Farm operations
108
Avg 98 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51051 108 farms Bottom quartile (#97/98) 20% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Dickenson County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Dickenson County. Ranked #97 of 98 counties in Virginia.
11K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 19.7% 2K acres
- Other land
- 80.3% 9K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Dickenson County received $0.75 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.
- $0.75
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.11×
- 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.
108 farms · $499K sales
Dickenson County, Virginia reports 108 farms and $499K in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2932 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #97 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #97 of 98
- National payments rank #2932 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.6%
Commodity sales
$499K
0.018× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$8K
1.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
-
2022 cash income
What the Dickenson County Farm Data Shows
Dickenson County, Virginia reported 108 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $499K in total commodity sales and receiving $8K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.75/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income was not published (NASS confidentiality withhold). In-state sales rank #97 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 10,617 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 2,091 acres (19.7%) - 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
$0.75 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
10,617 acres
Cropland
2,091 acres
Avg Farm Size
98 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 19.7%
2,091 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 10,617 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 2,091 | 19.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 8,526 | 80.3% |
| Average farm size | 98 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Dickenson County, Virginia?
Dickenson County, Virginia has 108 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 98 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Dickenson County?
Dickenson County's total commodity sales are $499K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #97 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Dickenson County receive?
Dickenson County received $8K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.75/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Dickenson County?
Net cash farm income was not published for Dickenson County. NASS withholds this figure for counties with too few farm operations to protect individual respondents' confidentiality.
Read with Dickenson County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Dickenson (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Leslie County, KY · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Dickenson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jasper County, TX · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Dickenson; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wyoming County, WV · LIGHT
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Dickenson; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Douglas County, WI · TRACE
$8K federal receipts is higher by - than Dickenson; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wirt County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Wirt sits near Dickenson on payments-per-acre ($0.76) while total receipts differ.
Perry County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Perry sits near Dickenson on payments-per-acre ($0.74) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Dickenson stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2932)
Dickenson ranks #2932 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
Dickenson County, Virginia stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2932 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.