Farm operations
925
Avg 101 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NJ · FIPS 34005 Top quartile by state sales MID CROP-LED
Burlington County, New Jersey - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Burlington County. Ranked #5 of 21 counties in New Jersey.
93,594 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 54.3% 50,776 acres
- Other land
- 45.7% 42,818 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Burlington County received $9.09 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the New Jersey county median of $11.81.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.09
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.81
- New Jersey county median per acre
- 0.77×
- New Jersey 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, Burlington County, New Jersey is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$135.2M
4.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$851K
0.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$18.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Burlington County's net farm income sits at the 48th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Burlington County Farm Data Shows
Burlington County, New Jersey reads as a CROP-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; 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 21 of 21 New Jersey counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 15 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 18 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Jersey.
Read with Burlington County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Burlington (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Chippewa County, MI · MID
$851K federal receipts is higher by - than Burlington; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Ashtabula County, OH · LIGHT
$850K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Burlington; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Suwannee County, FL · LIGHT
$849K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Burlington; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Warren County, MO · MID
$849K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Burlington; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Garfield County (MID $/acre pole)
Garfield sits near Burlington on payments-per-acre ($9.06) while total receipts differ.
Granville County (MID $/acre pole)
Granville sits near Burlington on payments-per-acre ($9.05) while total receipts differ.
New Jersey ERS state roll-up
Burlington stamps MID · CROP-LED inside New Jersey'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 Burlington under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Burlington County, New Jersey:
- See how New Jersey compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. New Jersey 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 Burlington County, New Jersey?
Burlington County, New Jersey has 925 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 101 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Burlington County?
Burlington County's total commodity sales are $135.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 21 counties in New Jersey.
How much federal farm assistance does Burlington County receive?
Burlington County received $851K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.09/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Burlington County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Burlington County is $18.9M (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 CROP-LED (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.