Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms, 2022

Lancaster County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2022, at 378,574 acres. Philadelphia County had the lowest, at 326 acres. The median was 93,715 acres and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7,058,325 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest378,574Lancaster County
Median93,71567 counties
Pennsylvania7,058,325History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 183,184 acresAllegheny County: 27,412 acresArmstrong County: 131,934 acresBeaver County: 49,276 acresBedford County: 214,933 acresBerks County: 208,478 acresBlair County: 95,605 acresBradford County: 281,106 acresBucks County: 69,018 acresButler County: 132,809 acresCambria County: 78,843 acresCameron County: 5,578 acresCarbon County: 22,910 acresCentre County: 122,251 acresChester County: 143,442 acresClarion County: 104,524 acresClearfield County: 65,581 acresClinton County: 37,101 acresColumbia County: 92,500 acresCrawford County: 204,717 acresCumberland County: 146,389 acresDauphin County: 87,399 acresDelaware County: 858 acresElk County: 17,693 acresErie County: 136,116 acresFayette County: 108,727 acresForest County: 5,781 acresFranklin County: 263,611 acresFulton County: 93,715 acresGreene County: 104,424 acresHuntingdon County: 128,105 acresIndiana County: 153,032 acresJefferson County: 78,845 acresJuniata County: 85,960 acresLackawanna County: 38,564 acresLancaster County: 378,574 acresLawrence County: 96,812 acresLebanon County: 110,248 acresLehigh County: 64,550 acresLuzerne County: 55,162 acresLycoming County: 181,550 acresMcKean County: 46,832 acresMercer County: 146,865 acresMifflin County: 64,994 acresMonroe County: 23,193 acresMontgomery County: 31,595 acresMontour County: 30,229 acresNorthampton County: 56,138 acresNorthumberland County: 122,483 acresPerry County: 116,001 acresPhiladelphia County: 326 acresPike County: 31,311 acresPotter County: 103,315 acresSchuylkill County: 103,511 acresSnyder County: 85,547 acresSomerset County: 197,565 acresSullivan County: 33,180 acresSusquehanna County: 157,824 acresTioga County: 204,782 acresUnion County: 61,919 acresVenango County: 45,637 acresWarren County: 66,377 acresWashington County: 182,118 acresWayne County: 90,504 acresWestmoreland County: 138,050 acresWyoming County: 66,732 acresYork County: 243,980 acres
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acres, 2022. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lancaster County: 378,574 acresLancaster County378,574Bradford County: 281,106 acresBradford County281,106Franklin County: 263,611 acresFranklin County263,611York County: 243,980 acresYork County243,980Bedford County: 214,933 acresBedford County214,933Berks County: 208,478 acresBerks County208,478Tioga County: 204,782 acresTioga County204,782Crawford County: 204,717 acresCrawford County204,717Somerset County: 197,565 acresSomerset County197,565Adams County: 183,184 acresAdams County183,184Washington County: 182,118 acresWashington County182,118Lycoming County: 181,550 acresLycoming County181,550Susquehanna County: 157,824 acresSusquehanna County157,824Indiana County: 153,032 acresIndiana County153,032Mercer County: 146,865 acresMercer County146,865Cumberland County: 146,389 acresCumberland County146,389Chester County: 143,442 acresChester County143,442Westmoreland County: 138,050 acresWestmoreland County138,050Erie County: 136,116 acresErie County136,116Butler County: 132,809 acresButler County132,809Armstrong County: 131,934 acresArmstrong County131,934Huntingdon County: 128,105 acresHuntingdon County128,105Northumberland County: 122,483 acresNorthumberland County122,483Centre County: 122,251 acresCentre County122,251Perry County: 116,001 acresPerry County116,001Lebanon County: 110,248 acresLebanon County110,248Fayette County: 108,727 acresFayette County108,727Clarion County: 104,524 acresClarion County104,524Greene County: 104,424 acresGreene County104,424Schuylkill County: 103,511 acresSchuylkill County103,511Potter County: 103,315 acresPotter County103,315Lawrence County: 96,812 acresLawrence County96,812Blair County: 95,605 acresBlair County95,605Fulton County: 93,715 acresFulton County93,715Columbia County: 92,500 acresColumbia County92,500Wayne County: 90,504 acresWayne County90,504Dauphin County: 87,399 acresDauphin County87,399Juniata County: 85,960 acresJuniata County85,960Snyder County: 85,547 acresSnyder County85,547Jefferson County: 78,845 acresJefferson County78,845Lancaster County: 378,574 acresLancaster County378,574Bradford County: 281,106 acresBradford County281,106Franklin County: 263,611 acresFranklin County263,611York County: 243,980 acresYork County243,980Bedford County: 214,933 acresBedford County214,933Berks County: 208,478 acresBerks County208,478Tioga County: 204,782 acresTioga County204,782Crawford County: 204,717 acresCrawford County204,717Somerset County: 197,565 acresSomerset County197,565Adams County: 183,184 acresAdams County183,184Washington County: 182,118 acresWashington County182,118Lycoming County: 181,550 acresLycoming County181,550Susquehanna County: 157,824 acresSusquehanna County157,824Indiana County: 153,032 acresIndiana County153,032Mercer County: 146,865 acresMercer County146,865Cumberland County: 146,389 acresCumberland County146,389Chester County: 143,442 acresChester County143,442Westmoreland County: 138,050 acresWestmoreland County138,050Erie County: 136,116 acresErie County136,116Butler County: 132,809 acresButler County132,809Armstrong County: 131,934 acresArmstrong County131,934Huntingdon County: 128,105 acresHuntingdon County128,105Northumberland County: 122,483 acresNorthumberland County122,483Centre County: 122,251 acresCentre County122,251Perry County: 116,001 acresPerry County116,001Lebanon County: 110,248 acresLebanon County110,248Fayette County: 108,727 acresFayette County108,727Clarion County: 104,524 acresClarion County104,524Greene County: 104,424 acresGreene County104,424Schuylkill County: 103,511 acresSchuylkill County103,511Potter County: 103,315 acresPotter County103,315Lawrence County: 96,812 acresLawrence County96,812Blair County: 95,605 acresBlair County95,605Fulton County: 93,715 acresFulton County93,715Columbia County: 92,500 acresColumbia County92,500Wayne County: 90,504 acresWayne County90,504Dauphin County: 87,399 acresDauphin County87,399Juniata County: 85,960 acresJuniata County85,960Snyder County: 85,547 acresSnyder County85,547Jefferson County: 78,845 acresJefferson County78,845
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

