Farm operations
472
Avg 134 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OH · FIPS 39105 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Meigs County, Ohio - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Meigs County. Ranked #83 of 88 counties in Ohio.
63,118 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 32.6% 20,547 acres
- Other land
- 67.4% 42,571 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Meigs County received $6.50 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.9× the Ohio county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $6.50
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Ohio county median per acre
- 0.86×
- 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, Meigs County, Ohio is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.6M
0.082× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$410K
3.5% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$1.3M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Meigs County's net farm income sits at the 20th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Meigs County Farm Data Shows
Meigs County, Ohio reads as a MIXED county with LIGHT 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 second-lowest national quintile, $3.41 to $6.98 an acre, which is light 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 Meigs County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Meigs (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Multnomah County, OR · HEAVY
$410K federal receipts is higher by - than Meigs; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Miller County, MO · TRACE
$411K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Meigs; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Upshur County, WV · MID
$411K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Meigs; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Blackford County, IN · LIGHT
$408K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Meigs; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Sarpy County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Sarpy sits near Meigs on payments-per-acre ($6.50) while total receipts differ.
Nevada County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Nevada sits near Meigs on payments-per-acre ($6.54) while total receipts differ.
Ohio ERS state roll-up
Meigs stamps LIGHT · 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 Meigs under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Meigs 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 Meigs County, Ohio?
Meigs County, Ohio has 472 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 134 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Meigs County?
Meigs County's total commodity sales are $11.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #83 among 88 counties in Ohio.
How much federal farm assistance does Meigs County receive?
Meigs County received $410K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($6.50/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Meigs County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Meigs County is $1.3M (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 LIGHT · 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.