Farm operations
539
Avg 250 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census FL · FIPS 12107 Upper-middle by state sales TRACE PASTURE-LED
Putnam County, Florida - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Putnam County. Ranked #33 of 67 counties in Florida.
134,803 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 9.9% 13,359 acres
- Other land
- 90.1% 121,444 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Putnam County received $2.28 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Florida county median of $7.22.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.28
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.22
- Florida county median per acre
- 0.32×
- 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, Putnam County, Florida is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp TRACE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$74.8M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$308K
0.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$22.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Putnam County's net farm income sits at the 51th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Putnam County Farm Data Shows
Putnam County, Florida reads as a PASTURE-LED county with TRACE 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 lowest national quintile, under $3.41 an acre, so program receipts are a marginal line beside market revenue.
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 Putnam County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Putnam (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Morgan County, AL · TRACE
$308K federal receipts is higher by - than Putnam; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lincoln County, ME · HEAVY
$308K federal receipts is higher by - than Putnam; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Northampton County, PA · LIGHT
$308K federal receipts is higher by - than Putnam; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Richmond County, GA · HEAVY
$307K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Putnam; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Archuleta County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Archuleta sits near Putnam on payments-per-acre ($2.29) while total receipts differ.
Fayette County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Fayette sits near Putnam on payments-per-acre ($2.33) while total receipts differ.
Florida ERS state roll-up
Putnam stamps TRACE · 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 Putnam under the TRACE intensity band.
What to do with this
From Putnam County, Florida, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 Putnam County, Florida?
Putnam County, Florida has 539 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 250 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Putnam County?
Putnam County's total commodity sales are $74.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #33 among 67 counties in Florida.
How much federal farm assistance does Putnam County receive?
Putnam County received $308K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.28/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Putnam County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Putnam County is $22.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 TRACE · 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.