Farm operations
1,127
Avg 194 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08035 Lower-middle by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Douglas County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Douglas County. Ranked #40 of 63 counties in Colorado.
218,374 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 9.1% 19,894 acres
- Other land
- 90.9% 198,480 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Douglas County received $0.47 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.1× the Colorado county median of $6.19.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $0.47
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.19
- Colorado county median per acre
- 0.08×
- 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, Douglas County, Colorado is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$14.9M
0.42× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$103K
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-13.0M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Douglas County's net farm income sits at the 1th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Douglas County Farm Data Shows
Douglas County, Colorado reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE 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 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 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 Douglas County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Douglas (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Cleveland County, AR · TRACE
$103K federal receipts is higher by - than Douglas; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Montmorency County, MI · LIGHT
$103K federal receipts is higher by - than Douglas; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Elk County, PA · LIGHT
$103K federal receipts is higher by - than Douglas; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Morgan County, TN · TRACE
$103K federal receipts is higher by - than Douglas; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Blount County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Blount sits near Douglas on payments-per-acre ($0.47) while total receipts differ.
Dent County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Dent sits near Douglas on payments-per-acre ($0.44) while total receipts differ.
Colorado ERS state roll-up
Douglas stamps TRACE · PASTURE-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 Douglas under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Douglas 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 Douglas County, Colorado?
Douglas County, Colorado has 1,127 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 194 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Douglas County?
Douglas County's total commodity sales are $14.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #40 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Douglas County receive?
Douglas County received $103K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($0.47/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Douglas County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Douglas County is $-13.0M (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 TRACE · land stamp PASTURE-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.