Farm operations
338
Avg 126 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CT · FIPS 09001 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Fairfield County, Connecticut - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Fairfield County. Ranked #8 of 8 counties in Connecticut.
42,475 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 6.7% 2,846 acres
- Other land
- 93.3% 39,629 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Fairfield County received $1.60 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Connecticut county median of $21.46.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.60
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $21.46
- Connecticut county median per acre
- 0.07×
- Connecticut median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Fairfield County, Connecticut is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$35.4M
0.53× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$68K
0.2% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$2.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Fairfield County's net farm income sits at the 23th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Fairfield County Farm Data Shows
Fairfield County, Connecticut reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 8 of 8 Connecticut counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 8 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 8 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Connecticut.
Read with Fairfield County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Fairfield (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Boone County, KY · TRACE
$68K federal receipts is higher by - than Fairfield; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Portage County, OH · TRACE
$68K federal receipts is higher by - than Fairfield; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Raleigh County, WV · TRACE
$68K federal receipts is higher by - than Fairfield; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Warren County, GA · TRACE
$67K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Fairfield; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Cherokee County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Cherokee sits near Fairfield on payments-per-acre ($1.61) while total receipts differ.
Franklin County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Franklin sits near Fairfield on payments-per-acre ($1.59) while total receipts differ.
Connecticut ERS state roll-up
Fairfield stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Connecticut's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Fairfield under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Fairfield County, Connecticut:
- See how Connecticut compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Connecticut state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Fairfield County, Connecticut?
Fairfield County, Connecticut has 338 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 126 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Fairfield County?
Fairfield County's total commodity sales are $35.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 8 counties in Connecticut.
How much federal farm assistance does Fairfield County receive?
Fairfield County received $68K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.60/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Fairfield County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Fairfield County is $2.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.