Farm operations
368
Avg 3,311 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30085 368 farms Top quartile (#7/56) 60% cropland HEAVY CROP-LED
Roosevelt County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Roosevelt County. Ranked #7 of 56 counties in Montana.
1.22M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 59.5% 725K acres
- Other land
- 40.5% 493K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Roosevelt County received $17.29 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.4× the Montana county median of $7.13.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $17.29
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 2.43×
- 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.
368 farms · $149.8M sales
Roosevelt County, Montana reports 368 farms and $149.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #54 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #7 of 56 counties in Montana; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #7 of 56
- National payments rank #54 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 14.1%
Commodity sales
$149.8M
2.0× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$21.1M
14.1% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$39.3M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Roosevelt County's net farm income sits at the 63th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Roosevelt County Farm Data Shows
Roosevelt County, Montana reported 368 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $149.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $21.1M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($17.29/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $39.3M. In-state sales rank #7 of 56 in Montana.
Of 1,218,335 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 725,331 acres (59.5%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Montana.
Land Use
$17.29 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
1,218,335 acres
Cropland
725,331 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,311 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 59.5%
725,331 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,218,335 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 725,331 | 59.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 493,004 | 40.5% |
| Average farm size | 3,311 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Roosevelt County, Montana?
Roosevelt County, Montana has 368 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,311 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Roosevelt County?
Roosevelt County's total commodity sales are $149.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #7 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Roosevelt County receive?
Roosevelt County received $21.1M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($17.29/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Roosevelt County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Roosevelt County is $39.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Roosevelt County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Roosevelt (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Sargent County, ND · DENSE
$21.1M federal receipts is higher by $75K than Roosevelt; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Phillips County, MT · HEAVY
$21.2M federal receipts is higher by $158K than Roosevelt; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Holt County, NE · HEAVY
$21.2M federal receipts is higher by $164K than Roosevelt; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Perkins County, SD · HEAVY
$20.9M federal receipts is lower by $207K than Roosevelt; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Tripp County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Tripp sits near Roosevelt on payments-per-acre ($17.20) while total receipts differ.
Baca County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Baca sits near Roosevelt on payments-per-acre ($17.66) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Roosevelt stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Montana's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#54)
Roosevelt ranks #54 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
Roosevelt County, Montana stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #54 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.