Location ST CO Total Population Rural Population Number of Farms Land in Farms (acres) Avg Size of Farm (acres) Avg Govt Payments per Farm 2002 Farms with Sales Less Than 100000 Median Household Income 1999 Median Household Income 2006 50% Median Household Income 2006
Location ST CO LR011 LR012 LR021 LR024 LR026 LR031 LR041 LR051 LR052 LR053
Kent County 10 001 126697 44969 721 185329 257 12414 514 40950 49307 24653.5
New Castle County 10 003 500265 27870 358 71248 199 14858 318 52419 63116 31558.0
Sussex County 10 005 156638 83003 1312 283503 216 15039 535 39208 47209 23604.5

Data Sources

ST - State FIPS code

CO - County FIPS code

Total Population: Total number of people residing in the referenced location. (source: sf 1, SF10001, P001001)

Rural Population: Total number of people residing outside of densely settled, urbanized, areas in the referenced location. (source: sf 1, SF10001, P002005)

Number of Farms: Number of farms in the referenced location. (source: ag census 2002 (database available, queries LR02, LR03, or LR04)

Land (acres) in Farms: Agriculural land primarily used for crops, pasture or grazing. (source: ag census 2002)

Avg Size of Farm (acres): Average size of farm in referenced location. (source: ag census 2002)

Avg Govt Payments per Farm 2002: Direct cash payments received by farm operators. Includes disaster, conservation and commodity program payments. (source: ag census 2002)

Number of Farms With Value of Sales Less Than 100000: Total, or gross, farm sales regardless of who received the payment. (source: ag census 2002)

Median Household Income 1999: One half of household incomes were above this value and one half are below. (source: sf 3, SF30006, P053001)

Median Household Income 2006: The 1999 income is adjusted to a 2006 income by using the Consumer Price Index. (source: calculated using 1999 Annual cpi (CUUR0000SA0) of 166.6, 2006 first half of 200.6)

50% Median Household Income 2006: (source: multiply Median Household Income 2006 by .50)

Purpose of data: Further information is available at: Small, Limited Resource and Beginning Farmer and Rancher web site


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