Farm operations
254
Avg 1,594 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31085 Lower-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Hayes County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Hayes County. Ranked #61 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
404,934 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 40.1% 162,198 acres
- Other land
- 59.9% 242,736 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Hayes County received $21.71 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.3× the Nebraska county median of $9.57.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $21.71
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.57
- Nebraska county median per acre
- 2.27×
- 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Hayes County, Nebraska is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit near state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$178.9M
0.80× state median -- Near state median
Federal payments
$8.8M
4.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$25.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Hayes County's net farm income sits at the 54th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Hayes County Farm Data Shows
Hayes County, Nebraska reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 93 of 93 Nebraska counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 93 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 93 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nebraska.
Read with Hayes County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Hayes (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Okanogan County, WA · MID
$8.8M federal receipts is lower by $10K than Hayes; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Lake County, SD · DENSE
$8.8M federal receipts is higher by $54K than Hayes; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Wharton County, TX · HEAVY
$8.8M federal receipts is higher by $60K than Hayes; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Kay County, OK · HEAVY
$8.7M federal receipts is lower by $61K than Hayes; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Grant County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Grant sits near Hayes on payments-per-acre ($21.78) while total receipts differ.
San Patricio County (DENSE $/acre pole)
San Patricio sits near Hayes on payments-per-acre ($21.82) while total receipts differ.
Nebraska ERS state roll-up
Hayes stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Nebraska'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 Hayes under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Hayes County, Nebraska:
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Hayes County, Nebraska?
Hayes County, Nebraska has 254 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,594 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Hayes County?
Hayes County's total commodity sales are $178.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #61 among 93 counties in Nebraska.
How much federal farm assistance does Hayes County receive?
Hayes County received $8.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($21.71/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Hayes County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Hayes County is $25.6M (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 DENSE · 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.