Farm operations
586
Avg 150 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MO · FIPS 29209 Bottom quartile by state sales HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Stone County, Missouri - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Stone County. Ranked #87 of 114 counties in Missouri.
87,784 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 22.0% 19,320 acres
- Other land
- 78.0% 68,464 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Stone County received $12.22 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Missouri county median of $11.75.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $12.22
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $11.75
- Missouri county median per acre
- 1.04×
- 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, Stone County, Missouri is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$45.8M
0.42× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$1.1M
2.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$18.4M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Stone County's net farm income sits at the 48th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Stone County Farm Data Shows
Stone County, Missouri reads as a PASTURE-LED county with HEAVY 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-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 Stone County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Stone (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Camas County, ID · LIGHT
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by - than Stone; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Lampasas County, TX · TRACE
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by - than Stone; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sterling County, TX · TRACE
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Stone; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Pulaski County, IL · MID
$1.1M federal receipts is higher by $4K than Stone; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Cecil County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Cecil sits near Stone on payments-per-acre ($12.27) while total receipts differ.
Tompkins County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Tompkins sits near Stone on payments-per-acre ($12.17) while total receipts differ.
Missouri ERS state roll-up
Stone stamps HEAVY · 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 Stone under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Stone 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 Stone County, Missouri?
Stone County, Missouri has 586 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 150 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Stone County?
Stone County's total commodity sales are $45.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #87 among 114 counties in Missouri.
How much federal farm assistance does Stone County receive?
Stone County received $1.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($12.22/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Stone County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Stone County is $18.4M (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 HEAVY · 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.