Grown Where

Delaware · 2022 Census of Agriculture and NASS annual estimates

What does Delaware grow?

Delaware's farms sold $2.1 billion of crops and livestock in 2022, No. 38 among the 50 states. Of the crops tracked here, its biggest by acreage are corn, soybeans and wheat. Livestock and animal products make up 78% of its farm sales.

Farm sales, 2022
$2.1 billionNo. 38 of 50 states
Farms, 2022
2,158522,834 acres of farmland
Crops sold, 2022
$471 million22% of farm sales
Items reported
57tracked here
Value of crops and livestock sold by county, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under $2.8M$2.8M to $11M$11M to $42M$42M to $140M$140M to $420M$420M+
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture. Hatched counties are withheld by NASS to protect individual farms.

What does Delaware grow the most of?

Crops ranked by acres harvested (or bearing acres for orchards) in the 2022 Census of Agriculture.

  1. 1CornNo. 29 in the US187,785 acres
  2. 2SoybeansNo. 27 in the US175,605 acres
  3. 3WheatNo. 30 in the US47,392 acres
  4. 4BarleyNo. 10 in the US14,659 acres
  5. 5Sweet corn8,678 acres
  6. 6HayNo. 48 in the US7,288 acres
  7. 7Sorghum1,880 acres
  8. 8Watermelon1,863 acres
  9. 9Green peas1,545 acres
  10. 10Green beans1,273 acres

Where does Delaware rank nationally?

Every item where Delaware is in the top 10 states. Ranks use NASS's latest annual estimate where it covers the main producing states, and the 2022 Census otherwise.

Delaware's top-10 national rankings
ItemUS rankShareAmountSource
ChickensNo. 10*3%263 million broiler chickensNASS, 2025
BarleyNo. 101%1.3 million bushelsNASS, 2026
* Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher.

What livestock does Delaware raise?

Animals on farms at the end of 2022 (broiler chickens: head sold during 2022), from the Census of Agriculture.

Delaware livestock and poultry, 2022 Census of Agriculture
AnimalHeadShare of USMeasure
Broiler chickens242,072,9193%head sold
Cattle10,093under 1%head on farms
Hogs2,935under 1%head on farms
Milk cows2,507under 1%head on farms
Turkeys1,512under 1%head on farms
Sheep1,288under 1%head on farms
Goats1,052under 1%head on farms

Which Delaware counties farm the most?

Counties ranked by the value of crops and livestock sold in 2022. Counties with enough published data have their own page.

Top 3 Delaware counties by farm sales, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyFarm salesTop crop by acresFarms
Sussex County$1.4 billionCorn1,053
Kent County$571 millionCorn770
New Castle County$109 millionSoybeans335

Delaware's signature crops

Items where Delaware has the largest share of the national total.

About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service: 2022 Census of Agriculture (farm sales, farms, acreage, livestock and all county figures) and NASS annual estimates (latest final year) for national rankings where they cover the main producing states. Figures NASS withholds to protect individual farms are marked withheld. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.