Farm operations
469
Avg 116 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23027 469 farms Lower-middle (#11/16) 36% cropland LIGHT MIXED
Waldo County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Waldo County. Ranked #11 of 16 counties in Maine.
55K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 35.5% 19K acres
- Other land
- 64.5% 35K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Waldo County received $4.14 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Maine county median of $5.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.14
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.27
- Maine county median per acre
- 0.79×
- 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.
469 farms · $22.3M sales
Waldo County, Maine reports 469 farms and $22.3M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #2493 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #11 of 16 counties in Maine; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #11 of 16
- National payments rank #2493 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 1.0%
Commodity sales
$22.3M
0.76× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$226K
1.0% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$5.5M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Waldo County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Waldo County Farm Data Shows
Waldo County, Maine reported 469 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $22.3M in total commodity sales and receiving $226K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp LIGHT ($4.14/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $5.5M. In-state sales rank #11 of 16 in Maine.
Of 54,547 acres agricultural land, cropland is 19,387 acres (35.5%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 116 acres. Federal intensity is LIGHT; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Maine.
Land Use
$4.14 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
54,547 acres
Cropland
19,387 acres
Avg Farm Size
116 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 35.5%
19,387 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 54,547 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 19,387 | 35.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 35,160 | 64.5% |
| Average farm size | 116 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Waldo County, Maine?
Waldo County, Maine has 469 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 116 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Waldo County?
Waldo County's total commodity sales are $22.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #11 among 16 counties in Maine.
How much federal farm assistance does Waldo County receive?
Waldo County received $226K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.14/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Waldo County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Waldo County is $5.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Waldo County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Waldo (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Howard County, MD · LIGHT
$226K federal receipts is higher by - than Waldo; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Polk County, NC · MID
$226K federal receipts is higher by - than Waldo; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Wayne County, MS · TRACE
$227K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Waldo; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Scioto County, OH · TRACE
$227K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Waldo; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Choctaw County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Choctaw sits near Waldo on payments-per-acre ($4.12) while total receipts differ.
Lawrence County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Lawrence sits near Waldo on payments-per-acre ($4.17) while total receipts differ.
Maine ERS state roll-up
Waldo stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Maine's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#2493)
Waldo ranks #2493 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the LIGHT intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Waldo County, Maine stamps LIGHT · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #2493 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.