Farm operations
219
Avg 97 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NH · FIPS 33003 219 farms Bottom quartile (#10/10) 18% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Carroll County, New Hampshire - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carroll County. Ranked #10 of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
21K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.7% 4K acres
- Other land
- 82.3% 17K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carroll County received $5.33 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the New Hampshire county median of $10.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.33
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.96
- New Hampshire county median per acre
- 0.49×
- New Hampshire 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.
219 farms · $6.4M sales
Carroll County, New Hampshire reports 219 farms and $6.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2668 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #10 of 10 counties in New Hampshire; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #10 of 10
- National payments rank #2668 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.8%
Commodity sales
$6.4M
0.28× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$113K
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$172K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Carroll County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carroll County Farm Data Shows
Carroll County, New Hampshire reported 219 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $6.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $113K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($5.33/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $172K. In-state sales rank #10 of 10 in New Hampshire.
Of 21,207 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 3,761 acres (17.7%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Hampshire.
Land Use
$5.33 per acre of agricultural land · the median New Hampshire county receives $10.96. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
21,207 acres
Cropland
3,761 acres
Avg Farm Size
97 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.7%
3,761 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 21,207 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 3,761 | 17.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 17,446 | 82.3% |
| Average farm size | 97 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carroll County, New Hampshire?
Carroll County, New Hampshire has 219 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 97 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carroll County?
Carroll County's total commodity sales are $6.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #10 among 10 counties in New Hampshire.
How much federal farm assistance does Carroll County receive?
Carroll County received $113K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.33/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carroll County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carroll County is $172K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carroll County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carroll (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Sullivan County, TN · TRACE
$113K federal receipts is higher by - than Carroll; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grays Harbor County, WA · TRACE
$113K federal receipts is higher by - than Carroll; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Tuscaloosa County, AL · TRACE
$112K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Carroll; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Montgomery County, KY · TRACE
$114K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Carroll; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Schoolcraft County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Schoolcraft sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($5.37) while total receipts differ.
Morgan County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Morgan sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($5.43) while total receipts differ.
New Hampshire ERS state roll-up
Carroll stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside New Hampshire's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2668)
Carroll ranks #2668 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Carroll County, New Hampshire stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2668 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how New Hampshire compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. New Hampshire 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.
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.