Farm operations
423
Avg 346 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37017 423 farms Top quartile (#5/100) 37% cropland DENSE MIXED
Bladen County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bladen County. Ranked #5 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
146K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.9% 54K acres
- Other land
- 63.1% 92K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bladen County received $36.82 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.9× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $36.82
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.60
- North Carolina county median per acre
- 2.92×
- North Carolina 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.
423 farms · $616.0M sales
Bladen County, North Carolina reports 423 farms and $616.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #576 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 100 counties in North Carolina; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 100
- National payments rank #576 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.9%
Commodity sales
$616.0M
6.9× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$5.4M
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$250.6M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Bladen County's net farm income sits at the 98th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bladen County Farm Data Shows
Bladen County, North Carolina reported 423 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $616.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $5.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($36.82/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $250.6M. In-state sales rank #5 of 100 in North Carolina.
Of 146,195 acres agricultural land, cropland is 53,874 acres (36.9%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 346 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Carolina.
Land Use
$36.82 per acre of agricultural land · the median North Carolina county receives $12.60. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
146,195 acres
Cropland
53,874 acres
Avg Farm Size
346 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 36.9%
53,874 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 146,195 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 53,874 | 36.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 92,321 | 63.1% |
| Average farm size | 346 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bladen County, North Carolina?
Bladen County, North Carolina has 423 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 346 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bladen County?
Bladen County's total commodity sales are $616.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Bladen County receive?
Bladen County received $5.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($36.82/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bladen County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bladen County is $250.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bladen County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bladen (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Pickaway County, OH · DENSE
$5.4M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Bladen; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Lane County, KS · HEAVY
$5.4M federal receipts is higher by $14K than Bladen; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Yellowstone County, MT · LIGHT
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $16K than Bladen; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Leflore County, MS · HEAVY
$5.4M federal receipts is lower by $18K than Bladen; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Union County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Union sits near Bladen on payments-per-acre ($36.93) while total receipts differ.
Coffee County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Coffee sits near Bladen on payments-per-acre ($37.50) while total receipts differ.
North Carolina ERS state roll-up
Bladen stamps DENSE · MIXED inside North Carolina's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#576)
Bladen ranks #576 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Bladen County, North Carolina stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #576 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how North Carolina compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. North Carolina 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.