Farm operations
88
Avg 394 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51017 88 farms Bottom quartile (#86/98) 25% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Bath County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bath County. Ranked #86 of 98 counties in Virginia.
35K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.5% 8K acres
- Other land
- 75.5% 26K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bath County received $0.46 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.46
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.07×
- Virginia 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.
88 farms · $6.4M sales
Bath County, Virginia reports 88 farms and $6.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2904 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #86 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #86 of 98
- National payments rank #2904 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.3%
Commodity sales
$6.4M
0.23× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$16K
0.3% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$-433K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Bath County's net farm income sits at the 12th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bath County Farm Data Shows
Bath County, Virginia reported 88 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $6.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $16K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.46/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-433K. In-state sales rank #86 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 34,634 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 8,498 acres (24.5%) - 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 Virginia.
Land Use
$0.46 per acre of agricultural land · the median Virginia county receives $6.99. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
34,634 acres
Cropland
8,498 acres
Avg Farm Size
394 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.5%
8,498 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 34,634 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 8,498 | 24.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 26,136 | 75.5% |
| Average farm size | 394 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bath County, Virginia?
Bath County, Virginia has 88 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 394 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bath County?
Bath County's total commodity sales are $6.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #86 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Bath County receive?
Bath County received $16K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.46/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bath County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bath County is $-433K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bath County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bath (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Oldham County, KY · TRACE
$16K federal receipts is higher by - than Bath; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pinellas County, FL · LIGHT
$17K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bath; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Coweta County, GA · TRACE
$17K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bath; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Grant County, KY · TRACE
$17K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bath; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Skamania County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Skamania sits near Bath on payments-per-acre ($0.47) while total receipts differ.
Walker County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Walker sits near Bath on payments-per-acre ($0.45) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Bath stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2904)
Bath ranks #2904 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
Bath County, Virginia stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2904 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Virginia compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Virginia 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.