Farm operations
751
Avg 237 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50001 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY CROP-LED
Addison County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Addison County. Ranked #1 of 14 counties in Vermont.
177,719 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 61.4% 109,133 acres
- Other land
- 38.6% 68,586 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Addison County received $12.41 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.3× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.41
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 2.26×
- Vermont 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, Addison County, Vermont is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$262.9M
6.7× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$2.2M
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$89.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Addison County's net farm income sits at the 83th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Addison County Farm Data Shows
Addison County, Vermont reads as a CROP-LED county with HEAVY 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 second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 14 of 14 Vermont counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 14 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 13 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Vermont.
Read with Addison County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Addison (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Sharp County, AR · HEAVY
$2.2M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Addison; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Baker County, GA · DENSE
$2.2M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Addison; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Denton County, TX · MID
$2.2M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Addison; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Montague County, TX · LIGHT
$2.2M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Addison; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Mcdonald County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Mcdonald sits near Addison on payments-per-acre ($12.47) while total receipts differ.
Jersey County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Jersey sits near Addison on payments-per-acre ($12.48) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Addison stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Vermont'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 Addison under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Addison County, Vermont:
- See how Vermont compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Vermont 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 Addison County, Vermont?
Addison County, Vermont has 751 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 237 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Addison County?
Addison County's total commodity sales are $262.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #1 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Addison County receive?
Addison County received $2.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.41/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Addison County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Addison County is $89.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 HEAVY · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.