Farm operations
178
Avg 100 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23023 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Sagadahoc County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Sagadahoc County. Ranked #15 of 16 counties in Maine.
17,774 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.5% 5,062 acres
- Other land
- 71.5% 12,712 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Sagadahoc County received $21.27 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.0× the Maine county median of $5.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $21.27
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.27
- Maine county median per acre
- 4.04×
- 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, Sagadahoc County, Maine is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$8.9M
0.30× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$378K
4.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$947K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Sagadahoc County's net farm income sits at the 18th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Sagadahoc County Farm Data Shows
Sagadahoc County, Maine reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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 Sagadahoc County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Sagadahoc (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Herkimer County, NY · LIGHT
$377K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Sagadahoc; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Sarpy County, NE · LIGHT
$380K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Sagadahoc; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Camden County, NJ · DENSE
$380K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Sagadahoc; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
King And Queen County, VA · MID
$376K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Sagadahoc; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Monroe County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Monroe sits near Sagadahoc on payments-per-acre ($20.09) while total receipts differ.
Essex County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Essex sits near Sagadahoc on payments-per-acre ($23.36) while total receipts differ.
Maine ERS state roll-up
Sagadahoc stamps DENSE · 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 Sagadahoc under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County, Maine?
Sagadahoc County, Maine has 178 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 100 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Sagadahoc County?
Sagadahoc County's total commodity sales are $8.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #15 among 16 counties in Maine.
How much federal farm assistance does Sagadahoc County receive?
Sagadahoc County received $378K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($21.27/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Sagadahoc County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Sagadahoc County is $947K (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 DENSE · 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.