Farm operations
95
Avg 245 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census AZ · FIPS 04011 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE PASTURE-LED
Greenlee County, Arizona - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Greenlee County. Ranked #15 of 15 counties in Arizona.
23,269 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 20.0% 4,659 acres
- Other land
- 80.0% 18,610 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Greenlee County received $27.03 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 8.9× the Arizona county median of $3.05.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $27.03
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $3.05
- Arizona county median per acre
- 8.85×
- Arizona 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, Greenlee County, Arizona is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$3.1M
0.055× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$629K
20.2% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-729K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Greenlee County's net farm income sits at the 10th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Greenlee County Farm Data Shows
Greenlee County, Arizona reads as a PASTURE-LED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 15 of 15 Arizona counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 15 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 8 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Arizona.
Read with Greenlee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Greenlee (DENSE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE PASTURE-LED
Ballard County, KY · LIGHT
$629K federal receipts is higher by - than Greenlee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Cole County, MO · LIGHT
$629K federal receipts is higher by - than Greenlee; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Putnam County, IL · HEAVY
$630K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Greenlee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Madison County, FL · LIGHT
$631K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Greenlee; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
St. John The Baptist County (DENSE $/acre pole)
St. John The Baptist sits near Greenlee on payments-per-acre ($27.74) while total receipts differ.
St. Johns County (DENSE $/acre pole)
St. Johns sits near Greenlee on payments-per-acre ($25.14) while total receipts differ.
Arizona ERS state roll-up
Greenlee stamps DENSE · PASTURE-LED inside Arizona'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 Greenlee under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Greenlee County, Arizona:
- See how Arizona compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Arizona 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 Greenlee County, Arizona?
Greenlee County, Arizona has 95 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 245 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Greenlee County?
Greenlee County's total commodity sales are $3.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #15 among 15 counties in Arizona.
How much federal farm assistance does Greenlee County receive?
Greenlee County received $629K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($27.03/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Greenlee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Greenlee County is $-729K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 DENSE · 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.