Counties in Massachusetts by land in farms
Worcester County had the highest land in farms of 14 counties in 2012, at 101,808 acres. Suffolk County had the lowest, at 24 acres. The median was 31,550 acres and the figure for Massachusetts was 523,517 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Map of counties, 2012
- Under 8,000
- 8,000 to 24K
- 24K to 38K
- 38K to 63K
- 63K and over
All counties, 2012
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester County | 101,808 |
| 2 | Franklin County | 89,772 |
| 3 | Plymouth County | 64,032 |
| 4 | Berkshire County | 61,656 |
| 5 | Hampshire County | 53,951 |
| 6 | Hampden County | 38,705 |
| 7 | Bristol County | 34,869 |
| 8 | Middlesex County | 28,230 |
| 9 | Essex County | 22,397 |
| 10 | Dukes County | 12,717 |
| 11 | Norfolk County | 9,448 |
| 12 | Barnstable County | 4,676 |
| 13 | Nantucket County | 1,232 |
| 14 | Suffolk County | 24 |
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, 2012) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/
MLA 9
Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Massachusetts by land in farms, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.
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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/massachusetts-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest land in farms?
Worcester County, with 101,808 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Which county has the lowest land in farms?
Suffolk County, with 24 acres in 2012.
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.