Farm operations
1,992
Avg 101 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12057 1,992 farms Top quartile (#3/67) 34% cropland DENSE MIXED
Hillsborough County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hillsborough County. Ranked #3 of 67 counties in Florida.
202K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 34.2% 69K acres
- Other land
- 65.8% 133K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hillsborough County received $62.90 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 8.7× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $62.90
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 8.71×
- 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.
1,992 farms · $704.0M sales
Hillsborough County, Florida reports 1,992 farms and $704.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #170 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #3 of 67 counties in Florida; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #3 of 67
- National payments rank #170 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.8%
Commodity sales
$704.0M
10.5× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$12.7M
1.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$185.8M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Hillsborough County's net farm income sits at the 95th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hillsborough County Farm Data Shows
Hillsborough County, Florida reported 1,992 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $704.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $12.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($62.90/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $185.8M. In-state sales rank #3 of 67 in Florida.
Of 201,712 acres agricultural land, cropland is 69,061 acres (34.2%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 101 acres. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Florida.
Land Use
$62.90 per acre of agricultural land · the median Florida county receives $7.22. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
201,712 acres
Cropland
69,061 acres
Avg Farm Size
101 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 34.2%
69,061 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 201,712 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 69,061 | 34.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 132,651 | 65.8% |
| Average farm size | 101 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hillsborough County, Florida?
Hillsborough County, Florida has 1,992 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 101 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hillsborough County?
Hillsborough County's total commodity sales are $704.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #3 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Hillsborough County receive?
Hillsborough County received $12.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($62.90/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hillsborough County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hillsborough County is $185.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Hillsborough County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hillsborough (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Franklin County, WA · DENSE
$12.6M federal receipts is lower by $65K than Hillsborough; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Adams County, PA · DENSE
$12.6M federal receipts is lower by $69K than Hillsborough; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Quay County, NM · LIGHT
$12.6M federal receipts is lower by $73K than Hillsborough; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Vermilion County, LA · DENSE
$12.6M federal receipts is lower by $90K than Hillsborough; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Napa County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Napa sits near Hillsborough on payments-per-acre ($59.28) while total receipts differ.
Pennington County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Pennington sits near Hillsborough on payments-per-acre ($54.36) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Hillsborough stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Florida's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#170)
Hillsborough ranks #170 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Hillsborough County, Florida stamps DENSE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #170 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.