Farm operations
567
Avg 288 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AL · FIPS 01019 Top quartile by state sales MID CROP-LED
Cherokee County, Alabama - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cherokee County. Ranked #13 of 67 counties in Alabama.
163,443 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 51.5% 84,248 acres
- Other land
- 48.5% 79,195 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cherokee County received $10.40 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.6× the Alabama county median of $3.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.40
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.96
- Alabama county median per acre
- 2.63×
- 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, Cherokee County, Alabama is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$243.4M
3.1× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.7M
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$91.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Cherokee County's net farm income sits at the 83th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cherokee County Farm Data Shows
Cherokee County, Alabama reads as a CROP-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
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 Cherokee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cherokee (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Kent County, MD · HEAVY
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cherokee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Cherokee County, TX · LIGHT
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Cherokee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Monroe County, IL · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Cherokee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Isanti County, MN · HEAVY
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Cherokee; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Flathead County (MID $/acre pole)
Flathead sits near Cherokee on payments-per-acre ($10.41) while total receipts differ.
Greene County (MID $/acre pole)
Greene sits near Cherokee on payments-per-acre ($10.38) while total receipts differ.
Alabama ERS state roll-up
Cherokee stamps MID · CROP-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 Cherokee under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, Alabama?
Cherokee County, Alabama has 567 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 288 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cherokee County?
Cherokee County's total commodity sales are $243.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #13 among 67 counties in Alabama.
How much federal farm assistance does Cherokee County receive?
Cherokee County received $1.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.40/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cherokee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cherokee County is $91.1M (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 MID · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.