Farm operations
696
Avg 1,776 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08009 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY CROP-LED
Baca County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Baca County. Ranked #13 of 63 counties in Colorado.
1,236,174 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 56.0% 692,426 acres
- Other land
- 44.0% 543,748 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Baca County received $17.66 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.9× the Colorado county median of $6.19.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.66
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.19
- Colorado county median per acre
- 2.85×
- Colorado 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, Baca County, Colorado is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$130.9M
3.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$21.8M
16.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$39.7M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Baca County's net farm income sits at the 63th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Baca County Farm Data Shows
Baca County, Colorado reads as a CROP-LED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 60 of 63 Colorado counties with published commodity sales (3 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 57 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 44 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Colorado.
Read with Baca County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Baca (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Otter Tail County, MN · DENSE
$21.9M federal receipts is higher by $79K than Baca; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Yakima County, WA · HEAVY
$21.6M federal receipts is lower by $228K than Baca; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Parmer County, TX · DENSE
$21.6M federal receipts is lower by $246K than Baca; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Pembina County, ND · DENSE
$22.3M federal receipts is higher by $440K than Baca; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Roosevelt County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Roosevelt sits near Baca on payments-per-acre ($17.29) while total receipts differ.
Tripp County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Tripp sits near Baca on payments-per-acre ($17.20) while total receipts differ.
Colorado ERS state roll-up
Baca stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Colorado'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 Baca under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Baca County, Colorado, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- See how Colorado compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Colorado 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 Baca County, Colorado?
Baca County, Colorado has 696 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,776 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Baca County?
Baca County's total commodity sales are $130.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #13 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Baca County receive?
Baca County received $21.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.66/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Baca County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Baca County is $39.7M (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.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp HEAVY · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 3 Colorado counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.