Farm operations
244
Avg 199 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NY · FIPS 36031 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
Essex County, New York - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Essex County. Ranked #49 of 62 counties in New York.
48,510 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 37.8% 18,317 acres
- Other land
- 62.2% 30,193 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Essex County received $2.10 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the New York county median of $7.56.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.10
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.56
- New York county median per acre
- 0.28×
- New York 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, Essex County, New York is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.8M
0.11× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$102K
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.3M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Essex County's net farm income sits at the 8th 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 York reads as a MIXED county with TRACE 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 lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 60 of 62 New York counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 51 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 52 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New York.
Read with Essex County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Essex (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Clay County, AL · TRACE
$102K federal receipts is higher by - than Essex; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Yancey County, NC · LIGHT
$102K federal receipts is higher by - than Essex; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Clay County, TN · TRACE
$102K federal receipts is higher by - than Essex; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Cleveland County, AR · TRACE
$103K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Essex; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lamar County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Lamar sits near Essex on payments-per-acre ($2.10) while total receipts differ.
Trinity County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Trinity sits near Essex on payments-per-acre ($2.09) while total receipts differ.
New York ERS state roll-up
Essex stamps TRACE · MIXED inside New York'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 Essex under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Essex County, New York:
- See how New York compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. New York 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 York?
Essex County, New York has 244 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 199 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Essex County?
Essex County's total commodity sales are $11.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #49 among 62 counties in New York.
How much federal farm assistance does Essex County receive?
Essex County received $102K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.10/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 $-1.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 New York counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
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.