Farm operations
123
Avg 914 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37095 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-HEAVY
Hyde County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hyde County. Ranked #34 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
112,445 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 90.3% 101,588 acres
- Other land
- 9.7% 10,857 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hyde County received $27.96 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.2× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $27.96
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.60
- North Carolina county median per acre
- 2.22×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Hyde County, North Carolina is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$170.1M
1.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$3.1M
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$45.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Hyde County's net farm income sits at the 66th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hyde County Farm Data Shows
Hyde County, North Carolina reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more 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 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 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 Hyde County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hyde (DENSE · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-HEAVY
Houston County, MN · HEAVY
$3.1M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Hyde; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Santa Rosa County, FL · DENSE
$3.1M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Hyde; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Appling County, GA · DENSE
$3.1M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Hyde; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Macon County, TN · DENSE
$3.1M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Hyde; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Oceana County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Oceana sits near Hyde on payments-per-acre ($28.02) while total receipts differ.
Calhoun County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Calhoun sits near Hyde on payments-per-acre ($29.27) while total receipts differ.
North Carolina ERS state roll-up
Hyde stamps DENSE · CROP-HEAVY 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 Hyde under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Hyde County, North Carolina:
- 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 Hyde County, North Carolina?
Hyde County, North Carolina has 123 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 914 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hyde County?
Hyde County's total commodity sales are $170.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #34 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Hyde County receive?
Hyde County received $3.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($27.96/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hyde County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hyde County is $45.3M (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 CROP-HEAVY (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.