Counties in Maryland by land in farms, 2022

Frederick County had the highest land in farms of 23 counties in 2022, at 188,832 acres. Calvert County had the lowest, at 24,654 acres. The median was 70,217 acres and the figure for Maryland was 1,978,036 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest188,832Frederick County

Lowest24,654Calvert County

Median70,21723 counties

Maryland1,978,036History

Map of counties, 2022

Under 42K
42K to 69K
69K to 96K
96K to 130K
130K and over
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acres, 2022. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 acres
1	Frederick County	188,832
2	Queen Anne's County	162,145
3	Kent County	141,662
4	Carroll County	130,195
5	Dorchester County	129,197
6	Washington County	121,251
7	Caroline County	111,470
8	Worcester County	104,121
9	Talbot County	96,228
10	Garrett County	95,546
11	Cecil County	81,040
12	Baltimore County	70,217
13	Wicomico County	69,906
14	Montgomery County	69,759
15	Harford County	65,954
16	St. Mary's County	64,380
17	Somerset County	63,019
18	Charles County	47,747
19	Howard County	37,639
20	Anne Arundel County	36,003
21	Allegany County	34,179
22	Prince George's County	32,892
23	Calvert County	24,654

Other periods

About this ranking

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Maryland by land in farms, 2022) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Maryland by land in farms, 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/rankings/land-in-farms/maryland-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Maryland by land in farms, 2022 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/maryland-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Maryland by land in farms, 2022}},
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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Frederick County, with 188,832 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Calvert County, with 24,654 acres in 2022.

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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.