Farm operations
648
Avg 100 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WV · FIPS 54079 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE PASTURE-LED
Putnam County, West Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Putnam County. Ranked #18 of 55 counties in West Virginia.
64,682 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.8% 15,413 acres
- Other land
- 76.2% 49,269 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Putnam County received $22.28 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 12.1× the West Virginia county median of $1.84.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $22.28
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $1.84
- West Virginia county median per acre
- 12.11×
- 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, Putnam County, West Virginia is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$7.2M
1.5× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.4M
20.1% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-638K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Putnam County's net farm income sits at the 11th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Putnam County Farm Data Shows
Putnam County, West Virginia reads as a PASTURE-LED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Putnam County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Putnam (DENSE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE PASTURE-LED
Pulaski County, GA · DENSE
$1.4M federal receipts is higher by - than Putnam; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Piatt County, IL · LIGHT
$1.4M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Putnam; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Kleberg County, TX · TRACE
$1.4M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Putnam; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Mifflin County, PA · DENSE
$1.4M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Putnam; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sussex County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Sussex sits near Putnam on payments-per-acre ($22.10) while total receipts differ.
Tyrrell County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Tyrrell sits near Putnam on payments-per-acre ($22.05) while total receipts differ.
West Virginia ERS state roll-up
Putnam stamps DENSE · PASTURE-LED 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 Putnam under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Putnam County, West Virginia, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Putnam County, West Virginia?
Putnam County, West Virginia has 648 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 100 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Putnam County?
Putnam County's total commodity sales are $7.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #18 among 55 counties in West Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Putnam County receive?
Putnam County received $1.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($22.28/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Putnam County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Putnam County is $-638K (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 DENSE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.