Farm operations
1,544
Avg 433 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census IL · FIPS 17075 1,544 farms Top quartile (#1/102) 95% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Iroquois County, Illinois - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Iroquois County. Ranked #1 of 102 counties in Illinois.
669K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 95.2% 637K acres
- Other land
- 4.8% 32K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Iroquois County received $13.55 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Illinois county median of $12.05.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.55
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.05
- Illinois county median per acre
- 1.12×
- 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.
1,544 farms · $772.1M sales
Iroquois County, Illinois reports 1,544 farms and $772.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #309 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #1 of 102 counties in Illinois; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #1 of 102
- National payments rank #309 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.2%
Commodity sales
$772.1M
3.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$9.1M
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$330.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Iroquois County's net farm income sits at the 99th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Iroquois County Farm Data Shows
Iroquois County, Illinois reported 1,544 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $772.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $9.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.55/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $330.5M. In-state sales rank #1 of 102 in Illinois.
Of 669,168 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 637,185 acres (95.2%) - 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
$13.55 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
669,168 acres
Cropland
637,185 acres
Avg Farm Size
433 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 95.2%
637,185 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 669,168 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 637,185 | 95.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 31,983 | 4.8% |
| Average farm size | 433 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Iroquois County, Illinois?
Iroquois County, Illinois has 1,544 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 433 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Iroquois County?
Iroquois County's total commodity sales are $772.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #1 among 102 counties in Illinois.
How much federal farm assistance does Iroquois County receive?
Iroquois County received $9.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.55/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Iroquois County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Iroquois County is $330.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Iroquois County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Iroquois (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Jefferson Davis County, LA · DENSE
$9.1M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Iroquois; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Martin County, TX · HEAVY
$9.1M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Iroquois; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Hartley County, TX · MID
$9.1M federal receipts is higher by $34K than Iroquois; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Oliver County, ND · DENSE
$9.0M federal receipts is lower by $36K than Iroquois; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Grady County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Grady sits near Iroquois on payments-per-acre ($13.64) while total receipts differ.
Hill County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Hill sits near Iroquois on payments-per-acre ($13.42) while total receipts differ.
Illinois ERS state roll-up
Iroquois stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Illinois's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#309)
Iroquois ranks #309 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
Iroquois County, Illinois stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #309 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.