USDA ERS · CONSERVATION-LED · LIGHT · NH
New Hampshire farm subsidy data
Conservation-weighted ERS profile for FY2023; county NASS tables below are a separate 2022 Census population.
- Total payments
- $10M
- Net farm income (2023)
- $38M
Conservation share inside New Hampshire's $10M ERS total
Exclusive partition of this state's fiscal-year 2023 USDA ERS total (CONSERVATION-LED). Conservation and disaster are published line items; the residual is commodity / ARC-PLC / MFP and other program families in the same extract.
New Hampshire: conservation leads a light ERS book
New Hampshire stamps CONSERVATION-LED · LIGHT: conservation $5M inside $10M ERS total for FY2023 (#48/50).
Conservation dollars (CRP / EQIP / CSP families in this extract) are the standing policy signal here; net farm income $38M and cash receipts $250M are the market counterweight for FY2023.
County farm-count and sales tables below are the separate 2022 NASS Census population and do not sum to this ERS state total. Figures follow USDA Economic Research Service Farm Income and Wealth Statistics.
Latest release change: +58.1% · $10M FY2023 → $16M FY2024 (LIGHT book; full year table reserved for heavier states).
Cash receipts by commodity in New Hampshire
Crop insurance loss ratio 702% ($2M on $0M premiums); secondary to the CONSERVATION-LED payment stamp.
Counties in New Hampshire (10)
| County | Farms |
|---|---|
| Merrimack | 569 |
| Grafton | 496 |
| Hillsborough | 570 |
| Sullivan | 271 |
| Coos | 278 |
| Cheshire | 415 |
| Rockingham | 527 |
| Strafford | 332 |
| Belknap | 272 |
| Carroll | 219 |
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Farm Income and Wealth Statistics (1995-2024) County data: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture
Income beside conservation stamp
Gross cash $305M · net cash $43M · net farm $38M
Nearest ERS payment peer (CONSERVATION-LED · LIGHT): Alaska · CONSERVATION-LED · Browse conservation-family programs · Merrimack County NASS table
What to do with New Hampshire's numbers
New Hampshire ranks #48 of 50 states by total ERS farm payments. Three places to take that further:
- See how New Hampshire compares against the 4 closest Northeast states by payment volume. Compare states
- Drill into Merrimack County, New Hampshire's top county by commodity sales in the 2022 NASS Census. County detail
- Browse conservation-family programs for the program-level context behind these totals. Learn more
State payment totals (USDA ERS) and county figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are separate populations and must not be summed together.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.