Farm operations
770
Avg 243 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census DE · FIPS 10001 MID CROP-HEAVY
Kent County, Delaware - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kent County. Ranked #2 of 3 counties in Delaware.
187,248 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 83.6% 156,461 acres
- Other land
- 16.4% 30,787 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kent County received $8.07 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Delaware county median of $11.39.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.07
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.39
- Delaware county median per acre
- 0.71×
- Delaware 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, Kent County, Delaware is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$570.7M
1.0× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$1.5M
0.3% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$246.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Kent County's net farm income sits at the 97th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kent County Farm Data Shows
Kent County, Delaware reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; 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 3 of 3 Delaware counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 3 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 3 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Delaware.
Read with Kent County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kent (MID · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-HEAVY
Calhoun County, TX · HEAVY
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kent; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Benton County, IN · LIGHT
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Kent; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Columbia County, NY · DENSE
$1.5M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Kent; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Martin County, FL · MID
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Kent; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Marshall County (MID $/acre pole)
Marshall sits near Kent on payments-per-acre ($8.10) while total receipts differ.
Logan County (MID $/acre pole)
Logan sits near Kent on payments-per-acre ($8.16) while total receipts differ.
Delaware ERS state roll-up
Kent stamps MID · CROP-HEAVY inside Delaware'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 Kent under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Kent County, Delaware:
- See how Delaware compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Delaware 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 Kent County, Delaware?
Kent County, Delaware has 770 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 243 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kent County?
Kent County's total commodity sales are $570.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #2 among 3 counties in Delaware.
How much federal farm assistance does Kent County receive?
Kent County received $1.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.07/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kent County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kent County is $246.0M (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.
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Intensity stamp MID · land stamp CROP-HEAVY (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.