Farm operations
267
Avg 392 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census IL · FIPS 17171 Bottom quartile by state sales MID CROP-HEAVY
Scott County, Illinois - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Scott County. Ranked #86 of 102 counties in Illinois.
104,741 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 86.2% 90,248 acres
- Other land
- 13.8% 14,493 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Scott County received $9.34 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Illinois county median of $12.05.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.34
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $12.05
- Illinois county median per acre
- 0.78×
- 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, Scott County, Illinois is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$101.2M
0.42× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$978K
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$43.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Scott County's net farm income sits at the 65th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Scott County Farm Data Shows
Scott County, Illinois reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
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 Scott County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Scott (MID · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-HEAVY
Grand County, CO · LIGHT
$978K federal receipts is higher by - than Scott; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Mora County, NM · TRACE
$976K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Scott; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Lowndes County, MS · MID
$985K federal receipts is higher by $7K than Scott; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Madison County, NY · LIGHT
$985K federal receipts is higher by $7K than Scott; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Red River County (MID $/acre pole)
Red River sits near Scott on payments-per-acre ($9.32) while total receipts differ.
Mobile County (MID $/acre pole)
Mobile sits near Scott on payments-per-acre ($9.37) while total receipts differ.
Illinois ERS state roll-up
Scott stamps MID · 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 Scott under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Scott 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 Scott County, Illinois?
Scott County, Illinois has 267 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 392 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Scott County?
Scott County's total commodity sales are $101.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #86 among 102 counties in Illinois.
How much federal farm assistance does Scott County receive?
Scott County received $978K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.34/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Scott County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Scott County is $43.4M (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 MID · land stamp CROP-HEAVY (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.