Counties in Maryland by land in farms

Frederick County had the highest land in farms of 23 counties in 1997, at 218,044 acres. Calvert County had the lowest, at 35,274 acres. The median was 92,057 acres and the figure for Maryland was 2,193,063 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest218,044Frederick County

Lowest35,274Calvert County

Median92,05723 counties

Maryland2,193,063History

Map of counties, 1997

Under 52K
52K to 79K
79K to 110K
110K to 120K
120K and over
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acres, 1997. 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, 1997

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	1997 acres
1	Frederick County	218,044
2	Carroll County	167,871
3	Queen Anne's County	166,756
4	Washington County	126,467
5	Dorchester County	122,443
6	Kent County	117,905
7	Worcester County	114,624
8	Caroline County	112,545
9	Garrett County	111,829
10	Talbot County	111,144
11	Harford County	94,806
12	Wicomico County	92,057
13	Cecil County	86,419
14	Baltimore County	79,479
15	Montgomery County	79,268
16	St. Mary's County	71,920
17	Charles County	56,648
18	Somerset County	56,424
19	Prince George's County	49,257
20	Allegany County	43,944
21	Howard County	41,501
22	Anne Arundel County	36,438
23	Calvert County	35,274

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, 1997) [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, 1997. 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?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 1997. 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?period=1997.

Harvard

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, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/maryland-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/maryland-counties?period=1997. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Frederick County, with 218,044 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Calvert County, with 35,274 acres in 1997.

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.