Farm operations
1,303
Avg 141 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OH · FIPS 39083 Top quartile by state sales MID CROP-LED
Knox County, Ohio - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Knox County. Ranked #22 of 88 counties in Ohio.
184,283 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 70.2% 129,291 acres
- Other land
- 29.8% 54,992 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Knox County received $7.16 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 1.0× the Ohio county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $7.16
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Ohio county median per acre
- 0.95×
- 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, Knox County, Ohio is a CROP-LED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp MID; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$241.2M
1.7× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$1.3M
0.5% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$67.1M
2022 cash income -- Typical net income
B
Farm economy grade: B -- Knox County's net farm income sits at the 76th 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, Ohio reads as a CROP-LED county with MID federal payment intensity. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is 50% to 75% of agricultural land, a profile where ARC/PLC eligibility and crop insurance density matter more than pasture-side disaster titles; payments per agricultural acre fall in the middle national quintile, $6.98 to $11.30 an acre, a mid-range level of federal support for the land 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 Knox County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Knox (MID · CROP-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
MID CROP-LED
Hood River County, OR · DENSE
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $1K than Knox; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Dallas County, AL · LIGHT
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $2K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Caroline County, VA · DENSE
$1.3M federal receipts is higher by $3K than Knox; land stamp CROP-LED vs CROP-LED.
Schuyler County, MO · MID
$1.3M federal receipts is lower by $4K than Knox; land stamp MIXED vs CROP-LED.
Pointe Coupee County (MID $/acre pole)
Pointe Coupee sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($7.12) while total receipts differ.
Phelps County (MID $/acre pole)
Phelps sits near Knox on payments-per-acre ($7.09) while total receipts differ.
Ohio ERS state roll-up
Knox stamps MID · CROP-LED 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 Knox under the MID intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Knox 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 Knox County, Ohio?
Knox County, Ohio has 1,303 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 141 acres; land stamp CROP-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Knox County?
Knox County's total commodity sales are $241.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #22 among 88 counties in Ohio.
How much federal farm assistance does Knox County receive?
Knox County received $1.3M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping MID on NASS payments-per-acre ($7.16/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 $67.1M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
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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 MID · land stamp CROP-LED (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.