Farm operations
94
Avg 412 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51081 94 farms Lower-middle (#65/98) 47% cropland DENSE MIXED
Greensville County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Greensville County. Ranked #65 of 98 counties in Virginia.
39K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 46.9% 18K acres
- Other land
- 53.1% 21K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Greensville County received $23.49 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 3.4× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $23.49
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 3.36×
- 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.
94 farms · $15.6M sales
Greensville County, Virginia reports 94 farms and $15.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1887 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #65 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #65 of 98
- National payments rank #1887 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 5.8%
Commodity sales
$15.6M
0.56× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$909K
5.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Greensville County's net farm income sits at the 23th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Greensville County Farm Data Shows
Greensville County, Virginia reported 94 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $15.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $909K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($23.49/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.7M. In-state sales rank #65 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 38,694 acres agricultural land, cropland is 18,132 acres (46.9%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 412 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Land Use
$23.49 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
38,694 acres
Cropland
18,132 acres
Avg Farm Size
412 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 46.9%
18,132 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 38,694 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 18,132 | 46.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 20,562 | 53.1% |
| Average farm size | 412 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Greensville County, Virginia?
Greensville County, Virginia has 94 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 412 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Greensville County?
Greensville County's total commodity sales are $15.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #65 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Greensville County receive?
Greensville County received $909K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($23.49/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Greensville County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Greensville County is $2.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Greensville County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Greensville (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Butler County, KY · LIGHT
$909K federal receipts is higher by - than Greensville; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Worcester County, MA · MID
$908K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Greensville; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Saint Helena County, LA · HEAVY
$911K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Greensville; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Cambria County, PA · HEAVY
$911K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Greensville; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Ben Hill County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Ben Hill sits near Greensville on payments-per-acre ($24.93) while total receipts differ.
Grant County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Greensville on payments-per-acre ($21.84) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Greensville stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1887)
Greensville ranks #1887 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Greensville County, Virginia stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1887 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.