Farm operations
364
Avg 243 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NC · FIPS 37145 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-LED
Person County, North Carolina - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Person County. Ranked #68 of 100 counties in North Carolina.
88,571 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 60.0% 53,145 acres
- Other land
- 40.0% 35,426 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Person County received $19.04 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the North Carolina county median of $12.60.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $19.04
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.60
- North Carolina county median per acre
- 1.51×
- 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, Person County, North Carolina is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$46.5M
0.52× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.7M
3.6% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$8.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Person County's net farm income sits at the 34th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Person County Farm Data Shows
Person County, North Carolina reads as a CROP-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% 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 Person County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Person (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Park County, MT · TRACE
$1.7M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Person; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Goliad County, TX · LIGHT
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Person; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Sherburne County, MN · DENSE
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Person; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Cayuga County, NY · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Person; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Columbia County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Columbia sits near Person on payments-per-acre ($18.96) while total receipts differ.
Marshall County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Marshall sits near Person on payments-per-acre ($19.95) while total receipts differ.
North Carolina ERS state roll-up
Person stamps DENSE · CROP-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 Person under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Person 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 Person County, North Carolina?
Person County, North Carolina has 364 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 243 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Person County?
Person County's total commodity sales are $46.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #68 among 100 counties in North Carolina.
How much federal farm assistance does Person County receive?
Person County received $1.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($19.04/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Person County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Person County is $8.0M (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-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.