Farm operations
367
Avg 160 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NY · FIPS 36105 367 farms Lower-middle (#46/62) 40% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Sullivan County, New York - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sullivan County. Ranked #46 of 62 counties in New York.
59K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.6% 23K acres
- Other land
- 60.4% 35K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sullivan County received $15.21 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.0× the New York county median of $7.56.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $15.21
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.56
- New York county median per acre
- 2.01×
- 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.
367 farms · $37.5M sales
Sullivan County, New York reports 367 farms and $37.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1898 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #46 of 62 counties in New York; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #46 of 62
- National payments rank #1898 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.4%
Commodity sales
$37.5M
0.36× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$893K
2.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$9.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Sullivan County's net farm income sits at the 37th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sullivan County Farm Data Shows
Sullivan County, New York reported 367 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $37.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $893K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($15.21/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $9.6M. In-state sales rank #46 of 62 in New York.
Of 58,719 acres agricultural land, cropland is 23,237 acres (39.6%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 160 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of New York.
Land Use
$15.21 per acre of agricultural land · the median New York county receives $7.56. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
58,719 acres
Cropland
23,237 acres
Avg Farm Size
160 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 39.6%
23,237 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 58,719 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 23,237 | 39.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 35,482 | 60.4% |
| Average farm size | 160 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Sullivan County, New York?
Sullivan County, New York has 367 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 160 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sullivan County?
Sullivan County's total commodity sales are $37.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #46 among 62 counties in New York.
How much federal farm assistance does Sullivan County receive?
Sullivan County received $893K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.21/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sullivan County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sullivan County is $9.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Sullivan County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sullivan (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Sumner County, TN · LIGHT
$893K federal receipts is higher by - than Sullivan; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Lake OF The Woods County, MN · MID
$891K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Sullivan; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Rusk County, TX · LIGHT
$895K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Sullivan; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Grant County, LA · DENSE
$890K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Sullivan; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Haywood County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Haywood sits near Sullivan on payments-per-acre ($15.34) while total receipts differ.
Caldwell County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Caldwell sits near Sullivan on payments-per-acre ($14.90) while total receipts differ.
New York ERS state roll-up
Sullivan stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside New York's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1898)
Sullivan ranks #1898 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Sullivan County, New York stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1898 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.