Farm operations
332
Avg 85 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NH · FIPS 33017 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Strafford County, New Hampshire - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Strafford County. Ranked #8 of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
28,143 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.4% 6,303 acres
- Other land
- 77.6% 21,840 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Strafford County received $6.75 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the New Hampshire county median of $10.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.75
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.96
- New Hampshire county median per acre
- 0.62×
- 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, Strafford County, New Hampshire is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$15.7M
0.70× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$190K
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.2M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Strafford County's net farm income sits at the 8th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Strafford County Farm Data Shows
Strafford County, New Hampshire reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Strafford County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Strafford (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Braxton County, WV · TRACE
$189K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Strafford; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Walker County, AL · TRACE
$192K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Strafford; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Riley County, KS · TRACE
$192K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Strafford; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Winn County, LA · MID
$192K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Strafford; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Polk County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Polk sits near Strafford on payments-per-acre ($6.61) while total receipts differ.
Stone County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Stone sits near Strafford on payments-per-acre ($6.57) while total receipts differ.
New Hampshire ERS state roll-up
Strafford stamps LIGHT · 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 Strafford under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Strafford 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 Strafford County, New Hampshire?
Strafford County, New Hampshire has 332 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 85 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Strafford County?
Strafford County's total commodity sales are $15.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 10 counties in New Hampshire.
How much federal farm assistance does Strafford County receive?
Strafford County received $190K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.75/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Strafford County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Strafford County is $-1.2M (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 LIGHT · 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.