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Counties in Maryland by farms

Frederick County had the highest farms of 23 counties in 2002, at 1,273. Allegany County had the lowest, at 278. The median was 452 and the figure for Maryland was 12,198. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest1,273Frederick County
Lowest278Allegany County
Median45223 counties
Maryland12,198History

Map of counties, 2002

Allegany County: 278 countAnne Arundel County: 432 countBaltimore County: 784 countCalvert County: 321 countCaroline County: 506 countCarroll County: 1,058 countCecil County: 468 countCharles County: 418 countDorchester County: 351 countFrederick County: 1,273 countGarrett County: 634 countHarford County: 683 countHoward County: 346 countKent County: 318 countMontgomery County: 577 countPrince George's County: 452 countQueen Anne's County: 443 countSt. Mary's County: 577 countSomerset County: 301 countTalbot County: 288 countWashington County: 775 countWicomico County: 512 countWorcester County: 403 count
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count, 2002. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2002

Frederick County: 1,273 countFrederick County1,273Carroll County: 1,058 countCarroll County1,058Baltimore County: 784 countBaltimore County784Washington County: 775 countWashington County775Harford County: 683 countHarford County683Garrett County: 634 countGarrett County634Montgomery County: 577 countMontgomery County577St. Mary's County: 577 countSt. Mary's County577Wicomico County: 512 countWicomico County512Caroline County: 506 countCaroline County506Cecil County: 468 countCecil County468Prince George's County: 452 countPrince George's County452Queen Anne's County: 443 countQueen Anne's County443Anne Arundel County: 432 countAnne Arundel County432Charles County: 418 countCharles County418Worcester County: 403 countWorcester County403Dorchester County: 351 countDorchester County351Howard County: 346 countHoward County346Calvert County: 321 countCalvert County321Kent County: 318 countKent County318Somerset County: 301 countSomerset County301Talbot County: 288 countTalbot County288Allegany County: 278 countAllegany County278Frederick County: 1,273 countFrederick County1,273Carroll County: 1,058 countCarroll County1,058Baltimore County: 784 countBaltimore County784Washington County: 775 countWashington County775Harford County: 683 countHarford County683Garrett County: 634 countGarrett County634Montgomery County: 577 countMontgomery County577St. Mary's County: 577 countSt. Mary's County577Wicomico County: 512 countWicomico County512Caroline County: 506 countCaroline County506Cecil County: 468 countCecil County468Prince George's County: 452 countPrince George's County452Queen Anne's County: 443 countQueen Anne's County443Anne Arundel County: 432 countAnne Arundel County432Charles County: 418 countCharles County418Worcester County: 403 countWorcester County403Dorchester County: 351 countDorchester County351Howard County: 346 countHoward County346Calvert County: 321 countCalvert County321Kent County: 318 countKent County318Somerset County: 301 countSomerset County301Talbot County: 288 countTalbot County288Allegany County: 278 countAllegany County278
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2002
count
1Frederick County1,273
2Carroll County1,058
3Baltimore County784
4Washington County775
5Harford County683
6Garrett County634
7Montgomery County577
7St. Mary's County577
9Wicomico County512
10Caroline County506
11Cecil County468
12Prince George's County452
13Queen Anne's County443
14Anne Arundel County432
15Charles County418
16Worcester County403
17Dorchester County351
18Howard County346
19Calvert County321
20Kent County318
21Somerset County301
22Talbot County288
23Allegany County278

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Maryland by farms, 2002) [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), Counties in Maryland by farms, 2002. 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/rankings/farms/maryland-counties?period=2002. 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). Counties in Maryland by farms, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/maryland-counties?period=2002.

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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), Counties in Maryland by farms, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/maryland-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest farms?

Frederick County, with 1,273 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Allegany County, with 278 in 2002.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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