Farm operations
104
Avg 15 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OH · FIPS 39035 Bottom quartile by state sales DENSE MIXED
Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Cuyahoga County. Ranked #85 of 88 counties in Ohio.
1,564 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 40.1% 627 acres
- Other land
- 59.9% 937 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Cuyahoga County received $19.18 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 2.5× the Ohio county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $19.18
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Ohio county median per acre
- 2.55×
- Ohio 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, Cuyahoga County, Ohio is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$9.3M
0.065× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$30K
0.3% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$69K
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Cuyahoga County's net farm income sits at the 15th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Cuyahoga County Farm Data Shows
Cuyahoga County, Ohio reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
The state comparisons on this page use the 88 of 88 Ohio counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 88 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 79 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Ohio.
Read with Cuyahoga County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Cuyahoga (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Dallas County, AR · TRACE
$30K federal receipts is higher by - than Cuyahoga; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Fulton County, GA · TRACE
$30K federal receipts is higher by - than Cuyahoga; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Gwinnett County, GA · LIGHT
$30K federal receipts is higher by - than Cuyahoga; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Kalkaska County, MI · TRACE
$30K federal receipts is higher by - than Cuyahoga; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Juneau County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Juneau sits near Cuyahoga on payments-per-acre ($16.15) while total receipts differ.
Unicoi County (HEAVY $/acre pole)
Unicoi sits near Cuyahoga on payments-per-acre ($12.81) while total receipts differ.
Ohio ERS state roll-up
Cuyahoga stamps DENSE · MIXED inside Ohio'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 Cuyahoga under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Cuyahoga County, Ohio:
- See how Ohio compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Ohio 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 Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
Cuyahoga County, Ohio has 104 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 15 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Cuyahoga County?
Cuyahoga County's total commodity sales are $9.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #85 among 88 counties in Ohio.
How much federal farm assistance does Cuyahoga County receive?
Cuyahoga County received $30K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($19.18/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Cuyahoga County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Cuyahoga County is $69K (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 DENSE · 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.