Farm operations
993
Avg 200 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12075 993 farms Upper-middle (#21/67) 36% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Levy County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Levy County. Ranked #21 of 67 counties in Florida.
198K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.7% 71K acres
- Other land
- 64.3% 128K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Levy County received $17.80 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.5× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.80
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 2.46×
- 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.
993 farms · $144.6M sales
Levy County, Florida reports 993 farms and $144.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #887 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #21 of 67 counties in Florida; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #21 of 67
- National payments rank #887 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.4%
Commodity sales
$144.6M
2.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$3.5M
2.4% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$33.1M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Levy County's net farm income sits at the 60th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Levy County Farm Data Shows
Levy County, Florida reported 993 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $144.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($17.80/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $33.1M. In-state sales rank #21 of 67 in Florida.
Of 198,497 acres agricultural land, cropland is 70,837 acres (35.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 200 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Florida.
Land Use
$17.80 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
198,497 acres
Cropland
70,837 acres
Avg Farm Size
200 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 35.7%
70,837 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 198,497 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 70,837 | 35.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 127,660 | 64.3% |
| Average farm size | 200 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Levy County, Florida?
Levy County, Florida has 993 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 200 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Levy County?
Levy County's total commodity sales are $144.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #21 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Levy County receive?
Levy County received $3.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.80/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Levy County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Levy County is $33.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Levy County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Levy (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Boone County, NE · MID
$3.5M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Levy; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Mitchell County, TX · LIGHT
$3.5M federal receipts is lower by $5K than Levy; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Dunklin County, MO · HEAVY
$3.5M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Levy; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Montezuma County, CO · LIGHT
$3.5M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Levy; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Brown County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Brown sits near Levy on payments-per-acre ($17.77) while total receipts differ.
Bulloch County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Bulloch sits near Levy on payments-per-acre ($17.95) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Levy stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Florida's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#887)
Levy ranks #887 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Levy County, Florida stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #887 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.