Farm operations
377
Avg 4,971 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30071 377 farms Upper-middle (#23/56) 23% cropland HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Phillips County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Phillips County. Ranked #23 of 56 counties in Montana.
1.87M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 23.0% 430K acres
- Other land
- 77.0% 1.44M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Phillips County received $11.33 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.6× the Montana county median of $7.13.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $11.33
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 1.59×
- 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.
377 farms · $92.4M sales
Phillips County, Montana reports 377 farms and $92.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #52 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #23 of 56 counties in Montana; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #23 of 56
- National payments rank #52 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 23.0%
Commodity sales
$92.4M
1.2× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$21.2M
23.0% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$27.7M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Phillips County's net farm income sits at the 56th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Phillips County Farm Data Shows
Phillips County, Montana reported 377 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $92.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $21.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($11.33/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $27.7M. In-state sales rank #23 of 56 in Montana.
Of 1,874,160 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 430,120 acres (23.0%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Montana.
Land Use
$11.33 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
1,874,160 acres
Cropland
430,120 acres
Avg Farm Size
4,971 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 23.0%
430,120 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,874,160 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 430,120 | 23.0% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 1,444,040 | 77.0% |
| Average farm size | 4,971 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Phillips County, Montana?
Phillips County, Montana has 377 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 4,971 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Phillips County?
Phillips County's total commodity sales are $92.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #23 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Phillips County receive?
Phillips County received $21.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($11.33/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Phillips County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Phillips County is $27.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Phillips County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Phillips (HEAVY · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY PASTURE-LED
Holt County, NE · HEAVY
$21.2M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Phillips; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Sargent County, ND · DENSE
$21.1M federal receipts is lower by $83K than Phillips; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Washington County, CO · HEAVY
$21.4M federal receipts is higher by $128K than Phillips; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Roosevelt County, MT · HEAVY
$21.1M federal receipts is lower by $158K than Phillips; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Perkins County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Perkins sits near Phillips on payments-per-acre ($11.39) while total receipts differ.
Texas County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Texas sits near Phillips on payments-per-acre ($11.70) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Phillips stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED inside Montana's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#52)
Phillips ranks #52 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
Phillips County, Montana stamps HEAVY · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #52 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.