Farm operations
1,772
Avg 137 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CA · FIPS 06055 Upper-middle by state sales DENSE MIXED
Napa County, California - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for Napa County. Ranked #17 of 58 counties in California.
242,403 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 28.1% 68,190 acres
- Other land
- 71.9% 174,213 acres
USDA NASS · 2022 Census of Agriculture
Napa County received $59.28 in Census government payments per agricultural acre, 4.0× the California county median of $14.73.
According to the USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture.
- $59.28
- government payments per agricultural acre
- $14.73
- California county median per acre
- 4.02×
- California 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, Napa County, California is a MIXED county with federal farm payments per acre that stamp DENSE; commodity sales sit above state median and it shows above-typical federal dependence.
Commodity sales
$716.6M
2.4× state median -- Above state median
Federal payments
$14.4M
2.0% of sales -- Above-typical dependence
Net farm income
$27.7M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- Napa County's net farm income sits at the 56th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the Napa County Farm Data Shows
Napa County, California reads as a MIXED county with DENSE 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 highest national quintile, $18.39 an acre or more, federal receipts concentrated on a small farmed base.
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 Napa County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for Napa (DENSE · MIXED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
DENSE MIXED
Garfield County, MT · LIGHT
$14.4M federal receipts is higher by $35K than Napa; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Mckenzie County, ND · MID
$14.3M federal receipts is lower by $59K than Napa; land stamp MIXED vs MIXED.
Jackson County, SD · HEAVY
$14.3M federal receipts is lower by $79K than Napa; land stamp PASTURE-LED vs MIXED.
Fayette County, IA · DENSE
$14.2M federal receipts is lower by $148K than Napa; land stamp CROP-HEAVY vs MIXED.
Hillsborough County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Hillsborough sits near Napa on payments-per-acre ($62.90) while total receipts differ.
Pennington County (DENSE $/acre pole)
Pennington sits near Napa on payments-per-acre ($54.36) while total receipts differ.
California ERS state roll-up
Napa stamps DENSE · 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 Napa under the DENSE intensity band.
What to do with this
Where to go after Napa County, California:
- 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 Napa County, California?
Napa County, California has 1,772 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 137 acres; land stamp MIXED.
What is the total agricultural production value of Napa County?
Napa County's total commodity sales are $716.6M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #17 among 58 counties in California.
How much federal farm assistance does Napa County receive?
Napa County received $14.4M in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping DENSE on NASS payments-per-acre ($59.28/acre) with a MIXED land mix.
What is the net farm income in Napa County?
Net cash farm income for operations in Napa County is $27.7M (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 DENSE · 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.