Farm operations
15
Avg 9 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NJ · FIPS 34039 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Union County, New Jersey - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Union County. Ranked #20 of 21 counties in New Jersey.
139 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 48.2% 67 acres
- Other land
- 51.8% 72 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Union County received $1294.96 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 109.6× the New Jersey county median of $11.81.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1294.96
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.81
- New Jersey county median per acre
- 109.63×
- 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, Union County, New Jersey is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$315K
0.009× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$180K
57.1% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
-
2022 cash income
What the Union County Farm Data Shows
Union 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.
Net cash farm income was not published for Union County (NASS confidentiality withhold). Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New Jersey.
Read with Union County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Union (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Winston County, MS · TRACE
$180K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Douglas County, NV · TRACE
$180K federal receipts is higher by - than Union; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Brown County, IN · HEAVY
$179K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Union; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Carteret County, NC · TRACE
$179K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Union; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Ocean County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Ocean sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($33.33) while total receipts differ.
Newport County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Newport sits near Union on payments-per-acre ($25.02) while total receipts differ.
New Jersey ERS state roll-up
Union 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 Union under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Union County, New Jersey, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Union County, New Jersey?
Union County, New Jersey has 15 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 9 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Union County?
Union County's total commodity sales are $315K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #20 among 21 counties in New Jersey.
How much federal farm assistance does Union County receive?
Union County received $180K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1294.96/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Union County?
Net cash farm income was not published for Union County. NASS withholds this figure for counties with too few farm operations to protect individual respondents' confidentiality.
State Overview
New Jersey
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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).
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.