Farm operations
527
Avg 166 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50017 527 farms Upper-middle (#4/14) 35% cropland LIGHT MIXED
Orange County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Orange County. Ranked #4 of 14 counties in Vermont.
87K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.3% 31K acres
- Other land
- 64.7% 57K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Orange County received $5.99 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.99
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 1.09×
- 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.
527 farms · $67.0M sales
Orange County, Vermont reports 527 farms and $67.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2161 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #4 of 14 counties in Vermont; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #4 of 14
- National payments rank #2161 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.8%
Commodity sales
$67.0M
1.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$524K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$20.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Orange County's net farm income sits at the 50th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Orange County Farm Data Shows
Orange County, Vermont reported 527 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $67.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $524K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($5.99/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $20.7M. In-state sales rank #4 of 14 in Vermont.
Of 87,430 acres agricultural land, cropland is 30,834 acres (35.3%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 166 acres. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Vermont.
Land Use
$5.99 per acre of agricultural land · the median Vermont county receives $5.50. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
87,430 acres
Cropland
30,834 acres
Avg Farm Size
166 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 35.3%
30,834 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 87,430 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 30,834 | 35.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 56,596 | 64.7% |
| Average farm size | 166 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Orange County, Vermont?
Orange County, Vermont has 527 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 166 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Orange County?
Orange County's total commodity sales are $67.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Orange County receive?
Orange County received $524K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.99/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Orange County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Orange County is $20.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Orange County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Orange (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
St. John The Baptist County, LA · DENSE
$524K federal receipts is higher by - than Orange; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Delaware County, IN · TRACE
$523K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Orange; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Iredell County, NC · LIGHT
$523K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Orange; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Boulder County, CO · MID
$526K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Orange; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Litchfield County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Litchfield sits near Orange on payments-per-acre ($6.02) while total receipts differ.
Cortland County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Cortland sits near Orange on payments-per-acre ($5.96) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Orange stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Vermont's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2161)
Orange ranks #2161 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Orange County, Vermont stamps LIGHT · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2161 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.