Farm operations
665
Avg 394 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census IL · FIPS 17015 665 farms Upper-middle (#30/102) 87% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Carroll County, Illinois - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carroll County. Ranked #30 of 102 counties in Illinois.
262K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 86.5% 227K acres
- Other land
- 13.5% 35K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carroll County received $16.84 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Illinois county median of $12.05.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $16.84
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.05
- Illinois county median per acre
- 1.40×
- Illinois 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.
665 farms · $344.3M sales
Carroll County, Illinois reports 665 farms and $344.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #697 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #30 of 102 counties in Illinois; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #30 of 102
- National payments rank #697 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.3%
Commodity sales
$344.3M
1.4× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$4.4M
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$118.0M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Carroll County's net farm income sits at the 88th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carroll County Farm Data Shows
Carroll County, Illinois reported 665 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $344.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.4M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($16.84/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $118.0M. In-state sales rank #30 of 102 in Illinois.
Of 261,931 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 226,630 acres (86.5%) - a CROP-HEAVY profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Illinois.
Land Use
$16.84 per acre of agricultural land · the median Illinois county receives $12.05. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
261,931 acres
Cropland
226,630 acres
Avg Farm Size
394 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 86.5%
226,630 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 261,931 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 226,630 | 86.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 35,301 | 13.5% |
| Average farm size | 394 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Carroll County, Illinois?
Carroll County, Illinois has 665 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 394 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carroll County?
Carroll County's total commodity sales are $344.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #30 among 102 counties in Illinois.
How much federal farm assistance does Carroll County receive?
Carroll County received $4.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($16.84/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carroll County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carroll County is $118.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Carroll County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carroll (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Navarro County, TX · MID
$4.4M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Carroll; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Schleicher County, TX · LIGHT
$4.4M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Carroll; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Pierce County, NE · HEAVY
$4.4M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Canyon County, ID · HEAVY
$4.4M federal receipts is higher by $15K than Carroll; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Madison County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Madison sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($16.69) while total receipts differ.
Mcleod County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Mcleod sits near Carroll on payments-per-acre ($16.67) while total receipts differ.
Illinois ERS state roll-up
Carroll stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Illinois's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#697)
Carroll ranks #697 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
Carroll County, Illinois stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #697 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Illinois compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Illinois 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.