Farm operations
324
Avg 245 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51021 324 farms Bottom quartile (#75/98) 18% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Bland County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bland County. Ranked #75 of 98 counties in Virginia.
79K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.7% 14K acres
- Other land
- 82.3% 65K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bland County received $4.17 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.17
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.60×
- 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.
324 farms · $10.8M sales
Bland County, Virginia reports 324 farms and $10.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2346 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #75 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #75 of 98
- National payments rank #2346 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.1%
Commodity sales
$10.8M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$331K
3.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$288K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Bland County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bland County Farm Data Shows
Bland County, Virginia reported 324 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $10.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $331K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($4.17/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $288K. In-state sales rank #75 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 79,310 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 14,043 acres (17.7%) - 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 Virginia.
Land Use
$4.17 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
79,310 acres
Cropland
14,043 acres
Avg Farm Size
245 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.7%
14,043 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 79,310 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 14,043 | 17.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 65,267 | 82.3% |
| Average farm size | 245 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bland County, Virginia?
Bland County, Virginia has 324 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 245 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bland County?
Bland County's total commodity sales are $10.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #75 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Bland County receive?
Bland County received $331K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.17/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bland County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bland County is $288K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bland County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bland (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Hocking County, OH · MID
$331K federal receipts is higher by - than Bland; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hall County, GA · MID
$330K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bland; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Luzerne County, PA · LIGHT
$332K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bland; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clark County, ID · TRACE
$334K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Bland; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Rankin County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Rankin sits near Bland on payments-per-acre ($4.17) while total receipts differ.
Covington County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Covington sits near Bland on payments-per-acre ($4.18) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Bland stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2346)
Bland ranks #2346 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
Bland County, Virginia stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2346 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.