Farm operations
486
Avg 150 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NY · FIPS 36111 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Ulster County, New York - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Ulster County. Ranked #30 of 62 counties in New York.
73,026 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 37.7% 27,503 acres
- Other land
- 62.3% 45,523 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Ulster County received $52.95 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 7.0× the New York county median of $7.56.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $52.95
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.56
- New York county median per acre
- 7.00×
- 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, Ulster County, New York is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$105.5M
1.0× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$3.9M
3.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$8.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Ulster 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 Ulster County Farm Data Shows
Ulster County, New York 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 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 Ulster County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Ulster (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Irwin County, GA · DENSE
$3.9M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Ulster; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Union County, NM · TRACE
$3.9M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Ulster; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Moore County, TX · MID
$3.9M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Ulster; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Polk County, IA · DENSE
$3.9M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Ulster; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Atkinson County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Atkinson sits near Ulster on payments-per-acre ($48.88) while total receipts differ.
Leelanau County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Leelanau sits near Ulster on payments-per-acre ($64.05) while total receipts differ.
New York ERS state roll-up
Ulster stamps DENSE · 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 Ulster under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Ulster 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 Ulster County, New York?
Ulster County, New York has 486 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 150 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Ulster County?
Ulster County's total commodity sales are $105.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #30 among 62 counties in New York.
How much federal farm assistance does Ulster County receive?
Ulster County received $3.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($52.95/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Ulster County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Ulster County is $8.6M (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.
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 DENSE · 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.