Farm operations
707
Avg 258 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50011 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Franklin County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Franklin County. Ranked #2 of 14 counties in Vermont.
182,060 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.8% 77,854 acres
- Other land
- 57.2% 104,206 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Franklin County received $13.04 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.4× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.04
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 2.37×
- 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, Franklin County, Vermont is a MIXED 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
$247.5M
6.3× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$2.4M
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$89.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Franklin 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 Franklin County Farm Data Shows
Franklin County, Vermont reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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 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 Franklin County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Franklin (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Holt County, MO · MID
$2.4M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Franklin; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Cass County, MI · HEAVY
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Franklin; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Sutton County, TX · TRACE
$2.4M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Franklin; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Florence County, SC · DENSE
$2.4M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Franklin; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Robertson County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Robertson sits near Franklin on payments-per-acre ($13.02) while total receipts differ.
Wagoner County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Wagoner sits near Franklin on payments-per-acre ($13.09) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Franklin stamps HEAVY · 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 Franklin under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Franklin 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 Franklin County, Vermont?
Franklin County, Vermont has 707 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 258 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Franklin County?
Franklin County's total commodity sales are $247.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #2 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Franklin County receive?
Franklin County received $2.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.04/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Franklin County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Franklin 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 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.