Farm operations
559
Avg 2,462 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08063 559 farms Top quartile (#4/63) 65% cropland HEAVY CROP-LED
Kit Carson County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kit Carson County. Ranked #4 of 63 counties in Colorado.
1.38M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 64.9% 894K acres
- Other land
- 35.1% 483K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kit Carson County received $16.79 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.7× the Colorado county median of $6.19.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $16.79
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.19
- Colorado county median per acre
- 2.71×
- 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.
559 farms · $765.1M sales
Kit Carson County, Colorado reports 559 farms and $765.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #40 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #4 of 63 counties in Colorado; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #4 of 63
- National payments rank #40 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.0%
Commodity sales
$765.1M
21.6× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$23.1M
3.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$86.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Kit Carson County's net farm income sits at the 81th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kit Carson County Farm Data Shows
Kit Carson County, Colorado reported 559 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $765.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $23.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($16.79/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $86.1M. In-state sales rank #4 of 63 in Colorado.
Of 1,376,521 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 893,957 acres (64.9%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Colorado.
Land Use
$16.79 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
1,376,521 acres
Cropland
893,957 acres
Avg Farm Size
2,462 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 64.9%
893,957 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,376,521 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 893,957 | 64.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 482,564 | 35.1% |
| Average farm size | 2,462 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kit Carson County, Colorado?
Kit Carson County, Colorado has 559 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 2,462 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kit Carson County?
Kit Carson County's total commodity sales are $765.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #4 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Kit Carson County receive?
Kit Carson County received $23.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($16.79/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kit Carson County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kit Carson County is $86.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Kit Carson County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kit Carson (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Lincoln County, WA · DENSE
$23.3M federal receipts is higher by $164K than Kit Carson; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Hockley County, TX · DENSE
$22.9M federal receipts is lower by $229K than Kit Carson; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Grant County, WA · DENSE
$23.4M federal receipts is higher by $269K than Kit Carson; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Dickey County, ND · DENSE
$22.8M federal receipts is lower by $301K than Kit Carson; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Mccone County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Mccone sits near Kit Carson on payments-per-acre ($16.72) while total receipts differ.
Tripp County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Tripp sits near Kit Carson on payments-per-acre ($17.20) while total receipts differ.
Colorado ERS state roll-up
Kit Carson stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Colorado's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#40)
Kit Carson ranks #40 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Kit Carson County, Colorado stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #40 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.