Maple syrup in Massachusetts, county by county
- Maple farms, 2022
- 261
- -15% since 2017
- Taps, 2022
- 255,805
- -19% since 2017
- Gallons of syrup
- 71,005
- 0.28 gal per tap
- Counties with a page
- 6
- of 10 with maple farms
Reading the map
Where Massachusetts' sugaring happens
Franklin County alone holds 101,339 taps (40% 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 Massachusetts season ran from about Feb 24 to Apr 3 in a median year (8 years of records). Our weather signal for the same counties, weighted by farms, gives Feb 24 to Mar 30; county dates below are scaled so the state matches USDA, keeping only the within-state differences.
Every county
Massachusetts maple production and season dates by county
| County | Farms | Taps | Gallons | Taps vs 2017 | Sap usually runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 58 | 101,339 | 26,800 | -33% | Feb 26 – Apr 4 |
| Hampshire | 72 | 78,267 | 23,062 | +5% | Feb 23 – Apr 3 |
| Berkshire | 23 | 35,491 | 12,986 | -34% | Mar 5 – Apr 12 |
| Worcester | 54 | 16,113 | 2,705 | +28% | Feb 20 – Mar 30 |
| Hampden | 17 | 13,595 | 3,480 | -22% | Feb 18 – Mar 29 |
| Middlesex | 26 | 7,965 | 1,110 | +38% | Feb 20 – Mar 31 |
| Essex | 4 | 370 | 54 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Bristol | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Barnstable | 4 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Norfolk | 2 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Plymouth | 1 | withheld | withheld | — | fewer than 5 farms · no page |
| Massachusetts total | 261 | 255,805 | 71,005 | -19% | USDA median Feb 24 – Apr 3 |
“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 Massachusetts. 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 — Massachusetts, 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
Massachusetts maple questions
- Which county in Massachusetts makes the most maple syrup?
- Franklin County, with 101,339 taps and 26,800 gallons of syrup across 58 farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, about 40% of the state's taps. USDA withheld totals for 3 counties to protect individual farms, so the ranking covers published counties.
- How many maple producers are there in Massachusetts?
- The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 261 farms producing maple syrup in Massachusetts (307 in 2017), with 255,805 taps and 71,005 gallons of syrup. The Census counts farms, so backyard sugarmakers who don't sell are not included.
- Where does the sap run first in Massachusetts?
- By our weather record, Hampden County (Springfield) typically starts around February 18, while Berkshire County (Pittsfield) starts around March 5, a spread of about 15 days across the state.
Other states
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