Farm operations
222
Avg 157 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census WV · FIPS 54103 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB PASTURE-LED
Wetzel County, West Virginia - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wetzel County. Ranked #48 of 55 counties in West Virginia.
34,880 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 18.7% 6,527 acres
- Other land
- 81.3% 28,353 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Wetzel County, West Virginia is a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$1.2M
0.25× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$-769K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Wetzel County's net farm income sits at the 10th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Wetzel County Farm Data Shows
Wetzel County, West Virginia reads as a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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 Wetzel County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wetzel (UNPUB · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB PASTURE-LED
What to do with this
Where to go after Wetzel 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 Wetzel County, West Virginia?
Wetzel County, West Virginia has 222 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 157 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wetzel County?
Wetzel County's total commodity sales are $1.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #48 among 55 counties in West Virginia.
How much federal farm assistance does Wetzel County receive?
Wetzel County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wetzel County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Wetzel County is $-769K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
West Virginia
55 counties · View state farm data
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 UNPUB · 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.