Farm operations
200
Avg 41 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census RI · FIPS 44005 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE CROP-LED
Newport County, Rhode Island - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Newport County. Ranked #2 of 5 counties in Rhode Island.
8,193 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 51.8% 4,244 acres
- Other land
- 48.2% 3,949 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Newport County received $25.02 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Rhode Island county median of $35.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $25.02
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $35.89
- Rhode Island county median per acre
- 0.70×
- Rhode Island 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, Newport County, Rhode Island is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$22.5M
1.4× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$205K
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$5.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Newport County's net farm income sits at the 29th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Newport County Farm Data Shows
Newport County, Rhode Island 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 5 of 5 Rhode Island counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 3 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 4 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Rhode Island.
Read with Newport County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Newport (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Mercer County, NJ · MID
$205K federal receipts is higher by - than Newport; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Guernsey County, OH · TRACE
$205K federal receipts is higher by - than Newport; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Wyoming County, PA · TRACE
$205K federal receipts is higher by - than Newport; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Somervell County, TX · TRACE
$205K federal receipts is higher by - than Newport; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Wayne County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Wayne sits near Newport on payments-per-acre ($24.25) while total receipts differ.
Ocean County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Ocean sits near Newport on payments-per-acre ($33.33) while total receipts differ.
Rhode Island ERS state roll-up
Newport stamps DENSE · CROP-LED inside Rhode Island'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 Newport under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Newport County, Rhode Island:
- See how Rhode Island compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Rhode Island 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 Newport County, Rhode Island?
Newport County, Rhode Island has 200 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 41 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Newport County?
Newport County's total commodity sales are $22.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #2 among 5 counties in Rhode Island.
How much federal farm assistance does Newport County receive?
Newport County received $205K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($25.02/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Newport County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Newport County is $5.1M (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 DENSE · 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.