Agricultural Resources Facts and Statistics

Statistics on agriculture in Massachusetts

2022 Census

The 2022 US Census data was recently released.

Massachusetts has 7,083 farms on 464,451 acres. The agricultural industry has an annual market value of over $607 million in agricultural goods. The average farm produces $85,721 worth of agricultural products on 66 acres. The average age of a Massachusetts principal operator is 58.7 years old.  

Commodity sales in pie chart

Farm Numbers by County

map of 2022 MA agriculture data by counties from 2022 Census

Source: 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture - Print version (.pdf)

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