Farm operations
3,329
Avg 87 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12083 3,329 farms Top quartile (#15/67) 17% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Marion County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Marion County. Ranked #15 of 67 counties in Florida.
291K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 17.3% 50K acres
- Other land
- 82.7% 240K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Marion County received $3.23 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.4× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.23
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 0.45×
- 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.
3,329 farms · $220.6M sales
Marion County, Florida reports 3,329 farms and $220.6M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1864 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #15 of 67 counties in Florida; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #15 of 67
- National payments rank #1864 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.4%
Commodity sales
$220.6M
3.3× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$939K
0.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$7.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Marion County's net farm income sits at the 34th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Marion County Farm Data Shows
Marion County, Florida reported 3,329 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $220.6M in total commodity sales and receiving $939K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($3.23/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $7.7M. In-state sales rank #15 of 67 in Florida.
Of 290,691 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 50,315 acres (17.3%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Florida.
Land Use
$3.23 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
290,691 acres
Cropland
50,315 acres
Avg Farm Size
87 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 17.3%
50,315 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 290,691 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 50,315 | 17.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 240,376 | 82.7% |
| Average farm size | 87 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Marion County, Florida?
Marion County, Florida has 3,329 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 87 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Marion County?
Marion County's total commodity sales are $220.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #15 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Marion County receive?
Marion County received $939K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.23/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Marion County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Marion County is $7.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Marion County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Marion (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Doniphan County, KS · LIGHT
$939K federal receipts is higher by - than Marion; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Caswell County, NC · MID
$939K federal receipts is higher by - than Marion; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Huntington County, IN · LIGHT
$940K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Marion; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Pontotoc County, MS · LIGHT
$942K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Marion; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
ST Lawrence County (TRACE $/acre pole)
ST Lawrence sits near Marion on payments-per-acre ($3.15) while total receipts differ.
Giles County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Giles sits near Marion on payments-per-acre ($3.38) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Marion stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Florida's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1864)
Marion ranks #1864 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Marion County, Florida stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1864 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.