Farm operations
567
Avg 87 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37087 567 farms Bottom quartile (#81/100) 24% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Haywood County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Haywood County. Ranked #81 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
49K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.4% 12K acres
- Other land
- 75.6% 37K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Haywood County received $15.34 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.2× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $15.34
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.60
- North Carolina county median per acre
- 1.22×
- 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.
567 farms · $18.7M sales
Haywood County, North Carolina reports 567 farms and $18.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1992 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #81 of 100 counties in North Carolina; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #81 of 100
- National payments rank #1992 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.1%
Commodity sales
$18.7M
0.21× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$756K
4.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Haywood County's net farm income sits at the 26th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Haywood County Farm Data Shows
Haywood County, North Carolina reported 567 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $18.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $756K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($15.34/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $3.6M. In-state sales rank #81 of 100 in North Carolina.
Of 49,288 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 12,026 acres (24.4%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Carolina.
Land Use
$15.34 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
49,288 acres
Cropland
12,026 acres
Avg Farm Size
87 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.4%
12,026 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 49,288 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 12,026 | 24.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 37,262 | 75.6% |
| Average farm size | 87 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Haywood County, North Carolina?
Haywood County, North Carolina has 567 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 87 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Haywood County?
Haywood County's total commodity sales are $18.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #81 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Haywood County receive?
Haywood County received $756K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.34/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Haywood County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Haywood County is $3.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Haywood County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Haywood (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Sanders County, MT · TRACE
$757K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Haywood; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Essex County, VA · HEAVY
$757K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Haywood; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Hubbard County, MN · MID
$759K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Haywood; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Johnson County, AR · MID
$752K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Haywood; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sullivan County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Sullivan sits near Haywood on payments-per-acre ($15.21) while total receipts differ.
Lafayette County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Lafayette sits near Haywood on payments-per-acre ($15.03) while total receipts differ.
North Carolina ERS state roll-up
Haywood stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside North Carolina's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1992)
Haywood ranks #1992 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
Haywood County, North Carolina stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1992 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.