Farm operations
396
Avg 358 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MD · FIPS 24029 396 farms Upper-middle (#7/23) 79% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Kent County, Maryland - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kent County. Ranked #7 of 23 counties in Maryland.
142K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 79.0% 112K acres
- Other land
- 21.0% 30K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kent County received $12.01 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Maryland county median of $7.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.01
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.71
- Maryland county median per acre
- 1.56×
- 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.
396 farms · $189.1M sales
Kent County, Maryland reports 396 farms and $189.1M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1477 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #7 of 23 counties in Maryland; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #7 of 23
- National payments rank #1477 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.9%
Commodity sales
$189.1M
1.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.7M
0.9% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$57.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Kent County's net farm income sits at the 72th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kent County Farm Data Shows
Kent County, Maryland reported 396 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $189.1M in total commodity sales and receiving $1.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($12.01/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $57.7M. In-state sales rank #7 of 23 in Maryland.
Of 141,662 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 111,954 acres (79.0%) - a CROP-HEAVY profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Maryland.
Land Use
$12.01 per acre of agricultural land · the median Maryland county receives $7.71. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
141,662 acres
Cropland
111,954 acres
Avg Farm Size
358 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 79.0%
111,954 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 141,662 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 111,954 | 79.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 29,708 | 21.0% |
| Average farm size | 358 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kent County, Maryland?
Kent County, Maryland has 396 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 358 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kent County?
Kent County's total commodity sales are $189.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 23 counties in Maryland.
How much federal farm assistance does Kent County receive?
Kent County received $1.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.01/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kent County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kent County is $57.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Kent County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kent (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Cherokee County, TX · LIGHT
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by - than Kent; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Cherokee County, AL · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is lower by $1K than Kent; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Monroe County, IL · MID
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kent; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Isanti County, MN · HEAVY
$1.7M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kent; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Marinette County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Marinette sits near Kent on payments-per-acre ($11.94) while total receipts differ.
Menard County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Menard sits near Kent on payments-per-acre ($11.92) while total receipts differ.
Maryland ERS state roll-up
Kent stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Maryland's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1477)
Kent ranks #1477 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Kent County, Maryland stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1477 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.