Counties in New Jersey by land in farms

Hunterdon County had the highest land in farms of 21 counties in 2017, at 101,290 acres. Hudson County had the lowest, at 26 acres. The median was 25,230 acres and the figure for New Jersey was 734,084 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest101,290Hunterdon County

Lowest26Hudson County

Median25,23021 counties

New Jersey734,084History

Map of counties, 2017

Under 2,000
2,000 to 15K
15K to 36K
36K to 66K
66K and over

acres, 2017. 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, 2017

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	2017 acres
1	Hunterdon County	101,290
2	Salem County	98,239
3	Burlington County	96,256
4	Warren County	73,874
5	Cumberland County	66,256
6	Sussex County	59,766
7	Gloucester County	49,381
8	Monmouth County	39,198
9	Somerset County	35,862
10	Atlantic County	29,016
11	Mercer County	25,230
12	Middlesex County	16,023
13	Morris County	14,514
14	Camden County	9,298
15	Ocean County	8,510
16	Cape May County	8,135
17	Passaic County	1,893
18	Bergen County	1,051
19	Essex County	191
20	Union County	75
21	Hudson County	26

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. 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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2017) [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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2017. 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=2017. 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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2017. 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=2017.

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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 New Jersey by land in farms, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Hunterdon County, with 101,290 acres in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Hudson County, with 26 acres in 2017.

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.