Farm operations
136
Avg 173 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WV · FIPS 54093 136 farms Bottom quartile (#42/55) 23% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Tucker County, West Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Tucker County. Ranked #42 of 55 counties in West Virginia.
24K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.2% 5K acres
- Other land
- 76.8% 18K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Tucker County received $1.23 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the West Virginia county median of $1.84.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $1.23
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $1.84
- West Virginia county median per acre
- 0.67×
- 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.
136 farms · $2.2M sales
Tucker County, West Virginia reports 136 farms and $2.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2874 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #42 of 55 counties in West Virginia; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #42 of 55
- National payments rank #2874 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.3%
Commodity sales
$2.2M
0.47× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$29K
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$343K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Tucker County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Tucker County Farm Data Shows
Tucker County, West Virginia reported 136 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $2.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $29K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($1.23/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $343K. In-state sales rank #42 of 55 in West Virginia.
Of 23,571 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 5,471 acres (23.2%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of West Virginia.
Land Use
$1.23 per acre of agricultural land · the median West Virginia county receives $1.84. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
23,571 acres
Cropland
5,471 acres
Avg Farm Size
173 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.2%
5,471 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 23,571 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 5,471 | 23.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 18,100 | 76.8% |
| Average farm size | 173 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Tucker County, West Virginia?
Tucker County, West Virginia has 136 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 173 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Tucker County?
Tucker County's total commodity sales are $2.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #42 among 55 counties in West Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Tucker County receive?
Tucker County received $29K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($1.23/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Tucker County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Tucker County is $343K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Tucker County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Tucker (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Menifee County, KY · TRACE
$29K federal receipts is higher by - than Tucker; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dallas County, AR · TRACE
$30K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Tucker; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Fulton County, GA · TRACE
$30K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Tucker; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Gwinnett County, GA · LIGHT
$30K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Tucker; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sequatchie County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Sequatchie sits near Tucker on payments-per-acre ($1.23) while total receipts differ.
Pike County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Pike sits near Tucker on payments-per-acre ($1.24) while total receipts differ.
West Virginia ERS state roll-up
Tucker stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside West Virginia's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2874)
Tucker ranks #2874 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Tucker County, West Virginia stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2874 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.