Farm operations
270
Avg 127 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MD · FIPS 24001 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Allegany County, Maryland - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Allegany County. Ranked #23 of 23 counties in Maryland.
34,179 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 36.4% 12,432 acres
- Other land
- 63.6% 21,747 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Allegany County received $5.50 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Maryland county median of $7.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.50
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.71
- Maryland county median per acre
- 0.71×
- Maryland 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, Allegany County, Maryland is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$6.1M
0.056× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$188K
3.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-61K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Allegany County's net farm income sits at the 14th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Allegany County Farm Data Shows
Allegany County, Maryland reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 23 of 23 Maryland counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 23 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 22 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Maryland.
Read with Allegany County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Allegany (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Valencia County, NM · TRACE
$188K federal receipts is higher by - than Allegany; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Braxton County, WV · TRACE
$189K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Allegany; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Murray County, GA · LIGHT
$186K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Allegany; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Schley County, GA · LIGHT
$186K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Allegany; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Allegheny County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Allegheny sits near Allegany on payments-per-acre ($5.51) while total receipts differ.
Hoke County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Hoke sits near Allegany on payments-per-acre ($5.46) while total receipts differ.
Maryland ERS state roll-up
Allegany stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Maryland'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 Allegany under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Allegany County, Maryland:
- See how Maryland compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Maryland 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 Allegany County, Maryland?
Allegany County, Maryland has 270 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 127 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Allegany County?
Allegany County's total commodity sales are $6.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #23 among 23 counties in Maryland.
How much federal farm assistance does Allegany County receive?
Allegany County received $188K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.50/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Allegany County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Allegany County is $-61K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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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 LIGHT · 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.