Farm operations
32
Census-counted
2022 USDA Census NJ · FIPS 34013 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB MIXED
Essex County, New Jersey - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Essex County. Ranked #19 of 21 counties in New Jersey.
Land-use acreage is not published for this county.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Essex County, New Jersey has no published cropland share and no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$4.2M
0.12× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$245K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Essex County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Essex County Farm Data Shows
Essex County, New Jersey has no published cropland share and no published payments-per-acre stamp. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, no crop-versus-pasture program reading can be drawn from the land mix; payments per acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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 Essex County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Essex (UNPUB · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
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What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Essex 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 Essex County, New Jersey?
Essex County, New Jersey has 32 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size not reported; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Essex County?
Essex County's total commodity sales are $4.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 21 counties in New Jersey.
How much federal farm assistance does Essex County receive?
Essex County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Essex County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Essex County is $245K (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 UNPUB · 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.