Farm operations
313
Avg 377 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census IL · FIPS 17047 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Edwards County, Illinois - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Edwards County. Ranked #87 of 102 counties in Illinois.
117,890 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 86.0% 101,403 acres
- Other land
- 14.0% 16,487 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Edwards County received $12.48 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Illinois county median of $12.05.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.48
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.05
- Illinois county median per acre
- 1.04×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Edwards County, Illinois is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$88.9M
0.37× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$1.5M
1.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$29.0M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Edwards County's net farm income sits at the 57th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Edwards County Farm Data Shows
Edwards County, Illinois reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
The state comparisons on this page use the 102 of 102 Illinois counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 100 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 102 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Illinois.
Read with Edwards County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Edwards (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Rockingham County, VA · MID
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by - than Edwards; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Talbot County, MD · HEAVY
$1.5M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Edwards; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Eaton County, MI · MID
$1.5M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Edwards; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Tangipahoa County, LA · HEAVY
$1.5M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Edwards; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Crittenden County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Crittenden sits near Edwards on payments-per-acre ($12.50) while total receipts differ.
Issaquena County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Issaquena sits near Edwards on payments-per-acre ($12.50) while total receipts differ.
Illinois ERS state roll-up
Edwards stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Illinois'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 Edwards under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Edwards County, Illinois:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Edwards County, Illinois?
Edwards County, Illinois has 313 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 377 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Edwards County?
Edwards County's total commodity sales are $88.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #87 among 102 counties in Illinois.
How much federal farm assistance does Edwards County receive?
Edwards County received $1.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.48/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Edwards County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Edwards County is $29.0M (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 HEAVY · land stamp CROP-HEAVY (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.