Farm operations
1,198
Avg 1,288 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31089 Top quartile by state sales HEAVY MIXED
Holt County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Holt County. Ranked #9 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
1,542,780 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 42.1% 649,518 acres
- Other land
- 57.9% 893,262 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.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Holt County, Nebraska is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp HEAVY; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
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 reads as a MIXED county with HEAVY 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-highest national quintile, $11.30 to $18.39 an acre, heavy federal support relative to the acreage.
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 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
Open the national ranking of U.S. counties by NASS federal farm program payments to see the counties around Holt under the HEAVY intensity band.
What to do with this
From Holt County, Nebraska, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- 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 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).
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 HEAVY · 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.