Farm operations
362
Avg 3,114 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30055 362 farms Upper-middle (#17/56) 45% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Mccone County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Mccone County. Ranked #17 of 56 counties in Montana.
1.13M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 45.3% 510K acres
- Other land
- 54.7% 617K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Mccone County received $16.72 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.3× the Montana county median of $7.13.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $16.72
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 2.35×
- 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.
362 farms · $109.0M sales
Mccone County, Montana reports 362 farms and $109.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #72 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #17 of 56 counties in Montana; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #17 of 56
- National payments rank #72 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 17.3%
Commodity sales
$109.0M
1.5× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$18.9M
17.3% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$34.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Mccone County's net farm income sits at the 60th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Mccone County Farm Data Shows
Mccone County, Montana reported 362 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $109.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $18.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($16.72/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $34.4M. In-state sales rank #17 of 56 in Montana.
Of 1,127,416 acres agricultural land, cropland is 510,233 acres (45.3%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 3,114 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Montana.
Land Use
$16.72 per acre of agricultural land · the median Montana county receives $7.13. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
1,127,416 acres
Cropland
510,233 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,114 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 45.3%
510,233 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,127,416 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 510,233 | 45.3% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 617,183 | 54.7% |
| Average farm size | 3,114 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Mccone County, Montana?
Mccone County, Montana has 362 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,114 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Mccone County?
Mccone County's total commodity sales are $109.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Mccone County receive?
Mccone County received $18.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($16.72/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Mccone County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Mccone County is $34.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Mccone County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Mccone (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Mountrail County, ND · HEAVY
$18.8M federal receipts is lower by $64K than Mccone; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Sheridan County, ND · DENSE
$18.9M federal receipts is higher by $89K than Mccone; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Curry County, NM · DENSE
$19.0M federal receipts is higher by $184K than Mccone; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Burleigh County, ND · DENSE
$18.7M federal receipts is lower by $184K than Mccone; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Kit Carson County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Kit Carson sits near Mccone on payments-per-acre ($16.79) while total receipts differ.
Hand County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Hand sits near Mccone on payments-per-acre ($16.31) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Mccone stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Montana's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#72)
Mccone ranks #72 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the HEAVY intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Mccone County, Montana stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #72 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- 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.
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.