Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in North Carolina
The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
CSP payments by fiscal year in North Carolina
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, North Carolina
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $8,357,328 |
| 2 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate  | $2,451,046 |
| 3 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $1,655,732 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $1,140,147 |
| 5 | Sequential patch burning | $956,400 |
| 6 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $937,862 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $888,911 |
| 8 | Pasture Annual Payment | $738,704 |
| 9 | Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities | $381,874 |
| 10 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $266,719 |
| 11 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $259,977 |
| 12 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $241,442 |
| 13 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation  | $210,857 |
| 14 | Associated Ag Land | $186,471 |
| 15 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $174,781 |
| 16 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $141,024 |
| 17 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $130,709 |
| 18 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $119,364 |
| 19 | Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community | $102,520 |
| 20 | Farmstead | $85,070 |
| 21 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $73,809 |
| 22 | Short-interval burn | $50,252 |
| 23 | Forest Stand Improvement | $42,564 |
| 24 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $39,865 |
| 25 | Cover Crop | $37,867 |
| 26 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $37,114 |
| 27 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $36,013 |
| 28 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $31,283 |
| 29 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $30,399 |
| 30 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $29,583 |
| 31 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $28,337 |
| 32 | Prescribed Burning | $27,177 |
| 33 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $26,824 |
| 34 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients | $19,289 |
| 35 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $17,780 |
| 36 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $8,672 |
| 37 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $8,364 |
| 38 | Firebreak | $5,147 |
| 39 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $4,680 |
| 40 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on pasture through monitoring activities | $4,662 |
| 41 | Pest Management Conservation System | $4,430 |
| 42 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $3,785 |
| 43 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $3,274 |
| 44 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $1,454 |
| 45 | Conservation Cover | $1,025 |
| 46 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $841 |
| 47 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $606 |
| 48 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $499 |
| 49 | Nutrient Management | $246 |
| 50 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $98 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 20,485,729 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, North Carolina
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $2,451,046 |
| 2 | Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities | $381,874 |
| 3 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation | $210,857 |
| 4 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $73,809 |
| 5 | Forest Stand Improvement | $42,564 |
| 6 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $39,865 |
| 7 | Cover Crop | $37,867 |
| 8 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $30,399 |
| 9 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $29,583 |
| 10 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $28,337 |
| 11 | Prescribed Burning | $27,177 |
| 12 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $26,824 |
| 13 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients | $19,289 |
| 14 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $17,780 |
| 15 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $4,680 |
| 16 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $1,454 |
| 17 | Conservation Cover | $1,025 |
| 18 | Nutrient Management | $246 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,424,676 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,104,213 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $320,463 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax County, North Carolina | $2,140,151 |
| 2 | Anson County, North Carolina | $1,327,495 |
| 3 | Hyde County, North Carolina | $1,324,200 |
| 4 | Martin County, North Carolina | $1,257,816 |
| 5 | Edgecombe County, North Carolina | $1,093,083 |
| 6 | Beaufort County, North Carolina | $886,815 |
| 7 | Dare County, North Carolina | $880,619 |
| 8 | Robeson County, North Carolina | $803,766 |
| 9 | Johnston County, North Carolina | $716,067 |
| 10 | Stanly County, North Carolina | $710,963 |
| 11 | Columbus County, North Carolina | $676,077 |
| 12 | Craven County, North Carolina | $580,602 |
