Farm operations
77
Avg 47 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51059 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB PASTURE-LED
Fairfax County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Fairfax County. Ranked #95 of 98 counties in Virginia.
3,616 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.9% 648 acres
- Other land
- 82.1% 2,968 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Fairfax County, Virginia is a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$689K
0.025× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
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2022 cash income
What the Fairfax County Farm Data Shows
Fairfax County, Virginia reads as a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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.
Net cash farm income was not published for Fairfax County (NASS confidentiality withhold). Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Read with Fairfax County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Fairfax (UNPUB · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB PASTURE-LED
What to do with this
From Fairfax 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 Fairfax County, Virginia?
Fairfax County, Virginia has 77 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 47 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Fairfax County?
Fairfax County's total commodity sales are $689K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #95 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Fairfax County receive?
Fairfax County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Fairfax County?
Net cash farm income was not published for Fairfax County. NASS withholds this figure for counties with too few farm operations to protect individual respondents' confidentiality.
State Overview
Virginia
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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 UNPUB · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.