Farm operations
1,143
Avg 416 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census NE · FIPS 31155 1,143 farms Top quartile (#17/93) 89% cropland MID CROP-HEAVY
Saunders County, Nebraska - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Saunders County. Ranked #17 of 93 counties in Nebraska.
476K acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 89.4% 425K acres
- Other land
- 10.6% 51K acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Saunders County received $7.80 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.8× the Nebraska county median of $9.57.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.80
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $9.57
- Nebraska county median per acre
- 0.82×
- 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.
1,143 farms · $514.9M sales
Saunders County, Nebraska reports 1,143 farms and $514.9M in commodity sales in the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, ranking #835 of 2943 U.S. counties by federal farm program payments. According to the Census extract on PlainFarmData, in-state commodity-sales rank is #17 of 93 counties in Nebraska; Census county totals are not a roll-up of USDA ERS state payment series.
- In-state sales rank #17 of 93
- National payments rank #835 of 2943
- Govt payments / sales ratio 0.7%
Commodity sales
$514.9M
2.3× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$3.7M
0.7% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$167.0M
2022 cash income -- Well above-typical net income
A
Farm economy grade: A -- Saunders County's net farm income sits at the 94th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Saunders County Farm Data Shows
Saunders County, Nebraska reported 1,143 farm operations in the 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture, generating $514.9M in total commodity sales and receiving $3.7M in federal farm program payments. Intensity stamp MID ($7.80/acre); land stamp CROP-HEAVY. Net cash farm income came in at $167.0M. In-state sales rank #17 of 93 in Nebraska.
Of 475,844 acres agricultural land, cropland dominates at 425,334 acres (89.4%) - a CROP-HEAVY 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
$7.80 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
475,844 acres
Cropland
425,334 acres
Avg Farm Size
416 ac
Cropland share of agricultural land 89.4%
425,334 cropland acres · CROP-HEAVY stamp.
Land Use Breakdown
| Category | Acres | Share of Ag Land |
|---|---|---|
| Total agricultural land | 475,844 | 100.0% |
| Cropland | 425,334 | 89.4% |
| Pasture, range, woodland, other | 50,510 | 10.6% |
| Average farm size | 416 | acres / farm |
Frequently Asked Questions
How many farms are in Saunders County, Nebraska?
Saunders County, Nebraska has 1,143 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 416 acres; land stamp CROP-HEAVY.
What is the total agricultural production value of Saunders County?
Saunders County's total commodity sales are $514.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 93 counties in Nebraska.
How much federal farm assistance does Saunders County receive?
Saunders County received $3.7M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.80/acre) with a CROP-HEAVY land mix.
What is the net farm income in Saunders County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Saunders County is $167.0M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
Read with Saunders County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Saunders (MID · CROP-HEAVY), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-HEAVY
Webster County, NE · HEAVY
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $3K than Saunders; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Olmsted County, MN · HEAVY
$3.7M federal receipts is higher by $6K than Saunders; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Atkinson County, GA · DENSE
$3.7M federal receipts is lower by $7K than Saunders; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-HEAVY.
Champaign County, IL · LIGHT
$3.7M federal receipts is higher by $12K than Saunders; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs CROP-HEAVY.
Phillips County (MID $/acre pole)
Phillips sits near Saunders on payments-per-acre ($7.81) while total receipts differ.
Pratt County (MID $/acre pole)
Pratt sits near Saunders on payments-per-acre ($7.73) while total receipts differ.
Nebraska ERS state roll-up
Saunders stamps MID · CROP-HEAVY inside Nebraska's NASS county table, open the state ERS payment stack next.
Census payments leaderboard (#835)
Saunders ranks #835 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
Saunders County, Nebraska stamps MID · CROP-HEAVY in the 2022 NASS Census, ranking #835 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.