Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms

Lancaster County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2007, at 425,336 acres. Philadelphia County had the lowest, at 262 acres. The median was 99,582 acres and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7,809,244 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest425,336Lancaster County
Median99,58267 counties
Pennsylvania7,809,244History

Map of counties, 2007

Adams County: 174,595 acresAllegheny County: 38,023 acresArmstrong County: 122,275 acresBeaver County: 67,075 acresBedford County: 210,990 acresBerks County: 222,119 acresBlair County: 87,434 acresBradford County: 266,635 acresBucks County: 75,883 acresButler County: 129,850 acresCambria County: 87,924 acresCameron County: 5,092 acresCarbon County: 20,035 acresCentre County: 148,464 acresChester County: 166,891 acresClarion County: 132,140 acresClearfield County: 62,721 acresClinton County: 56,626 acresColumbia County: 122,621 acresCrawford County: 232,093 acresCumberland County: 157,388 acresDauphin County: 89,533 acresDelaware County: 4,361 acresElk County: 33,258 acresErie County: 173,125 acresFayette County: 140,688 acresForest County: 10,728 acresFranklin County: 242,634 acresFulton County: 103,516 acresGreene County: 150,203 acresHuntingdon County: 148,289 acresIndiana County: 187,711 acresJefferson County: 87,043 acresJuniata County: 97,681 acresLackawanna County: 39,756 acresLancaster County: 425,336 acresLawrence County: 92,391 acresLebanon County: 113,486 acresLehigh County: 84,643 acresLuzerne County: 66,577 acresLycoming County: 160,456 acresMcKean County: 41,466 acresMercer County: 171,860 acresMifflin County: 94,133 acresMonroe County: 29,165 acresMontgomery County: 41,908 acresMontour County: 50,252 acresNorthampton County: 68,252 acresNorthumberland County: 147,660 acresPerry County: 144,375 acresPhiladelphia County: 262 acresPike County: 27,569 acresPotter County: 88,457 acresSchuylkill County: 118,501 acresSnyder County: 100,179 acresSomerset County: 206,651 acresSullivan County: 27,821 acresSusquehanna County: 158,218 acresTioga County: 184,108 acresUnion County: 63,795 acresVenango County: 64,796 acresWarren County: 99,582 acresWashington County: 211,053 acresWayne County: 92,939 acresWestmoreland County: 167,489 acresWyoming County: 77,957 acresYork County: 292,507 acres
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acres, 2007. 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, 2007

