Farm operations
1,198
Avg 1,288 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31089 1,198 farms Top quartile (#9/93) 42% cropland HEAVY MIXED
Holt County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Holt County. Ranked #9 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
1.54M acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.1% 650K acres
- Other land
- 57.9% 893K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Holt County received $13.76 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.4× the Nebraska county median of $9.57.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $13.76
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.57
- Nebraska county median per acre
- 1.44×
- 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.
1,198 farms · $648.4M sales
Holt County, Nebraska reports 1,198 farms and $648.4M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #51 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #9 of 93 counties in Nebraska; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #9 of 93
- National payments rank #51 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 3.3%
Commodity sales
$648.4M
2.9× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$21.2M
3.3% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$193.3M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Holt County's net farm income sits at the 96th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Holt County Farm Data Shows
Holt County, Nebraska reported 1,198 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $648.4M in total commodity sales and receiving $21.2M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp HEAVY ($13.76/acre); land stamp MIXED. Net cash farm income came in at $193.3M. In-state sales rank #9 of 93 in Nebraska.
Of 1,542,780 acres agricultural land, cropland is 649,518 acres (42.1%) with the balance in pasture, range, woodland, or farmsteads, a MIXED footprint. Average farm size 1,288 acres. Federal intensity is HEAVY; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nebraska.
Land Use
$13.76 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
1,542,780 acres
Cropland
649,518 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,288 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 42.1%
649,518 cropland acres · MIXED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 1,542,780 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 649,518 | 42.1% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 893,262 | 57.9% |
| Average farm size | 1,288 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Holt County, Nebraska?
Holt County, Nebraska has 1,198 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,288 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Holt County?
Holt County's total commodity sales are $648.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #9 among 93 counties in Nebraska.
How much federal farm assistance does Holt County receive?
Holt County received $21.2M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping HEAVY on NASS payments-per-acre ($13.76/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Holt County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Holt County is $193.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Holt County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Holt (HEAVY · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
HEAVY MIXED
Phillips County, MT · HEAVY
$21.2M federal receipts is lower by $6K than Holt; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Sargent County, ND · DENSE
$21.1M federal receipts is lower by $89K than Holt; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Washington County, CO · HEAVY
$21.4M federal receipts is higher by $122K than Holt; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Roosevelt County, MT · HEAVY
$21.1M federal receipts is lower by $164K than Holt; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Dewey County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Dewey sits near Holt on payments-per-acre ($13.78) while total receipts differ.
Kiowa County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Kiowa sits near Holt on payments-per-acre ($13.71) while total receipts differ.
Nebraska ERS state roll-up
Holt stamps HEAVY · MIXED inside Nebraska's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#51)
Holt ranks #51 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
Holt County, Nebraska stamps HEAVY · MIXED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #51 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.