2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37099 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED

Jackson County, North Carolina - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Jackson County. Ranked #80 of 100 counties in North Carolina.

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Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
22,208 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
21.7% 4,812 acres
Other land
78.3% 17,396 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Jackson County received $1.62 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$1.62
government payments per agricultural acre
$12.60
North Carolina county median per acre
0.13×
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, Jackson County, North Carolina is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows low federal dependence.

Farm operations

236

Avg 94 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$24.9M

0.28× state median -- Well below state median

Federal payments

$36K

0.1% of sales -- Low federal dependence

Net farm income

$3.4M

2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income

D

Farm economy grade: D -- Jackson County's net farm income sits at the 25th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the Jackson County Farm Data Shows

Jackson County, North Carolina reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.

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 Jackson County

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

TRACE PASTURE-LED

Bryan County, GA · TRACE

$36K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.

Rappahannock County, VA · TRACE

$36K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.

Lewis County, WV · TRACE

$36K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.

Wirt County, WV · TRACE

$36K federal receipts is higher by - than Jackson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.

Carroll County (TRACE $/acre pole)

Carroll sits near Jackson on payments-per-acre ($1.63) while total receipts differ.

Cherokee County (TRACE $/acre pole)

Cherokee sits near Jackson on payments-per-acre ($1.61) while total receipts differ.

North Carolina ERS state roll-up

Jackson stamps TRACE · PASTURE-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 Jackson under the TRACE intensity band.

What to do with this

From Jackson County, North Carolina, these three pages are the natural next reads:

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 Jackson County, North Carolina?
Jackson County, North Carolina has 236 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 94 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Jackson County?
Jackson County's total commodity sales are $24.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #80 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Jackson County receive?
Jackson County received $36K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.62/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Jackson County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Jackson County is $3.4M (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 TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-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.

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.