Farm operations
59
Avg 293 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CO · FIPS 08117 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB PASTURE-LED
Summit County, Colorado - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Summit County. Ranked #54 of 63 counties in Colorado.
17,258 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 15.1% 2,598 acres
- Other land
- 84.9% 14,660 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Summit County, Colorado is a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$2.7M
0.075× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$289K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Summit County's net farm income sits at the 16th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Summit County Farm Data Shows
Summit County, Colorado reads as a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. 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 acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
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 Summit County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Summit (UNPUB · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB PASTURE-LED
What to do with this
From Summit 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 Summit County, Colorado?
Summit County, Colorado has 59 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 293 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Summit County?
Summit County's total commodity sales are $2.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #54 among 63 counties in Colorado.
How much federal farm assistance does Summit County receive?
Summit County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Summit County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Summit County is $289K (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 UNPUB · 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.