Counties in Massachusetts by land in farms, 2022
Worcester County had the highest land in farms of 14 counties in 2022, at 90,983 acres. Suffolk County had the lowest, at 206 acres. The median was 26,854 acres and the figure for Massachusetts was 464,451 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Map of counties, 2022
- Under 5,400
- 5,400 to 20K
- 20K to 29K
- 29K to 61K
- 61K and over
All counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester County | 90,983 |
| 2 | Berkshire County | 71,860 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 71,519 |
| 4 | Plymouth County | 54,093 |
| 5 | Hampshire County | 53,268 |
| 6 | Hampden County | 29,618 |
| 7 | Bristol County | 27,956 |
| 8 | Middlesex County | 25,752 |
| 9 | Essex County | 18,490 |
| 10 | Norfolk County | 9,435 |
| 11 | Dukes County | 6,404 |
| 12 | Barnstable County | 3,956 |
| 13 | Nantucket County | 911 |
| 14 | Suffolk County | 206 |
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.Citation styles
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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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties. 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties.
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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest land in farms?
Worcester County, with 90,983 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Which county has the lowest land in farms?
Suffolk County, with 206 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.