Farm operations
414
Avg 146 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23009 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Hancock County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hancock County. Ranked #9 of 16 counties in Maine.
60,238 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 19.4% 11,714 acres
- Other land
- 80.6% 48,524 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hancock County received $4.50 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Maine county median of $5.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.50
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.27
- Maine county median per acre
- 0.85×
- Maine 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, Hancock County, Maine is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$27.2M
0.92× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$271K
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$8.6M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Hancock County's net farm income sits at the 35th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hancock County Farm Data Shows
Hancock County, Maine reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 16 of 16 Maine counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 16 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 16 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Maine.
Read with Hancock County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hancock (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Bourbon County, KY · TRACE
$271K federal receipts is higher by - than Hancock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lincoln County, TN · TRACE
$271K federal receipts is higher by - than Hancock; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Custer County, CO · TRACE
$270K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Hancock; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Anoka County, MN · MID
$270K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Hancock; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Switzerland County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Switzerland sits near Hancock on payments-per-acre ($4.45) while total receipts differ.
Trinity County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Trinity sits near Hancock on payments-per-acre ($4.57) while total receipts differ.
Maine ERS state roll-up
Hancock stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Maine'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 Hancock under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Hancock County, Maine:
- See how Maine compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Maine 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 Hancock County, Maine?
Hancock County, Maine has 414 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 146 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hancock County?
Hancock County's total commodity sales are $27.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #9 among 16 counties in Maine.
How much federal farm assistance does Hancock County receive?
Hancock County received $271K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.50/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hancock County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hancock County is $8.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-LED (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.