Farm operations
34
Avg 121 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MI · FIPS 26143 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Roscommon County, Michigan - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Roscommon County. Ranked #80 of 83 counties in Michigan.
4,107 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 39.0% 1,602 acres
- Other land
- 61.0% 2,505 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Roscommon County received $4.87 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Michigan county median of $10.62.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $4.87
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $10.62
- Michigan county median per acre
- 0.46×
- 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, Roscommon County, Michigan is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$737K
0.009× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$20K
2.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$97K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Roscommon County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Roscommon County Farm Data Shows
Roscommon County, Michigan 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 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 Roscommon County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Roscommon (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Gilpin County, CO · LIGHT
$20K federal receipts is higher by - than Roscommon; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Leon County, FL · TRACE
$20K federal receipts is higher by - than Roscommon; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Hamilton County, OH · TRACE
$20K federal receipts is higher by - than Roscommon; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Greene County, VA · TRACE
$20K federal receipts is higher by - than Roscommon; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Pinellas County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Pinellas sits near Roscommon on payments-per-acre ($4.54) while total receipts differ.
Wyoming County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Wyoming sits near Roscommon on payments-per-acre ($5.35) while total receipts differ.
Michigan ERS state roll-up
Roscommon stamps LIGHT · MIXED 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 Roscommon under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Roscommon County, Michigan:
- 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 Roscommon County, Michigan?
Roscommon County, Michigan has 34 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 121 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Roscommon County?
Roscommon County's total commodity sales are $737K (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #80 among 83 counties in Michigan.
How much federal farm assistance does Roscommon County receive?
Roscommon County received $20K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($4.87/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Roscommon County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Roscommon County is $97K (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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (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.