2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37025 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT CROP-LED

Cabarrus County, North Carolina - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cabarrus County. Ranked #57 of 100 counties in North Carolina.

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Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
64,227 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
53.7% 34,511 acres
Other land
46.3% 29,716 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Cabarrus County received $5.78 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$5.78
government payments per agricultural acre
$12.60
North Carolina county median per acre
0.46×
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.

According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Cabarrus County, North Carolina is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.

Farm operations

630

Avg 102 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$67.5M

0.76× state median -- Near state median

Federal payments

$371K

0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence

Net farm income

$12.2M

2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income

C

Farm economy grade: C -- Cabarrus County's net farm income sits at the 41th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the Cabarrus County Farm Data Shows

Cabarrus County, North Carolina reads as a CROP-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.

The state comparisons on this page use the 98 of 100 North Carolina 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 95 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 92 that reported a profit.

Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Carolina.

Read with Cabarrus County

Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cabarrus (LIGHT · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.

LIGHT CROP-LED

Adams County, MS · LIGHT

$371K federal receipts is higher by - than Cabarrus; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.

Howard County, IN · TRACE

$372K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cabarrus; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.

Lake County, IL · HEAVY

$369K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Cabarrus; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.

Dutchess County, NY · LIGHT

$373K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Cabarrus; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.

Mccracken County (LIGHT $/acre pole)

Mccracken sits near Cabarrus on payments-per-acre ($5.78) while total receipts differ.

Lawrence County (LIGHT $/acre pole)

Lawrence sits near Cabarrus on payments-per-acre ($5.75) while total receipts differ.

North Carolina ERS state roll-up

Cabarrus stamps LIGHT · CROP-LED inside North Carolina'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 Cabarrus under the LIGHT intensity band.

What to do with this

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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 Cabarrus County, North Carolina?
Cabarrus County, North Carolina has 630 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 102 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cabarrus County?
Cabarrus County's total commodity sales are $67.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #57 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Cabarrus County receive?
Cabarrus County received $371K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.78/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cabarrus County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cabarrus County is $12.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

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 LIGHT · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).

NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 North Carolina 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.

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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.