47 
43 
13 
75 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
223 
50 
4 
12 
22 
3 
40 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
32 
11 
4 
- 
1 
- 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
8 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
5,898,679 
490,449 
431,988 
415,274 
343,41 1 
424,704 
405,572 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
21.2 
42.5 
9.6 
19.7 
21.4 
6.0 
45.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
616 
58 
54 
47 
73 
8 
30 
acres 
2,560 
226 
(D) 
209 
252 
45 
90 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
2,258 
243 
95 
170 
223 
17 
178 
acres 
56,663 
5,965 
2,271 
4,518 
5,105 
302 
4,158 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
573 
57 
21 
47 
54 
4 
42 
acres 
33,002 
3,227 
1,201 
2,685 
3,069 
200 
2,408 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
650 
57 
16 
51 
46 
4 
60 
acres 
54,291 
4,571 
1,366 
4,345 
3,894 
332 
4,932 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
786 
81 
31 
57 
55 
2 
76 
acres 
90,871 
9,320 
3,336 
6,928 
6,464 
(D) 
8,744 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
405 
38 
23 
33 
25 
12 
45 
acres 
63,990 
5,938 
3,489 
5,250 
3,976 
1,953 
7,159 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
416 
35 
24 
38 
24 
17 
43 
acres 
82,703 
6,917 
4,765 
7,682 
4,675 
3,279 
8,413 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
308 
24 
8 
22 
3 
3 
47 
acres 
73,419 
5,780 
(D) 
5,126 
740 
(D) 
11,158 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
789 
101 
21 
63 
61 
9 
126 
acres 
278,614 
36,106 
7,436 
22,073 
22,291 
3,325 
44,521 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
383 
77 
5 
29 
12 
13 
51 
acres 
250,443 
51,754 
3,065 
18,399 
7,499 
7,276 
33,247 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
115 
29 
6 
2 
8 
3 
28 
acres 
151,000 
40,097 
9,407 
(D) 
9,258 
3,490 
33,829 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
39 
14 
1 
1 
3 
1 
10 
acres 
114,157 
38,461 
(D) 
(D) 
6,360 
(D) 
27,635 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
635 
76 
31 
33 
81 
5 
42 
acres 
2,751 
326 
155 
94 
363 
36 
175 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
1,862 
197 
66 
153 
178 
8 
158 
acres 
46,781 
4,829 
1,706 
3,873 
3,886 
159 
4,157 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
567 
53 
12 
37 
51 
5 
64 
acres 
32,854 
2,942 
(D) 
2,151 
(D) 
(D) 
3,658 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
593 
58 
13 
56 
49 
13 
48 
acres 
49,329 
4,798 
1,094 
4,665 
4,046 
1,073 
3,860 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
777 
66 
26 
48 
65 
4 
66 
acres 
89,920 
7,603 
2,992 
5,612 
7,497 
524 
7,715 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
459 
46 
17 
49 
38 
9 
50 
acres 
72,161 
7,155 
2,659 
7,764 
5,963 
1,385 
7,776 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
417 
43 
14 
28 
30 
5 
65 
acres 
82,161 
8,542 
2,785 
5,532 
5,863 
1,060 
12,625 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
279 
23 
13 
24 
11 
11 
42 
acres 
66,630 
5,631 
3,143 
5,800 
2,629 
2,549 
10,019 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
861 
112 
19 
74 
52 
10 
116 
acres 
303,640 
39,827 
6,450 
25,148 
19,191 
3,621 
42,193 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
390 
59 
10 
26 
25 
22 
60 
acres 
252,371 
39,429 
6,550 
17,167 
16,391 
13,263 
40,028 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
114 
31 
4 
3 
9 
2 
22 
acres 
148,188 
41,578 
5,235 
4,140 
10,252 
(D) 
29,330 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
30 
9 
1 
- 
2 
7 
acres 
86,527 
24,822 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
18,470 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,974 
604 
174 
384 
372 
68 
496 
2007 
5,439 
644 
177 
430 
452 
82 
572 
acres, 2012 
488,327 
126,818 
11,165 
29,050 
25,889 
8,020 
80,167 
2007 
516,924 
116,067 
13,175 
30,776 
31,161 
11,557 
85,077 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
4,619 
571 
157 
370 
328 
66 
465 
2007 
4,707 
547 
153 
388 
383 
71 
514 
acres, 2012 
446,020 
119,053 
9,959 
26,616 
22,307 
7,680 
74,966 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
433,074 
102,629 
9,938 
25,757 
23,906 
8,896 
75,636 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
674 
74 
23 
41 
40 
4 
85 
2007 
1,458 
184 
54 
95 
108 
14 
144 
acres, 2012 
17,924 
2,594 
614 
1,098 
1,173 
46 
2,945 
2007 
46,686 
6,731 
2,603 
2,308 
3,565 
1,710 
6,908 
-continued 
240 Vermont 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
