Farm operations
289
Avg 171 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51065 289 farms Bottom quartile (#81/98) 31% cropland TRACE MIXED
Fluvanna County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Fluvanna County. Ranked #81 of 98 counties in Virginia.
49K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 30.7% 15K acres
- Other land
- 69.3% 34K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Fluvanna County received $0.87 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.
- $0.87
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.12×
- 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.
289 farms · $8.9M sales
Fluvanna County, Virginia reports 289 farms and $8.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2817 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #81 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #81 of 98
- National payments rank #2817 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.5%
Commodity sales
$8.9M
0.32× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$43K
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.3M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Fluvanna County's net farm income sits at the 8th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Fluvanna County Farm Data Shows
Fluvanna County, Virginia reported 289 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $8.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $43K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($0.87/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $-1.3M. In-state sales rank #81 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 49,499 acres agricultural land, cropland is 15,204 acres (30.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 171 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Land Use
$0.87 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
49,499 acres
Cropland
15,204 acres
Avg Farm Size
171 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 30.7%
15,204 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 49,499 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 15,204 | 30.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 34,295 | 69.3% |
| Average farm size | 171 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Fluvanna County, Virginia?
Fluvanna County, Virginia has 289 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 171 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Fluvanna County?
Fluvanna County's total commodity sales are $8.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #81 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Fluvanna County receive?
Fluvanna County received $43K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.87/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Fluvanna County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Fluvanna County is $-1.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Fluvanna County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Fluvanna (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Jefferson County, CO · TRACE
$43K federal receipts is higher by - than Fluvanna; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Barrow County, GA · TRACE
$43K federal receipts is higher by - than Fluvanna; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Newton County, GA · TRACE
$44K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Fluvanna; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Whitfield County, GA · TRACE
$44K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Fluvanna; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jasper County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Jasper sits near Fluvanna on payments-per-acre ($0.87) while total receipts differ.
San Augustine County (TRACE $/acre pole)
San Augustine sits near Fluvanna on payments-per-acre ($0.88) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Fluvanna stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2817)
Fluvanna ranks #2817 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
Fluvanna County, Virginia stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2817 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.