Lancaster County: 425,336 acresLancaster County425,336York County: 292,507 acresYork County292,507Bradford County: 266,635 acresBradford County266,635Franklin County: 242,634 acresFranklin County242,634Crawford County: 232,093 acresCrawford County232,093Berks County: 222,119 acresBerks County222,119Washington County: 211,053 acresWashington County211,053Bedford County: 210,990 acresBedford County210,990Somerset County: 206,651 acresSomerset County206,651Indiana County: 187,711 acresIndiana County187,711Tioga County: 184,108 acresTioga County184,108Adams County: 174,595 acresAdams County174,595Erie County: 173,125 acresErie County173,125Mercer County: 171,860 acresMercer County171,860Westmoreland County: 167,489 acresWestmoreland County167,489Chester County: 166,891 acresChester County166,891Lycoming County: 160,456 acresLycoming County160,456Susquehanna County: 158,218 acresSusquehanna County158,218Cumberland County: 157,388 acresCumberland County157,388Greene County: 150,203 acresGreene County150,203Centre County: 148,464 acresCentre County148,464Huntingdon County: 148,289 acresHuntingdon County148,289Northumberland County: 147,660 acresNorthumberland County147,660Perry County: 144,375 acresPerry County144,375Fayette County: 140,688 acresFayette County140,688Clarion County: 132,140 acresClarion County132,140Butler County: 129,850 acresButler County129,850Columbia County: 122,621 acresColumbia County122,621Armstrong County: 122,275 acresArmstrong County122,275Schuylkill County: 118,501 acresSchuylkill County118,501Lebanon County: 113,486 acresLebanon County113,486Fulton County: 103,516 acresFulton County103,516Snyder County: 100,179 acresSnyder County100,179Warren County: 99,582 acresWarren County99,582Juniata County: 97,681 acresJuniata County97,681Mifflin County: 94,133 acresMifflin County94,133Wayne County: 92,939 acresWayne County92,939Lawrence County: 92,391 acresLawrence County92,391Dauphin County: 89,533 acresDauphin County89,533Potter County: 88,457 acresPotter County88,457Lancaster County: 425,336 acresLancaster County425,336York County: 292,507 acresYork County292,507Bradford County: 266,635 acresBradford County266,635Franklin County: 242,634 acresFranklin County242,634Crawford County: 232,093 acresCrawford County232,093Berks County: 222,119 acresBerks County222,119Washington County: 211,053 acresWashington County211,053Bedford County: 210,990 acresBedford County210,990Somerset County: 206,651 acresSomerset County206,651Indiana County: 187,711 acresIndiana County187,711Tioga County: 184,108 acresTioga County184,108Adams County: 174,595 acresAdams County174,595Erie County: 173,125 acresErie County173,125Mercer County: 171,860 acresMercer County171,860Westmoreland County: 167,489 acresWestmoreland County167,489Chester County: 166,891 acresChester County166,891Lycoming County: 160,456 acresLycoming County160,456Susquehanna County: 158,218 acresSusquehanna County158,218Cumberland County: 157,388 acresCumberland County157,388Greene County: 150,203 acresGreene County150,203Centre County: 148,464 acresCentre County148,464Huntingdon County: 148,289 acresHuntingdon County148,289Northumberland County: 147,660 acresNorthumberland County147,660Perry County: 144,375 acresPerry County144,375Fayette County: 140,688 acresFayette County140,688Clarion County: 132,140 acresClarion County132,140Butler County: 129,850 acresButler County129,850Columbia County: 122,621 acresColumbia County122,621Armstrong County: 122,275 acresArmstrong County122,275Schuylkill County: 118,501 acresSchuylkill County118,501Lebanon County: 113,486 acresLebanon County113,486Fulton County: 103,516 acresFulton County103,516Snyder County: 100,179 acresSnyder County100,179Warren County: 99,582 acresWarren County99,582Juniata County: 97,681 acresJuniata County97,681Mifflin County: 94,133 acresMifflin County94,133Wayne County: 92,939 acresWayne County92,939Lawrence County: 92,391 acresLawrence County92,391Dauphin County: 89,533 acresDauphin County89,533Potter County: 88,457 acresPotter County88,457
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

RankCounties2007
acres
1Lancaster County425,336
2York County292,507
3Bradford County266,635
4Franklin County242,634
5Crawford County232,093
6Berks County222,119
7Washington County211,053
8Bedford County210,990
9Somerset County206,651
10Indiana County187,711
11Tioga County184,108
12Adams County174,595
13Erie County173,125
14Mercer County171,860
15Westmoreland County167,489
16Chester County166,891
17Lycoming County160,456
18Susquehanna County158,218
19Cumberland County157,388
20Greene County150,203
21Centre County148,464
22Huntingdon County148,289
23Northumberland County147,660
24Perry County144,375
25Fayette County140,688
26Clarion County132,140
27Butler County129,850
28Columbia County122,621
29Armstrong County122,275
30Schuylkill County118,501
31Lebanon County113,486
32Fulton County103,516
33Snyder County100,179
34Warren County99,582
35Juniata County97,681
36Mifflin County94,133
37Wayne County92,939
38Lawrence County92,391
39Dauphin County89,533
40Potter County88,457
41Cambria County87,924
42Blair County87,434
43Jefferson County87,043
44Lehigh County84,643
45Wyoming County77,957
46Bucks County75,883
47Northampton County68,252
48Beaver County67,075
49Luzerne County66,577
50Venango County64,796
51Union County63,795
52Clearfield County62,721
53Clinton County56,626
54Montour County50,252
55Montgomery County41,908
56McKean County41,466
57Lackawanna County39,756
58Allegheny County38,023
59Elk County33,258
60Monroe County29,165
61Sullivan County27,821
62Pike County27,569
63Carbon County20,035
64Forest County10,728
65Cameron County5,092
66Delaware County4,361
67Philadelphia County262

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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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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Lancaster County, with 425,336 acres in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Philadelphia County, with 262 acres in 2007.

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