Farm operations
372
Avg 74 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census PA · FIPS 42003 Bottom quartile by state sales LIGHT MIXED
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Allegheny County. Ranked #58 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
27,412 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 45.5% 12,468 acres
- Other land
- 54.5% 14,944 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Allegheny County received $5.51 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 0.7× the Pennsylvania county median of $8.38.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $5.51
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $8.38
- Pennsylvania county median per acre
- 0.66×
- Pennsylvania 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, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp LIGHT; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows below-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$11.3M
0.16× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$151K
1.3% of sales -- Below-typical dependence
Net farm income
$-1.5M
2022 cash income -- Net loss
F
Farm economy grade: F -- Allegheny County's net farm income sits at the 8th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Allegheny County Farm Data Shows
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 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 67 of 67 Pennsylvania counties with published commodity sales, averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 62 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 60 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of Pennsylvania.
Read with Allegheny County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Allegheny (LIGHT · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
LIGHT MIXED
Citrus County, FL · TRACE
$151K federal receipts is higher by - than Allegheny; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Albany County, NY · TRACE
$151K federal receipts is higher by - than Allegheny; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Putnam County, TN · TRACE
$151K federal receipts is higher by - than Allegheny; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Prince Georges County, MD · LIGHT
$152K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Allegheny; land stamp CROP-LED vs MIXED.
Allegany County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Allegany sits near Allegheny on payments-per-acre ($5.50) while total receipts differ.
Hoke County (LIGHT $/acre pole)
Hoke sits near Allegheny on payments-per-acre ($5.46) while total receipts differ.
Pennsylvania ERS state roll-up
Allegheny stamps LIGHT · MIXED inside Pennsylvania'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 Allegheny under the LIGHT intensity band.
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:
- See how Pennsylvania compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. Pennsylvania 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 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has 372 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 74 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Allegheny County?
Allegheny County's total commodity sales are $11.3M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #58 among 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
How much federal farm assistance does Allegheny County receive?
Allegheny County received $151K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping LIGHT on NASS payments-per-acre ($5.51/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Allegheny County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Allegheny County is $-1.5M (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).
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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.