Farm operations
950
Avg 508 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31107 950 farms Top quartile (#19/93) 59% cropland DENSE CROP-LED
Knox County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Knox County. Ranked #19 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
482K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 58.9% 284K acres
- Other land
- 41.1% 198K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Knox County received $28.62 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 3.0× the Nebraska county median of $9.57.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $28.62
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.57
- Nebraska county median per acre
- 2.99×
- 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.
950 farms · $469.7M sales
Knox County, Nebraska reports 950 farms and $469.7M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #146 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #19 of 93 counties in Nebraska; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #19 of 93
- National payments rank #146 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 2.9%
Commodity sales
$469.7M
2.1× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$13.8M
2.9% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$104.4M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Knox County's net farm income sits at the 86th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Knox County Farm Data Shows
Knox County, Nebraska reported 950 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $469.7M in total commodity sales and receiving $13.8M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp DENSE ($28.62/acre); land stamp CROP-LED. Net cash farm income came in at $104.4M. In-state sales rank #19 of 93 in Nebraska.
Of 482,157 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 283,896 acres (58.9%) - a CROP-LED profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles. Federal intensity is DENSE; pair the ABS payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Nebraska.
Land Use
$28.62 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
482,157 acres
Cropland
283,896 acres
Avg Farm Size
508 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 58.9%
283,896 cropland acres · CROP-LED stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 482,157 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 283,896 | 58.9% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 198,261 | 41.1% |
| Average farm size | 508 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Knox County, Nebraska?
Knox County, Nebraska has 950 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 508 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Knox County?
Knox County's total commodity sales are $469.7M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #19 among 93 counties in Nebraska.
How much federal farm assistance does Knox County receive?
Knox County received $13.8M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($28.62/acre) with a CROP-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Knox County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Knox County is $104.4M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Knox County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Knox (DENSE · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE CROP-LED
Yoakum County, TX · DENSE
$13.8M federal receipts is lower by $8K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Dunn County, ND · HEAVY
$13.8M federal receipts is lower by $25K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Morrison County, MN · DENSE
$13.8M federal receipts is higher by $28K than Knox; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Kossuth County, IA · DENSE
$13.8M federal receipts is higher by $33K than Knox; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-LED.
Carroll County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Carroll sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($28.82) while total receipts differ.
Day County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Day sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($28.40) while total receipts differ.
Nebraska ERS state roll-up
Knox stamps DENSE · CROP-LED inside Nebraska's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#146)
Knox ranks #146 of 2943 on NASS federal farm program payments under the DENSE intensity band.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Knox County, Nebraska stamps DENSE · CROP-LED in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #146 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.