Crop History for Howard County, Maryland

2008–2025 · USDA Cropland Data Layer

Top Crops (2025)

Deciduous_Forest

28.3%

Developed/Open_Space

22.0%

Developed/Low_Intensity

15.3%

Grassland/Pasture

13.0%

Developed/Med_Intensity

8.4%

Corn

2.5%

Developed/High_Intensity

2.2%

Soybeans

2.0%

Mixed_Forest

1.1%

Other_Hay/Non_Alfalfa

0.8%

Dominant Crop by Year

2008: Deciduous_Forest

35.4%

2009: Deciduous_Forest

36.0%

2010: Deciduous_Forest

29.1%

2011: Deciduous_Forest

42.6%

2012: Deciduous_Forest

41.0%

2013: Deciduous_Forest

36.8%

2014: Deciduous_Forest

36.0%

2015: Deciduous_Forest

39.2%

2016: Deciduous_Forest

39.0%

2017: Deciduous_Forest

39.0%

2018: Deciduous_Forest

38.1%

2019: Deciduous_Forest

35.9%

2020: Deciduous_Forest

37.2%

2021: Deciduous_Forest

33.6%

2022: Deciduous_Forest

33.6%

2023: Deciduous_Forest

33.7%

2024: Deciduous_Forest

34.0%

2025: Deciduous_Forest

28.3%

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