Farm operations
1,712
Avg 116 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12001 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Alachua County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Alachua County. Ranked #20 of 67 counties in Florida.
197,906 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.5% 72,230 acres
- Other land
- 63.5% 125,676 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Alachua County received $19.93 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.8× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $19.93
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 2.76×
- Florida 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, Alachua County, Florida is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$146.4M
2.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$3.9M
2.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$36.3M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Alachua County's net farm income sits at the 62th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Alachua County Farm Data Shows
Alachua County, Florida reads as a MIXED county with DENSE federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; payments per agricultural acre fall in the highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 67 of 67 Florida counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 59 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 55 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Florida.
Read with Alachua County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Alachua (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Mower County, MN · MID
$3.9M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Alachua; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Wibaux County, MT · MID
$3.9M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Alachua; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Madison County, AR · HEAVY
$3.9M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Alachua; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Moody County, SD · HEAVY
$3.9M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Alachua; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Gooding County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Gooding sits near Alachua on payments-per-acre ($19.91) while total receipts differ.
Bedford County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Bedford sits near Alachua on payments-per-acre ($20.33) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Alachua stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Florida'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 Alachua under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Alachua County, Florida:
- See how Florida compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Florida 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 Alachua County, Florida?
Alachua County, Florida has 1,712 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 116 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Alachua County?
Alachua County's total commodity sales are $146.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #20 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Alachua County receive?
Alachua County received $3.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($19.93/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Alachua County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Alachua County is $36.3M (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 DENSE · land stamp MIXED (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.