RankCounties2022
acres
1Lancaster County378,574
2Bradford County281,106
3Franklin County263,611
4York County243,980
5Bedford County214,933
6Berks County208,478
7Tioga County204,782
8Crawford County204,717
9Somerset County197,565
10Adams County183,184
11Washington County182,118
12Lycoming County181,550
13Susquehanna County157,824
14Indiana County153,032
15Mercer County146,865
16Cumberland County146,389
17Chester County143,442
18Westmoreland County138,050
19Erie County136,116
20Butler County132,809
21Armstrong County131,934
22Huntingdon County128,105
23Northumberland County122,483
24Centre County122,251
25Perry County116,001
26Lebanon County110,248
27Fayette County108,727
28Clarion County104,524
29Greene County104,424
30Schuylkill County103,511
31Potter County103,315
32Lawrence County96,812
33Blair County95,605
34Fulton County93,715
35Columbia County92,500
36Wayne County90,504
37Dauphin County87,399
38Juniata County85,960
39Snyder County85,547
40Jefferson County78,845
41Cambria County78,843
42Bucks County69,018
43Wyoming County66,732
44Warren County66,377
45Clearfield County65,581
46Mifflin County64,994
47Lehigh County64,550
48Union County61,919
49Northampton County56,138
50Luzerne County55,162
51Beaver County49,276
52McKean County46,832
53Venango County45,637
54Lackawanna County38,564
55Clinton County37,101
56Sullivan County33,180
57Montgomery County31,595
58Pike County31,311
59Montour County30,229
60Allegheny County27,412
61Monroe County23,193
62Carbon County22,910
63Elk County17,693
64Forest County5,781
65Cameron County5,578
66Delaware County858
67Philadelphia County326

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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.

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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?

Lancaster County, with 378,574 acres in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Philadelphia County, with 326 acres in 2022.

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