Farm operations
1,190
Avg 111 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12101 Upper-middle by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Pasco County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Pasco County. Ranked #22 of 67 counties in Florida.
132,011 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 19.8% 26,179 acres
- Other land
- 80.2% 105,832 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Pasco County received $6.06 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.06
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 0.84×
- 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, Pasco County, Florida is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$137.3M
2.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$800K
0.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$7.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Pasco 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 Pasco County Farm Data Shows
Pasco County, Florida reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land 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 Pasco County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Pasco (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Fremont County, CO · LIGHT
$800K federal receipts is higher by - than Pasco; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Blanco County, TX · TRACE
$800K federal receipts is higher by - than Pasco; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Clay County, MO · MID
$801K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Pasco; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Republic County, KS · TRACE
$802K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Pasco; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Larue County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Larue sits near Pasco on payments-per-acre ($6.08) while total receipts differ.
Camden County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Camden sits near Pasco on payments-per-acre ($5.97) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Pasco stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED 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 Pasco under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Pasco 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 Pasco County, Florida?
Pasco County, Florida has 1,190 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 111 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Pasco County?
Pasco County's total commodity sales are $137.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #22 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Pasco County receive?
Pasco County received $800K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.06/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Pasco County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Pasco County is $7.7M (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 LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.