Farm operations
569
Avg 122 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23011 Upper-middle by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Kennebec County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kennebec County. Ranked #5 of 16 counties in Maine.
69,638 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 47.7% 33,245 acres
- Other land
- 52.3% 36,393 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kennebec County received $11.40 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.2× the Maine county median of $5.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.40
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.27
- Maine county median per acre
- 2.16×
- 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, Kennebec County, Maine is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$64.3M
2.2× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$794K
1.2% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$12.5M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Kennebec County's net farm income sits at the 41th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kennebec County Farm Data Shows
Kennebec County, Maine reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 25% to 50% of agricultural land with the balance in pasture, range, woodland or farmsteads, so row-crop and livestock-side programs are both in play; 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 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 Kennebec County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kennebec (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Orleans County, VT · LIGHT
$794K federal receipts is higher by - than Kennebec; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Rains County, TX · MID
$793K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Kennebec; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Montgomery County, GA · HEAVY
$791K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Kennebec; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Merrimack County, NH · HEAVY
$790K federal receipts is lower by $4K than Kennebec; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Marion County (MID $/acre pole)
Marion sits near Kennebec on payments-per-acre ($11.28) while total receipts differ.
Allendale County (MID $/acre pole)
Allendale sits near Kennebec on payments-per-acre ($11.28) while total receipts differ.
Maine ERS state roll-up
Kennebec stamps HEAVY · MIXED 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 Kennebec under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Kennebec 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 Kennebec County, Maine?
Kennebec County, Maine has 569 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 122 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kennebec County?
Kennebec County's total commodity sales are $64.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 16 counties in Maine.
How much federal farm assistance does Kennebec County receive?
Kennebec County received $794K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.40/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kennebec County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kennebec County is $12.5M (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 MIXED (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.