Farm operations
802
Avg 132 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37125 802 farms Top quartile (#25/100) 28% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Moore County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Moore County. Ranked #25 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
106K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.1% 30K acres
- Other land
- 71.9% 76K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Moore County received $12.98 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.98
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.60
- North Carolina county median per acre
- 1.03×
- 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.
802 farms · $238.4M sales
Moore County, North Carolina reports 802 farms and $238.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1632 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #25 of 100 counties in North Carolina; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #25 of 100
- National payments rank #1632 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.6%
Commodity sales
$238.4M
2.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.4M
0.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$87.4M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Moore County's net farm income sits at the 82th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Moore County Farm Data Shows
Moore County, North Carolina reported 802 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $238.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.98/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $87.4M. In-state sales rank #25 of 100 in North Carolina.
Of 106,258 acres agricultural land, cropland is 29,901 acres (28.1%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 132 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of North Carolina.
Land Use
$12.98 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
106,258 acres
Cropland
29,901 acres
Avg Farm Size
132 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.1%
29,901 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 106,258 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 29,901 | 28.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 76,357 | 71.9% |
| Average farm size | 132 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Moore County, North Carolina?
Moore County, North Carolina has 802 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 132 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Moore County?
Moore County's total commodity sales are $238.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #25 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Moore County receive?
Moore County received $1.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.98/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Moore County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Moore County is $87.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Moore County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Moore (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Marshall County, KS · TRACE
$1.4M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Moore; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Nuckolls County, NE · LIGHT
$1.4M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Moore; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Chester County, PA · MID
$1.4M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Moore; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Eureka County, NV · TRACE
$1.4M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Moore; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Jennings County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Jennings sits near Moore on payments-per-acre ($13.27) while total receipts differ.
Bamberg County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Bamberg sits near Moore on payments-per-acre ($12.68) while total receipts differ.
North Carolina ERS state roll-up
Moore stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside North Carolina's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1632)
Moore ranks #1632 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
Moore County, North Carolina stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1632 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.