Farm operations
212
Avg 76 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37063 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB MIXED
Durham County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Durham County. Ranked #87 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
16,166 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.7% 7,057 acres
- Other land
- 56.3% 9,109 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Durham County, North Carolina is a MIXED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$11.2M
0.13× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$197K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Durham County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Durham County Farm Data Shows
Durham County, North Carolina reads as a MIXED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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 Durham County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Durham (UNPUB · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB MIXED
What to do with this
From Durham County, North Carolina, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Durham County, North Carolina?
Durham County, North Carolina has 212 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 76 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Durham County?
Durham County's total commodity sales are $11.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #87 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Durham County receive?
Durham County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Durham County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Durham County is $197K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
North Carolina
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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 UNPUB · land stamp MIXED (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.
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.