Farm operations
658
Avg 20 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12011 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE PASTURE-LED
Broward County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Broward County. Ranked #37 of 67 counties in Florida.
13,007 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.8% 2,966 acres
- Other land
- 77.2% 10,041 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Broward County received $41.05 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 5.7× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $41.05
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 5.68×
- 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, Broward County, Florida is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$63.1M
0.94× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$534K
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$9.2M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Broward County's net farm income sits at the 36th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Broward County Farm Data Shows
Broward County, Florida reads as a PASTURE-LED county with DENSE 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 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 Broward County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Broward (DENSE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE PASTURE-LED
Rensselaer County, NY · MID
$533K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Broward; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Fleming County, KY · TRACE
$537K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Broward; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Webster County, MS · HEAVY
$531K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Broward; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Adams County, ID · LIGHT
$538K federal receipts is higher by $4K than Broward; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Providence County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Providence sits near Broward on payments-per-acre ($35.89) while total receipts differ.
Baker County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Baker sits near Broward on payments-per-acre ($31.62) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Broward stamps DENSE · 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 Broward under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Broward County, Florida, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Broward County, Florida?
Broward County, Florida has 658 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 20 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Broward County?
Broward County's total commodity sales are $63.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #37 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Broward County receive?
Broward County received $534K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($41.05/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Broward County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Broward County is $9.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
Florida
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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 PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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.