Farm operations
527
Avg 50 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NH · FIPS 33015 Lower-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Rockingham County, New Hampshire - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Rockingham County. Ranked #7 of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
26,537 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.0% 9,289 acres
- Other land
- 65.0% 17,248 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Rockingham County received $17.60 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the New Hampshire county median of $10.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.60
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.96
- New Hampshire county median per acre
- 1.61×
- 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, Rockingham County, New Hampshire is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$22.2M
0.99× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$467K
2.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$251K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Rockingham County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Rockingham County Farm Data Shows
Rockingham County, New Hampshire reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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 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 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 Rockingham County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Rockingham (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Monroe County, PA · DENSE
$466K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Rockingham; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Crawford County, IN · LIGHT
$469K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Rockingham; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Atchison County, KS · TRACE
$469K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Rockingham; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Providence County, RI · DENSE
$469K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Rockingham; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Hardin County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Hardin sits near Rockingham on payments-per-acre ($17.02) while total receipts differ.
Middlesex County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Middlesex sits near Rockingham on payments-per-acre ($16.85) while total receipts differ.
New Hampshire ERS state roll-up
Rockingham stamps HEAVY · MIXED 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 Rockingham under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Rockingham 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 Rockingham County, New Hampshire?
Rockingham County, New Hampshire has 527 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 50 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Rockingham County?
Rockingham County's total commodity sales are $22.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 10 counties in New Hampshire.
How much federal farm assistance does Rockingham County receive?
Rockingham County received $467K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.60/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Rockingham County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Rockingham County is $251K (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 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.