Farm operations
167
Avg 137 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census PA · FIPS 42025 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB CROP-LED
Carbon County, Pennsylvania - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carbon County. Ranked #53 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
22,910 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 63.7% 14,596 acres
- Other land
- 36.3% 8,314 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Carbon County, Pennsylvania is a CROP-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$17.9M
0.26× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$3.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Carbon 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 Carbon County Farm Data Shows
Carbon County, Pennsylvania reads as a CROP-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
The state comparisons on this page use the 67 of 67 Pennsylvania counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 62 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 60 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Pennsylvania.
Read with Carbon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carbon (UNPUB · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB CROP-LED
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Carbon County, Pennsylvania:
- See how Pennsylvania compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Pennsylvania 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 Carbon County, Pennsylvania?
Carbon County, Pennsylvania has 167 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 137 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carbon County?
Carbon County's total commodity sales are $17.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #53 among 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
How much federal farm assistance does Carbon County receive?
Carbon County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carbon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carbon County is $3.4M (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.
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Intensity stamp UNPUB · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.