Farm Census

Collier County, Florida

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

330 farms177,671 acres in farms$388 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Collier County ranks tenth for citrus.

Its vegetable acreage grew between 2017 and 2022, the largest increase among the 99 leading vegetable counties of 2017 with figures in both years.

Vegetables and melons: 71.1%Vegetables and melons71.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 20.1%Nursery and greenhouse20.1%Fruit and nuts: 6.7%Fruit and nuts6.7%Cattle and calves: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.5%Grains and oilseeds: 0.2%Aquaculture: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Horses and mules: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: under 0.1%Vegetables and melons: 71.1%Vegetables and melons71.1%Nursery and greenhouse: 20.1%Nursery and greenhouse20.1%Fruit and nuts: 6.7%6.7%Cattle and calves: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.5%Grains and oilseeds: 0.2%Aquaculture: 0.2%Hay and other crops: 0.1%Sheep and goats: under 0.1%Horses and mules: under 0.1%Poultry and eggs: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$276 million2nd of 52
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$77.9 million9th of 55
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$26.1 million13th of 56
Cattle and calves$4.1 million31st of 56
Other animals and animal products$1.8 million12th of 47
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$959,00020th of 37
Aquaculture$786,00018th of 27
Hay and other crops$437,00042nd of 49
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$47,00042nd of 52
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$41,00046th of 50
Poultry and eggs$21,00044th of 46

What the fields held

Collier County harvested 44,070 acres of cropland in 2022, 14th of 62 counties in Florida. Vegetables covered acreage equal to 57% of that, orchard land 38%.

CropAcresShare of US
Vegetables25,2220.59%
Orchard land16,8000.27%
of which grapes118under 0.1%
of which citrus16,6452.2%
Hay and haylage1,356under 0.1%
Rice300under 0.1%
Corn for grain296under 0.1%
Soybeans101under 0.1%
Berries6under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: potatoes and pecans.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms13.9%

Collier County ranks 45th of 62 counties in Florida on this measure.

  • 86,169 acres of cropland, 48% of farmland
  • 104,024 acres of pastureland, 59% of farmland
  • 28,885 acres of woodland, 16% of farmland
  • 41,351 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Collier County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 19 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 538 acres, sixth-largest of 61 in Florida. The most common size class is 1–9 acres, with 40.6% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 9.4% of the total.

1–941%10–4920%50–17916%180–49912%500–9992%1,000–1,9994%2,000+5%
Collier County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Beef cows6,100under 0.1%
Goats378under 0.1%
Cattle and calves10,033under 0.1%
Horses and ponies156under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs78under 0.1%
Laying hens664under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs37under 0.1%
Turkeys6under 0.1%

Withheld: broilers sold.

Who farms here

Decisions on Collier County's 330 farms are made by 564 producers. Their average age is 56.9, 2.6 years below the Florida average. Women are 35.1% of them.

Under 359%35–4414%45–5419%55–6423%65–7426%75+10%
Collier County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms322+2.5%
Land in farms, acres148,461+19.7%
Average farm size, acres461+16.7%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$190 million+100%
Citrus, acres30,040−44.6%
Vegetables, acres10,367+100%
Orchard land, acres30,116−44.2%
Goats, head451−16.2%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Collier County accounts for 3.8% of farm sales in Florida and 0.7% of the farms in Florida. Rank Florida counties for citrus.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.