Farm operations
299
Avg 232 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51111 299 farms Lower-middle (#70/98) 36% cropland MID MIXED
Lunenburg County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lunenburg County. Ranked #70 of 98 counties in Virginia.
69K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.7% 25K acres
- Other land
- 64.3% 45K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lunenburg County received $9.47 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.47
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 1.35×
- 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.
299 farms · $14.5M sales
Lunenburg County, Virginia reports 299 farms and $14.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2057 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #70 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #70 of 98
- National payments rank #2057 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.5%
Commodity sales
$14.5M
0.52× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$658K
4.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Lunenburg County's net farm income sits at the 20th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lunenburg County Farm Data Shows
Lunenburg County, Virginia reported 299 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $14.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $658K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($9.47/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $1.3M. In-state sales rank #70 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 69,485 acres agricultural land, cropland is 24,800 acres (35.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 232 acres. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Land Use
$9.47 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
69,485 acres
Cropland
24,800 acres
Avg Farm Size
232 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 35.7%
24,800 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 69,485 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 24,800 | 35.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 44,685 | 64.3% |
| Average farm size | 232 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Lunenburg County, Virginia?
Lunenburg County, Virginia has 299 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 232 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lunenburg County?
Lunenburg County's total commodity sales are $14.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #70 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Lunenburg County receive?
Lunenburg County received $658K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.47/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lunenburg County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lunenburg County is $1.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Lunenburg County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lunenburg (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Bernalillo County, NM · UNPUB
$659K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Lunenburg; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Amite County, MS · MID
$660K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Lunenburg; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Sussex County, NJ · MID
$655K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Lunenburg; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Chittenden County, VT · MID
$661K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Lunenburg; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Montgomery County (MID $/acre pole)
Montgomery sits near Lunenburg on payments-per-acre ($9.54) while total receipts differ.
Elmore County (MID $/acre pole)
Elmore sits near Lunenburg on payments-per-acre ($9.60) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Lunenburg stamps MID · MIXED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2057)
Lunenburg ranks #2057 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Lunenburg County, Virginia stamps MID · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2057 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.