2022 USDA Census MO · FIPS 29135 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED

Moniteau County, Missouri - Farm Data

Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Moniteau County. Ranked #32 of 114 counties in Missouri.

Agricultural land composition · 2022 USDA Census · data refreshed 2026-05-15
189,462 acres of agricultural land
Cropland
42.4% 80,364 acres
Other land
57.6% 109,098 acres
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USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Moniteau County received $18.59 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Missouri county median of $11.75.

According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.

$18.59
government payments per agricultural acre
$11.75
Missouri county median per acre
1.58×
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, Moniteau County, Missouri is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.

Farm operations

918

Avg 206 ac / farm

Commodity sales

$170.4M

1.6× state median -- Above state median

Federal payments

$3.5M

2.1% of sales -- Above-typical dependence

Net farm income

$70.3M

2022 cash income -- Typical net income

B

Farm economy grade: B -- Moniteau County's net farm income sits at the 77th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.

What the Moniteau County Farm Data Shows

Moniteau County, Missouri reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed 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.

What to do with this

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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 Moniteau County, Missouri?
Moniteau County, Missouri has 918 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 206 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Moniteau County?
Moniteau County's total commodity sales are $170.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #32 among 114 counties in Missouri.
How much federal farm assistance does Moniteau County receive?
Moniteau County received $3.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($18.59/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Moniteau County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Moniteau County is $70.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).

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 DENSE · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).

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.