Crop History for Essex County, Virginia

2008–2025 · USDA Cropland Data Layer

Top Crops (2025)

Mixed_Forest

27.7%

Evergreen_Forest

16.2%

Open_Water

8.2%

Soybeans

7.9%

Corn

7.3%

Grassland/Pasture

6.7%

Woody_Wetlands

6.3%

Shrubland

5.3%

Developed/Open_Space

3.3%

Deciduous_Forest

2.9%

Dominant Crop by Year

2008: Deciduous_Forest

30.0%

2009: Deciduous_Forest

30.1%

2010: Deciduous_Forest

42.2%

2011: Deciduous_Forest

32.4%

2012: Deciduous_Forest

33.4%

2013: Deciduous_Forest

32.3%

2014: Deciduous_Forest

29.9%

2015: Deciduous_Forest

31.0%

2016: Deciduous_Forest

31.1%

2017: Deciduous_Forest

32.6%

2018: Deciduous_Forest

30.4%

2019: Mixed_Forest

29.7%

2020: Mixed_Forest

29.7%

2021: Mixed_Forest

26.8%

2022: Mixed_Forest

26.5%

2023: Mixed_Forest

26.8%

2024: Mixed_Forest

28.8%

2025: Mixed_Forest

27.7%

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