Farm operations
1,623
Avg 56 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MA · FIPS 25027 Top quartile by state sales MID MIXED
Worcester County, Massachusetts - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Worcester County. Ranked #3 of 14 counties in Massachusetts.
90,983 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 37.4% 34,018 acres
- Other land
- 62.6% 56,965 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Worcester County received $9.98 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Massachusetts county median of $22.92.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.98
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $22.92
- Massachusetts county median per acre
- 0.44×
- Massachusetts 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, Worcester County, Massachusetts is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$87.1M
2.3× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$908K
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.8M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Worcester 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 Worcester County Farm Data Shows
Worcester County, Massachusetts reads as a MIXED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 14 of 14 Massachusetts counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 12 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 13 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Massachusetts.
Read with Worcester County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Worcester (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Butler County, KY · LIGHT
$909K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Worcester; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Greensville County, VA · DENSE
$909K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Worcester; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Chase County, KS · TRACE
$905K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Worcester; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Saint Helena County, LA · HEAVY
$911K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Worcester; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Holmes County (MID $/acre pole)
Holmes sits near Worcester on payments-per-acre ($9.98) while total receipts differ.
Lincoln County (MID $/acre pole)
Lincoln sits near Worcester on payments-per-acre ($10.04) while total receipts differ.
Massachusetts ERS state roll-up
Worcester stamps MID · MIXED inside Massachusetts'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 Worcester under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
From Worcester County, Massachusetts, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- See how Massachusetts compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Massachusetts 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 Worcester County, Massachusetts?
Worcester County, Massachusetts has 1,623 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 56 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Worcester County?
Worcester County's total commodity sales are $87.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 14 counties in Massachusetts.
How much federal farm assistance does Worcester County receive?
Worcester County received $908K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.98/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Worcester County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Worcester County is $2.8M (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 MID · land stamp MIXED (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.