Farm Census

Jackson County, Florida

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

942 farms255,873 acres in farms$112 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Jackson County ranks seventh for peanuts.

Within Florida, no other county with a published figure has more cotton.

Hay and other crops: 27.5%Hay and other crops27.5%Cotton: 18.5%Cotton18.5%Vegetables and melons: 17.4%Vegetables and melons17.4%Cattle and calves: 14.6%Cattle and calves14.6%Poultry and eggs: 8.2%8.2%Grains and oilseeds: 7.1%Grains and oilseeds7.1%Withheld groups: 5.0%5.0%Fruit and nuts: 1.1%1.1%Other animals: 0.5%0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%Hay and other crops: 27.5%Hay and other crops27.5%Cotton: 18.5%Cotton18.5%Vegetables and melons: 17.4%Vegetables and melons17.4%Cattle and calves: 14.6%Cattle and calves14.6%Poultry and eggs: 8.2%8.2%Grains and oilseeds: 7.1%7.1%Withheld groups: 5.0%5.0%Fruit and nuts: 1.1%Other animals: 0.5%Sheep and goats: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Aquaculture: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: nursery and greenhouse crops, Christmas trees, milk and horses and mules.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Hay and other crops$30.9 million4th of 49
Cotton and cottonseed$20.7 million1st of 10
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$19.6 million21st of 52
Cattle and calves$16.4 million9th of 56
Poultry and eggs$9.2 million8th of 46
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$7.9 million5th of 37
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$1.2 million37th of 56
Other animals and animal products$572,00022nd of 47
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$73,00031st of 52
Hogs and pigs$48,00011th of 34
Aquaculture$10,00027th of 27

What the fields held

Jackson County harvested 91,838 acres of cropland in 2022, fourth of 62 counties in Florida. Peanuts covered acreage equal to 33% of that, cotton 30%.

CropAcresShare of US
Peanuts29,8652.1%
Cotton27,9080.36%
Hay and haylage17,704under 0.1%
Corn for grain7,383under 0.1%
Vegetables5,4060.13%
of which potatoes7under 0.1%
Soybeans4,323under 0.1%
Corn for silage624under 0.1%
Orchard land575under 0.1%
of which grapes73under 0.1%
of which citrus72under 0.1%
of which apples2under 0.1%
of which pecans3470.06%
Oats4580.05%
Berries49under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: sunflower.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms43.5%

Jackson County ranks 15th of 62 counties in Florida on this measure.

  • 126,158 acres of cropland, 49% of farmland
  • 66,792 acres of pastureland, 26% of farmland
  • 63,564 acres of woodland, 25% of farmland
  • 19,306 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

Farms in Jackson County run larger than the national pattern: the median farm has 73 acres against 72 for the US. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 272 acres, 21st-largest of 61 in Florida. The most common size class is 10–49 acres, with 32.2% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 5.3% of the total.

1–99%10–4932%50–17931%180–49915%500–9998%1,000–1,9993%2,000+3%
Jackson County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Cattle and calves34,278under 0.1%
Horses and ponies804under 0.1%
Goats647under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 20221,875,750under 0.1%
Sheep and lambs343under 0.1%
Laying hens2,740under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs182under 0.1%
Turkeys101under 0.1%

Withheld: beef cows and milk cows.

Who farms here

Decisions on Jackson County's 942 farms are made by 1,592 producers. Their average age is 61.7, 2.2 years above the Florida average. Women are 35.7% of them.

Under 355%35–449%45–5413%55–6425%65–7431%75+16%
Jackson County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,154−18.4%
Land in farms, acres275,022−7.0%
Average farm size, acres238+14.3%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$93.3 million+20.3%
Peanuts, acres42,702−30.1%
Cotton, acres42,605−34.5%
Vegetables, acres6,118−11.6%
Pecans, acres413−16.0%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Jackson County accounts for 1.1% of farm sales in Florida and 2.1% of the farms in Florida. Rank Florida counties for peanuts.

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