Farm operations
464
Avg 1,226 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30095 Lower-middle by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Stillwater County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Stillwater County. Ranked #32 of 56 counties in Montana.
568,671 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 25.2% 143,299 acres
- Other land
- 74.8% 425,372 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Stillwater County received $6.29 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Montana county median of $7.13.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.29
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 0.88×
- 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, Stillwater County, Montana is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$60.6M
0.82× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$3.6M
5.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$12.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Stillwater County's net farm income sits at the 41th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Stillwater County Farm Data Shows
Stillwater County, Montana reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Stillwater County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Stillwater (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Frio County, TX · LIGHT
$3.6M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Stillwater; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Pratt County, KS · MID
$3.6M federal receipts is higher by $7K than Stillwater; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Alamosa County, CO · DENSE
$3.6M federal receipts is higher by $11K than Stillwater; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Craighead County, AR · HEAVY
$3.6M federal receipts is lower by $12K than Stillwater; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Ellis County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Ellis sits near Stillwater on payments-per-acre ($6.27) while total receipts differ.
Clark County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Clark sits near Stillwater on payments-per-acre ($6.17) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Stillwater stamps LIGHT · 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 Stillwater under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Stillwater 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 Stillwater County, Montana?
Stillwater County, Montana has 464 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,226 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Stillwater County?
Stillwater County's total commodity sales are $60.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #32 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Stillwater County receive?
Stillwater County received $3.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.29/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Stillwater County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Stillwater County is $12.4M (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 LIGHT · 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.