Farm operations
247
Avg 201 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AL · FIPS 01025 247 farms Bottom quartile (#66/67) 24% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Clarke County, Alabama - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Clarke County. Ranked #66 of 67 counties in Alabama.
50K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 24.0% 12K acres
- Other land
- 76.0% 38K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Clarke County received $3.40 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Alabama county median of $3.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.40
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.96
- Alabama county median per acre
- 0.86×
- 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.
247 farms · $3.6M sales
Clarke County, Alabama reports 247 farms and $3.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2580 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #66 of 67 counties in Alabama; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #66 of 67
- National payments rank #2580 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 4.7%
Commodity sales
$3.6M
0.046× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$169K
4.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-68K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Clarke County's net farm income sits at the 14th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Clarke County Farm Data Shows
Clarke County, Alabama reported 247 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $3.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $169K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($3.40/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $-68K. In-state sales rank #66 of 67 in Alabama.
Of 49,651 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 11,917 acres (24.0%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Alabama.
Land Use
$3.40 per acre of agricultural land · the median Alabama county receives $3.96. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
49,651 acres
Cropland
11,917 acres
Avg Farm Size
201 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 24.0%
11,917 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 49,651 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 11,917 | 24.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 37,734 | 76.0% |
| Average farm size | 201 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Clarke County, Alabama?
Clarke County, Alabama has 247 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 201 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Clarke County?
Clarke County's total commodity sales are $3.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #66 among 67 counties in Alabama.
How much federal farm assistance does Clarke County receive?
Clarke County received $169K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.40/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Clarke County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Clarke County is $-68K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Clarke County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Clarke (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
LA Salle County, TX · TRACE
$169K federal receipts is higher by - than Clarke; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Gallatin County, KY · LIGHT
$170K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Clarke; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Franklin County, ME · TRACE
$170K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Clarke; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Harrison County, MS · HEAVY
$168K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Clarke; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Venango County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Venango sits near Clarke on payments-per-acre ($3.40) while total receipts differ.
Cumberland County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Cumberland sits near Clarke on payments-per-acre ($3.46) while total receipts differ.
Alabama ERS state roll-up
Clarke stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Alabama's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2580)
Clarke ranks #2580 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Clarke County, Alabama stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2580 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.