Farm operations
430
Avg 242 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51137 Top quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Orange County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Orange County. Ranked #6 of 98 counties in Virginia.
103,983 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 49.5% 51,489 acres
- Other land
- 50.5% 52,494 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Orange County received $4.96 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.96
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.71×
- 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, Orange County, Virginia is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$141.6M
5.1× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$516K
0.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$45.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Orange County's net farm income sits at the 66th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Orange County Farm Data Shows
Orange County, Virginia reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
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 Orange County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Orange (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Camp County, TX · MID
$516K federal receipts is higher by - than Orange; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Silver Bow County, MT · MID
$517K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Orange; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Hooker County, NE · TRACE
$514K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Orange; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Monroe County, OH · LIGHT
$518K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Orange; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Clark County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Clark sits near Orange on payments-per-acre ($4.96) while total receipts differ.
Leake County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Leake sits near Orange on payments-per-acre ($4.98) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Orange stamps LIGHT · 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 Orange under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Orange 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 Orange County, Virginia?
Orange County, Virginia has 430 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 242 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Orange County?
Orange County's total commodity sales are $141.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #6 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Orange County receive?
Orange County received $516K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.96/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Orange County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Orange County is $45.0M (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 LIGHT · 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.