Farm operations
1,744
Avg 126 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AL · FIPS 01049 Top quartile by state sales TRACE MIXED
DE Kalb County, Alabama - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for DE Kalb County. Ranked #1 of 67 counties in Alabama.
219,604 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.6% 86,905 acres
- Other land
- 60.4% 132,699 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
DE Kalb County received $2.09 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.
- $2.09
- 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, DE Kalb County, Alabama is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$781.1M
10.0× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$459K
0.1% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$236.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- DE Kalb County's net farm income sits at the 97th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the DE Kalb County Farm Data Shows
DE Kalb County, Alabama reads as a MIXED county with TRACE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 DE Kalb County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for DE Kalb (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Chatham County, NC · LIGHT
$457K federal receipts is lower by $2K than DE Kalb; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Eagle County, CO · LIGHT
$456K federal receipts is lower by $3K than DE Kalb; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Crawford County, GA · HEAVY
$462K federal receipts is higher by $3K than DE Kalb; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jackson County, WV · TRACE
$462K federal receipts is higher by $3K than DE Kalb; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Bullock County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Bullock sits near DE Kalb on payments-per-acre ($2.12) while total receipts differ.
Anderson County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Anderson sits near DE Kalb on payments-per-acre ($2.06) while total receipts differ.
Alabama ERS state roll-up
DE Kalb stamps TRACE · MIXED 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 DE Kalb under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from DE Kalb 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 DE Kalb County, Alabama?
DE Kalb County, Alabama has 1,744 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 126 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of DE Kalb County?
DE Kalb County's total commodity sales are $781.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #1 among 67 counties in Alabama.
How much federal farm assistance does DE Kalb County receive?
DE Kalb County received $459K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.09/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in DE Kalb County?
Net cash farm income for operations in DE Kalb County is $236.8M (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 MIXED (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.