Farm operations
1,017
Avg 675 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08083 Upper-middle by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Montezuma County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Montezuma County. Ranked #30 of 63 counties in Colorado.
686,481 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 13.4% 92,081 acres
- Other land
- 86.6% 594,400 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Montezuma County received $5.13 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Colorado county median of $6.19.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.13
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.19
- Colorado county median per acre
- 0.83×
- 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, Montezuma County, Colorado is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$37.9M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$3.5M
9.3% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$5.8M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Montezuma County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Montezuma County Farm Data Shows
Montezuma County, Colorado reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
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 Montezuma County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Montezuma (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Moniteau County, MO · DENSE
$3.5M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Montezuma; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hudspeth County, TX · TRACE
$3.5M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Montezuma; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Mitchell County, TX · LIGHT
$3.5M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Montezuma; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Levy County, FL · HEAVY
$3.5M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Montezuma; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Park County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Park sits near Montezuma on payments-per-acre ($5.06) while total receipts differ.
San Saba County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
San Saba sits near Montezuma on payments-per-acre ($5.02) while total receipts differ.
Colorado ERS state roll-up
Montezuma stamps LIGHT · 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 Montezuma under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Montezuma County, Colorado:
- 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 Montezuma County, Colorado?
Montezuma County, Colorado has 1,017 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 675 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Montezuma County?
Montezuma County's total commodity sales are $37.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #30 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Montezuma County receive?
Montezuma County received $3.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.13/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Montezuma County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Montezuma County is $5.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
Colorado
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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 LIGHT · 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.