Farm operations
224
Avg 31 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NJ · FIPS 34029 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Ocean County, New Jersey - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Ocean County. Ranked #13 of 21 counties in New Jersey.
6,961 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.1% 2,721 acres
- Other land
- 60.9% 4,240 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Ocean County received $33.33 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.8× the New Jersey county median of $11.81.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $33.33
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.81
- New Jersey county median per acre
- 2.82×
- 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, Ocean County, New Jersey is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$30.9M
0.91× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$232K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$9.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Ocean County's net farm income sits at the 36th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Ocean County Farm Data Shows
Ocean County, New Jersey reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Ocean County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Ocean (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Schoharie County, NY · TRACE
$232K federal receipts is higher by - than Ocean; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Craig County, VA · LIGHT
$233K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Ocean; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Sawyer County, WI · LIGHT
$231K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Ocean; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Wexford County, MI · LIGHT
$230K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Ocean; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Newport County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Newport sits near Ocean on payments-per-acre ($25.02) while total receipts differ.
Wayne County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Wayne sits near Ocean on payments-per-acre ($24.25) while total receipts differ.
New Jersey ERS state roll-up
Ocean stamps DENSE · MIXED 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 Ocean under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Ocean 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 Ocean County, New Jersey?
Ocean County, New Jersey has 224 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 31 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Ocean County?
Ocean County's total commodity sales are $30.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #13 among 21 counties in New Jersey.
How much federal farm assistance does Ocean County receive?
Ocean County received $232K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($33.33/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Ocean County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Ocean County is $9.1M (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 DENSE · 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.