Farm operations
271
Avg 143 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NH · FIPS 33019 Upper-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Sullivan County, New Hampshire - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sullivan County. Ranked #4 of 10 counties in New Hampshire.
38,696 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 26.3% 10,196 acres
- Other land
- 73.7% 28,500 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sullivan County received $11.42 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.
- $11.42
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.96
- New Hampshire county median per acre
- 1.04×
- 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, Sullivan 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
$23.0M
1.0× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$442K
1.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Sullivan County's net farm income sits at the 27th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sullivan County Farm Data Shows
Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sullivan (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Plaquemines County, LA · TRACE
$441K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Sullivan; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Forrest County, MS · HEAVY
$444K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Sullivan; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Montour County, PA · HEAVY
$444K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Sullivan; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Carlton County, MN · LIGHT
$445K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Sullivan; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Monmouth County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Monmouth sits near Sullivan on payments-per-acre ($11.42) while total receipts differ.
Lake County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Lake sits near Sullivan on payments-per-acre ($11.45) while total receipts differ.
New Hampshire ERS state roll-up
Sullivan 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 Sullivan under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Sullivan County, New Hampshire, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Sullivan County, New Hampshire?
Sullivan County, New Hampshire has 271 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 143 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sullivan County?
Sullivan County's total commodity sales are $23.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 10 counties in New Hampshire.
How much federal farm assistance does Sullivan County receive?
Sullivan County received $442K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.42/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sullivan County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sullivan County is $4.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
New Hampshire
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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.