Farm operations
324
Avg 85 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census RI · FIPS 44009 Top quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Washington County, Rhode Island - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Washington County. Ranked #1 of 5 counties in Rhode Island.
27,496 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 26.5% 7,281 acres
- Other land
- 73.5% 20,215 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Washington County received $72.05 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.0× the Rhode Island county median of $35.89.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $72.05
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $35.89
- Rhode Island county median per acre
- 2.01×
- 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, Washington County, Rhode Island is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$49.4M
3.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.0M
4.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$18.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Washington County's net farm income sits at the 48th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Washington County Farm Data Shows
Washington 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 Washington County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Washington (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Rush County, KS · LIGHT
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Washington; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Perquimans County, NC · DENSE
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Washington; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Clark County, WI · LIGHT
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Washington; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Elmore County, ID · LIGHT
$2.0M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Washington; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Northampton County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Northampton sits near Washington on payments-per-acre ($49.40) while total receipts differ.
Peach County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Peach sits near Washington on payments-per-acre ($46.35) while total receipts differ.
Rhode Island ERS state roll-up
Washington 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 Washington under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Washington 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 Washington County, Rhode Island?
Washington County, Rhode Island has 324 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 85 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Washington County?
Washington County's total commodity sales are $49.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #1 among 5 counties in Rhode Island.
How much federal farm assistance does Washington County receive?
Washington County received $2.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($72.05/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Washington County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Washington County is $18.9M (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.