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
Barnstable County 25 001 222230 19186 285 5990 21 (D) 250 45933 55307 27653.5
Berkshire County 25 003 134953 40414 401 68630 171 13213 354 39047 47015 23507.5
Bristol County 25 005 534678 54509 624 36085 58 6255 560 43496 52372 26186.0
Dukes County 25 007 14987 9361 83 7826 94 (D) 79 45559 54856 27428.0
Essex County 25 009 723419 34521 400 27856 70 9788 347 51576 62101 31050.5
Franklin County 25 011 71535 39308 586 74281 127 12752 499 40768 49088 24544.0
Hampden County 25 013 456228 44385 458 37637 82 5466 412 39718 47823 23911.5
Hampshire County 25 015 152251 42128 542 50756 94 9502 469 46098 55505 27752.5
Middlesex County 25 017 1465396 48563 579 33160 57 11112 515 60821 73233 36616.5
Nantucket County 25 019 9520 1969 13 (D) (D) - 11 55522 66853 33426.5
Norfolk County 25 021 650308 21683 208 12645 61 (D) 186 63432 76377 38188.5
Plymouth County 25 023 472822 47442 794 59445 75 10961 713 55615 66965 33482.5
Suffolk County 25 025 689807 0 8 (D) (D) - 6 39355 47386 23693.0
Worcester County 25 027 750963 144261 1094 103538 95 11939 983 47874 57644 28822.0

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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