Farm operations
383
Avg 3,110 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census MT · FIPS 30101 383 farms Top quartile (#14/56) 74% cropland HEAVY CROP-LED
Toole County, Montana - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Toole County. Ranked #14 of 56 counties in Montana.
1.19M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 74.2% 884K acres
- Other land
- 25.8% 307K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Toole County received $13.35 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.9× the Montana county median of $7.13.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.35
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.13
- Montana county median per acre
- 1.87×
- 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.
383 farms · $118.8M sales
Toole County, Montana reports 383 farms and $118.8M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #109 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #14 of 56 counties in Montana; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #14 of 56
- National payments rank #109 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 13.4%
Commodity sales
$118.8M
1.6× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$15.9M
13.4% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$43.3M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Toole County's net farm income sits at the 65th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Toole County Farm Data Shows
Toole County, Montana reported 383 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $118.8M in total commodity sales and receiving $15.9M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.35/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $43.3M. In-state sales rank #14 of 56 in Montana.
Of 1,191,112 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 884,212 acres (74.2%) - 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
$13.35 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
1,191,112 acres
Cropland
884,212 acres
Avg Farm Size
3,110 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 74.2%
884,212 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,191,112 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 884,212 | 74.2% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 306,900 | 25.8% |
| Average farm size | 3,110 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Toole County, Montana?
Toole County, Montana has 383 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 3,110 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Toole County?
Toole County's total commodity sales are $118.8M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #14 among 56 counties in Montana.
How much federal farm assistance does Toole County receive?
Toole County received $15.9M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.35/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Toole County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Toole County is $43.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Toole County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Toole (HEAVY · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY CROP-LED
Plymouth County, IA · DENSE
$15.9M federal receipts is lower by $32K than Toole; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Cimarron County, OK · HEAVY
$16.0M federal receipts is higher by $140K than Toole; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Beadle County, SD · DENSE
$15.8M federal receipts is lower by $150K than Toole; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Cameron County, TX · DENSE
$16.1M federal receipts is higher by $188K than Toole; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Dawson County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Dawson sits near Toole on payments-per-acre ($13.27) while total receipts differ.
Kiowa County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Kiowa sits near Toole on payments-per-acre ($13.71) while total receipts differ.
Montana ERS state roll-up
Toole stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED inside Montana's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#109)
Toole ranks #109 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
Toole County, Montana stamps HEAVY · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #109 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.