Farm operations
584
Avg 128 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50007 Upper-middle by state sales MID MIXED
Chittenden County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Chittenden County. Ranked #5 of 14 counties in Vermont.
74,472 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 38.3% 28,520 acres
- Other land
- 61.7% 45,952 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Chittenden County received $8.88 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.88
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 1.61×
- 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, Chittenden County, Vermont is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$56.7M
1.4× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$661K
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$15.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Chittenden County's net farm income sits at the 44th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Chittenden County Farm Data Shows
Chittenden County, Vermont reads as a MIXED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
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 Chittenden County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Chittenden (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Amite County, MS · MID
$660K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Chittenden; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Hillsborough County, NH · HEAVY
$662K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Chittenden; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Bernalillo County, NM · UNPUB
$659K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Chittenden; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Lunenburg County, VA · MID
$658K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Chittenden; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Georgetown County (MID $/acre pole)
Georgetown sits near Chittenden on payments-per-acre ($8.77) while total receipts differ.
Chester County (MID $/acre pole)
Chester sits near Chittenden on payments-per-acre ($9.02) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Chittenden stamps MID · MIXED 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 Chittenden under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Chittenden 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 Chittenden County, Vermont?
Chittenden County, Vermont has 584 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 128 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Chittenden County?
Chittenden County's total commodity sales are $56.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Chittenden County receive?
Chittenden County received $661K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.88/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Chittenden County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Chittenden County is $15.0M (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 MID · 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.