| 13 | Northampton County, North Carolina | $579,667 |
| 14 | Washington County, North Carolina | $553,708 |
| 15 | Franklin County, North Carolina | $547,304 |
| 16 | Lenoir County, North Carolina | $503,640 |
| 17 | Hoke County, North Carolina | $494,666 |
| 18 | Hertford County, North Carolina | $493,033 |
| 19 | Gates County, North Carolina | $462,393 |
| 20 | Harnett County, North Carolina | $441,314 |
| 21 | Granville County, North Carolina | $440,225 |
| 22 | Sampson County, North Carolina | $430,587 |
| 23 | Bladen County, North Carolina | $430,239 |
| 24 | Cleveland County, North Carolina | $379,718 |
| 25 | Bertie County, North Carolina | $379,199 |
| 26 | Duplin County, North Carolina | $307,728 |
| 27 | Nash County, North Carolina | $287,411 |
| 28 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | $285,888 |
| 29 | Scotland County, North Carolina | $268,124 |
| 30 | Greene County, North Carolina | $261,953 |
| 31 | Tyrrell County, North Carolina | $257,558 |
| 32 | Wilson County, North Carolina | $244,345 |
| 33 | Pitt County, North Carolina | $218,079 |
| 34 | Union County, North Carolina | $205,770 |
| 35 | Vance County, North Carolina | $190,688 |
| 36 | Wayne County, North Carolina | $190,512 |
| 37 | Rutherford County, North Carolina | $157,631 |
| 38 | Warren County, North Carolina | $157,126 |
| 39 | Pender County, North Carolina | $155,245 |
| 40 | Caswell County, North Carolina | $153,059 |
| 41 | Lincoln County, North Carolina | $149,106 |
| 42 | Jones County, North Carolina | $147,202 |
| 43 | Moore County, North Carolina | $131,481 |
| 44 | Chowan County, North Carolina | $130,014 |
| 45 | Iredell County, North Carolina | $129,947 |
| 46 | Pamlico County, North Carolina | $125,323 |
| 47 | Chatham County, North Carolina | $103,245 |
| 48 | Yadkin County, North Carolina | $101,832 |
| 49 | Richmond County, North Carolina | $101,692 |
| 50 | Randolph County, North Carolina | $97,850 |
| 51 | Davidson County, North Carolina | $94,736 |
| 52 | Rowan County, North Carolina | $89,698 |
| 53 | Surry County, North Carolina | $84,247 |
| 54 | Onslow County, North Carolina | $82,730 |
| 55 | Wake County, North Carolina | $81,460 |
| 56 | Rockingham County, North Carolina | $74,745 |
| 57 | Cabarrus County, North Carolina | $53,414 |
| 58 | Catawba County, North Carolina | $52,094 |
| 59 | Perquimans County, North Carolina | $51,766 |
| 60 | Orange County, North Carolina | $38,589 |
| 61 | Polk County, North Carolina | $35,395 |
| 62 | Cartaret County, North Carolina | $33,475 |
| 63 | Davie County, North Carolina | $32,147 |
| 64 | Gaston County, North Carolina | $31,773 |
| 65 | Montgomery County, North Carolina | $28,397 |
| 66 | Henderson County, North Carolina | $24,262 |
| 67 | Wilkes County, North Carolina | $24,141 |
| 68 | Guilford County, North Carolina | $21,647 |
| 69 | Person County, North Carolina | $19,121 |
| 70 | Burke County, North Carolina | $18,164 |
| 71 | Lee County, North Carolina | $16,380 |
| 72 | Brunswick County, North Carolina | $16,188 |
| 73 | Buncombe County, North Carolina | $14,984 |
| 74 | Durham County, North Carolina | $13,893 |
| 75 | Forsyth County, North Carolina | $13,058 |
| 76 | Alexander County, North Carolina | $11,316 |
| 77 | Pasquotank County, North Carolina | $11,124 |
| 78 | Cherokee County, North Carolina | $9,764 |
| 79 | Transylvania County, North Carolina | $9,509 |
| 80 | Alamance County, North Carolina | $7,657 |
| 81 | Macon County, North Carolina | $6,511 |
| 82 | Madison County, North Carolina | $6,135 |
| 83 | Camden County, North Carolina | $5,817 |
| 84 | Stokes County, North Carolina | $5,398 |
| 85 | McDowell County, North Carolina | $2,978 |
| 86 | Clay County, North Carolina | $2,546 |
| 87 | Haywood County, North Carolina | $2,219 |
| 88 | Currituck County, North Carolina | $1,832 |
| 89 | Caldwell County, North Carolina | $937 |
| 90 | Watauga County, North Carolina | $242 |
| 91 | Swain County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 92 | Graham County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 93 | Jackson County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 94 | Avery County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 95 | Ashe County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 96 | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 97 | Alleghany County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 98 | Mitchell County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 99 | Yancey County, North Carolina | $0 |
| 100 | New Hanover County, North Carolina | $0 |
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The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for North Carolina, 2022
Land in North Carolina, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 42,817 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 8,128,136 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,880,656 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 845,947 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,839,455 |
Livestock in North Carolina, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 972,408,186 |
| Layers inventory | 14,535,543 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 8,191,751 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 718,743 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 36,578 |
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