Location ST CO Total Population Rural Population Number of Farms Land in Farms (acres) Avg Size of Farm (acres) Avg Govt Payments per Farm 2002 Farms with Sales Less Than 100000 Median Household Income 1999 Median Household Income 2006 50% Median Household Income 2006
Location ST CO LR011 LR012 LR021 LR024 LR026 LR031 LR041 LR051 LR052 LR053
Androscoggin County 23 001 103793 44266 334 55782 167 13184 284 35793 43097 21548.5
Aroostook County 23 003 73938 57018 1084 391675 361 4312 867 28837 34722 17361.0
Cumberland County 23 005 265612 90484 596 54455 91 5540 550 44048 53037 26518.5
Franklin County 23 007 29467 24443 317 49805 157 5419 301 31459 37879 18939.5
Hancock County 23 009 51791 49256 317 49587 156 1304 302 35811 43119 21559.5
Kennebec County 23 011 117114 71827 575 86168 150 12949 516 36498 43946 21973.0
Knox County 23 013 39618 24531 275 28581 104 5402 263 36774 44278 22139.0
Lincoln County 23 015 33616 33616 292 30618 105 3139 274 38686 46581 23290.5
Oxford County 23 017 54755 45185 469 67406 144 4629 445 33435 40258 20129.0
Penobscot County 23 019 144919 81135 575 107082 186 14612 521 34274 41268 20634.0
Piscataquis County 23 021 17235 17235 201 39399 196 5063 190 28250 34015 17007.5
Sagadahoc County 23 023 35214 20725 158 20171 128 8977 146 41908 50460 25230.0
Somerset County 23 025 50888 37824 504 110124 219 11782 450 30731 37002 18501.0
Waldo County 23 027 36280 32975 415 69215 167 15804 384 33986 40921 20460.5
Washington County 23 029 33941 31323 399 152481 382 1747 382 25869 31148 15574.0
York County 23 031 186742 100202 685 57219 84 5513 642 43630 52534 26267.0

Data Sources

ST - State FIPS code

CO - County FIPS code

Total Population: Total number of people residing in the referenced location. (source: sf 1, SF10001, P001001)

Rural Population: Total number of people residing outside of densely settled, urbanized, areas in the referenced location. (source: sf 1, SF10001, P002005)

Number of Farms: Number of farms in the referenced location. (source: ag census 2002 (database available, queries LR02, LR03, or LR04)

Land (acres) in Farms: Agriculural land primarily used for crops, pasture or grazing. (source: ag census 2002)

Avg Size of Farm (acres): Average size of farm in referenced location. (source: ag census 2002)

Avg Govt Payments per Farm 2002: Direct cash payments received by farm operators. Includes disaster, conservation and commodity program payments. (source: ag census 2002)

Number of Farms With Value of Sales Less Than 100000: Total, or gross, farm sales regardless of who received the payment. (source: ag census 2002)

Median Household Income 1999: One half of household incomes were above this value and one half are below. (source: sf 3, SF30006, P053001)

Median Household Income 2006: The 1999 income is adjusted to a 2006 income by using the Consumer Price Index. (source: calculated using 1999 Annual cpi (CUUR0000SA0) of 166.6, 2006 first half of 200.6)

50% Median Household Income 2006: (source: multiply Median Household Income 2006 by .50)

Purpose of data: Further information is available at: Small, Limited Resource and Beginning Farmer and Rancher web site


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