Farm operations
156
Avg 441 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30093 Bottom quartile by state sales MID PASTURE-LED
Silver Bow County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Silver Bow County. Ranked #55 of 56 counties in Montana.
68,857 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 10.1% 6,969 acres
- Other land
- 89.9% 61,888 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Silver Bow County received $7.51 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.
- $7.51
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 1.05×
- 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, Silver Bow County, Montana is a PASTURE-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows high federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$5.0M
0.067× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$517K
10.4% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$-905K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Silver Bow County's net farm income sits at the 9th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Silver Bow County Farm Data Shows
Silver Bow County, Montana reads as a PASTURE-LED county with MID 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 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 Silver Bow County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Silver Bow (MID · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID PASTURE-LED
Monroe County, OH · LIGHT
$518K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Silver Bow; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Camp County, TX · MID
$516K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Silver Bow; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Orange County, VA · LIGHT
$516K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Silver Bow; land stamp MIXED vs PASTURE-LED.
Hooker County, NE · TRACE
$514K federal receipts is lower by $3K than Silver Bow; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Patrick County (MID $/acre pole)
Patrick sits near Silver Bow on payments-per-acre ($7.48) while total receipts differ.
Jefferson County (MID $/acre pole)
Jefferson sits near Silver Bow on payments-per-acre ($7.58) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Silver Bow stamps MID · PASTURE-LED 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 Silver Bow under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Silver Bow County, Montana:
- 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 Silver Bow County, Montana?
Silver Bow County, Montana has 156 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 441 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Silver Bow County?
Silver Bow County's total commodity sales are $5.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #55 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Silver Bow County receive?
Silver Bow County received $517K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.51/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Silver Bow County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Silver Bow County is $-905K (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.
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Intensity stamp MID · 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.