Farm operations
250
Avg 692 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AL · FIPS 01011 Lower-middle by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Bullock County, Alabama - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bullock County. Ranked #42 of 67 counties in Alabama.
172,924 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.9% 29,173 acres
- Other land
- 83.1% 143,751 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bullock County received $2.12 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Alabama county median of $3.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.12
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.96
- Alabama county median per acre
- 0.53×
- Alabama median per acre
Payments per acre use the same NASS county table for receipts and acreage. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Bullock County, Alabama is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$46.7M
0.60× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$366K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$15.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Bullock County's net farm income sits at the 44th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bullock County Farm Data Shows
Bullock County, Alabama reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
The state comparisons on this page use the 67 of 67 Alabama counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 65 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 62 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Alabama.
Read with Bullock County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bullock (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Honolulu County, HI · LIGHT
$367K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bullock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Nicholas County, KY · LIGHT
$365K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bullock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Garrett County, MD · LIGHT
$365K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Bullock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lake County, IL · HEAVY
$369K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Bullock; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Jefferson County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Jefferson sits near Bullock on payments-per-acre ($2.13) while total receipts differ.
DE Kalb County (TRACE $/acre pole)
DE Kalb sits near Bullock on payments-per-acre ($2.09) while total receipts differ.
Alabama ERS state roll-up
Bullock stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Alabama's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Bullock under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Bullock County, Alabama:
- See how Alabama compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Alabama state page
- Browse the full county table to compare payment intensity across the country. All counties
- Understand what actually drives county-level farm payments. Read the guide
County figures (2022 NASS Census of Agriculture) are a separate population from USDA ERS state and national payment series and must not be summed together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bullock County, Alabama?
Bullock County, Alabama has 250 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 692 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bullock County?
Bullock County's total commodity sales are $46.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #42 among 67 counties in Alabama.
How much federal farm assistance does Bullock County receive?
Bullock County received $366K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.12/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bullock County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bullock County is $15.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
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Intensity stamp TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
County farm figures on this page are rendered from the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture, no number is typed in by an editor. Census county totals are not a roll-up of the USDA ERS state payment series. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.