Farm operations
382
Avg 112 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50025 382 farms Lower-middle (#10/14) 23% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Windham County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Windham County. Ranked #10 of 14 counties in Vermont.
43K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.7% 10K acres
- Other land
- 77.3% 33K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Windham County received $4.73 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.73
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 0.86×
- 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.
382 farms · $29.1M sales
Windham County, Vermont reports 382 farms and $29.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2533 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #10 of 14 counties in Vermont; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #10 of 14
- National payments rank #2533 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$29.1M
0.74× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$202K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-543K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Windham County's net farm income sits at the 11th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Windham County Farm Data Shows
Windham County, Vermont reported 382 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $29.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $202K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($4.73/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-543K. In-state sales rank #10 of 14 in Vermont.
Of 42,675 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 9,688 acres (22.7%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Vermont.
Land Use
$4.73 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
42,675 acres
Cropland
9,688 acres
Avg Farm Size
112 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 22.7%
9,688 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 42,675 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 9,688 | 22.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 32,987 | 77.3% |
| Average farm size | 112 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Windham County, Vermont?
Windham County, Vermont has 382 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 112 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Windham County?
Windham County's total commodity sales are $29.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #10 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Windham County receive?
Windham County received $202K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.73/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Windham County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Windham County is $-543K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Windham County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Windham (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Neshoba County, MS · TRACE
$202K federal receipts is higher by - than Windham; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Marion County, TX · LIGHT
$202K federal receipts is higher by - than Windham; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lapaz County, AZ · TRACE
$203K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Windham; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Bonner County, ID · TRACE
$203K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Windham; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Piscataquis County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Piscataquis sits near Windham on payments-per-acre ($4.73) while total receipts differ.
Montgomery County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Montgomery sits near Windham on payments-per-acre ($4.75) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Windham stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Vermont's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2533)
Windham ranks #2533 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
Windham County, Vermont stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2533 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.