Farm operations
115
Avg 33 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12103 115 farms Bottom quartile (#60/67) 36% cropland LIGHT MIXED
Pinellas County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Pinellas County. Ranked #60 of 67 counties in Florida.
4K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.2% 1K acres
- Other land
- 63.8% 2K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Pinellas County received $4.54 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.6× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.54
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 0.63×
- 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.
115 farms · $7.1M sales
Pinellas County, Florida reports 115 farms and $7.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2902 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #60 of 67 counties in Florida; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #60 of 67
- National payments rank #2902 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.2%
Commodity sales
$7.1M
0.11× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$17K
0.2% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$222K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Pinellas County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Pinellas County Farm Data Shows
Pinellas County, Florida reported 115 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $7.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $17K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($4.54/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $222K. In-state sales rank #60 of 67 in Florida.
Of 3,744 acres agricultural land, cropland is 1,354 acres (36.2%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 33 acres. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Florida.
Land Use
$4.54 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
3,744 acres
Cropland
1,354 acres
Avg Farm Size
33 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 36.2%
1,354 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 3,744 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 1,354 | 36.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 2,390 | 63.8% |
| Average farm size | 33 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Pinellas County, Florida?
Pinellas County, Florida has 115 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 33 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Pinellas County?
Pinellas County's total commodity sales are $7.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #60 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Pinellas County receive?
Pinellas County received $17K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.54/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Pinellas County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Pinellas County is $222K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Pinellas County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Pinellas (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Coweta County, GA · TRACE
$17K federal receipts is higher by - than Pinellas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Grant County, KY · TRACE
$17K federal receipts is higher by - than Pinellas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Hancock County, MS · TRACE
$17K federal receipts is higher by - than Pinellas; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Swain County, NC · LIGHT
$17K federal receipts is higher by - than Pinellas; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Letcher County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Letcher sits near Pinellas on payments-per-acre ($4.28) while total receipts differ.
Roscommon County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Roscommon sits near Pinellas on payments-per-acre ($4.87) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Pinellas stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Florida's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2902)
Pinellas ranks #2902 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Pinellas County, Florida stamps LIGHT · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2902 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.