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Farms in Pennsylvania

Farms in Pennsylvania was 49,053 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 14th highest of 50 states in 2022.

2022, count49,053
Rank14th of 50US states ranked
Series high63,1632007
Series low49,0532022

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Farms in Pennsylvania, 1997 to 2022

45K50K55K60K65K1997200220072012201720221997: 60,222 count2002: 58,105 count2007: 63,163 count2012: 59,309 count2017: 53,157 count2022: 49,053 count45K50K55K60K65K1997200720221997: 60,222 count2002: 58,105 count2007: 63,163 count2012: 59,309 count2017: 53,157 count2022: 49,053 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
202249,053
201753,157
201259,309
200763,163
200258,105
199760,222

Compared with United States

Place2022
Pennsylvania49,053
United States1,900,487

Pennsylvania compared with nearby places

Alabama: 37,362 countAlaska: 1,173 countArizona: 16,710 countArkansas: 37,756 countCalifornia: 63,134 countColorado: 36,056 countConnecticut: 5,058 countDelaware: 2,158 countFlorida: 44,703 countGeorgia: 39,264 countHawaii: 6,569 countIdaho: 22,877 countIllinois: 71,123 countIndiana: 53,599 countIowa: 86,911 countKansas: 55,734 countKentucky: 69,425 countLouisiana: 25,006 countMaine: 7,036 countMaryland: 12,550 countMassachusetts: 7,083 countMichigan: 45,581 countMinnesota: 65,531 countMississippi: 31,290 countMissouri: 87,887 countMontana: 24,266 countNebraska: 44,479 countNevada: 3,122 countNew Hampshire: 3,949 countNew Jersey: 9,998 countNew Mexico: 20,976 countNew York: 30,650 countNorth Carolina: 42,817 countNorth Dakota: 25,068 countOhio: 76,009 countOklahoma: 70,378 countOregon: 35,547 countPennsylvania: 49,053 countRhode Island: 1,054 countSouth Carolina: 22,633 countSouth Dakota: 28,299 countTennessee: 63,105 countTexas: 230,662 countUtah: 17,386 countVermont: 6,537 countVirginia: 38,995 countWashington: 32,076 countWest Virginia: 22,787 countWisconsin: 58,521 countWyoming: 10,544 count
  • Under 7,000
  • 7,000 to 23K
  • 23K to 32K
  • 32K to 44K
  • 44K to 63K
  • 63K and over
  • No data
Farms, 2022, count. Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania, 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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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

BibTeX
@misc{department_farms_pennsylvania_2022,
  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, Pennsylvania, 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/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 Pennsylvania?

Farms in Pennsylvania was 49,053 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is the 14th highest of 50 states in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Pennsylvania?

63,163 in 2007, the highest value since 1997 in this series.

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