Farm operations
198
Avg 604 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12013 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Calhoun County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Calhoun County. Ranked #47 of 67 counties in Florida.
119,587 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 25.7% 30,676 acres
- Other land
- 74.3% 88,911 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Calhoun County received $34.99 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.8× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $34.99
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 4.84×
- 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, Calhoun County, Florida is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$27.7M
0.41× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$4.2M
15.1% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$5.8M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Calhoun County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Calhoun County Farm Data Shows
Calhoun 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 Calhoun County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Calhoun (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Solano County, CA · HEAVY
$4.2M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Calhoun; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Twin Falls County, ID · MID
$4.2M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Calhoun; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Pocahontas County, IA · HEAVY
$4.2M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Calhoun; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Bonneville County, ID · MID
$4.2M federal receipts is lower by $13K than Calhoun; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Gilchrist County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Gilchrist sits near Calhoun on payments-per-acre ($35.46) while total receipts differ.
Beaufort County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Beaufort sits near Calhoun on payments-per-acre ($33.99) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Calhoun 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 Calhoun under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, Florida?
Calhoun County, Florida has 198 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 604 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Calhoun County?
Calhoun County's total commodity sales are $27.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #47 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Calhoun County receive?
Calhoun County received $4.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($34.99/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Calhoun County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Calhoun County is $5.8M (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.