Farm operations
757
Avg 148 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51035 757 farms Upper-middle (#44/98) 29% cropland DENSE MIXED
Carroll County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carroll County. Ranked #44 of 98 counties in Virginia.
112K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.5% 32K acres
- Other land
- 71.5% 80K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carroll County received $31.34 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.5× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $31.34
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 4.48×
- 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.
757 farms · $31.9M sales
Carroll County, Virginia reports 757 farms and $31.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #894 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #44 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #44 of 98
- National payments rank #894 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 11.0%
Commodity sales
$31.9M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$3.5M
11.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$6.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Carroll County's net farm income sits at the 31th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carroll County Farm Data Shows
Carroll County, Virginia reported 757 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $31.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($31.34/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $6.6M. In-state sales rank #44 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 111,941 acres agricultural land, cropland is 31,859 acres (28.5%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 148 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Land Use
$31.34 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
111,941 acres
Cropland
31,859 acres
Avg Farm Size
148 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 28.5%
31,859 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 111,941 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 31,859 | 28.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 80,082 | 71.5% |
| Average farm size | 148 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carroll County, Virginia?
Carroll County, Virginia has 757 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 148 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carroll County?
Carroll County's total commodity sales are $31.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #44 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Carroll County receive?
Carroll County received $3.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($31.34/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carroll County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carroll County is $6.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carroll County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carroll (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Highland County, OH · HEAVY
$3.5M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Bulloch County, GA · HEAVY
$3.5M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Ottawa County, OH · DENSE
$3.5M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Howell County, MO · MID
$3.5M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Carroll; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Grady County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Grady sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($32.53) while total receipts differ.
Irwin County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Irwin sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($33.19) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Carroll stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#894)
Carroll ranks #894 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Carroll County, Virginia stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #894 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.