Farm operations
362
Avg 36 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census RI · FIPS 44007 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Providence County, Rhode Island - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Providence County. Ranked #3 of 5 counties in Rhode Island.
13,068 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.6% 3,740 acres
- Other land
- 71.4% 9,328 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Providence County received $35.89 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Rhode Island county median of $35.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $35.89
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $35.89
- Rhode Island county median per acre
- 1.00×
- 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, Providence County, Rhode Island is a MIXED 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
$16.3M
1.0× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$469K
2.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$149K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Providence County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Providence County Farm Data Shows
Providence County, Rhode Island reads as a MIXED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 Providence County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Providence (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Crawford County, IN · LIGHT
$469K federal receipts is higher by - than Providence; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Atchison County, KS · TRACE
$469K federal receipts is higher by - than Providence; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Rockingham County, NH · HEAVY
$467K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Providence; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Monroe County, PA · DENSE
$466K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Providence; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Broward County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Broward sits near Providence on payments-per-acre ($41.05) while total receipts differ.
St. John The Baptist County (DENSE $/acre pole)
St. John The Baptist sits near Providence on payments-per-acre ($27.74) while total receipts differ.
Rhode Island ERS state roll-up
Providence stamps DENSE · MIXED 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 Providence under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Providence 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 Providence County, Rhode Island?
Providence County, Rhode Island has 362 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 36 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Providence County?
Providence County's total commodity sales are $16.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 5 counties in Rhode Island.
How much federal farm assistance does Providence County receive?
Providence County received $469K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($35.89/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Providence County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Providence County is $149K (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 MIXED (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.