Farm operations
1,992
Avg 101 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12057 Top quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Hillsborough County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hillsborough County. Ranked #3 of 67 counties in Florida.
201,712 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 34.2% 69,061 acres
- Other land
- 65.8% 132,651 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Hillsborough County, Florida is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
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 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 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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Hillsborough under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Hillsborough 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 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).
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.