Farm operations
79
Avg 79 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51095 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB MIXED
James City County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for James City County. Ranked #93 of 98 counties in Virginia.
6,216 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 38.3% 2,381 acres
- Other land
- 61.7% 3,835 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, James City County, Virginia is a MIXED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$2.2M
0.080× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$-1.1M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- James City County's net farm income sits at the 9th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the James City County Farm Data Shows
James City County, Virginia reads as a MIXED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 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.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Read with James City County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for James City (UNPUB · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB MIXED
What to do with this
Three places to go next from James City 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 James City County, Virginia?
James City County, Virginia has 79 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 79 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of James City County?
James City County's total commodity sales are $2.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #93 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does James City County receive?
James City County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in James City County?
Net cash farm income for operations in James City County is $-1.1M (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 UNPUB · land stamp MIXED (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.