Farm operations
569
Avg 122 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23011 569 farms Upper-middle (#5/16) 48% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Kennebec County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kennebec County. Ranked #5 of 16 counties in Maine.
70K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 47.7% 33K acres
- Other land
- 52.3% 36K 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.
569 farms · $64.3M sales
Kennebec County, Maine reports 569 farms and $64.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1967 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 16 counties in Maine; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 16
- National payments rank #1967 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.2%
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 reported 569 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $64.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $794K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($11.40/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $12.5M. In-state sales rank #5 of 16 in Maine.
Of 69,638 acres agricultural land, cropland is 33,245 acres (47.7%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 122 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Maine.
Land Use
$11.40 per acre of agricultural land · the median Maine county receives $5.27. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
69,638 acres
Cropland
33,245 acres
Avg Farm Size
122 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 47.7%
33,245 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 69,638 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 33,245 | 47.7% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 36,393 | 52.3% |
| Average farm size | 122 | acres / farm |
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).
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 (#1967)
Kennebec ranks #1967 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
Kennebec County, Maine stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1967 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.