Farm operations
335
Avg 219 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census DE · FIPS 10003 HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
New Castle County, Delaware - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for New Castle County. Ranked #3 of 3 counties in Delaware.
73,507 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 85.2% 62,613 acres
- Other land
- 14.8% 10,894 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
New Castle County received $12.99 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Delaware county median of $11.39.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.99
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.39
- Delaware county median per acre
- 1.14×
- Delaware 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, New Castle County, Delaware is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$108.6M
0.19× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$955K
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$35.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- New Castle County's net farm income sits at the 61th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the New Castle County Farm Data Shows
New Castle County, Delaware reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 3 of 3 Delaware counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 3 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 3 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Delaware.
Read with New Castle County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for New Castle (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Madison County, AL · LIGHT
$957K federal receipts is higher by $2K than New Castle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Pope County, IL · HEAVY
$953K federal receipts is lower by $2K than New Castle; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Washington County, WI · MID
$959K federal receipts is higher by $4K than New Castle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Gallatin County, IL · LIGHT
$960K federal receipts is higher by $5K than New Castle; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Flagler County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Flagler sits near New Castle on payments-per-acre ($13.10) while total receipts differ.
Candler County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Candler sits near New Castle on payments-per-acre ($12.75) while total receipts differ.
Delaware ERS state roll-up
New Castle stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Delaware'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 New Castle under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after New Castle County, Delaware:
- See how Delaware compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Delaware 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 New Castle County, Delaware?
New Castle County, Delaware has 335 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 219 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of New Castle County?
New Castle County's total commodity sales are $108.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 3 counties in Delaware.
How much federal farm assistance does New Castle County receive?
New Castle County received $955K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.99/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in New Castle County?
Net cash farm income for operations in New Castle County is $35.6M (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 HEAVY · land stamp CROP-HEAVY (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.