Farm operations
523
Avg 173 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census PA · FIPS 42127 523 farms Lower-middle (#50/67) 44% cropland TRACE MIXED
Wayne County, Pennsylvania - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wayne County. Ranked #50 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
91K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 43.7% 40K acres
- Other land
- 56.3% 51K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Wayne County received $2.00 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.2× the Pennsylvania county median of $8.38.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.00
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.38
- Pennsylvania county median per acre
- 0.24×
- Pennsylvania 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.
523 farms · $27.1M sales
Wayne County, Pennsylvania reports 523 farms and $27.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2565 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #50 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #50 of 67
- National payments rank #2565 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$27.1M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$181K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$4.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Wayne County's net farm income sits at the 27th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Wayne County Farm Data Shows
Wayne County, Pennsylvania reported 523 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $27.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $181K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.00/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $4.3M. In-state sales rank #50 of 67 in Pennsylvania.
Of 90,504 acres agricultural land, cropland is 39,545 acres (43.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 173 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Pennsylvania.
Land Use
$2.00 per acre of agricultural land · the median Pennsylvania county receives $8.38. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
90,504 acres
Cropland
39,545 acres
Avg Farm Size
173 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 43.7%
39,545 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 90,504 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 39,545 | 43.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 50,959 | 56.3% |
| Average farm size | 173 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Wayne County, Pennsylvania?
Wayne County, Pennsylvania has 523 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 173 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wayne County?
Wayne County's total commodity sales are $27.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #50 among 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
How much federal farm assistance does Wayne County receive?
Wayne County received $181K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.00/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wayne County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Wayne County is $4.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Wayne County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wayne (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Franklin County, TN · TRACE
$181K federal receipts is higher by - than Wayne; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Columbia County, GA · MID
$182K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Wayne; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Winston County, MS · TRACE
$180K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Wayne; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Douglas County, NV · TRACE
$180K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Wayne; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Spencer County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Spencer sits near Wayne on payments-per-acre ($2.00) while total receipts differ.
Saint Tammany County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Saint Tammany sits near Wayne on payments-per-acre ($1.97) while total receipts differ.
Pennsylvania ERS state roll-up
Wayne stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Pennsylvania's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2565)
Wayne ranks #2565 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Wayne County, Pennsylvania stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2565 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.