Farm operations
666
Avg 200 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AL · FIPS 01031 666 farms Top quartile (#4/67) 43% cropland DENSE MIXED
Coffee County, Alabama - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Coffee County. Ranked #4 of 67 counties in Alabama.
133K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.7% 57K acres
- Other land
- 57.3% 76K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Coffee County received $30.31 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 7.7× the Alabama county median of $3.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $30.31
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.96
- Alabama county median per acre
- 7.65×
- 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.
666 farms · $393.1M sales
Coffee County, Alabama reports 666 farms and $393.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #766 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #4 of 67 counties in Alabama; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #4 of 67
- National payments rank #766 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.0%
Commodity sales
$393.1M
5.0× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$4.0M
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$144.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Coffee County's net farm income sits at the 92th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Coffee County Farm Data Shows
Coffee County, Alabama reported 666 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $393.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.0M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($30.31/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $144.9M. In-state sales rank #4 of 67 in Alabama.
Of 133,040 acres agricultural land, cropland is 56,841 acres (42.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 200 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Alabama.
Land Use
$30.31 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
133,040 acres
Cropland
56,841 acres
Avg Farm Size
200 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 42.7%
56,841 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 133,040 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 56,841 | 42.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 76,199 | 57.3% |
| Average farm size | 200 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Coffee County, Alabama?
Coffee County, Alabama has 666 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 200 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Coffee County?
Coffee County's total commodity sales are $393.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 67 counties in Alabama.
How much federal farm assistance does Coffee County receive?
Coffee County received $4.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($30.31/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Coffee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Coffee County is $144.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Coffee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Coffee (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Coahoma County, MS · HEAVY
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by - than Coffee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Madison County, OH · HEAVY
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by - than Coffee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Rooks County, KS · MID
$4.0M federal receipts is lower by $15K than Coffee; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Carbon County, WY · TRACE
$4.0M federal receipts is higher by $16K than Coffee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Edgecombe County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Edgecombe sits near Coffee on payments-per-acre ($30.27) while total receipts differ.
Lenoir County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Lenoir sits near Coffee on payments-per-acre ($29.26) while total receipts differ.
Alabama ERS state roll-up
Coffee stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Alabama's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#766)
Coffee ranks #766 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Coffee County, Alabama stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #766 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.