Farm operations
447
Avg 1,358 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31105 447 farms Bottom quartile (#84/93) 62% cropland MID CROP-LED
Kimball County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Kimball County. Ranked #84 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
607K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 61.6% 374K acres
- Other land
- 38.4% 233K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Kimball County received $10.78 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.1× the Nebraska county median of $9.57.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $10.78
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.57
- Nebraska county median per acre
- 1.13×
- 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.
447 farms · $49.0M sales
Kimball County, Nebraska reports 447 farms and $49.0M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #455 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #84 of 93 counties in Nebraska; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #84 of 93
- National payments rank #455 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 13.3%
Commodity sales
$49.0M
0.22× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$6.5M
13.3% of sales -- High federal dependence
Net farm income
$9.9M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Kimball County's net farm income sits at the 37th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Kimball County Farm Data Shows
Kimball County, Nebraska reported 447 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $49.0M in total commodity sales and receiving $6.5M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($10.78/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $9.9M. In-state sales rank #84 of 93 in Nebraska.
Of 607,195 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 374,138 acres (61.6%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is MID; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nebraska.
Land Use
$10.78 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
607,195 acres
Cropland
374,138 acres
Avg Farm Size
1,358 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 61.6%
374,138 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 607,195 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 374,138 | 61.6% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 233,057 | 38.4% |
| Average farm size | 1,358 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Kimball County, Nebraska?
Kimball County, Nebraska has 447 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 1,358 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Kimball County?
Kimball County's total commodity sales are $49.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #84 among 93 counties in Nebraska.
How much federal farm assistance does Kimball County receive?
Kimball County received $6.5M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($10.78/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Kimball County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Kimball County is $9.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Kimball County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Kimball (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Ida County, IA · DENSE
$6.5M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Kimball; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Minnehaha County, SD · DENSE
$6.5M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Kimball; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Adair County, IA · DENSE
$6.6M federal receipts is higher by $12K than Kimball; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Tehama County, CA · MID
$6.6M federal receipts is higher by $17K than Kimball; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs CROP-LED.
Briscoe County (MID $/acre pole)
Briscoe sits near Kimball on payments-per-acre ($10.80) while total receipts differ.
Cottle County (MID $/acre pole)
Cottle sits near Kimball on payments-per-acre ($10.72) while total receipts differ.
Nebraska ERS state roll-up
Kimball stamps MID · CROP-LED inside Nebraska's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#455)
Kimball ranks #455 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the MID intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Kimball County, Nebraska stamps MID · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #455 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.