Farm operations
680
Avg 141 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MD · FIPS 24023 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Garrett County, Maryland - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Garrett County. Ranked #17 of 23 counties in Maryland.
95,546 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 48.2% 46,041 acres
- Other land
- 51.8% 49,505 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Garrett County received $3.82 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Maryland county median of $7.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $3.82
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.71
- Maryland county median per acre
- 0.50×
- 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, Garrett 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 below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$32.0M
0.29× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$365K
1.1% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$7.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Garrett County's net farm income sits at the 33th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Garrett County Farm Data Shows
Garrett 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 Garrett County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Garrett (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Nicholas County, KY · LIGHT
$365K federal receipts is higher by - than Garrett; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Bullock County, AL · TRACE
$366K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Garrett; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Honolulu County, HI · LIGHT
$367K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Garrett; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Hampshire County, WV · TRACE
$363K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Garrett; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Wilkes County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Wilkes sits near Garrett on payments-per-acre ($3.81) while total receipts differ.
Chester County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Chester sits near Garrett on payments-per-acre ($3.76) while total receipts differ.
Maryland ERS state roll-up
Garrett 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 Garrett under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Garrett 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 Garrett County, Maryland?
Garrett County, Maryland has 680 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 141 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Garrett County?
Garrett County's total commodity sales are $32.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 23 counties in Maryland.
How much federal farm assistance does Garrett County receive?
Garrett County received $365K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($3.82/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Garrett County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Garrett County is $7.4M (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.