Farm operations
527
Avg 166 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50017 Upper-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Orange County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Orange County. Ranked #4 of 14 counties in Vermont.
87,430 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.3% 30,834 acres
- Other land
- 64.7% 56,596 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Orange County, Vermont is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
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 reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Orange under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Orange 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 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).
State Overview
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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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (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.