Farm operations
584
Avg 249 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12009 Upper-middle by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Brevard County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Brevard County. Ranked #31 of 67 counties in Florida.
145,553 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 13.1% 19,059 acres
- Other land
- 86.9% 126,494 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Brevard County received $4.67 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.67
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 0.65×
- 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, Brevard County, Florida is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$87.2M
1.3× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$680K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$10.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Brevard County's net farm income sits at the 38th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Brevard County Farm Data Shows
Brevard County, Florida 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 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 Brevard County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Brevard (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Clearwater County, ID · MID
$679K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Brevard; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Spencer County, IN · LIGHT
$679K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Brevard; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Crawford County, AR · LIGHT
$682K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Brevard; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Ste Genevieve County, MO · LIGHT
$682K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Brevard; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Shelby County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Shelby sits near Brevard on payments-per-acre ($4.67) while total receipts differ.
Coffee County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Coffee sits near Brevard on payments-per-acre ($4.66) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Brevard stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED 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 Brevard under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Brevard 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 Brevard County, Florida?
Brevard County, Florida has 584 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 249 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Brevard County?
Brevard County's total commodity sales are $87.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #31 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Brevard County receive?
Brevard County received $680K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.67/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Brevard County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Brevard County is $10.2M (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.
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Intensity stamp LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.