Farm operations
731
Avg 136 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census OH · FIPS 39111 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Monroe County, Ohio - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Monroe County. Ranked #78 of 88 counties in Ohio.
99,313 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 30.3% 30,110 acres
- Other land
- 69.7% 69,203 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Monroe County received $5.22 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Ohio county median of $7.53.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.22
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $7.53
- Ohio county median per acre
- 0.69×
- 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, Monroe 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
$19.5M
0.14× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$518K
2.7% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-582K
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Monroe County's net farm income sits at the 11th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Monroe County Farm Data Shows
Monroe 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 Monroe County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Monroe (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Silver Bow County, MT · MID
$517K federal receipts is lower by $1K than Monroe; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Washington County, OR · LIGHT
$520K federal receipts is higher by $2K than Monroe; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Camp County, TX · MID
$516K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Monroe; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Orange County, VA · LIGHT
$516K federal receipts is lower by $2K than Monroe; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Orange County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Orange sits near Monroe on payments-per-acre ($5.22) while total receipts differ.
Allegany County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Allegany sits near Monroe on payments-per-acre ($5.24) while total receipts differ.
Ohio ERS state roll-up
Monroe 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 Monroe under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three places to go next from Monroe 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 Monroe County, Ohio?
Monroe County, Ohio has 731 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 136 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Monroe County?
Monroe County's total commodity sales are $19.5M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #78 among 88 counties in Ohio.
How much federal farm assistance does Monroe County receive?
Monroe County received $518K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.22/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Monroe County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Monroe County is $-582K (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 LIGHT · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify with USDA NASS Census of Agriculture →
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.