Farm operations
271
Avg 89 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23013 271 farms Bottom quartile (#14/16) 35% cropland TRACE MIXED
Knox County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Knox County. Ranked #14 of 16 counties in Maine.
24K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 34.8% 8K acres
- Other land
- 65.2% 16K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Knox County received $2.89 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Maine county median of $5.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.89
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.27
- Maine county median per acre
- 0.55×
- 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.
271 farms · $11.4M sales
Knox County, Maine reports 271 farms and $11.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2760 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #14 of 16 counties in Maine; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #14 of 16
- National payments rank #2760 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.6%
Commodity sales
$11.4M
0.39× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$70K
0.6% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$2.9M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Knox County's net farm income sits at the 24th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Knox County Farm Data Shows
Knox County, Maine reported 271 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $11.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $70K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.89/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $2.9M. In-state sales rank #14 of 16 in Maine.
Of 24,233 acres agricultural land, cropland is 8,442 acres (34.8%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 89 acres. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Maine.
Land Use
$2.89 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
24,233 acres
Cropland
8,442 acres
Avg Farm Size
89 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 34.8%
8,442 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 24,233 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 8,442 | 34.8% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 15,791 | 65.2% |
| Average farm size | 89 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Knox County, Maine?
Knox County, Maine has 271 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 89 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Knox County?
Knox County's total commodity sales are $11.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #14 among 16 counties in Maine.
How much federal farm assistance does Knox County receive?
Knox County received $70K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.89/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Knox County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Knox County is $2.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Knox County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Knox (TRACE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE MIXED
Gulf County, FL · UNPUB
$70K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Whitley County, KY · TRACE
$70K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Schoolcraft County, MI · LIGHT
$70K federal receipts is higher by - than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Troup County, GA · TRACE
$71K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Knox; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Clallam County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Clallam sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($2.91) while total receipts differ.
Davidson County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Davidson sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($2.92) while total receipts differ.
Maine ERS state roll-up
Knox stamps TRACE · MIXED inside Maine's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2760)
Knox ranks #2760 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Knox County, Maine stamps TRACE · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2760 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.