Farm operations
336
Avg 469 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AL · FIPS 01131 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Wilcox County, Alabama - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Wilcox County. Ranked #61 of 67 counties in Alabama.
157,580 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 16.3% 25,661 acres
- Other land
- 83.7% 131,919 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Wilcox County received $5.84 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.5× the Alabama county median of $3.96.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.84
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.96
- Alabama county median per acre
- 1.48×
- 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, Wilcox County, Alabama is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.9M
0.15× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$921K
7.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-144K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Wilcox County's net farm income sits at the 13th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Wilcox County Farm Data Shows
Wilcox County, Alabama reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Wilcox County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Wilcox (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Emanuel County, GA · MID
$922K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Wilcox; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Stewart County, GA · HEAVY
$923K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Wilcox; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Parke County, IN · LIGHT
$924K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Wilcox; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Granville County, NC · MID
$924K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Wilcox; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dubois County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Dubois sits near Wilcox on payments-per-acre ($5.84) while total receipts differ.
Madison County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Madison sits near Wilcox on payments-per-acre ($5.78) while total receipts differ.
Alabama ERS state roll-up
Wilcox stamps LIGHT · 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 Wilcox under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Wilcox 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 Wilcox County, Alabama?
Wilcox County, Alabama has 336 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 469 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Wilcox County?
Wilcox County's total commodity sales are $11.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #61 among 67 counties in Alabama.
How much federal farm assistance does Wilcox County receive?
Wilcox County received $921K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.84/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Wilcox County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Wilcox County is $-144K (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 LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-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.