Counties in Pennsylvania by farms

Lancaster County had the highest farms of 67 counties in 2002, at 5,293. Philadelphia County had the lowest, at 9. The median was 729 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 58,105. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 1,261 countAllegheny County: 464 countArmstrong County: 739 countBeaver County: 645 countBedford County: 1,093 countBerks County: 1,791 countBlair County: 504 countBradford County: 1,495 countBucks County: 917 countButler County: 1,174 countCambria County: 634 countCameron County: 35 countCarbon County: 206 countCentre County: 1,213 countChester County: 1,918 countClarion County: 591 countClearfield County: 468 countClinton County: 420 countColumbia County: 884 countCrawford County: 1,416 countCumberland County: 1,116 countDauphin County: 852 countDelaware County: 76 countElk County: 226 countErie County: 1,283 countFayette County: 978 countForest County: 59 countFranklin County: 1,418 countFulton County: 561 countGreene County: 881 countHuntingdon County: 848 countIndiana County: 903 countJefferson County: 548 countJuniata County: 644 countLackawanna County: 289 countLancaster County: 5,293 countLawrence County: 703 countLebanon County: 1,104 countLehigh County: 618 countLuzerne County: 548 countLycoming County: 1,323 countMcKean County: 265 countMercer County: 1,239 countMifflin County: 752 countMonroe County: 324 countMontgomery County: 729 countMontour County: 304 countNorthampton County: 487 countNorthumberland County: 719 countPerry County: 752 countPhiladelphia County: 9 countPike County: 51 countPotter County: 343 countSchuylkill County: 838 countSnyder County: 784 countSomerset County: 1,194 countSullivan County: 170 countSusquehanna County: 1,116 countTioga County: 973 countUnion County: 521 countVenango County: 473 countWarren County: 499 countWashington County: 2,506 countWayne County: 661 countWestmoreland County: 1,353 countWyoming County: 358 countYork County: 2,546 count
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count, 2002. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Lancaster County: 5,293 countLancaster County5,293York County: 2,546 countYork County2,546Washington County: 2,506 countWashington County2,506Chester County: 1,918 countChester County1,918Berks County: 1,791 countBerks County1,791Bradford County: 1,495 countBradford County1,495Franklin County: 1,418 countFranklin County1,418Crawford County: 1,416 countCrawford County1,416Westmoreland County: 1,353 countWestmoreland County1,353Lycoming County: 1,323 countLycoming County1,323Erie County: 1,283 countErie County1,283Adams County: 1,261 countAdams County1,261Mercer County: 1,239 countMercer County1,239Centre County: 1,213 countCentre County1,213Somerset County: 1,194 countSomerset County1,194Butler County: 1,174 countButler County1,174Cumberland County: 1,116 countCumberland County1,116Susquehanna County: 1,116 countSusquehanna County1,116Lebanon County: 1,104 countLebanon County1,104Bedford County: 1,093 countBedford County1,093Fayette County: 978 countFayette County978Tioga County: 973 countTioga County973Bucks County: 917 countBucks County917Indiana County: 903 countIndiana County903Columbia County: 884 countColumbia County884Greene County: 881 countGreene County881Dauphin County: 852 countDauphin County852Huntingdon County: 848 countHuntingdon County848Schuylkill County: 838 countSchuylkill County838Snyder County: 784 countSnyder County784Mifflin County: 752 countMifflin County752Perry County: 752 countPerry County752Armstrong County: 739 countArmstrong County739Montgomery County: 729 countMontgomery County729Northumberland County: 719 countNorthumberland County719Lawrence County: 703 countLawrence County703Wayne County: 661 countWayne County661Beaver County: 645 countBeaver County645Juniata County: 644 countJuniata County644Cambria County: 634 countCambria County634Lancaster County: 5,293 countLancaster County5,293York County: 2,546 countYork County2,546Washington County: 2,506 countWashington County2,506Chester County: 1,918 countChester County1,918Berks County: 1,791 countBerks County1,791Bradford County: 1,495 countBradford County1,495Franklin County: 1,418 countFranklin County1,418Crawford County: 1,416 countCrawford County1,416Westmoreland County: 1,353 countWestmoreland County1,353Lycoming County: 1,323 countLycoming County1,323Erie County: 1,283 countErie County1,283Adams County: 1,261 countAdams County1,261Mercer County: 1,239 countMercer County1,239Centre County: 1,213 countCentre County1,213Somerset County: 1,194 countSomerset County1,194Butler County: 1,174 countButler County1,174Cumberland County: 1,116 countCumberland County1,116Susquehanna County: 1,116 countSusquehanna County1,116Lebanon County: 1,104 countLebanon County1,104Bedford County: 1,093 countBedford County1,093Fayette County: 978 countFayette County978Tioga County: 973 countTioga County973Bucks County: 917 countBucks County917Indiana County: 903 countIndiana County903Columbia County: 884 countColumbia County884Greene County: 881 countGreene County881Dauphin County: 852 countDauphin County852Huntingdon County: 848 countHuntingdon County848Schuylkill County: 838 countSchuylkill County838Snyder County: 784 countSnyder County784Mifflin County: 752 countMifflin County752Perry County: 752 countPerry County752Armstrong County: 739 countArmstrong County739Montgomery County: 729 countMontgomery County729Northumberland County: 719 countNorthumberland County719Lawrence County: 703 countLawrence County703Wayne County: 661 countWayne County661Beaver County: 645 countBeaver County645Juniata County: 644 countJuniata County644Cambria County: 634 countCambria County634
count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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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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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Lancaster County, with 5,293 in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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