Farm operations
1,111
Avg 225 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MN · FIPS 27131 1,111 farms Upper-middle (#39/87) 87% cropland HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Rice County, Minnesota - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Rice County. Ranked #39 of 87 counties in Minnesota.
250K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 86.5% 216K acres
- Other land
- 13.5% 34K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Rice County received $11.67 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Minnesota county median of $16.58.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.67
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $16.58
- Minnesota county median per acre
- 0.70×
- Minnesota 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.
1,111 farms · $356.8M sales
Rice County, Minnesota reports 1,111 farms and $356.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #1051 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #39 of 87 counties in Minnesota; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #39 of 87
- National payments rank #1051 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.8%
Commodity sales
$356.8M
1.1× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$2.9M
0.8% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$111.5M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Rice County's net farm income sits at the 87th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Rice County Farm Data Shows
Rice County, Minnesota reported 1,111 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $356.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $2.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($11.67/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $111.5M. In-state sales rank #39 of 87 in Minnesota.
Of 249,881 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 216,032 acres (86.5%) - 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 Minnesota.
Land Use
$11.67 per acre of agricultural land · the median Minnesota county receives $16.58. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
249,881 acres
Cropland
216,032 acres
Avg Farm Size
225 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 86.5%
216,032 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 249,881 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 216,032 | 86.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 33,849 | 13.5% |
| Average farm size | 225 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Rice County, Minnesota?
Rice County, Minnesota has 1,111 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 225 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Rice County?
Rice County's total commodity sales are $356.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #39 among 87 counties in Minnesota.
How much federal farm assistance does Rice County receive?
Rice County received $2.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.67/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Rice County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Rice County is $111.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Rice County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Rice (HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-HEAVY
Rice County, KS · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Rice; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Union County, OH · HEAVY
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $9K than Rice; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Montrose County, CO · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is lower by $10K than Rice; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Ellsworth County, KS · MID
$2.9M federal receipts is higher by $10K than Rice; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Knox County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Knox sits near Rice on payments-per-acre ($11.67) while total receipts differ.
Jackson County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Jackson sits near Rice on payments-per-acre ($11.70) while total receipts differ.
Minnesota ERS state roll-up
Rice stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY inside Minnesota's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#1051)
Rice ranks #1051 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
Rice County, Minnesota stamps HEAVY · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #1051 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Minnesota compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Minnesota 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.