Farm operations
250
Avg 422 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12067 Upper-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Lafayette County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Lafayette County. Ranked #19 of 67 counties in Florida.
105,429 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.5% 41,646 acres
- Other land
- 60.5% 63,783 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Lafayette County received $15.39 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.1× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $15.39
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 2.13×
- 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, Lafayette County, Florida is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$153.3M
2.3× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.6M
1.1% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$49.2M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Lafayette County's net farm income sits at the 68th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Lafayette County Farm Data Shows
Lafayette 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 Lafayette County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Lafayette (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Greene County, OH · MID
$1.6M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Lafayette; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Shelby County, OH · MID
$1.6M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Lafayette; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
DE Witt County, IL · MID
$1.6M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Lafayette; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
King County, TX · TRACE
$1.6M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Lafayette; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Custer County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Custer sits near Lafayette on payments-per-acre ($15.45) while total receipts differ.
Talbot County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Talbot sits near Lafayette on payments-per-acre ($15.28) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Lafayette 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 Lafayette under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, Florida?
Lafayette County, Florida has 250 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 422 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Lafayette County?
Lafayette County's total commodity sales are $153.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Lafayette County receive?
Lafayette County received $1.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($15.39/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Lafayette County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Lafayette County is $49.2M (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.