Farm operations
492
Avg 117 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census VA · FIPS 51139 492 farms Top quartile (#5/98) 47% cropland LIGHT MIXED
Page County, Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Page County. Ranked #5 of 98 counties in Virginia.
57K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 46.7% 27K acres
- Other land
- 53.3% 31K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Page County received $6.32 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Virginia county median of $6.99.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.32
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.99
- Virginia county median per acre
- 0.90×
- 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.
492 farms · $204.8M sales
Page County, Virginia reports 492 farms and $204.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2314 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 98 counties in Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 98
- National payments rank #2314 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.2%
Commodity sales
$204.8M
7.4× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$362K
0.2% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$87.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Page County's net farm income sits at the 82th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Page County Farm Data Shows
Page County, Virginia reported 492 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $204.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $362K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($6.32/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $87.5M. In-state sales rank #5 of 98 in Virginia.
Of 57,321 acres agricultural land, cropland is 26,760 acres (46.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 117 acres. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Virginia.
Land Use
$6.32 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
57,321 acres
Cropland
26,760 acres
Avg Farm Size
117 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 46.7%
26,760 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 57,321 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 26,760 | 46.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 30,561 | 53.3% |
| Average farm size | 117 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Page County, Virginia?
Page County, Virginia has 492 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 117 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Page County?
Page County's total commodity sales are $204.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 98 counties in Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Page County receive?
Page County received $362K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.32/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Page County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Page County is $87.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Page County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Page (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Athens County, OH · TRACE
$362K federal receipts is higher by - than Page; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Harris County, TX · TRACE
$362K federal receipts is higher by - than Page; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Richland County, SC · LIGHT
$361K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Page; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Hampshire County, WV · TRACE
$363K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Page; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Adams County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Adams sits near Page on payments-per-acre ($6.30) while total receipts differ.
Fayette County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Fayette sits near Page on payments-per-acre ($6.28) while total receipts differ.
Virginia ERS state roll-up
Page stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2314)
Page ranks #2314 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Page County, Virginia stamps LIGHT · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2314 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.