Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms
Lancaster County had the highest land in farms of 67 counties in 2012, at 439,481 acres. Philadelphia County had the lowest, at 285 acres. The median was 105,749 acres and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7,704,444 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Map of counties, 2012
- Under 36K
- 36K to 76K
- 76K to 110K
- 110K to 140K
- 140K to 170K
- 170K and over
Top 40 counties, 2012
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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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
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Which county has the highest land in farms?
Lancaster County, with 439,481 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Which county has the lowest land in farms?
Philadelphia County, with 285 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.
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