Farm operations
244
Avg 258 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MD · FIPS 24039 244 farms Top quartile (#5/23) 65% cropland HEAVY CROP-LED
Somerset County, Maryland - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Somerset County. Ranked #5 of 23 counties in Maryland.
63K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 65.2% 41K acres
- Other land
- 34.8% 22K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Somerset County received $13.58 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.8× the Maryland county median of $7.71.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.58
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.71
- Maryland county median per acre
- 1.76×
- 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.
244 farms · $288.5M sales
Somerset County, Maryland reports 244 farms and $288.5M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1922 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #5 of 23 counties in Maryland; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #5 of 23
- National payments rank #1922 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.3%
Commodity sales
$288.5M
2.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$856K
0.3% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$80.7M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Somerset County's net farm income sits at the 80th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Somerset County Farm Data Shows
Somerset County, Maryland reported 244 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $288.5M in total commodity sales and receiving $856K in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.58/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $80.7M. In-state sales rank #5 of 23 in Maryland.
Of 63,019 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 41,089 acres (65.2%) - a CROP-LED 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
$13.58 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
63,019 acres
Cropland
41,089 acres
Avg Farm Size
258 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 65.2%
41,089 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 63,019 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 41,089 | 65.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 21,930 | 34.8% |
| Average farm size | 258 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Somerset County, Maryland?
Somerset County, Maryland has 244 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 258 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Somerset County?
Somerset County's total commodity sales are $288.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #5 among 23 counties in Maryland.
How much federal farm assistance does Somerset County receive?
Somerset County received $856K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.58/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Somerset County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Somerset County is $80.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Somerset County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Somerset (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Palo Pinto County, TX · TRACE
$855K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Somerset; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Washoe County, NV · TRACE
$854K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Somerset; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Caroline County, MD · MID
$859K federal receipts is higher by $3K than Somerset; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Chippewa County, MI · MID
$851K federal receipts is lower by $5K than Somerset; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Union County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Union sits near Somerset on payments-per-acre ($13.68) while total receipts differ.
Alexander County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Alexander sits near Somerset on payments-per-acre ($13.39) while total receipts differ.
Maryland ERS state roll-up
Somerset stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Maryland's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1922)
Somerset ranks #1922 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
Somerset County, Maryland stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1922 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.