Farm operations
610
Avg 6,223 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31031 610 farms Upper-middle (#42/93) 12% cropland TRACE PASTURE-LED
Cherry County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cherry County. Ranked #42 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
3.80M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 11.5% 436K acres
- Other land
- 88.5% 3.36M acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cherry County received $2.52 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.3× the Nebraska county median of $9.57.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $2.52
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.57
- Nebraska county median per acre
- 0.26×
- Nebraska 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.
610 farms · $270.9M sales
Cherry County, Nebraska reports 610 farms and $270.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #280 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #42 of 93 counties in Nebraska; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #42 of 93
- National payments rank #280 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.5%
Commodity sales
$270.9M
1.2× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$9.6M
3.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$56.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Cherry County's net farm income sits at the 71th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cherry County Farm Data Shows
Cherry County, Nebraska reported 610 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $270.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $9.6M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp TRACE ($2.52/acre); land stamp PASTURE-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $56.1M. In-state sales rank #42 of 93 in Nebraska.
Of 3,795,779 acres agricultural land, cropland is only 435,881 acres (11.5%) - a PASTURE-LED mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs. Federal intensity is TRACE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nebraska.
Land Use
$2.52 per acre of agricultural land · the median Nebraska county receives $9.57. Payments per acre normalise federal support for farm size; both figures come from the same USDA NASS 2022 Census county table.
Total Ag Land
3,795,779 acres
Cropland
435,881 acres
Avg Farm Size
6,223 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 11.5%
435,881 cropland acres · PASTURE-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 3,795,779 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 435,881 | 11.5% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 3,359,898 | 88.5% |
| Average farm size | 6,223 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Cherry County, Nebraska?
Cherry County, Nebraska has 610 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 6,223 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cherry County?
Cherry County's total commodity sales are $270.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #42 among 93 counties in Nebraska.
How much federal farm assistance does Cherry County receive?
Cherry County received $9.6M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping TRACE on NASS payments-per-acre ($2.52/acre) with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cherry County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cherry County is $56.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Cherry County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cherry (TRACE · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
TRACE PASTURE-LED
Buchanan County, IA · DENSE
$9.6M federal receipts is lower by $17K than Cherry; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Story County, IA · DENSE
$9.5M federal receipts is lower by $90K than Cherry; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs PASTURE-LED.
Henderson County, NC · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is higher by $95K than Cherry; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Barton County, MO · DENSE
$9.7M federal receipts is higher by $97K than Cherry; land stamp CROP-LED vs PASTURE-LED.
Big Horn County (TRACE $/acre pole)
Big Horn sits near Cherry on payments-per-acre ($2.92) while total receipts differ.
Elko County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Elko sits near Cherry on payments-per-acre ($3.83) while total receipts differ.
Nebraska ERS state roll-up
Cherry stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED inside Nebraska's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#280)
Cherry ranks #280 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the TRACE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Cherry County, Nebraska stamps TRACE · PASTURE-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #280 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. Three places to go next:
- See how Nebraska compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Nebraska 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.