Farm operations
1,050
Avg 272 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08085 Upper-middle by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Montrose County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Montrose County. Ranked #19 of 63 counties in Colorado.
285,524 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.9% 68,131 acres
- Other land
- 76.1% 217,393 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Montrose County received $10.18 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Colorado county median of $6.19.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.18
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $6.19
- Colorado county median per acre
- 1.65×
- 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, Montrose County, Colorado is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$87.9M
2.5× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$2.9M
3.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$17.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Montrose County's net farm income sits at the 47th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Montrose County Farm Data Shows
Montrose County, Colorado reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of 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 Montrose County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Montrose (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Conejos County, CO · HEAVY
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Montrose; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Gosper County, NE · HEAVY
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Montrose; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lafayette County, AR · DENSE
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Montrose; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Rice County, MN · HEAVY
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Montrose; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Fremont County (MID $/acre pole)
Fremont sits near Montrose on payments-per-acre ($10.20) while total receipts differ.
Pemiscot County (MID $/acre pole)
Pemiscot sits near Montrose on payments-per-acre ($10.22) while total receipts differ.
Colorado ERS state roll-up
Montrose stamps MID · 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 Montrose under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
From Montrose 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 Montrose County, Colorado?
Montrose County, Colorado has 1,050 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 272 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Montrose County?
Montrose County's total commodity sales are $87.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Montrose County receive?
Montrose County received $2.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.18/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Montrose County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Montrose County is $17.2M (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 MID · 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.