Farm operations
976
Avg 1,398 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30013 Top quartile by state sales MID MIXED
Cascade County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cascade County. Ranked #8 of 56 counties in Montana.
1,364,780 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 29.9% 408,237 acres
- Other land
- 70.1% 956,543 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cascade County received $8.04 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Montana county median of $7.13.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $8.04
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 1.13×
- Montana 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, Cascade County, Montana is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$141.5M
1.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$11.0M
7.8% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$31.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Cascade County's net farm income sits at the 58th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cascade County Farm Data Shows
Cascade County, Montana reads as a MIXED county with MID 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 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 56 of 56 Montana counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 54 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 51 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Montana.
Read with Cascade County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cascade (MID · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID MIXED
Clay County, MN · DENSE
$11.0M federal receipts is higher by $18K than Cascade; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Bailey County, TX · DENSE
$11.0M federal receipts is higher by $39K than Cascade; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Sully County, SD · DENSE
$10.9M federal receipts is lower by $48K than Cascade; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Butler County, IA · DENSE
$10.9M federal receipts is lower by $51K than Cascade; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Custer County (MID $/acre pole)
Custer sits near Cascade on payments-per-acre ($7.96) while total receipts differ.
Glacier County (MID $/acre pole)
Glacier sits near Cascade on payments-per-acre ($8.16) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Cascade stamps MID · MIXED inside Montana'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 Cascade under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
From Cascade County, Montana, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- See how Montana compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Montana 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 Cascade County, Montana?
Cascade County, Montana has 976 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,398 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cascade County?
Cascade County's total commodity sales are $141.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #8 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Cascade County receive?
Cascade County received $11.0M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($8.04/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cascade County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cascade County is $31.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service 2022 Census of Agriculture · 2022
Dollar values reflect calendar year 2022 farm operations data.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp MID · land stamp MIXED (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.