Farm operations
98
Avg 386 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50009 Bottom quartile by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Essex County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Essex County. Ranked #14 of 14 counties in Vermont.
37,842 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 14.7% 5,546 acres
- Other land
- 85.3% 32,296 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Essex County received $0.55 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.55
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 0.10×
- 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, Essex County, Vermont is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$15.2M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$21K
0.1% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$7.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Essex County's net farm income sits at the 34th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Essex County Farm Data Shows
Essex County, Vermont reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
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 Essex County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Essex (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Letcher County, KY · LIGHT
$21K federal receipts is higher by - than Essex; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Gilpin County, CO · LIGHT
$20K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Essex; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Leon County, FL · TRACE
$20K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Essex; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Roscommon County, MI · LIGHT
$20K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Essex; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Magoffin County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Magoffin sits near Essex on payments-per-acre ($0.56) while total receipts differ.
Rappahannock County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Rappahannock sits near Essex on payments-per-acre ($0.54) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Essex stamps TRACE · PASTURE-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 Essex under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Essex 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 Essex County, Vermont?
Essex County, Vermont has 98 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 386 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Essex County?
Essex County's total commodity sales are $15.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #14 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Essex County receive?
Essex County received $21K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.55/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Essex County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Essex County is $7.6M (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 TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-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.