Farm operations
805
Avg 155 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WV · FIPS 54053 Top quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Mason County, West Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Mason County. Ranked #7 of 55 counties in West Virginia.
124,768 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 30.0% 37,440 acres
- Other land
- 70.0% 87,328 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Mason County received $5.02 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.7× the West Virginia county median of $1.84.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.02
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $1.84
- West Virginia county median per acre
- 2.73×
- West 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, Mason County, West 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
$40.7M
8.5× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$626K
1.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$12.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Mason County's net farm income sits at the 40th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Mason County Farm Data Shows
Mason County, West 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 55 of 55 West Virginia counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 50 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 22 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of West Virginia.
Read with Mason County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Mason (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Orange County, FL · LIGHT
$626K federal receipts is higher by - than Mason; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Walton County, FL · LIGHT
$626K federal receipts is higher by - than Mason; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Mason County, KY · LIGHT
$625K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Mason; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Perry County, MS · HEAVY
$627K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Mason; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Orange County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Orange sits near Mason on payments-per-acre ($4.96) while total receipts differ.
Boone County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Boone sits near Mason on payments-per-acre ($5.10) while total receipts differ.
West Virginia ERS state roll-up
Mason stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside West 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 Mason under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Mason County, West Virginia:
- See how West Virginia compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. West 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 Mason County, West Virginia?
Mason County, West Virginia has 805 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 155 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Mason County?
Mason County's total commodity sales are $40.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 55 counties in West Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Mason County receive?
Mason County received $626K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.02/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Mason County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Mason County is $12.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
West Virginia
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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.