Farm operations
736
Avg 294 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MO · FIPS 29125 Lower-middle by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Maries County, Missouri - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Maries County. Ranked #85 of 114 counties in Missouri.
216,335 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.7% 49,209 acres
- Other land
- 77.3% 167,126 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Maries County received $9.22 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Missouri county median of $11.75.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $9.22
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.75
- Missouri county median per acre
- 0.78×
- 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, Maries County, Missouri is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$47.4M
0.43× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$2.0M
4.2% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$13.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Maries County's net farm income sits at the 42th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Maries County Farm Data Shows
Maries County, Missouri reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 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 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 Maries County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Maries (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Edgar County, IL · LIGHT
$2.0M federal receipts is lower by $2K than Maries; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Yamhill County, OR · HEAVY
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Maries; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Wadena County, MN · HEAVY
$2.0M federal receipts is higher by $8K than Maries; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Perquimans County, NC · DENSE
$2.0M federal receipts is lower by $9K than Maries; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Newton County (MID $/acre pole)
Newton sits near Maries on payments-per-acre ($9.26) while total receipts differ.
Jackson County (MID $/acre pole)
Jackson sits near Maries on payments-per-acre ($9.27) while total receipts differ.
Missouri ERS state roll-up
Maries stamps MID · 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 Maries under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Maries 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 Maries County, Missouri?
Maries County, Missouri has 736 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 294 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Maries County?
Maries County's total commodity sales are $47.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #85 among 114 counties in Missouri.
How much federal farm assistance does Maries County receive?
Maries County received $2.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($9.22/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Maries County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Maries County is $13.4M (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 MID · land stamp PASTURE-LED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
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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.