Counties in New Jersey by land in farms

Burlington County had the highest land in farms of 20 counties in 2002, at 111,237 acres. Essex County had the lowest, at 153 acres. The median was 27,704 acres and the figure for New Jersey was 805,682 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest111,237Burlington County

Lowest153Essex County

Median27,70420 counties

New Jersey805,682History

Map of counties, 2002

Under 8,000
8,000 to 20K
20K to 41K
41K to 76K
76K and over
No data

acres, 2002. 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, 2002

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	2002 acres
1	Burlington County	111,237
2	Hunterdon County	109,241
3	Salem County	96,238
4	Warren County	78,042
5	Sussex County	75,496
6	Cumberland County	71,097
7	Gloucester County	50,753
8	Monmouth County	47,198
9	Somerset County	36,237
10	Atlantic County	30,337
11	Mercer County	25,070
12	Middlesex County	21,824
13	Morris County	17,233
14	Ocean County	12,239
15	Camden County	10,259
16	Cape May County	10,037
17	Passaic County	1,526
18	Bergen County	1,283
19	Union County	182
20	Essex County	153

Other periods

2022
2017
2012
2007
2002

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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2002 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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APA 7

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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2002) [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 New Jersey by land in 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/land-in-farms/new-jersey-counties?period=2002. 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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2002. 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2002.

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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2002 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/new-jersey-counties?period=2002 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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}

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Burlington County, with 111,237 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Essex County, with 153 acres in 2002.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2002 and are not ranked.