Farm operations
623
Avg 610 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census IL · FIPS 17107 623 farms Top quartile (#17/102) 94% cropland MID CROP-HEAVY
Logan County, Illinois - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Logan County. Ranked #17 of 102 counties in Illinois.
380K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 94.2% 358K acres
- Other land
- 5.8% 22K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Logan County received $11.30 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Illinois county median of $12.05.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.30
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.05
- Illinois county median per acre
- 0.94×
- 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.
623 farms · $436.0M sales
Logan County, Illinois reports 623 farms and $436.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #719 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #17 of 102 counties in Illinois; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #17 of 102
- National payments rank #719 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.0%
Commodity sales
$436.0M
1.8× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$4.3M
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$173.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Logan County's net farm income sits at the 94th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Logan County Farm Data Shows
Logan County, Illinois reported 623 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $436.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $4.3M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($11.30/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $173.1M. In-state sales rank #17 of 102 in Illinois.
Of 380,340 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 358,401 acres (94.2%) - a CROP-HEAVY profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Illinois.
Land Use
$11.30 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
380,340 acres
Cropland
358,401 acres
Avg Farm Size
610 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 94.2%
358,401 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 380,340 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 358,401 | 94.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 21,939 | 5.8% |
| Average farm size | 610 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Logan County, Illinois?
Logan County, Illinois has 623 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 610 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Logan County?
Logan County's total commodity sales are $436.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 102 counties in Illinois.
How much federal farm assistance does Logan County receive?
Logan County received $4.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.30/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Logan County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Logan County is $173.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Logan County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Logan (MID · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-HEAVY
Neosho County, KS · HEAVY
$4.3M federal receipts is higher by - than Logan; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Macon County, MO · MID
$4.3M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Logan; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Henry County, AL · DENSE
$4.3M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Logan; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Okfuskee County, OK · HEAVY
$4.3M federal receipts is lower by $17K than Logan; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Polk County (MID $/acre pole)
Polk sits near Logan on payments-per-acre ($11.28) while total receipts differ.
Tazewell County (MID $/acre pole)
Tazewell sits near Logan on payments-per-acre ($11.10) while total receipts differ.
Illinois ERS state roll-up
Logan stamps MID · CROP-HEAVY inside Illinois's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#719)
Logan ranks #719 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Logan County, Illinois stamps MID · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #719 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.