Farm operations
40
Census-counted
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12045 40 farms Bottom quartile (#65/67) UNPUB MIXED
Gulf County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Gulf County. Ranked #65 of 67 counties in Florida.
Land-use acreage is not published for this county.
40 farms · $2.9M sales
Gulf County, Florida reports 40 farms and $2.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2759 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #65 of 67 counties in Florida; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #65 of 67
- National payments rank #2759 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.4%
Commodity sales
$2.9M
0.043× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$70K
2.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
-
2022 cash income
What the Gulf County Farm Data Shows
Gulf County, Florida reported 40 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $2.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $70K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp UNPUB; land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income was not published (NASS confidentiality withhold). In-state sales rank #65 of 67 in Florida.
Of - agricultural land, cropland is 1,444 acres with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size unreported. Federal intensity is UNPUB; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Florida.
Land Use
Total Ag Land
-
Cropland
1,444 acres
Avg Farm Size
-
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | - | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 1,444 | - |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | - | - |
| Average farm size | - | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Gulf County, Florida?
Gulf County, Florida has 40 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size not reported; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Gulf County?
Gulf County's total commodity sales are $2.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #65 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Gulf County receive?
Gulf County received $70K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Gulf County?
Net cash farm income was not published for Gulf County. NASS withholds this figure for counties with too few farm operations to protect individual respondents' confidentiality.
Read with Gulf County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Gulf (UNPUB · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB MIXED
Whitley County, KY · TRACE
$70K federal receipts is higher by - than Gulf; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Knox County, ME · TRACE
$70K federal receipts is higher by - than Gulf; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Schoolcraft County, MI · LIGHT
$70K federal receipts is higher by - than Gulf; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Troup County, GA · TRACE
$71K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Gulf; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Gulf stamps UNPUB · MIXED inside Florida's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2759)
Gulf ranks #2759 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the UNPUB intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Gulf County, Florida stamps UNPUB · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2759 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.