Farm operations
173
Avg 408 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MO · FIPS 29035 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Carter County, Missouri - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Carter County. Ranked #114 of 114 counties in Missouri.
70,610 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 10.5% 7,392 acres
- Other land
- 89.5% 63,218 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Carter County received $5.47 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.5× the Missouri county median of $11.75.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.47
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.75
- Missouri county median per acre
- 0.47×
- Missouri 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, Carter County, Missouri is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$3.7M
0.033× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$386K
10.5% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-497K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Carter County's net farm income sits at the 12th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Carter County Farm Data Shows
Carter County, Missouri reads as a PASTURE-LED county with LIGHT federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; 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 114 of 114 Missouri counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 112 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 101 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Missouri.
Read with Carter County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Carter (LIGHT · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT PASTURE-LED
Barnwell County, SC · LIGHT
$386K federal receipts is higher by - than Carter; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
King William County, VA · LIGHT
$386K federal receipts is higher by - than Carter; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Manistee County, MI · HEAVY
$385K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Carter; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sequoyah County, OK · TRACE
$387K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Carter; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Northampton County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Northampton sits near Carter on payments-per-acre ($5.49) while total receipts differ.
Martin County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Martin sits near Carter on payments-per-acre ($5.49) while total receipts differ.
Missouri ERS state roll-up
Carter stamps LIGHT · PASTURE-LED inside Missouri'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 Carter under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Carter County, Missouri:
- See how Missouri compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Missouri 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 Carter County, Missouri?
Carter County, Missouri has 173 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 408 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Carter County?
Carter County's total commodity sales are $3.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #114 among 114 counties in Missouri.
How much federal farm assistance does Carter County receive?
Carter County received $386K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.47/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Carter County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Carter County is $-497K (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 LIGHT · land stamp PASTURE-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.