Farm operations
818
Avg 374 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MI · FIPS 26057 Top quartile by state sales MID CROP-HEAVY
Gratiot County, Michigan - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Gratiot County. Ranked #6 of 83 counties in Michigan.
305,863 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 90.6% 277,097 acres
- Other land
- 9.4% 28,766 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Gratiot County received $10.44 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Michigan county median of $10.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.44
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.62
- Michigan county median per acre
- 0.98×
- Michigan 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, Gratiot County, Michigan is a CROP-HEAVY county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit far above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$486.1M
6.0× state median -- Far above state median
Federal payments
$3.2M
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$126.9M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Gratiot County's net farm income sits at the 90th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Gratiot County Farm Data Shows
Gratiot County, Michigan reads as a CROP-HEAVY county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 75% or more 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 middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 81 of 83 Michigan counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 80 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 74 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Michigan.
Read with Gratiot County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Gratiot (MID · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-HEAVY
Shelby County, MO · HEAVY
$3.2M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Gratiot; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Millard County, UT · MID
$3.2M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Gratiot; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Gillespie County, TX · LIGHT
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Gratiot; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Ford County, IL · HEAVY
$3.2M federal receipts is higher by $14K than Gratiot; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Knox County (MID $/acre pole)
Knox sits near Gratiot on payments-per-acre ($10.42) while total receipts differ.
Sauk County (MID $/acre pole)
Sauk sits near Gratiot on payments-per-acre ($10.31) while total receipts differ.
Michigan ERS state roll-up
Gratiot stamps MID · CROP-HEAVY inside Michigan'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 Gratiot under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
From Gratiot County, Michigan, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- See how Michigan compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Michigan 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 Gratiot County, Michigan?
Gratiot County, Michigan has 818 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 374 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Gratiot County?
Gratiot County's total commodity sales are $486.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #6 among 83 counties in Michigan.
How much federal farm assistance does Gratiot County receive?
Gratiot County received $3.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.44/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Gratiot County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Gratiot County is $126.9M (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.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp MID · land stamp CROP-HEAVY (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 Michigan counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
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.