Farm operations
232
Avg 211 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51049 Top quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
Cumberland County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cumberland County. Ranked #24 of 98 counties in Virginia.
48,885 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.3% 13,821 acres
- Other land
- 71.7% 35,064 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cumberland County received $2.19 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.19
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.31×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Cumberland County, Virginia is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$55.1M
2.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$107K
0.2% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$17.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Cumberland County's net farm income sits at the 46th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cumberland County Farm Data Shows
Cumberland County, Virginia reads as a MIXED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 98 of 98 Virginia counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 91 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 75 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Read with Cumberland County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cumberland (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Ohio County, IN · LIGHT
$106K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Cumberland; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jasper County, MS · TRACE
$108K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cumberland; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Mckean County, PA · TRACE
$106K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Cumberland; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Stafford County, VA · MID
$106K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Cumberland; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Marquette County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Marquette sits near Cumberland on payments-per-acre ($2.18) while total receipts differ.
Clinton County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Clinton sits near Cumberland on payments-per-acre ($2.21) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Cumberland stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Cumberland under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Cumberland County, Virginia, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cumberland County, Virginia?
Cumberland County, Virginia has 232 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 211 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cumberland County?
Cumberland County's total commodity sales are $55.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #24 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Cumberland County receive?
Cumberland County received $107K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.19/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cumberland County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cumberland County is $17.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.