Farm operations
244
Avg 258 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MD · FIPS 24039 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY CROP-LED
Somerset County, Maryland - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Somerset County. Ranked #5 of 23 counties in Maryland.
63,019 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 65.2% 41,089 acres
- Other land
- 34.8% 21,930 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Somerset County, Maryland is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows low federal dependence.
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 reads as a CROP-LED county with HEAVY federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the second-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Somerset under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Somerset County, Maryland, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 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).
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 HEAVY · land stamp CROP-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.