Ag Census data now searchable by ZIP code

November 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released 2022 Census of Agriculture data tabulated by zip code. This allows users to explore farm characteristics at a local level. The zip code tabulations are available through Quick Stats, NASS’s online data query tool.

The new feature allows you to search for an incredible amount of data, as specific as you like. For example, you can search to see:

• how many female farmers are there in Churchville, Maryland (ZIP 21028)

• how many farms in ZIP code 80835 (Simla, Colorado) are raising sheep

• how many farms in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (ZIP 17201) have access to broadband internet

• how many orchards are located in ZIP code 28739 (Henderson County, NC)

The amount of data available for your own locality is vast.

For example, we wanted to find which ZIP codes in Virginia had the most farming operations for the most recent Ag Census (2022. We specified what we wanted by selecting an array of choices, sorted the results, and here's what we found:

LEADING COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA FOR THE NUMBER OF FARMING OPERATIONS

TOP 20 ZIP CODES

Ranking Zip code # of Farms Location/County

1. 24523 393 Bedford, Bedford

2. 24251 325 Gate City, Scott

3. 24202 302 Bristol, Washington

4. 20132 302 Purcellville, Loudon

5. 24210 295 Abingdon, Washington

6. 24401 292 Staunton, Augusta

7. 24091 278 Floyd, Floyd

8. 24266 275 Lebanon, Russell

9. 24382 265 Wytheville, Wythe

10. 22802 263 Harrisonburg, Rockingham

11. 22701 263 Culpeper, Culpeper

12. 20180 260 Lovettsville, Loudon

13. 23139 255 Powhatan, Powhatan

14. 24450 247 Lexington, Rockbridge

15. 22835 243 Luray, Page

16. 22611 240 Berryville, Clarke

17. 22821 239 Dayton, Rockingham

18. 24333 236 Galax, Grayson/Carroll

19. 24263 231 Jonesville, Lee

20. 24522 215 Appomattox, Appomattox

The national database is accessible here>>

Source: USDA NASS Ag Census - 2022