Maple syrup in Maine, county by county
- Maple farms, 2022
- 489
- -12% since 2017
- Taps, 2022
- 1.9 million
- +1% since 2017
- Gallons of syrup
- 680,020
- 0.35 gal per tap
- Counties with a page
- 16
- of 16 with maple farms
Reading the map
Where Maine's sugaring happens
Somerset County alone holds 1,685,551 taps (87% of the state). Counties shaded lightest have the fewest taps; grey counties reported fewer than five maple farms and have no atlas page. Click any county for its season calendar.
USDA's reported Maine season ran from about Mar 4 to Apr 11 in a median year (12 years of records). Our weather signal for the same counties, weighted by farms, gives Mar 13 to Apr 15; county dates below are scaled so the state matches USDA, keeping only the within-state differences.
Every county
Maine maple production and season dates by county
| County | Farms | Taps | Gallons | Taps vs 2017 | Sap usually runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 102 | 1,685,551 | 607,699 | +4% | Mar 7 – Apr 14 |
| Oxford | 57 | 92,452 | 40,902 | +58% | Mar 6 – Apr 13 |
| Piscataquis | 13 | 22,400 | 3,770 | -32% | Mar 13 – Apr 17 |
| Androscoggin | 28 | 21,175 | 6,017 | +69% | Mar 3 – Apr 8 |
| Aroostook | 19 | 20,469 | 4,526 | -31% | Mar 13 – Apr 21 |
| Waldo | 41 | 20,246 | 4,231 | +23% | Mar 4 – Apr 10 |
| Cumberland | 36 | 18,526 | 2,266 | +45% | Feb 20 – Mar 30 |
| Franklin | 45 | 18,235 | 3,536 | -39% | Mar 9 – Apr 16 |
| York | 33 | 13,598 | 3,093 | -41% | Feb 25 – Apr 5 |
| Kennebec | 32 | 10,335 | 1,350 | -49% | Mar 2 – Apr 5 |
| Washington | 15 | 8,720 | 838 | — | Mar 6 – Apr 11 |
| Penobscot | 35 | 7,997 | 1,040 | -79% | Mar 5 – Apr 10 |
| Knox | 9 | 3,160 | 308 | -32% | Mar 1 – Apr 8 |
| Lincoln | 8 | 3,100 | 300 | -25% | Mar 2 – Apr 8 |
| Hancock | 5 | 452 | 89 | — | Mar 5 – Apr 9 |
| Sagadahoc | 11 | 226 | 55 | -95% | Mar 1 – Apr 8 |
| Maine total | 489 | 1,946,642 | 680,020 | +1% | USDA median Mar 4 – Apr 11 |
“Withheld” = USDA suppressed the figure to avoid disclosing individual operations. County totals need not sum to the state total for that reason.
About this page
Production figures are copied, unchanged, from Table 37 of the 2022 Census of Agriculture county volume for Maine. Season dates come from our county maple atlas: 36 seasons of daily temperatures at each county seat scored with the freeze-thaw rule behind our live forecast, calibrated against 117 state-seasons of USDA-reported dates. How the atlas is built, and the downloadable dataset →
Sources · 3
- 1.2022 Census of Agriculture, County Level Data — Maine, Table 37: Maple Syrup, 2022 and 2017 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
- 2.USDA NASS maple syrup reports — approximate average season opened and closed dates, 2011–2022 · USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (mirrored by the University of Vermont)
- 3.PRISM daily temperature grids (AN81d, 4 km), accessed 2026-10-05 · PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu
FAQ
Maine maple questions
- Which county in Maine makes the most maple syrup?
- Somerset County, with 1,685,551 taps and 607,699 gallons of syrup across 102 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, about 87% of the state's taps.
- How many maple producers are there in Maine?
- The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 489 farms producing maple syrup in Maine (557 in 2017), with 1,946,642 taps and 680,020 gallons of syrup. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don't sell are not included.
- Where does the sap run first in Maine?
- By our weather record, Cumberland County (Portland) typically starts around February 20, while Piscataquis County (Dover-Foxcroft) starts around March 13, a spread of about 21 days across the state.
Other states
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