Farm operations
687
Avg 123 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VT · FIPS 50027 687 farms Lower-middle (#9/14) 24% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Windsor County, Vermont - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Windsor County. Ranked #9 of 14 counties in Vermont.
84K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.5% 20K acres
- Other land
- 76.5% 64K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Windsor County received $2.65 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Vermont county median of $5.50.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.65
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.50
- Vermont county median per acre
- 0.48×
- 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.
687 farms · $33.3M sales
Windsor County, Vermont reports 687 farms and $33.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2497 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #9 of 14 counties in Vermont; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #9 of 14
- National payments rank #2497 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$33.3M
0.84× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$223K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$3.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Windsor County's net farm income sits at the 24th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Windsor County Farm Data Shows
Windsor County, Vermont reported 687 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $33.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $223K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.65/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $3.2M. In-state sales rank #9 of 14 in Vermont.
Of 84,158 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 19,781 acres (23.5%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Vermont.
Land Use
$2.65 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
84,158 acres
Cropland
19,781 acres
Avg Farm Size
123 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.5%
19,781 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 84,158 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 19,781 | 23.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 64,377 | 76.5% |
| Average farm size | 123 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Windsor County, Vermont?
Windsor County, Vermont has 687 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 123 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Windsor County?
Windsor County's total commodity sales are $33.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #9 among 14 counties in Vermont.
How much federal farm assistance does Windsor County receive?
Windsor County received $223K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.65/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Windsor County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Windsor County is $3.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Windsor County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Windsor (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Livingston County, LA · MID
$223K federal receipts is higher by - than Windsor; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Mcminn County, TN · TRACE
$223K federal receipts is higher by - than Windsor; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Comal County, TX · TRACE
$222K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Windsor; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clarke County, VA · LIGHT
$221K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Windsor; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wayne County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Wayne sits near Windsor on payments-per-acre ($2.68) while total receipts differ.
Claiborne County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Claiborne sits near Windsor on payments-per-acre ($2.60) while total receipts differ.
Vermont ERS state roll-up
Windsor stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Vermont's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2497)
Windsor ranks #2497 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Windsor County, Vermont stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2497 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.