Farm operations
250
Avg 180 ac / farm
2022 USDA Census CA · FIPS 06081 Lower-middle by state sales UNPUB PASTURE-LED
San Mateo County, California - Farm Data
Agricultural and commodity intelligence for San Mateo County. Ranked #39 of 58 counties in California.
44,885 acres of agricultural land
- Cropland
- 15.6% 7,003 acres
- Other land
- 84.4% 37,882 acres
According to the 2022 USDA NASS Census of Agriculture, San Mateo County, California is a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp; commodity sales sit well below state median.
Commodity sales
$87.9M
0.29× state median -- Well below state median
Federal payments
-
USDA programs
Net farm income
$17.2M
2022 cash income -- Below-typical net income
C
Farm economy grade: C -- San Mateo County's net farm income sits at the 47th percentile among 3,046 NASS-reporting counties nationally (2022 Census). Percentile-benchmarked, not a same-state comparison like the tier label above.
What the San Mateo County Farm Data Shows
San Mateo County, California reads as a PASTURE-LED county with no published payments-per-acre stamp. In the NASS Census vocabulary this portal uses, cropland is under 25% of agricultural land, a mix where livestock forage and disaster titles (LFP/ELAP) usually outweigh row-crop commodity programs; 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 San Mateo County
Nearest NASS federal-payment peers and $/acre poles for San Mateo (UNPUB · PASTURE-LED), replacing the old fixed Related and same-state alphabetical strip.
UNPUB PASTURE-LED
What to do with this
Three ways to keep going from San Mateo 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 San Mateo County, California?
San Mateo County, California has 250 farms (2022 USDA Census). Average farm size 180 acres; land stamp PASTURE-LED.
What is the total agricultural production value of San Mateo County?
San Mateo County's total commodity sales are $87.9M (2022 Census of Agriculture), ranking #39 among 58 counties in California.
How much federal farm assistance does San Mateo County receive?
San Mateo County received - in federal government farm program receipts (2022), stamping UNPUB on NASS payments-per-acre with a PASTURE-LED land mix.
What is the net farm income in San Mateo County?
Net cash farm income for operations in San Mateo County is $17.2M (2022 Census of Agriculture).
State Overview
California
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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 PASTURE-LED (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.