Farm operations
208
Avg 3,650 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08011 208 farms Upper-middle (#23/63) 14% cropland LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Bent County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Bent County. Ranked #23 of 63 counties in Colorado.
759K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 14.0% 106K acres
- Other land
- 86.0% 653K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Bent County received $6.19 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Colorado county median of $6.19.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.19
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.19
- Colorado county median per acre
- 1.00×
- 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.
208 farms · $54.2M sales
Bent County, Colorado reports 208 farms and $54.2M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #655 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #23 of 63 counties in Colorado; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #23 of 63
- National payments rank #655 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 8.7%
Commodity sales
$54.2M
1.5× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.7M
8.7% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$8.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Bent County's net farm income sits at the 35th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Bent County Farm Data Shows
Bent County, Colorado reported 208 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $54.2M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($6.19/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $8.2M. In-state sales rank #23 of 63 in Colorado.
Of 759,098 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 106,434 acres (14.0%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Colorado.
Land Use
$6.19 per acre of agricultural land · the median Colorado county receives $6.19. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
759,098 acres
Cropland
106,434 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,650 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 14.0%
106,434 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 759,098 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 106,434 | 14.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 652,664 | 86.0% |
| Average farm size | 3,650 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Bent County, Colorado?
Bent County, Colorado has 208 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,650 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Bent County?
Bent County's total commodity sales are $54.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #23 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Bent County receive?
Bent County received $4.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.19/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Bent County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Bent County is $8.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Bent County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Bent (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Franklin County, LA · DENSE
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Bent; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County, TX · LIGHT
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Bent; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Dickens County, TX · MID
$4.7M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Bent; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hutchinson County, TX · MID
$4.7M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Bent; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Mellette County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Mellette sits near Bent on payments-per-acre ($6.10) while total receipts differ.
Billings County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Billings sits near Bent on payments-per-acre ($6.45) while total receipts differ.
Colorado ERS state roll-up
Bent stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Colorado's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#655)
Bent ranks #655 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Bent County, Colorado stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #655 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.