Farm operations
415
Avg 96 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NH · FIPS 33005 Lower-middle by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Cheshire County, New Hampshire - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cheshire County. Ranked #6 of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
40,003 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.6% 9,456 acres
- Other land
- 76.4% 30,547 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cheshire County received $10.50 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the New Hampshire county median of $10.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.50
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.96
- New Hampshire county median per acre
- 0.96×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Cheshire County, New Hampshire is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$22.4M
1.00× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$420K
1.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.5M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Cheshire County's net farm income sits at the 25th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cheshire County Farm Data Shows
Cheshire County, New Hampshire reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 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 10 of 10 New Hampshire counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 10 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 9 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Hampshire.
Read with Cheshire County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cheshire (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Nevada County, CA · LIGHT
$420K federal receipts is higher by - than Cheshire; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Harford County, MD · LIGHT
$421K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cheshire; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Leake County, MS · LIGHT
$424K federal receipts is higher by $4K than Cheshire; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Koochiching County, MN · LIGHT
$425K federal receipts is higher by $5K than Cheshire; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Treutlen County (MID $/acre pole)
Treutlen sits near Cheshire on payments-per-acre ($10.39) while total receipts differ.
Greene County (MID $/acre pole)
Greene sits near Cheshire on payments-per-acre ($10.66) while total receipts differ.
New Hampshire ERS state roll-up
Cheshire stamps MID · PASTURE-LED inside New Hampshire'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 Cheshire under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Cheshire County, New Hampshire:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cheshire County, New Hampshire?
Cheshire County, New Hampshire has 415 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 96 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cheshire County?
Cheshire County's total commodity sales are $22.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #6 among 10 counties in New Hampshire.
How much federal farm assistance does Cheshire County receive?
Cheshire County received $420K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.50/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cheshire County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cheshire County is $3.5M (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 PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.