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Farms in Lancaster County

Farms in Lancaster County was 4,680 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 1st highest of 67 counties in 2022.

2022, count4,680
Rank1st of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high5,6951997
Series low4,6802022

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Farms in Lancaster County, 1997 to 2022

4,5004,7505,0005,2505,5005,7501997200220072012201720221997: 5,695 count2002: 5,293 count2007: 5,462 count2012: 5,657 count2017: 5,108 count2022: 4,680 count4,5005,0005,5006,0001997200720221997: 5,695 count2002: 5,293 count2007: 5,462 count2012: 5,657 count2017: 5,108 count2022: 4,680 count
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 6 values
Periodcount
20224,680
20175,108
20125,657
20075,462
20025,293
19975,695

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2022
Lancaster County4,680
Pennsylvania49,053
United States1,900,487

Lancaster County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,243 countAllegheny County: 372 countArmstrong County: 721 countBeaver County: 539 countBedford County: 1,106 countBerks County: 1,767 countBlair County: 456 countBradford County: 1,315 countBucks County: 871 countButler County: 903 countCambria County: 451 countCameron County: 29 countCarbon County: 167 countCentre County: 892 countChester County: 1,558 countClarion County: 596 countClearfield County: 439 countClinton County: 276 countColumbia County: 688 countCrawford County: 1,022 countCumberland County: 1,186 countDauphin County: 685 countDelaware County: 54 countElk County: 193 countErie County: 1,052 countFayette County: 795 countForest County: 46 countFranklin County: 1,439 countFulton County: 501 countGreene County: 643 countHuntingdon County: 671 countIndiana County: 936 countJefferson County: 483 countJuniata County: 514 countLackawanna County: 277 countLancaster County: 4,680 countLawrence County: 585 countLebanon County: 993 countLehigh County: 402 countLuzerne County: 376 countLycoming County: 918 countMcKean County: 309 countMercer County: 1,023 countMifflin County: 543 countMonroe County: 245 countMontgomery County: 579 countMontour County: 257 countNorthampton County: 421 countNorthumberland County: 724 countPerry County: 661 countPhiladelphia County: 37 countPike County: 58 countPotter County: 417 countSchuylkill County: 710 countSnyder County: 792 countSomerset County: 998 countSullivan County: 151 countSusquehanna County: 740 countTioga County: 998 countUnion County: 483 countVenango County: 329 countWarren County: 380 countWashington County: 1,583 countWayne County: 523 countWestmoreland County: 989 countWyoming County: 334 countYork County: 1,929 count
  • Under 280
  • 280 to 450
  • 450 to 600
  • 600 to 800
  • 800 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
Farms, 2022, count. Lancaster County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Farms, Lancaster County, 1997 to 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Lancaster County, 1997 to 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/lancaster-county-pennsylvania. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Farms, Lancaster County, 1997 to 2022. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/lancaster-county-pennsylvania.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Farms, Lancaster County, 1997 to 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/farms/lancaster-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Farms, Lancaster County, 1997 to 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/farms/lancaster-county-pennsylvania. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the farms in Lancaster County?

Farms in Lancaster County was 4,680 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 1st highest of 67 counties in 2022.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest farms in Lancaster County?

5,695 in 1997, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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