Farm operations
920
Avg 316 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12049 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Hardee County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hardee County. Ranked #13 of 67 counties in Florida.
290,694 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.4% 82,558 acres
- Other land
- 71.6% 208,136 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hardee County received $14.01 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.9× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $14.01
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 1.94×
- 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, Hardee County, Florida is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$228.5M
3.4× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.1M
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$27.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Hardee County's net farm income sits at the 56th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hardee County Farm Data Shows
Hardee County, Florida reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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 second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Hardee County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hardee (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
East Carroll County, LA · HEAVY
$4.1M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Hardee; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Tolland County, CT · DENSE
$4.1M federal receipts is higher by $5K than Hardee; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Laramie County, WY · TRACE
$4.1M federal receipts is lower by $11K than Hardee; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Horry County, SC · DENSE
$4.1M federal receipts is lower by $15K than Hardee; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Delaware County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Delaware sits near Hardee on payments-per-acre ($13.94) while total receipts differ.
Monroe County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Monroe sits near Hardee on payments-per-acre ($13.88) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Hardee stamps HEAVY · 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 Hardee under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Hardee 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 Hardee County, Florida?
Hardee County, Florida has 920 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 316 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hardee County?
Hardee County's total commodity sales are $228.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #13 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Hardee County receive?
Hardee County received $4.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($14.01/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hardee County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hardee County is $27.7M (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 HEAVY · 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.