Farm operations
689
Avg 74 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census ME · FIPS 23031 Upper-middle by state sales MID MIXED
York County, Maine - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for York County. Ranked #8 of 16 counties in Maine.
50,741 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 31.6% 16,022 acres
- Other land
- 68.4% 34,719 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
York County received $8.89 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.7× the Maine county median of $5.27.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.89
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $5.27
- Maine county median per acre
- 1.69×
- 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, York County, Maine is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$31.6M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$451K
1.4% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- York County's net farm income sits at the 20th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the York County Farm Data Shows
York County, Maine reads as a MIXED county with MID 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land 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 York County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for York (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Clearfield County, PA · LIGHT
$451K federal receipts is higher by - than York; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Panola County, TX · TRACE
$451K federal receipts is higher by - than York; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Douglas County, KS · TRACE
$450K federal receipts is lower by $1K than York; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Ashe County, NC · LIGHT
$452K federal receipts is higher by $1K than York; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Georgetown County (MID $/acre pole)
Georgetown sits near York on payments-per-acre ($8.77) while total receipts differ.
Evans County (MID $/acre pole)
Evans sits near York on payments-per-acre ($8.74) while total receipts differ.
Maine ERS state roll-up
York stamps MID · 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 York under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from York 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 York County, Maine?
York County, Maine has 689 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 74 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of York County?
York County's total commodity sales are $31.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 16 counties in Maine.
How much federal farm assistance does York County receive?
York County received $451K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.89/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in York County?
Net cash farm income for operations in York County is $1.3M (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 MID · 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.