Farm operations
54
Census-counted
2022 USDA Census CA · FIPS 06015 Bottom quartile by state sales UNPUB MIXED
Del Norte County, California - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Del Norte County. Ranked #45 of 58 counties in California.
Land-use acreage is not published for this county.
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, Del Norte County, California has no published cropland share and no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median and it shows low federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$44.2M
0.15× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
$80K
0.2% of sales -- Low federal dependence
Net farm income
$5.6M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
D
Farm economy grade: D -- Del Norte County's net farm income sits at the 30th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Del Norte County Farm Data Shows
Del Norte County, California has no published cropland share and no published payments-per-acre stamp. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, no crop-versus-pasture program reading can be drawn from the land mix; payments per acre could not be stamped because NASS did not publish receipts or acreage for this county.
The state comparisons on this page use the 56 of 58 California counties with published commodity sales (2 withheld by NASS to protect respondents are left out, not counted as zero), averaging the two central values when the count is even. Payments per acre use the 53 counties that report both receipts and acreage, and net-income peers are the 47 that reported a profit.
Pair the payment peers below before treating any single county as representative of California.
Read with Del Norte County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Del Norte (UNPUB · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB MIXED
Cullman County, AL · TRACE
$80K federal receipts is higher by - than Del Norte; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Morgan County, KY · TRACE
$80K federal receipts is higher by - than Del Norte; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Bracken County, KY · TRACE
$81K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Del Norte; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Mecklenburg County, NC · MID
$81K federal receipts is higher by $1K than Del Norte; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
California ERS state roll-up
Del Norte stamps UNPUB · MIXED inside California'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 Del Norte under the UNPUB intensity band.
What to do with this
From Del Norte County, California, these three pages are the natural next reads:
- See how California compares nationally on ERS farm payments and income. California 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 Del Norte County, California?
Del Norte County, California has 54 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size not reported; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Del Norte County?
Del Norte County's total commodity sales are $44.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #45 among 58 counties in California.
How much federal farm assistance does Del Norte County receive?
Del Norte County received $80K in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Del Norte County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Del Norte County is $5.6M (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.
PlainFarmData is an independent data portal, not affiliated with USDA, FSA, or any government agency. For official program eligibility or application guidance, contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.
Intensity stamp UNPUB · land stamp MIXED (NASS payments-per-acre / cropland share bands).
NASS withholds commodity sales for 2 California counties with too few farm operations to publish without identifying individual producers. Those counties are excluded from the peer median on this page rather than counted as zero sales.
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.