Farm operations
1,040
Avg 181 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51061 Top quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
Fauquier County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Fauquier County. Ranked #17 of 98 counties in Virginia.
188,562 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.2% 68,239 acres
- Other land
- 63.8% 120,323 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Fauquier County received $2.56 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.56
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.37×
- 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, Fauquier County, Virginia is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$67.9M
2.4× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$482K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-21.0M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Fauquier County's net farm income sits at the 0th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Fauquier County Farm Data Shows
Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Fauquier (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Amador County, CA · LIGHT
$482K federal receipts is higher by - than Fauquier; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Overton County, TN · TRACE
$482K federal receipts is higher by - than Fauquier; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Susquehanna County, PA · TRACE
$484K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Fauquier; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Culpeper County, VA · LIGHT
$480K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Fauquier; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Lewis County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Lewis sits near Fauquier on payments-per-acre ($2.56) while total receipts differ.
Deschutes County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Deschutes sits near Fauquier on payments-per-acre ($2.58) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Fauquier 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 Fauquier under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Fauquier County, Virginia:
- 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 Fauquier County, Virginia?
Fauquier County, Virginia has 1,040 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 181 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Fauquier County?
Fauquier County's total commodity sales are $67.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Fauquier County receive?
Fauquier County received $482K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.56/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Fauquier County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Fauquier County is $-21.0M (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).
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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.